ICC Annual Meeting - To Begin New Format Of Cricket

The annual meeting of the International Cricket Council held last Saturday reviewed a number of major attributes established in world cricket today.

The board’s most significant decision being, announcing the crowd pulling CT13 to be the last of its kind.

"The ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales was highly acclaimed and appreciated by all. However, the principle of one pinnacle global event for each of the three formats over a four-year cycle is a good one and, as such, the ICC Board has agreed to replace the Champions Trophy with the ICC World Test Championship," Richardson was quoted as saying in the press release.
Champions Trophy won’t be organized any more, instead an all new format tournament - The World Test Championship – will be held in England, June-July 2017 being its inaugural edition.

The ICC media release states "The IDI Board confirmed that the ICC World Test Championship will be staged in 2017 and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will host the inaugural event in June/July 2017, while the second edition will be held in India in February/March 2021." ICC's chief executive David Richardson also put the speculations to rest about ICC Champions Trophy being continued.

So, there would be one T20, ODI and Test format championship each to provide equal importance to all the versions.

Venues of some upcoming tournaments were finalized upon, wherein India got the responsibility and opportunity to host 3 major ICC events in the next 10 years, namely- T20 WC 2016,The Test championship 2021 and ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

The venue for ICC T20 World Cup 2014 remains to be decided Bangladesh being the first choice, WI and SL also queued up.

In order to ensure that all ODIs played over the four-year cycle between ICC Cricket World Cups count up towards a team's ranking, the ICC Board agreed to alter the ODI rankings period from three years to four years span.

For the sake of uniformity, the ICC Board also agreed to change the reckoning of the T20 rankings to cover the same period.

Some other remarkable matters to be highlighted are:  

• Skipper disappointed as Pakistan miss out on any ICC occasion till 2023 Pakistan has not hosted any international cricket since the 2009 Lahore terror attack on the Sri Lankan team. 

The country did not get any major event to host in the schedule finalised during the ICC Annual Conference in London last week.

Disappointed with the ICC's decision to not award any major event to Pakistan till 2023, national captain Misbah-ul-Haq held responsible his team's recent slide on the lack of international cricket in the strife-torn country.

"There is no doubt this team has suffered a lot because of no international cricket being played in Pakistan and to learn now that there are no international events until 2023 is very disappointing news for me," spoke the captain.

• Accused BCCI president, Srinivasan attends ICC annual meet via video-link(spurces says):

Under-fire BCCI president N Srinivasan put an end to rumors by making his existence felt at the International Cricket Council annual conference in London on Saturday. He attended one of the sub-committee meetings via a video-link.

"Yes, Srinivasan attended the Finance and Commercial Affairs meeting of the ICC via video-conference. He took an active part in that meeting as it is one of the most important sub-committees of the ICC. Srinivasan attended the meeting by virtue of being an ICC member," a senior BCCI spokesperson revealed on the condition of anonymity.

Srinivasan's turnout at the ICC meet also made it obvious that he is in no frame of mind to take a softer line and is waiting for the two-man committee investigates to clear him of misconduct in the Indian Premier League betting scandal.

• Afghanistan approved International Cricket Council Associate membership

Afghanistan was granted the Associate membership of the International Cricket Council at the governing body's annual conference in London on June 28 (Friday). The announcement follows a request made by the Asian Cricket Council last year, in lieu of the massive strides the country has taken in the development of the game at all levels.

The elevation means Afghanistan, who has risen from an affiliate to associate membership in just 12 years, will receive an annual financial support of US$850,000.

Along the way, Afghanistan have also been beneficiaries of ICC's Target Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP), an initiative aimed at assisting the lower ranked Full Members and higher ranked associate and affiliate countries, entitling them to a grant of US$ 422,000 to develop cricket at the grassroots stage.

