Thursday, October 30, 2008

Quantum of Solace premiers


Quantum of Solace is the latest James Bond flick which is going to be released and the premier of it took place in a grand manner with Royals coming to attend it. Prince William and Harry were the star attractions.But the real hero of the movie Daniel Craig was the man to be seen who with his superb actions and acting has made this latest flick a superb one. The sequel of the previous movie "Casino Royale" has been marvelously been picturised with the great agent hurting after his love betrayed and he is on the look for revenge and Bond has gone over the edge and over the top.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Ferrari threaten pull out


Ferari in a shocking news has said that it will review its participation in Formula One if plans to introduce a standard engine for all teams from 2010 goes ahead. The FIA body has argued that the costs of Formula One are unsustainable in the current economic climate and must be slashed to ensure none of the 10 teams leave the sport.
But Ferrari has however expressed strong reservations about the project to equalise or standardise engines.Ferrari is one of the top rated Formula One team in the circuit and if they pull out then the future of the sport itself will be in doubt.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Four killed in aircraft crash in Wicklow

The bodies of a man,a woman, their teenage son and their son's friend were recovered yesterday from the wreckage of a light aircraft which crashed in the Wicklow mountains on Saturday.The victims were flying in poor weather from Gloucester airport in England to the private Kilrush air strip in Co Kildare.The adults who died were named last night as Sharif Booz, a property developer and pilot from Bristol, and his wife Margaret. Their son and his friend have not yet been confirmed.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Liverpool ends Chelsea's run at home


Liverpool ended the run of Chelsea at home, Stamford Bridge with the goal from Xabi Alonso in the 9th minute of the match. Liverpool looked solid with good attacking moves from their captain Steven Gerrad who was instrumental in the teams success on Super Sunday. With this win Liverpool assured themselves of 3 point lead over the rival Chelsea, who were crestfallen after their first loss of the season and that too at home which was least expected.

Friday, October 24, 2008

Bloodhound supersonic car


The Bloodhound supersonic car which was launched on thursday to set a new land speed record with a rocket powered car that could reach 1,600 kmph and which is faster than a bullet. The Bloodhound project was led by Richard Noble, who oversaw the team which set the existing record of 1,200 kmph in the Black Rock desert of Nevada 11 years ago.

Gilchrist's Autobiography "True Colours: My Life"


Adam Gilchrist's book " True colour: My Life " which is going to be released next week has already created a fierce debate in the cricketing world about the things written in it. Gilchrist has made explosive remarks against the batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar saying him a " bad sport " and other starkling revelations in his book and lashed out at the Indians for the events that took place in Sydney Test.Even if the book sells hugely this will surely have an effect on his IPL carrer as Indian media and public wont let him off easily for his remarks.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Beckham to move to AC Milan


Italian giant AC Milan confirmed on wednesday that former England captain David Beckham will join the club on loan during the january window transfer window. This news has been confirmed by the club coach Carlo Ancelotti.But the amount for which he is being brought on loan is still not yet been disclosed.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Chandrayaan 1 successfully launched

India's first unmanned space mission to moon Chandrayaan-1 was succesfully released into the orbit at 6:20 AM on 22nd October with a lot of expectations from Sriharikota in Hyderabad. The ISRO chief MR.Madhavan Nair said it was it was a historical achievement for India to send the spaceship to moon and it will lead to human mission to moon in the future years to come. India is only the 6th nation in the world to send a spaceship to moon and joins the elite club.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Sports equipments online

There is onething in the earth that people will never get bored of.Whatever be their age,the world is full of sports buffs looking for new variety of games to play .The sports industry is a ever booming industry. Some of the famous sports are basketball, baseball and softball, cricket , hockey and many more to keep saying.These sports also come with a lot of cool accessories too and they can also be purchased online.But where to find all these games at a single place? Is Google search an option?? but it will confuse us a lot..So lets go to the one stop place where everything comes under the single roof Shopwiki.Shopwiki has been helping a lot of sports enthusiasts like me to get the desired sport equipments and points us about many of the features of the specific equipment like balls,gloves, arm guards accessories .Shopwiki has a widespread network so that they can ensure that we are delivered the best results and many stores and shops are listed with them which makes our chances of finding the specific product easier.The prices of the products listed will be displayed and you can also find a store near to your house.And these products are relly very helpful in utilisation and can be trusted upon. These equipments are very useful as some sports equipments can be used as we can play with these in our casual time and others which are played by professionals.

Sachin crosses 12,000 runs.


Sachin Tendulkar yesterday became the highest run getter in the history of Test cricket. He crossed the magical mark of 11,953 runs which was held by Brian Lara for nearly 3 years. This feat has been keenly anticipated by the cricketing fraternity and all the greats were expecting it to broken today. Sachin also became the first man to cross 12,000 runs in test cricket history too.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

World's largest diamonds.


Miners in Lesotho have discovered a huge gem stone which could become the largest polished round diamond in history.The massive stone is 20th largest polished diamond ever found and weighs 478 carats. The Cullinan Diamond was discovered in 1905 and at 3,106 carats was the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found.The Koh-i-noor is part of the British crown jewels. It originated in India but seized by Britain as a spoil of war in 1849. The diamond supposedly brings good luck to female owners and misfortune or death to any male who wears or owns it.The Koh-i-noor is a round cut but at 105 carats it is smaller than the potential size of the new find.

Al-Waleed bin Talal's aspirations


Al-Waleed bin Talal plans to build the world's tallest building, more than a kilometre high, as part of a $26.7 billion project in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. The project, called Kingdom City, will span 23 million square metres and will include luxury homes, hotels and offices. The world's tallest man-made structure is currently the Burj Dubai skyscraper in Dubai which is still under construction but already stands at more than 680 metres in height.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Oil prices rises after rate cut

A rate cut by the leading major banks around the world has caused the oil price to rebound back to above 90$,following a drop in prices on investor concerns that the U.S. credit crisis was enveloping the globe and would hurt crude demand.Oil's recent and relative affordability brings a small measure of comfort. Prices have fallen about 40% since peaking near $150 in July.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Royal Bank of Scotland shares plunge


Royal Bank of Scotland shares plunged nearly up to 40 percent on tuesday. However, it denied reports it had sought an emergency cash injection from the british government. There has widespread down slide in the economy of several countries and those affects are being seen here too.

Ganguly quits


Ganguly who has been know for springing out surprises in the world of cricket by his actions shocked the cricket world by his announcement that he is going to retire after this australian series. He as always gave it a rude shock to the press persons who were there in conference where he was addressing his teams plans before the test. In his candid self he jus said that he is going to leave cricket after this series.And he hopes to end it in a winning note.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Manchester United on track


Manchester United defeated Blackburn Rovers during their English Premier League football match at Ewood Park in Blackburn. Man united with goals from Wayne Rooney and Wes Brown helped to win their 4th consecutive match. this helped them to be in track of their of their title defence. It was a closely contested match with lot of tacles n pushes and a win for Man united which they needed after their slow start to season.Manchester United won 2-0.