Archive for August, 2009

May the Force be with you

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

A pole position at Spa was beyond Force India's wildest dreams. A podium finish at Spa, even after the pole position would be scoffed at. After all those near misses for that elusive point in a F1 race, Force India managed 8 in one race

Arianna Starr wins the Ashes for Australia!

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

The real terrifying thing for for England at the Ashes was not the Australian team, but the Australian actress, Arianna Starr, according to Zoo Weekly ( click here if you are 18 or over only ). Arianna starred in a cricket-themed horror movie called "I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer."  The killer is a 'psycho' whose murder weapons include a quiver of sharpened stumps, razor-fingered batting gloves and nail-embedding cricket balls!  The movie also has a gratuitous, lingerious shower scene featuring Arianna Starr! The Zoo Weekly spread included, what else, Arianna with nail-embedding cricket balls and razor fingered batting gloves (and not much else).

Sreesanth and Minissha Lamba "just friends"

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Reacting to reports that Minissha Lamba and Sreesanth had a roaring time in Macau and even kissed each other on the fringes of the IIFA Awards Ceremony,  both Minissha and Sreesanth said that they were just friends.

Costliest handshake ever with MSD

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Ranchi: Ever heard a fan selling his shop, the lone source of his income, just to be photographed with his idol, to fulfil his girlfriend's wishes? That is what 23-year-old Ravindra Kumar Saini of Uttar Pradesh did. Hailing from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, Saini sold his audio/video CD shop to fund his trip to Ranchi and stay here

Amrita Rao and Harbhajan Singh promote cricket channel NEO Sports

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Amrita Rao was in Mumbai with Harbhajan Singh to promote the forthcoming cricket programming on NEO.   The cricket season starts next week and will go on till March 2010.  The event was held at Taj Land yesterday.    

NYPD Youth League captivates media

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

First it was Daily News: The Brooklyn -based Lycans, a squad of players from FDR HS, Lincoln HS and Brooklyn's Kensington neighborhood, defeated the Richmond Hill Superstars. "This is a great tournament for everyone," said Forhad Mahamud, the Lycans' coach.

Cricket in The Boston Globe

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

On August 22nd, cricket fans in Boston were treated to a picture of their favorite sport being played between Star Cricket Club and Trinidad and Tobago International.   Here are excerpts and a link to the full article. Ananda said his team, the MIT Cricket Club, is composed of players mostly from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

Economic theory for cricket loving dummies

Monday, August 24th, 2009

This article is meant for all those people who have always wanted to understand the basic economic theory of price elasticity of demand, possess a keen cricketing brain and are ready to stretch their credulity. Price elasticity in cricket is basically the relationship between the Selectors' patience level with a particular Captain and the price the selection committee is paying for him

Amrita Arora deselects cricketer

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Maxim Magazine in India recently named Amrita Arora one of the top 5 dumping queens.   Apparently, Amrita dumped her long-time boyfriend London-based cricketer Usman Afzal and marry Hyderabadi businessman Shakeel Ladakh.      With Shakeel Ladakh   Amrita with Usman  

Rani Mukherjee turns cricketer in Dil Bole Hadippa

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Finally, we have a movie where a girl wants to play for India. In the new Bollywood movie "Dil Bole Hadippa," Veera (Rani Mukherjee) is a small village girl who dreams of playing cricket for India alongside Tendulkar and Dhoni.  In a village where girls don't play cricket, Veera puts on a disguise – wears a turban and beard – and as Veer Pratap Singh, she gradually makes her way into a Shahid's team