Sports
Jumping Jepang chosen as 2014 FIFA World Cup’s anthem
May. 9 |In an extremely momentous occasion for the IPL, “Dil Jumping Jepang” has been chosen as the anthem for the upcoming FIFA World cup in Brazil, 2014.
Dhoni ready to face CBI probe, commission of inquiry, or such shit
Jan. 3 |After losing back-to-back series at home against England and Pakistan respectively, Dhoni has announced that he had no problems if his captaincy was reviewed through CBI probe, show-cause notice, or some commission of inquiry.
IPL fan can’t believe Olympics over in just 17 days
Aug. 12 |Chennai Super Kings’ fan Nayan Srinivasan is shocked to know that London Olympics – with 204 teams, around 10,500 players, and 302 matches – was over in just 17 days. In contrast, this year’s IPL – with 9 teams, around 200 players, and 76 matches – had been in action for 54 days.
Chinese athletes to wear “Made in China” labels to boost image of Chinese goods
Jul. 29 |With China winning medals and expected to be at the top of the Olympics medals tally again, Chinese authorities have decided to use this opportunity to boost the image of Chinese goods, which are seen as substandard products by the rest of the world.
Harbhajan Singh to take part in F1 race driving his Hummer
Oct. 28 |Harbhajan Singh, who was dropped from the Indian cricket team against West Indies, has decided to mark his presence in the field of sports by taking part in the inaugural Indian Grand Prix. Harbhajan Singh will be the first Formula One driver in the world to drive a Hummer. Bhajji, as Harbhajan is fondly called, has reportedly been granted permission to take part in the race.
Indian Football team target bottom three FIFA ranking to grab media attention
Jul. 5 |In a desperate bid to create sensation and seek media attention, the Indian Football team will now target the bottom three position of the FIFA world ranking. The decision was taken after the domestic league matches between various football clubs in India failed to attract much media or public attention despite some crucial developments taking place. The government too has decided to support the Indian team’s efforts.
Under pressure to fix races, Pakistani race horse flees to UK
Nov. 10 |After months of demands to fix races and increasing pressure from the gambling underworld, Can’t Catch Me, a five year old race horse from Rawalpindi, arrived in London yesterday morning. The final straw for the thorough-bred came last week when a masked groom whispered a threat into its ear, “fall at the last fence or you will find your trainer’s head on your favorite hay bale.”
Duckworth–Lewis proposes method to help India topple Australia from CWG medals tally
Oct. 14 |This is already India’s best ever Commonwealth Games performance, but if a proposal by English statisticians Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis is accepted, India could end up toppling Australia and finishing at the top of the medals tally of the 19th Commonwealth Games that concludes today.
Sania Shoaib marriage on rocks over match-fixing allegations
Sep. 18 |The love-marriage between Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik is believed to be going through a rough phase after Shoaib “popped up the question” last night during family dinner. Shoaib is reported to have asked Sania if her consistent poor performance on tennis courts was result of any “match-fixing”. The question, which was rather “innocuous” for Shoaib, has upset Sania no end.
Government scraps real games, to launch commonwealth computer games
Sep. 10 |With unfinished construction work, athletes testing positive for banned drugs, threat of dengue, and now Indian hockey team pulling out of the Commonwealth Games, the games are increasingly becoming impossible to host. But the Organizing Committee and the Delhi government have come up with an innovative solution – CWG would be launched as a computer game. The games DVDs would be soon available for purchase and play.