• New PCB chief Najam Sethi desires to bargain the Mohammad Amir ban

Amir, regarded as hot asset in international cricket for his pace and craftiness, was barred with team-mates Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif in February 2011 by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Pakistan's provisional cricket chief said on Monday he would ask the sport's governing body to reduce a five-year ban against promising fast bowler Mohammad Amir for spot fixing.

• Paul Reiffel: Thrilled to be in ICC's elite umpire panel

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Reiffel's promotion on Tuesday following numerous strong seasons as one of the leading umpires in Australia. Reiffel joins Australian colleagues Rod Tucker, Bruce Oxenford and Steve Davis on the panel of 12 umpires.

Former Australian fast bowler Paul Reiffel on Wednesday expressed his excitement on being promoted to ICC's Elite Panel of Umpires.
Speaking about his promotion, Reiffel explained: "When I first started umpiring after retiring from first-class cricket, my aim was to reach the highest level of international umpiring. It always seemed a long way off. So, it's very rewarding and exciting to achieve the goal I set myself when I first started umpiring."

Its BANGLA TIME~~~~Good News For All Tollywood Fans

AFTER LOTS OF COPY-PASTE OF SOUTH AND HINDI MOVIES IN BANGLA, ITS TIME 4 TOLLY TO BE COPIED IN BOLLYWOOD 

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Named “Gang OF Ghosts” the  hindi remake of the blockbuster Bengali horror comedy flick Bhooter Bhabishyat is on the cards !!Directed by Aneek Das,this movie became the most talked about film and made it to the top of the charts in 2012,subject to its original content,fresh cinematography,unique concept and power packed performances by the ensemble cast which included  versatile actors like Paran Bandhopaddhya,Parambrata Chatterjee,Mir Afsar Ali,Saswata Chatterjee to comedians like Biswajit Chatterjee,Samadarshi and  bong beauties in Swastika Mukherjee,Srilekha Mitra,Maneka Sorcar and many more.

News is that,Anupam Kher,the veteran is alleged to play the role of Paran Bondhopadhyay’s Darponarayan Chowdhury in the hindi remake.Mahie Gill plays Swastika's role of an out of date actress....and the likes of Parambrata Chattopadhyay to repeat his role of director Ayan Bannerjee in its hindi version also.

After a long time,any bollywood director has taken up a Bengali script to work upon which brings lots of pride and honour to the Bengali film industry after being accused of copying scripts of south movies scene by scene.

INDIA Looses Its Winning Streak!!!

Even after thrashing West Indies in the group stages of the recently concluded Champions Trophy in England, India started their Celkon cup campaign with a loss against the same opponent, this time them being the host.

Weather predictions stated overcast conditions for the day and a probability of shower, but like the previous match between WI and SL, this time also we had an uninterrupted match last night.

Captain Dwayne Bravo with pace spearhead Ravi Rampaul was out of the team due to injuries, where Pollard was chosen as the stand in captain.

West Indies won the toss and India being put to bat first got off to a flier until a caught and bowled by Kemar Roach resulted in Dhawan’s wicket.Virat Kohli also got out soon by a spectacular catch of Chrish Gayle. Wickets kept falling at regular interval, and the worst scenario was faced by the team when their captain, Mahendra Dhoni injured his right leg in course of running between the wickets.

Except for Rohit Sharma no remarkable batting performance marked India. Sharma scored an 89 balls 60 and in an effort to up the run rate of the team, played a loose shot and paid with his wicket when India was struggling at 124 for 3 in the 31^st over.

The target fixed by the visitors was 230 as India ended their innings at 229/9 in their allotted 50 overs.

As injured captain could not take on the field, reserve wicket keeper Dinesh Kartik put on his gloves and youngster Kohli marshaled Dhoni’s troops as the stand in captain. 

In return to India’s average batting show, West Indies lost early wickets in form of Gayle, Devon Smith and Marlon Samuels      subject to tremendous bowling effort from Umesh Yadav and Bhuvanwesh Kumar.

Later, Johnson Charles(97) and Darren Bravo(55) stuck to the wicket and developed a 116 runs stand which led the Windies to achieve the total in 47.4 overs at the loss of 9 wickets with extended effort from the lower order as well.

