Today on 15 th August all indians got a good news from bejing olympics that indian boxer Akhil Kumar advanced to quarter finals of men's 54 kg category by defeating world champion sergey vodapoyanov of russia.
Akhil, a 27 year old boxer from Haryana rained blows on the world champion and had abated the margin to 7-8 by the end of the round.coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu is harbouring hopes of winning medals and is leaving no stone unturned to shape his wards to rise to the occasion on their big day.
Both the boxers were locked at 9-9, but at last judjes has signed to Akhil for landing more punches than sergey.This decision made the world champion depress and he broken down into tears.The Indian is now just a bout away from an Olympic medal.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Akil Kumar advanced into quarter finals with more punches
Monday, August 11, 2008
Abhinav Bindra is first person who received first individual gold medal
Huree.... this is good day for all Indians because India got its first individual Olympic gold medal in 10m air rifle at Beijing.This happiness is given by our sports hero Abhinav Bindra who has succeeded in his target.
"I can't describe how happy I am,",the ever-calm Bindra explains journalists about his success"It's the thrill of my life. That's about it. It's hard to describe. I just went for it. I knew I was lying in fourth. Thankfully it went my way and I just went for it."
"I was just trying to concentrate on shooting," he said. "I wasn't thinking of making history. I was two points behind the leaders. I was just trying to shoot good shots. I wanted to shoot well and shoot aggressively. And that's what I did."he aded
His 10.8 of a possible 10.9 on his final shot sparked loud celebrations from group of fans from India.
In this 10m air rifle Abhinav Bindra from India won gold,Zhu Qinan of china got silver and Henri Hakkinen of Finland got bronze.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Dhoni is the second after Sachin toget Khel Rathan Award
On monday it is revealed that twenty-20 winning captain Mahendra singh Dhoni was chosen for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. This award will given for those who plays an outstanding performance in that year.
An expert committee, chaired by Milkha Singh, on Monday met here to discuss the nominees and they decided to confer the award on Dhoni for leading India to the Twenty20 World Cup triumph -- making him only the second cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to get the honour.
Meanwhile, BCCI Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty hailed the decision. Shetty said what impressed him most about Dhoni was the way he conducted himself."What I like most about Mahi, apart from his cricket, is the way he leads. He is a cool customer and never gets agitated. I'm also impressed by his clarity of thought. He speaks his mind even if it may not be seen in the right sense," he added.
The President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sharad Pawar,said that“We are very happy. He has represented the country with distinction, and deserves the honour. His exemplary leadership and demeanour under pressure, especially in the ICC World Twenty20 and the tri-series in Australia, mark him out as the ideal role-model for millions of young Indians, who want to make a mark in life,”
Friday, February 15, 2008
England Successful win over NewZealand in their third one-day.
England Skipper better performance over NewZealand in their third one-day internation here Friday to keep the series alive by knocking 70 runs off just 50 balls to drag side across the line when their momentum slowed.
With seven overs to play, and England needing nearly a run a ball, Collingwood switched into a higher gear.
By playing first after toss NewZealand notched 234 for 9 in 50 overs thanks to Jacob Oram for his splended performance by hitting 88 runs to keep moving the scoreboard. With seven overs to play, and England needing nearly a run a ball, Collingwood switched into a higher gear.
Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell made their first significant contributions of the series with a 107-run third-wicket partnership before Bell was unfortunate to be given out leg before wicket to Vettori for 73.Television replays indicated the ball clipped his bat first.Two overs later Pietersen was also given out lbw to Vettori for 41.
While Vettori spinned over the batsmen at one end, finishing with fine figures of two for 23 off 10 overs, Collingwood made the bowlers at the other end suffer as he drove England towards victory.
The home side, who had produced commanding performances in the first two matches, were struggling at 53 for four after 15 overs.
Brendon McCullum was back in the pavilion for four in the second over, Jamie How scored 10, Jesse Ryder 23 and Scott Styris three as James Anderson and Stuart Broad took control with two wickets apiece.
Oram and Vettori prevented a total collapse, putting on 74 for the seventh wicket before Vettori became Collingwood's third victim, caught by Owais Shah for 42.
Steve Harmison to fly for New Zealand for ongoing Match
England fast bowler Steve Harmison will join up with his team-mates for the upcoming Test series in New Zealand next week after being given leave to stay at home for the birth of his fourth child.
