India beat Australia to win Commonwealth Bank Series 2008-03-04 09:33:55 BRISBANE: India
ended a tumultuous tour with a dramatic, Sachin Tendulkar-inspired 2-0 limited-overs finals series win over World Cup champion Australia
.Tendulkar posted 91 in India's 258 for nine after winning the toss and batting on Tuesday, following his match-winning 117 not out in the game 1 at Sydney.Praveen Kumar took 4-46, including Adam Gilchrist (2) and Ricky Ponting (1) to have Australia reeling at 8-2 before the hosts forced it into the last over. Irfan Pathan sealed the nine-run win, removing Nathan Bracken (1) and ending James Hopes' defiant 63-run knock within four balls as Australia was bowled out for 249 in 49.4 overs.India dominated in stages and took wickets in batches to stem Australia's momentum.Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni praised his young team for holding its compos Read more:Commonwealth
Amazing Holes on Earth 2008-02-26 09:29:12 kimberley big hole - south africa apparently the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world, this 1097 metre deep mine yielded over 3 tonnes of diamonds before being closed in 1914. the amount of earth removed by workers is estimated to total 22.5 million tonnes. glory hole - monticello dam a glory hole is used when a dam is at full capacity and water needs to be drained from the resevoir. this is the glory hole belonging to monticello dam in california and it ??s the largest in the world, its size enabling it to consume 14 ??400 cubic feet of water every second. the hole can be seen at the top left of the photo above. if you were to jump in for some reason your slightly damp body would shoot out near the bottom of the dam . bingham canyon mine, utah this is supposedly the largest man Read more:Amazing
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World's Biggest Burger 2008-02-26 09:04:40 A restaurant near Detroit took a big bite out of the Guinness Book of World
Records with the mother of all burgers. All 134 pounds of the so-called "absolutely ridiculous burger" can be yours for a mere $350-dollars and 24 hours notice.A restaurant near Detroit took a big bite out of the Guinness Book of World Records with the mother of all burgersDetroit, MI -- A restaurant near Detroit took a big bite out of the Guinness Book of World Records with the mother of all burgers.All 134 pounds of the so-called "absolutely ridiculous burger" can be yours for a mere $350-dollars and 24 hours notice.The "absolutely ridiculous burger" takes 12 hours to prepare and requires three men to help flip it for grilling, and place it between the 50-pound buns.Source : wjbf.com Read more:Burger
Japanese swimmers break two women's short-course world records 2008-02-26 09:01:11 TOKYO - Japanese
swimmers Reiko Nakamura and Yuko Nakanishi both set women's short-course
world records Saturday at the Japanese national short-course championship.Nakamura had a time of two minutes 3.24 seconds in the 200-metre backstroke final to shave .38 seconds off the previous record held by American Natalie Coughlin since 2001.Nakanishi then took .41 seconds off Otylia Jedrzejczak's world mark when registered a time of 2:03.12 in the 200-metre butterfly final. Poland's Jedrzejczak - the current world and Olympic champion in the event - finished in 2:03.53 in Hungary last December.Source : canadianpress.google.com
World's smallest Body-builder 2008-02-23 05:06:25 Meet the world's smallest bodybuilder At just 2ft 9in, Indian muscleman Aditya 'Romeo' Dev is the world's smallest bodybuilder. Pint-sized Romeo is well-known in his hometown of Phagwara, India - for his ability to lift 1.5kg dumbbells - despite his overall 9kg body weight. Every day, crowds flock to the local gym to the see the mini-muscleman in training. Mini muscleman: Romeo, pictured with his trainer Ranjeet Pal, weighs just 1 st 6 lbs. Unlike many dwarfs, Romeo is well proportioned, with a head circumference of 15in and a chest measurement of 20in. Romeo said: "I've been training as a bodybuilder for the last two years and by now I think I must be the strongest dwarf in the world. "I have always been fit but since I started working out, I have become famous for my strength. "My size Read more:World
Top player purchases at IPL auction 2008-02-20 22:49:01 MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - Following are the 21 most expensive player
s purchased by the Indian Premier League's eight franchises at an auction on Wednesday.The teams will pay the winning bid to the player annually. The contracts are for a three-year period and are guaranteed by the Indian cricket board.The inaugural 44-day, Twenty20 tournament gets underway on April 18. India's one-day captain Mahendra Dhoni is the costliest player at $1.5 million per year for three years.1. Mahendra Dhoni (India) $1.5m to Chennai2. Andrew Symonds (Australia) $1.35m to Hyderabad3. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) $975,000 to Mumbai4. Ishant Sharma (India) $950,000 to Kolkata5. Irfan Pathan (India) $925,000 to Mohali6. Brett Lee (Australia) $900,000 to MohaliContinue.....