The final result declares West Indies as winners by 1 wicket and Johnson Charles was declared the Man of the match for his batting blow.

Match Review On CELKON MOBILE CUP 2013 !!!!

Immediately after the triumphant Indian cricket team returned from England after thrashing the hosts in a breathtaking final contest, Dhoni and Co. had to take off to West Indies for yet another combat.

The same squad that was part of the title triumph last Sunday, with the exemption of Irfan Pathan whose hamstring injury gave Shami Ahmed his first overseas assignment with India, are in the West Indies gearing up for a tri-series to be played from 30^th June to July 11th wherein 3 major cricketing giants participate – Windies being the hosts, Sri Lanka and India.

 The tri-series will have each team facing the other two twice in the preliminary stage to determine which teams will contest for the trophy in the final at Port of Spain on July 11.

The Indian campaign in the recently ended champion’s trophy showcased young talent and their evergreen form followed by their praiseworthy performances. The fact being every player in the squad got a match, and every individual contributed to the success.

"What is very important for us is not to look too far ahead. We will take it series by series," Dhoni said. "We just finished a world tournament in the UK and now we are in the West Indies. First, we will have to see the two teams which are ahead of us. The performance was really good in UK but we need to continue."

The likes of Dhawan and Jadeja, are expected to keep up their good form and show up in this trivial battle. Dhoni, who has become the first captain to win the World Cup, the World Twenty20 and the Champions Trophy, accredited the team's success to a dressing-room atmosphere that thrived on each other's performances.

"I'm fortunate to have the players in the side to really soak up the pressure. What we have done really well is we have enjoyed each other's success and that has really contributed to the side winning most of the games," he said. "If I'm happier than the person who has actually scored a century or a fifty, you understand that's the kind of atmosphere that you want, because at the end of the day, what we play is a team sport." Says the captain.

India met and bet both WI and SL in group stages and semi finals of CT13 respectively. Eventually, India outnumbered their opponents in every single match.

So, vengeance is what the other to teams will be thinking about and they won’t miss any chance to bounce back.

WI and SL already met in the opening match of the series on 28th June resulting in a comprehensive win for the hosts at the Sabina Park on Friday.

The hosts have in fact, started strikingly in the series mauling Sri Lanka in their lung-opener. The biggest positive from the game was the return to form of Chris Gayle, who was somewhat off-color in the ICC event.

Gayle's prowling hundred, which integrated seven sixes and nine fours, helped the West Indies overhaul a 209-run target in a mere 37.5 overs. He would without hesitation be the backbone of the West Indian batting against India as well.

On the contrary, the Sri Lankan team’s performance was not remarkable except for captain Angelo Matthews’s 118 balls 55 and veteran Jayawardane’s 52 of 86 balls.

The KKR spin wizard Sunil Narine also remarkably grabbed 4 wickets in his allotted 10 overs quota with a significant economy of 4.00.This man will always have a few tricks up his sleeves while pacers Kemar Roach and Ravi Rampaul can be a handful as well in the match against India.

INDIA plays their first match against WI, who are playing at home for the first time under Dwayne Bravo's leadership, tonight at 8 p.m Indian time at the Sabina park, Jamaica.

** Injuries :Irfan Pathan hamstringDebut out side India :Shami Ahmed **

Probable Teams:

India (From):

 MS Dhoni(w/c), Shikhar Dhawan,Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma,Umesh Yadav

West Indies (From):
Dwayne Bravo(c), Denesh Ramdin(w), Darren Bravo,  Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Tino Best, Kemar Roach, Darren Sammy,Marlon Samuels

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SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP IN SCHOOL LIFE

                                 

Oh!! for a second after I woke up from sleep ,I thought it to be Sunday but at the next moment just realised that my school life is just over. How did I spend the glorious 13 yrs. in my school was just touching!!

