World Cup
I can now say, I told you that. Please take a close look at my blog on Mohali...my take written post the uber hyped India Pak duel. I had said that we will win the World Cup and luck won’t be a part of it. It really wasn’t.
Captain MSD who looks...
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The unravelling, enchanting and the most stirring nail biting tail clash of all times! The anxiety, the excitement, the blood throbbing in the veins, pushing in and...
made popular Apr 4 2011
Folks, I am no cricketing expert, in fact if anything I am an ex-buff, so I don’t really know even if I have any right to blog this. Nevertheless, for one having...
made popular Apr 1 2011
Qatar defeated both Australia and the United States to host the 2022 World Cup, the first for the Middle East. In another first Russia will host 2018. And Brazil, yet...
made popular Dec 13 2010
Qatar defeated both Australia and the United States to host the 2022 World Cup, the first for the Middle East. In another first Russia will host 2018. And Brazil, yet...
made popular Dec 9 2010
Qatar’s longshot bid to host the World Cup in 2022 faces several obstacles familiar to small countries: Rival bidders have much better existing infrastructure...
made popular Sep 22 2010
Shakira’s “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)'’ continues to rock this city’s nightclubs more than a month after the final match of the World Cup....
made popular Aug 20 2010
I saw this coming.
I will be humble and not brag too much: But I saw this coming. During the World Cup I had my say about what may befall the North Korean team after...
made popular Jul 31 2010
Dear Mr. Okonkwo,
Last night, God asked me to start a church. I need your help to raise $1 million dollars. I need the money to bid for Paul the Oracle Octopus. As you...
made popular Jul 13 2010
At least on the European continent, nobody par-tay like the Spaniards. The Spanish hold so many celebrations over so many events that sleep can be a problem. Festivals...
made popular Jul 13 2010
Short answer: Yes.
When South Africa was announced as the host of the 2010 World Cup, the first on the African continent, skeptics worried dearly that the nation...
made popular Jul 13 2010
Explosions ripped through two restaurants in the Ugandan capital, killing at least 64 people including a US citizen, as crowds watched the World Cup final, police said,...
made popular Jul 12 2010
BRAZILIAN President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in SA yesterday for a state visit.
On Sunday, SA will officially hand over the keys to Brazil as the next host...
made popular Jul 9 2010
These days, Jordan is suffering from the “world-cup-virus”; Symptoms include people calling radio stations to tease each other and fight over teams of countries...
made popular Jul 9 2010
Photograph by: Reinhardt Hartzenberg
The stadiums are filled with tens of thousands of energetic spectators for the South African World Cup. But thousands of unsold...
made popular Jul 8 2010
Dozens of moaning and badly burned survivors from a massive tanker blast that killed at least 230 people, many of whom had been watching the World Cup on TV in...
made popular Jul 7 2010
Nigeria’s president has suspended his nation’s football team from international competition for two years after a poor showing at the World Cup.
Special...
made popular Jul 1 2010
Above is the discounted English goal which may have made all the difference to the Three Lions...but probably not.
British fans are seething after their second goal in...
made popular Jun 30 2010
They got to stop denying that terrorists are after a world cup attack!How can people still be in denial when a suspected and wanted international terrorist is arrested...
made popular Jun 30 2010
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I recently wrote that one of the reasons the British national football (or soccer) team often under-performs is that they are under too much pressure to succeed.
That...
made popular Jun 29 2010
Every time the World Cup rolls around the English national team, which is incredibly on paper, comes under tremendous pressure to win. This is due to both the zealot...
made popular Jun 28 2010
The Palestinians and their steadfastness, their refusal to let Israel defeat them and their creativity never fails to impress.
The thing about the Palestinian people...
made popular Jun 28 2010
The thrilling run of the United States national team at the World Cup has come to end, finished by Asamoah (Baby Jet) Gyan’s goal in the third minute of extra time...
made popular Jun 28 2010
Police say a “controlled explosion” at an explosives factory was the source of a blast heard by journalists Sunday at the World Cup’s main media...
made popular Jun 21 2010
*Taboo*
Taboo means forbidden. A taboo is something barred, shunned or excluded by a society or a group.
*Definition in a sentence*
From Reconstruction to the...
made popular Jun 21 2010
Sao Paulo is Latin America’s most populous city and one of Brazil’s most dynamic. It is also home to two football clubs: the popular Sao Paulo FC along with the...
made popular Jun 21 2010
It was reported that for the second consecutive World Cup, 40,000 sex workers have been imported into the host nation to meet the demands of eager male fans.
Sex...
made popular Jun 21 2010
A FIFA referee who disallowed a winning third goal by the U.S. national football team is under scrutiny.
The United States played an admirable game yesterday against...
made popular Jun 21 2010
It is well-known that the Israeli football club in Jerusalem is extremely racist and far-right. They not only cheer “death to the Arabs” during games, but...
made popular Jun 19 2010
Police say a South African man who wanted to watch a World Cup match instead of a religious program was beaten to death by his family in the northeastern part of the...
made popular Jun 18 2010
Sao Paulo is Latin America’s most populous city and one of Brazil’s most dynamic. It is also home to two football clubs: the popular Sao Paulo FC along with...
made popular Jun 18 2010
Former Chicago Fire midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco is a soccer anomaly of sorts. The 37-year-old can’t play for long stretches. He’s slowed down tremendously....
made popular Jun 18 2010
Baby-faced Javier Hernandez and ageless Cuauhtemoc Blanco came off the bench early in the second half and combined for two goals, giving Mexico a clutch 2-0 win over...
made popular Jun 18 2010
Police say two Ugandan children died in a fire while their parents watched a World Cup match on television nearby.
Police in Uganda have warned parents against leaving...
made popular Jun 16 2010
Granted this is the silly Murdoch tabloid New York Post, but nonetheless the New York Post’s grotesque and extreme Americana nationalism speaks to a trend within...
made popular Jun 16 2010
For the first time since 1966, North Korea has qualified for the World Cup. The national team is ranked last in the world and due to the extreme insular nature of the...
made popular Jun 16 2010
Somali militants have threatened football fans they will be publicly flogged - or worse - if they are caught watching the World Cup on TV.
made popular Jun 15 2010
Who was the idiot who decided that it would be a good idea to give tens of thousands of energized soccer fans loud and obnoxious horns? If you’ve been watching...
made popular Jun 14 2010
Rwanda’s army has arrested the president of the national football federation, General Jean Bosco Kazura, for travelling in South Africa without permission, a...
made popular Jun 12 2010
Former South African president Nelson Mandela hailed the World Cup as a chance to break down barriers as the host country kicked off the month-long party yesterday with...
made popular Jun 11 2010
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