The game of poker often requires one to be strong mentally. The poker players need to rack their brains to win the game. Of late, we have seen appearances of several football stars on the poker table for trying their luck and minting lettuce. Gigi Buffon, the proverbial Juventus Goalkeeper, is an active poker player. [...]
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, held at Delhi will be remembered more for the controversies that it generated than for sportsmanship or athletic milestones. At the heart of this lies the corruption charges against the Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the games, Suresh Kalmadi. Kalmadi, a seasoned politician and a powerful sports administrator of India, [...]
Association between CII and Olympic Gold Quest : A ray of hope for Indian athletics A ray of hope has emerged for the Indian athletic community in form of an association between Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ). OGQ is an initiative promoted by Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone that will [...]
Krieger injury -Implications for U.S soccer team U.S. women’s soccer team’s stunning performance over Dominican Republican has come at a price. The U.S team routed Dominican Republican by 14-0. Defender Ali Krieger was ruled out from the game after she suffered a right knee injury in the first half of the game. The extent of [...]
WADA urges Feds to hand over Armstrong information Lance Armstrong, the seven consecutive times Tour de France cycling champion, has been accused of doping charges. This doping probe has been investigated by the World Anti-Doping Agency, popularly known as WADA. As the charges are not confirmed yet, the anti doping agency is still trying to [...]
Neymar punished for calling referee a ‘thief’ Calling the referee a ” thief” proved costly for Neymar. The young Brazil superstar, Neymar, who is just 19, posted a message on his twitter account stating that referee is a ‘thief’. Later, he revealed that he has been fined and has been ordered to pay 6000 Euros [...]