                                               

Starting from K.G. where everyone was just very serene, had no grudges against future till the day when I passed out class 12 had a heaven & hell difference. I remember the last day of my schooldays where everyone was taking photographs with each other, giving best of luck for their future life but amidst the thing I really miss is the tiffin time in class XII-B.This is the fun which I'll never forget in my life ever.
                                         

We used to sit in the back benches and compete every morning for a place there just to chat with our friends,tell and cracked jokes for teachers but always were unhappy about the kind of study that prevailed there.Sharing tiffin among us and dividing a little bit of it into many a parts.Uhuh!!!lovely memories. But had a dream that one day we will see ourselves in a position which we dreamt in our schooldays,in our night dreams.
                                 
Poking nose in every small situations, calling friend's girlfriend as BHABI, giving slangs to each other.Uh!! such lovely experiences I had in my schooldays.Now we have just passed class 12, we will be scattered apart for the sake of further studies but friend's please pledge we never gotta put a wall on our friends company forever in our life.
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KEEP CONNECTED. HOPE YOU ALL PROSPER IN YOUR LIFE .BEST WISHES FOR YOUR FUTURE.

                            ####DEDICATED TO ALL MY CLOSE AND CRAZY FRIENDS####

SPAIN THROUGH TO THE CONFEDERATIONS CUP FINAL

                                                 

                                         
The Euro & The WC Champions Spain are through to the Confederations Cup final to be played at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janiero on 30th June,2013 with rivals Spain.

The Spaniards started the game brightly but it was the Azurris who started to counter Spain & were dominant in the first half with a few shots on target testing Iker Casillas to a great extent.The first half ended goalless with a promise of plenty more to come in the second half.Spain started the second half dominating the ball and few on target shots easy for Italy's Buffon to deal with. Few tackles were known by both the teams in the midfield area with the scoreline 0-0 at the end of the 90 minutes of normal time.
                                                         

Both the teams got their full time instructions right from their managers and it was Italy who came close to scoring it before the left back's effort struck off the post eventually relieving Spanish supporters. Spain too attacked strongly in the Italy's half posing frequent threats to G.G.Buffon. In the second half of the extra time Xavi's long ranger effort was again saved by Buffon which then struck off the bar post. A heart stopping moment for many Italy supporters. After that both teams got chances but failed to convert into goals.

Then came the tie breaker moment and Spain won the match with Bonucci missing from the spot, converted into goal by Jesus Navas and this guaranteed  Spain progress into the finals beating Italy 7-6 in penalties.
                                                 

Here is the highlights of the match for those who missed it:
                             

     
So come Sunday,and Spain will be ready to face Confederations Cup Champions Brazil what would be a very interesting clash.

WHO's GONNA WIN??????????

The most waited match is here tonight in Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza from from 19:55 BST / 00.30 IST.

The two teams last meet each other at EURO 2012 FINAL where Spain won over their rivals with a scoreline of  4-0.

The Spain v Italy has gone head to head with a evenly divided with eight wins apiece with 27 encounters.

# Mario Balotelli , Italian $triker is out of the tournament due to hamstring injury ,while while key midfielder Andrea Pirlo may not be fully fit and would not be available for this high voltage clash.

# Spain will assess Roberto Soldado and Cesc Fabregas before naming their team.Reserve goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu is doubtful with a knee injury and Cesc with minor muscle injury.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Spain's 4-0 win in the Euro 2012 final was their biggest ever victory against Italy. They had never previously beaten the Azzurri by more than a two-goal margin.
• The Spanish have lost only one of their most recent eight matches against Italy (W3, D4, L1, with the Euro 2008 quarter-final penalty shoot-out counted as a draw).