Dhoni is priceless 2008-02-20 22:28:02 Ajay S ShankarJust before they sat down for breakfast in Mumbai early on Wednesday morning, a few hours ahead of the IPL auction, Team Chennai decided there was no looking back. They would go for Mahendra Singh Dhoni
, they agreed, at any cost.It was a decision that finally ended up shaking the game.By evening, long after the figures had rolled to a stop, and around 80 of the world's best cricketers had fetched nearly US$42 million, the headlines continued to scream: "Chennai buys Dhoni for US$1.5 million."It was an amount that defied all predictions; it was a bid that stunned some of India's leading corporate names huddled around adjoining tables, and it was a fascinating contest between two teams in a dizzy race to grab India's World Twenty20-winning captain.Cricinfo has learnt the bid fo
World's top most polluted cities 2008-02-08 09:46:39 World's top most polluted cities1. Chernobyl, Ukraine2. Dzerzhinsk, Russia3. Haina, Dominican Republic4. Kabwe, Zambia5. La Oroya, Peru6. Linfen, China7. Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyzstan8. Norilsk, Russia9. Ranipet, India10. Rudnaya Pristan, RussiaAreas that researcher s have declared the most polluted in the world are typically little known even in their own countries. Yet they in total afflict more than 10 million people, experts reported today.The kinds of pollution in these areas not only lead to cancers, birth defects, mental retardation and life expectancies approaching medieval levels, but are also often found all around the globe.Lets make Earth a better place to live. Read more:World
Pictures of Burj Al Arab, Dubai 2008-03-27 08:33:26 The Burj Al Arab is a luxury hotel located in Dubai
, United Arab Emirates. Burj Al Arab is managed by the Jumeirah Group and built by Said Khalil. It was designed by Tom Wright of WS Atkins PLC.[verification needed] At 321 metres (1,053 ft), it is the third tallest building used exclusively as a hotel; the Rose Tower, also in Dubai, has already topped Burj Al Arab's height at 333m. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 metres (919 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure, designed to symbolize Dubai's urban transformation and to mimic the sail of a boat.Construction:Construction of Burj Al Arab began in 1994. It was built to resemble the sail of a dhow, a type of Arabian vessel. Two "wings" spread in Read more:Pictures
Tata Motors enters into Definitive Agreement with Ford for purchase of Jaguar Land Rover 2008-03-27 01:31:50 Tata Motors
today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with the Ford Motor Company for the purchase of Jaguar
Land Rover
, comprising brands, plants and Intellectual Property Rights.The transfer of ownership to Tata Motors is expected to close by the end of the next quarter, subject to applicable regulatory approvals.The total amount to be paid in cash by Tata Motors for Jaguar Land Rover upon closing will be approximately US $2.3 billion. At closing, Ford will then contribute up to approximately US $600 million to the Jaguar Land Rover pension plans.Commenting on the agreement, Chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Motors, Mr. Ratan N. Tata, said, "We are very pleased at the prospect of Jaguar and Land Rover being a significant part of our automotive business. We have enormou Read more:Agreement
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