Category Archives: Sports

Boom Boom at Northamptonshire

Posted on 01/31/2015 by subryan71

Northamptonshire Cricket Club added some firepower ahead of the 2015 T20 Blast season. Pakistan star Shahid Afridi will play for at least the first six games for the northeastern England cricket club’s T20 season. Afridi is one of the games … Continue reading →

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Could Mohammad Aamir terrorise England batsmen this year?

Posted on 01/31/2015 by subryan71

Convicted spot-fixing cricketer Mohammad Aamir has been cleared to play cricket once again. The 22-year-old bowler was banned in 2010, along with Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt, after being found guilty of spot fixing charges stemming from Pakistan’s 2010 tour … Continue reading →

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A draw is as good as a win

Posted on 01/25/2015 by subryan71

Last Friday’s 0-0 draw between Manchester United and Cambridge United was one for the history books for Cambridge. The League 2 team kept on pace with one of the world’s largest football clubs. You would have thought Cambridge United had … Continue reading →

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World Cup in sight for South Africa?

Posted on 01/22/2015 by subryan71

Call them the Buffalo Bills of cricket. South Africa always looks strong on paper but then find a way to disappoint in big tournaments. And with the ICC ODI World Cup in Australia and New Zealand set to start on … Continue reading →

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What a weekend for football

Posted on 10/22/2014 by subryan71

Count them. No less than three major derby matches are on slate this weekend, kicking off with the epic Barcelona-Real Madrid el Classico in Madrid Saturday. Sunday, the struggling Manchester United face in-form Chelsea while Olympiacos battles Panathanaikos in the … Continue reading →

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Is this the end?

Posted on 10/20/2014 by subryan71

With their series with India tied 1-1 and the third game abandoned after Cyclone Huddud slammed into Vishkhapatnam, the West Indies cricket team dropped a bombshell on cricket fans during the opening overs of Game 4 in Dharamsala. They announced … Continue reading →

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What is going on with Spain?

Posted on 10/10/2014 by subryan71

The once mighty Spanish Football team is in shambles. The team that dominated European football and the world, winning Euro 2008, World Cup 2010 and Euro 2012 can’t buy a win these days. The latest is the shock defeat to … Continue reading →

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Cannot Say I am Surprised

Posted on 10/06/2014 by subryan71

The mercurial Kevin Pietersen’s new book, KP: The Autobiography, was launched this week with the former England batsman taking firm aim at what he called a bullying culture within the English cricket team. Pietersen focused on former coach Andy Flowers, … Continue reading →

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Chennai crowned Champions League Champs

Posted on 10/04/2014 by subryan71

The current edition of the T20 Champions League came to an end tonight as the Chennai Super Kings completed a comprehensive victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders. Suresh Raina’s unbeaten 109 from 62 balls and Pawan Negi’s five-for came at … Continue reading →

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Cricket not the game it used to be

Posted on 07/22/2014 by subryan71

The Australian team that dominated for more than a decade until the late 2000s is a thing of the past. We have seen the sports golden era and now I think we are in for more of a long haul … Continue reading →

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