Spain

• Spain are unbeaten in 28 competitive games (W24, D4) since losing to Switzerland at the 2010 World Cup. According to Fifa, it's a world record, bettering France's 27-match streak from 1994-1999.
• The Spanish are unbeaten in 25 games in all competitions (W20, D5) since losing to England in 2011.
• The world record for most international matches unbeaten (including friendlies) is 35 games, jointly held by Brazil (1993-96) and Spain (2006-09). Spain's run ended with a 2-0 defeat to the USA in the semi-finals of the 2009 Confederations Cup.
• Fernando Torres has eight goals in Confederations Cup history - only Ronaldinho and Cuauhtemoc Blanco (nine) have more.

Italy

• Gianluigi Buffon faced 20 shots on target during the group stage of the Confederations Cup, more than any other goalkeeper.
• The Azzurri conceded eight goals in the first group stage of a major tournament for the first time in their history.
• They have leaked three or more goals in back-to-back games for the first time since May 1976, when they lost friendlies to England (3-2) and Brazil (4-1).
• The last time it happened at a tournament was the 1970 World Cup; they beat West Germany 4-3 before losing 4-1 to Brazil in the final.
• No one has scored more for Prandelli's Italy than Mario Balotelli (10 goals in 25 games).

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BRAZIL INTO THE FINALS OF THE CONFEDERATIONS CUP

                                       

Hey guys!! Brazil once again proved their name why they have won the WC five times, after beating the fellow Latin America rivals Uruguay at the Maracana stadium in Rio to take revenge of the 1950 WC final which was again hosted by this stadium.

                                   

The early part of the game was dominated by Uruguay eventually winning a penalty but it was Julio Cesar who came to Brazil's rescue then saving the penalty cheered by more than 60,000 fans present at the historic stadium.

After keeping the ball for most of the time during the first 45 minutes of playing, it was The Sambas who broke the deadlock and again Fred was the scorer. Surely,for this he wears the Brazil No. 9. From three minutes of the start of the second half, Uruguay struck back and this time Napoli striker Edinson Cavani was the scorer with a brilliant left foot finish.Score 1-1 to both.

                           

               

Brazil then went on to dominate the possession in the second half and their constant goal threat bore fruits in the 88th minute when the beautiful curling corner by Neymar was headed on by midfielder Paulinho putting the scoreline in favour of Brazil 2-1. It was a sigh of relief for 'Big Phil' known as Luiz Felipe Scolari as they displayed their popular rythmic style of playing to a great extent.

Here is the highlights for those who have missed this great football match

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NADAL OUT OF WIMBLEDON

                           
                                       

                                       

Oh!My God!! Nadal is out of Wimbledon 2013.Can you believe this??

                                                But this is true

It's the first time ever Spanish ace Rafael Nadal is out in the first round of any Grand Slam. Nadal was given a tough fight by Belgian Steve Darchis. The world no. 135 defeated the former champion by 7-6, 7-6, 6-4.
                         

           
                                   
Until monday, he was the only player who have held a no.1 spot and can claim such a record. He appeared unwilling to slide on his knees and in his final set appeared to be limping.
                                                                 

So, Nadal fans, don't loose your hope.Next time he will be back with a lot of spirit within him.

CRISTIANO RONALDO - INTERESTING FACTS

                                     

Hey guys!!Here's some interesting facts of arguably one of the best footballers to have walked across the planet.Ha you got it right-It's Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aviera porularly known as CR7 among his fans.
                                         

He is an amazing athlete known round the globe for his gifted dribbling skills,amazing quality of taking free-kicks and a man with a wonderful eye of goal.

Here are those facts ;-

1.The name Ronaldo was given by his father after getting inspired from his favourite actor & U.S.president Ronald Reagon.

2.He doesn't drink alcohol as it reminds him of his father's tragic death.

3.He paid for a 9-yr.old boy's cancer teatment and still supports the people of Palestine who lost their near & dear ones in the violence.
                                   

4.He doesn't tatoo his body because he is always donating blood.
                             
5.He is the first ever Portuguese player to have played for Manchester United & also holds his name on the top of the list for a record $million transfer to Real Madrid.

6.As he runs around 10.5 km in a match,he used to have around 936 twists which a Formula One car takes during Monaco Grand Prix.
                                 

