Castrol Awards for Cricketing Excellence - What is it all about? It is good to see that we don't have hell lot of Awards in Indian Cricket like Bollywood, considering the popularity of Cricket in India. But I think it is just a matter of time, very soon you will see lot of awards cropping up in Cricket as well. Not sure if the cricketers will have enough time to receive the awards or not Coming back to Castrol Awards - The Castrol Awards have been synonymous with Indian cricket since their inception in 1997-98. Apart from Special Awards, they mainly present three awards  which are : Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year Castrol Junior Cricketer of the Year Castrol Lifetime Achievement ...

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand crowned as the new World chess champion with a short 20-move draw against Peter Leko of Hungary in the 14th and final round of the Championships in Mexico City on last night. Vishwanathan Anand was born in Madras, India the 11th of December of 1969; he obtained the GM title at the age of 16 years. In 1987 he was the World Juvenile Champion in Philippines. Anand has been in world's top-three for the last 15 years but it is the first time that he is officially rated No 1 in the FIDE rankings. Viswanathan Anand is now eager to see whether his countrymen give him the same grand reception that they had extended to Twenty20 World Cup ...

OK, let’s help our four Indians, now living in China, Meena Barot (35), Prithviraj P (40), Vipul Joshi (27) and Senthil Nachiappan (37), to become Olympic torchbearers for the Beijing Olympics at the opening ceremony of the games, from August 8 to 24, 2008. Atleast one of them should hold the Torch on behalf of each and every India. The contest Expats for Olympic Torchbearers is organised by Lenovo, a personal computer manufacturer. The advertisement says: Lenovo Group along with China Daily will launch the Lenovo-sponsored Olympic torchbearer nominee selection among foreigners living in China, in an effort to seek people who embody the Olympic spirit of constant exploration and striving for ...

Moment of Glory for men in blue hijacked by BCCI officials and Politicians. BCCI Officials and Politicians made it like a Political Rally, what was meant to be the felicitation ceremony for the Twenty20 World Cup champions. It was expected that Dhoni and his boys would take centrestage, but BCCI officials and Politicians placed themselves on the front row, completely overshadowing the proud winners of the trophy. If that was enough, RR Patil and Sharad Pawar started glorifying Maharastra in their speech, as if it was Maharastra team who won the world cup. RR Patil went a step ahead and said, "Sharad Pawar should be credited with the victory". Someone should ask him, "Did he select the team or he bowled out Pakistanis in the Final?" ...

Lately, India had lot of success in sports. Is it really the magic of "Chak De India"?  First it was Football, then Hockey and now Cricket. The magic started with the Indian football team creating history after lifting their first ever Nehru Cup title with a 1-0 win over a 10-man Syria in a tough final played in Delhi. Next in Hockey, when India retained Asia Cup beating South Korea 7-2 in a hard fought final in Chennai, and Now Cricket, India beat Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final by five runs to clinch their first major trophy since 1983.  The title song of the Bollywood hit movie "Chak De India" is now an integral part of Indian sport.

  India won the electrifying final by 5 runs. You can't ask for more from a GRAND Final. The match was full of ups and downs. It brought a hugely entertaining tournament to a fitting climax, which was always likely - after all, the teams tied their group game. Earlier today, India won the toss and decided to bat, and managed to post only 157 with the help of magnificent inning of Gautam Gambhir who scored 75 from 54 balls and Rohit Sharma who scored 30 runs from 16 balls. Pakistan started their chase positively with 21 runs from first over of Sreensanth, but RP Singh had something else in his mind and he keep on taking wickets before Irfan Pathan broke the ...

The Biggest match of Cricket History on the Biggest stage. Anyone can feel the magnitude and intensity of "India Vs Pakistan" in World Cup Final. This is a final not many would have imagined. The tournament has got the best possible climax. The sub-continental rivalry has the right combination of history, piquancy and edge to add up to a thriller. With the ignominious "first-round exits" from the World Cup of 50-over version in West Indies just six months ago, who would have thought that India and Pakistan can set up a dream final at the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa. India defeated Australia by 15 runs in a thrilling floodlit semi-final, just couple of hours after Pakistan had overcome New Zealand by six wickets, to send ...

Waitrose has launched a print advertising campaign based upon recent egg-related comments by Jose Mourinho, the football manager whose shock departure from Chelsea was revealed last night. The press advertisement is created by integrated agency Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw, will run in London-based newspapers today and tomorrow. The advertisement is based upon recent cryptic comments by Mourinho, in which he appeared to compare his players with eggs. Mourinho said, You know, omelettes, eggs? If you have no eggs, you have no omelette. And it depends upon the the quality of the eggs. In the supermarket you have Class One, Two and Three eggs. Some are more expensive and make better omelettes. So when Class One eggs are in Waitrose and you cannot go there, ...

 Ex-Israel coach Avram Grant, 51, will be the new Chelsea manager.  According to the Garry Richardson of BBC Sport, Chelsea's director of football Avram Grant is set to take over as new manager following the shock departure of Jose Mourinho. Avram Grant, who was the director of football, will now take charge with Steve Clarke as his assistant. Ex-Israel coach Grant, 51, was appointed by Chelsea at the start of this season and holds a place on the club's board. Mourinho had opposed his appointment during a long standoff with Abramovich last season but appeared to have accepted his arrival at the start of the season. Jose Mourinho had recently warned Avram Grant not to interfere with his job. Mourinho said: He's ...

Jose Mourinho resigns as Chelsea manager. The Club has confirmed the reports and made an official statement on its website at around 2 am. The Chelsea statement says, "Chelsea Football Club and José Mourinho have agreed to part company today (Thursday) by mutual consent". Mourinho's departure will definitely send shockwaves through English football, although people were expecting him to leave Chelsea this summer. -- Avram Grant all set to take over as new Chelsea Manager -- According to different sources, Mourinho sent text messages to John Terry, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba wishing each of them "good luck in the rest of your career" and saying that he was leaving the club this morning. The former Porto Manager, who ...