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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sports equipments online

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

U.S. House bailout vote fails

The House of Representatives Monday rejected by a vote of 228-205 a Wall Street bailout bill that would have authorized the Treasury Department to spend up to US$700-billion to purchase broken mortgage-backed bonds from banks with the goal of jump-starting stalled capital markets.Defeated by skeptics from both parties who questioned the need for it and whether it would work, the bailout plan was proposed by the Bush administration on Sept. 20.

U.S. joins pursuit of pirates off Somalia

A U.S. destroyer and a Russian warship headed Saturday for a possible confrontation with pirates who hijacked a cargo ship carrying battle tanks, machine guns and a crew of 21.Though pursued by ships from two of the world's biggest naval powers, the pirates showed no sign of surrendering the Ukrainian vessel Faina, which they boarded Thursday off the Somali coast as it headed to Kenya. Instead, according to unconfirmed reports, they were demanding a $35-million ransom to turn over their unconventional booty, which includes 33 Russian-built T-72 tanks.

WaMu largest U.S. bank failure

Washington Mutual Inc was closed by the U.S. government in by far the largest failure of a U.S. bank, and its banking assets were sold to JPMorgan Chase & Co for $1.9 billion.Washington Mutual, the largest U.S. savings and loan, has been one of the lenders hardest hit by the nation's housing bust and credit crisis, and had already suffered from soaring mortgage losses.

Tintin movie held up

Universal pictures has recoiled at the cost of the 3D animated movie adaptations of the adventures of Tintin by two of hollywood's top directors, steven spielberg and peter jackson.The two legendry directors had submitted to universal a $130 million budget to produce a trilogy of films based on the novel. Now Spielbeeg will have to ask paramount to foot the entire bill, at the time when the director has been looking to end his association with the studios.

RIL in Forbes list

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has made it to the annual list of world's 100 most respected companies compiled by the Wall Street Journal. topped by US-based healthcare products major Johnson & Johnson.Ranked 83rd, RIL is the only Indian company on the list, although there are three more companies led by persons of Indian origin -- PepsiCo, ArcelorMittal and Citigroup. It has been topped by US-based healthcare products major Johnson & Johnson.