7.Ronaldo is slim but his body has only 10% fat. Normal cat walk models have 13.8% fat.Isn't it amazing!!

8. His free kick speed is nearly 130 kmph which is 31.1metres per second more than 4 times Apollo's 11 rocket launching speed which was 7.3 metres per second.Wow!!

9.He lifts weight of around 23,055 during a whole training session which is total of 16 Toyota Prius cars.Superb !!
                               

10.According to Castrol's analysis,when Ronaldo jumps he generates five times more power than a Cheetah jumping in a full flight. Mind blowing isn't it??

  Hope it's needless to say that he is a true performer


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Spain vs Brazil ! Which will bring home the CUP??

World cup is just knocking at the door with just 1 year away and then the world's most awaited tournament will start its miracle at Brazil.Those chanting of the teams,roaring of the fans, shivering moments in the stadium,whistling song all over......oh my god i cant wait! Can you?

But here i want to discus about two teams. Two teams that are from different continents from different culture but plays the same simple game that is football. Yup, am talking about Brazil and Spain. Both the teams are considered to be the juggernauts of the game and both have history behind them.So lets start comparing them.

Starting with spain a team who have revolutionised the game of footbal from the past 8 years or so.They play a very simple game yet very complicated at times.Spain follows Tiki-Taka combination-a style of
play characterised by short passing and movement, working the ball through various channels, and maintaining possession.The Tiki-taka style of play was invented by John Cruyff the legendary Barcelona and Netherland football figure who inveneted the style during his playing time at Catalunya.But the main man who
impacted Tiki-Taka was none other than Pep Guardiola-One of the best Manager of the world-the most successful in spain.And now Vincenete Del Bosque have adapted the style of play from catalunya i..e
Barcelona To the National team Spain.Spain have emergged as a very strong team and they have change their texture of play in a very fast manner...with nothing in their hand Spain started winning the euro cup in 2008 and then no team in the world has been able to stop them.After 2008 Spain won the world Cup in South Africa in 2010.After that again they Won the Euro 2012.They are indeed the most successfull football
team in the world Right now.Spain have also achieve a feat that would be nearly impossible for any team to achieve...They have not lost in a row of 28 competitive Matches...A world record.

Spain's most Important players are:

1.Iker Casillas
2.Sergio Ramos
3.Andres Iniesta
4.Xavi
5.David Villa
6.Fabregas
7.Xabi Alonso
8.Pedro
9.Fernando Torres and many other who are considered to be the very
best in the football game.

Now its enough about Spain,
Lets come to Brazil.

Brazil a team which is consider to be the home of football...Won the World cup 5 times and no other team have achieved that feat yet.

Brazil plays a hell lot of a different game than Spain.Brazil unlike spain mostly depends on Long passes and counter attacking football which keep them at different level when compared to other teams in the world.They beleive in attacking with the ball and offensive play rather than keeping possesion of the game.Brazil are now playing under their former legend Scolari who have indeed done a great job so
far.Brazil losts its glory 3-4 years when they lost some good players but now they have again built their terretory.Some of the most promising youngstar are coming up to represent Brazil and here is
their name.The first name is indeed worth writing

1.Neymar
2.Hulk
3.Thiago Silva
4.Marcelo
5.Oscar
6.Jo
7.Alaba
8.Fred
9.David Luiz
10. Dani Alves and many other excellent youngster.

I am really confused which of this two teams would win the world cup
but Now i am eagerly waiting which of this two teams will win the
confederation cup 2013 being held at Brazil

The final is on 30th June and am eagerly waiting for these two
brilliant team to meet in the final.

For now its time to take a break :)

Bye
Anuttam

94-YeaR-OlD AntI-ApartheiD Leader'S ConditioN iN HospitaL DeteriorateD To CriticaL

Madiba , affectionately known and admired the most among of the South African's. 53 million habitats of the country respect him as the architect of the 1994 transition to multi-racial democracy after three centuries of white domination.