He was due to arrive in New Zealand with fellow Test specialists Michael Vaughan and Matthew Hoggard on Friday but was informed he could stay in England to witness the birth.
"Following discussions with the national selector Geoff Miller and the head coach Peter Moores, Stephen has been given dispensation to remain in the UK to attend the birth of his fourth child," said England and Wales Cricket Board managing director Hugh Morris.
"It is anticipated that he will now join the Test squad in New Zealand in the early part of next week."
Australian win over the Vistors SriLanka
Australia fighting win over Srilanka in Tri-Series at WACA Stadium with 63-run made the australian's to pick the bonous point's in this match here friday. Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and decided to bat against Sri Lanka in their important match.
In this match,Adam Gilchrist make his knot by hitting century with just 130 make the aussies to win the tri-series comfortabely over visitors
Australia made to changes,with all-rounder James Hopes and Spinner Brad Hogg recalled at the expense of Stuart Clark and Brad Haddin
Sri Lanka stuck with the same side that beat India this week and they can go to the top of the tri-series table with a win here. The series is evenly poised with only two points separating the three teams.
The Players play for this particular match are
Australia - Ricky Ponting (captain), Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, James Hopes, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Mike Hussey, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark (12th man).
Sri Lanka - Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Farveez Maharoof, Chamara Kapugedera, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Upul Tharanga (12th man).
The match detalis of this match are like this
| Toss: Australia (Elected to Bat) | |
| Result: Australia won by 63 runs | Man of the Match: Adam Gilchrist |
| Match Summary: Match Over | |
| Australia innings | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | SR | FoW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist (wk) | c Kapugedera | b Malinga | 118 | 132 | 9 | 3 | 89.39 | 5-206 ( 43.2 ov. ) |
| Matthew Hayden | c Maharoof | b Malinga | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 | 1-16 ( 3.6 ov. ) |
| Ricky Ponting (c) | c Jayawardene | b Vaas | 25 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 | 2-66 ( 12.1 ov. ) |
| Michael Clarke | st Sangakkara | b Muralitharan | 43 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 62.32 | 3-171 ( 36.2 ov. ) |
| Andrew Symonds | c Sangakkara | b Maharoof | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 4-177 ( 37.4 ov. ) |
| Michael Hussey | c Jayawardene | b Kulasekara | 25 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 89.29 | 8-232 ( 48.1 ov. ) |
| James Hopes | c Jayasuriya | b Kulasekara | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | 6-217 ( 45.1 ov. ) |
| Brad Hogg | b Malinga | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 7-232 ( 47.4 ov. ) | |
| Brett Lee | b Malinga | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 10-236 ( 49.4 ov. ) | |
| Mitchell Johnson | run out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9-233 ( 48.4 ov. ) | |
| Nathan Bracken | not out | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Extras: ( 4 wd, 1 lb, 1 b, 1 nb, 0 p) | Total: 236 / 10 in 49.4 overs (Run Rate: 4.74) | |||||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | NoBall | Wide | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Lasith Malinga | 9.4 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4.86 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 10.0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.30 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 10.0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.20 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Sri Lanka innings | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | SR | FoW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Johnson | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 84.62 | 2-35 ( 4.2 ov. ) | |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Hopes | b Bracken | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 120.00 | 1-29 ( 3.1 ov. ) |
| K Sangakkara (wk) | b Lee | 80 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 70.18 | 10-173 ( 45.3 ov. ) | |
| M Jayawardene (c) | c Ponting | b Johnson | 21 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 84.00 | 3-71 ( 10.5 ov. ) |
| Chamara Silva | c Symonds | b Bracken | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4-76 ( 13.6 ov. ) |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c Hussey | b Hopes | 26 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 43.33 | 5-129 ( 32.5 ov. ) |
| Farveez Maharoof | c Sub (Haddin) | b Hogg | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 | 6-159 ( 39.1 ov. ) |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Gilchrist | b Hogg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7-159 ( 39.2 ov. ) |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Symonds | b Bracken | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8-160 ( 40.5 ov. ) |
| Lasith Malinga | b Johnson | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 27.78 | 9-173 ( 44.6 ov. ) | |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras: ( 3 wd, 7 lb, 0 b, 1 nb, 0 p) | Total: 173 / 10 in 45.3 overs (Run Rate: 3.80) | |||||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | NoBall | Wide | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 8.3 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.76 |
| Nathan Bracken | 8.0 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.63 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 10.0 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.90 |
| James Hopes | 9.0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 |
| Brad Hogg | 10.0 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.10 |
Australian win over the Vistors SriLanka
Australia fighting win over Srilanka in Tri-Series at WACA Stadium with 63-run made the australian's to pick the bonous point's in this match here friday. Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and decided to bat against Sri Lanka in their important match.
In this match,Adam Gilchrist make his knot by hitting century with just 130 make the aussies to win the tri-series comfortabely over visitors
Australia made to changes,with all-rounder James Hopes and Spinner Brad Hogg recalled at the expense of Stuart Clark and Brad Haddin
Sri Lanka stuck with the same side that beat India this week and they can go to the top of the tri-series table with a win here. The series is evenly poised with only two points separating the three teams.
The Players play for this particular match are
Australia - Ricky Ponting (captain), Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, James Hopes, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Mike Hussey, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark (12th man).
Sri Lanka - Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Farveez Maharoof, Chamara Kapugedera, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Upul Tharanga (12th man).
The match detalis of this match are like this
| Toss: Australia (Elected to Bat) | |
| Result: Australia won by 63 runs | Man of the Match: Adam Gilchrist |
| Match Summary: Match Over | |
| Australia innings | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | SR | FoW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist (wk) | c Kapugedera | b Malinga | 118 | 132 | 9 | 3 | 89.39 | 5-206 ( 43.2 ov. ) |
| Matthew Hayden | c Maharoof | b Malinga | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 | 1-16 ( 3.6 ov. ) |
| Ricky Ponting (c) | c Jayawardene | b Vaas | 25 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 | 2-66 ( 12.1 ov. ) |
| Michael Clarke | st Sangakkara | b Muralitharan | 43 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 62.32 | 3-171 ( 36.2 ov. ) |
| Andrew Symonds | c Sangakkara | b Maharoof | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 4-177 ( 37.4 ov. ) |
| Michael Hussey | c Jayawardene | b Kulasekara | 25 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 89.29 | 8-232 ( 48.1 ov. ) |
| James Hopes | c Jayasuriya | b Kulasekara | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | 6-217 ( 45.1 ov. ) |
| Brad Hogg | b Malinga | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 7-232 ( 47.4 ov. ) | |
| Brett Lee | b Malinga | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 10-236 ( 49.4 ov. ) | |
| Mitchell Johnson | run out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9-233 ( 48.4 ov. ) | |
| Nathan Bracken | not out | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Extras: ( 4 wd, 1 lb, 1 b, 1 nb, 0 p) | Total: 236 / 10 in 49.4 overs (Run Rate: 4.74) | |||||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | NoBall | Wide | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Lasith Malinga | 9.4 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4.86 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 10.0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.30 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 10.0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.20 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Sri Lanka innings | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | SR | FoW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Johnson | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 84.62 | 2-35 ( 4.2 ov. ) | |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Hopes | b Bracken | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 120.00 | 1-29 ( 3.1 ov. ) |
| K Sangakkara (wk) | b Lee | 80 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 70.18 | 10-173 ( 45.3 ov. ) | |
| M Jayawardene (c) | c Ponting | b Johnson | 21 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 84.00 | 3-71 ( 10.5 ov. ) |
| Chamara Silva | c Symonds | b Bracken | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4-76 ( 13.6 ov. ) |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c Hussey | b Hopes | 26 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 43.33 | 5-129 ( 32.5 ov. ) |
| Farveez Maharoof | c Sub (Haddin) | b Hogg | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 | 6-159 ( 39.1 ov. ) |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Gilchrist | b Hogg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7-159 ( 39.2 ov. ) |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Symonds | b Bracken | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8-160 ( 40.5 ov. ) |
| Lasith Malinga | b Johnson | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 27.78 | 9-173 ( 44.6 ov. ) | |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras: ( 3 wd, 7 lb, 0 b, 1 nb, 0 p) | Total: 173 / 10 in 45.3 overs (Run Rate: 3.80) | |||||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | NoBall | Wide | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 8.3 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.76 |
| Nathan Bracken | 8.0 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.63 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 10.0 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.90 |
| James Hopes | 9.0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 |
| Brad Hogg | 10.0 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.10 |