Mandela has been in intensive care for more than two weeks Pretoria Hospital. He was hospitalized on June 8 as he was suffering from lung infection.

A Government statement said, President Jacob Zuma's office was informed by Mandela's doctors that his condition deteriorated more in the past 24 hrs

US President Barack Obama is due to visit of South Africa this week as a part of a three country tour.Whereas Zuma confirmed that Mandela's worsening state of health should not affect his trip.

His last public appearence was waving to fans from the back of golf cart before the final of Soccer World Cup in Johannesburg's Soccer City in Jul' 2010.
Since his latest admission to hospital, well-wishers have been arriving at his Johannesburg home, with scores of school-children leaving painted stones outside the gates bearing prayers for his recovery.

"If it's his time to go, he can go. I wish God can look after him," said nurse Petunia Mafuyeka, as she headed to work in Johannesburg.

"I'm worried that they're keeping him alive. I feel they should let him go," said Doris Lekalakala, a claims manager. "The man is old. Let nature take its course. He must just rest."

The day after he went into hospital, South Africa's Sunday Times newspaper carried a front-page headline saying it was "time to let him go".

WIMBLEDON OPEN STARTS FROM TODAY

                                                       

 Wimbledon Open is an International tennis tournament which is scheduled to start from today. It is a tournament which has a lot of history behind it & is also considered to be the tournament where legends are born.

The 2013 Wimbledon Open is considered to be the 127th edition of Wimbledon Champion and it is the 3rd Grand Slam of the year which will be played on a grass surface and is taking place over a series of 19 courts which includes 4 main showcourts, Centre Court, No.1 Court ,No. 2 Court and No. 3 Court.
                                                 

It will currently take place at the ''All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club'' running from 24th June till 7th July.It consists of singles, double & mixed doubles.Roger Federer & Serena Williams are the defending champions of the singles.
                             
The Wimbledon prize money for 2013 have been increased by nearly 40% to $ 34 million. The winner of men's & women's singles title will each earn $1.6 million which is up by euro 450,000 from last year.
In the 2013 Wimbledon, prize money is highest out of all the four Grand Slams compared to $32 million at the U.S.OPEN, $million at the Australian Open, $million at the French Open.
                               

So guys!!hope you all will be ready to cheer for the Federer & Nadal and many more you support.

SUN DRAGS SPACE JUNK OUT OF EARTH ORBIT..Dangerous Isn't it?

Hey guys,
  

Have u ever realized the fact that we are constantly sending satellites to the space year after year from a few decades now and whats happening to it after it has completed its mission???

  It is an alarming incident happening in the outer space these days that the junk of the satellites left over after being used up is creating a circumstance known as "Kessler Syndrome". Yes guys it is for your notice that in future if this kin of a thing continues then it might happen that all the research works related to space and travel would be jammed. NASA recently observed this phenomenon occuring in the low-Earth orbit. Moreover the sun flares coming out are to some extent responsible for this blockage too.

So do you think the researchers are sleeping hearing this problem. Absolutely NO. The scientist at NASA have launched a program named "NASA Orbital Debris Program" to get out of such situations. According to the latest report produced by them the Sun can act as help to us clearing those scrubs working as vacuum cleaner.

Another way is the brilliance of mankind and the process goes as follows

Spacecraft sent to other planets -- such as the Mars satellites -- use this high altitude atmospheric drag to slow them down just before orbital insertion, a maneuver called "aerobreaking."

As the debris slows, Earth's gravity pulls it to lower altitudes where the atmosphere is even thicker. Thicker atmosphere = more drag = slower debris. Eventually the debris reenters the atmosphere sooner than it would do without the solar influence, burning up safely (for the most part).

Of the 3,218 cataloged debris from the Fengyun-1C destruction, only 6 percent of the pieces have reentered the atmosphere. But half of those pieces came down in the last 12 months, highlighting the part increased solar activity had to play in removing the debris from orbit.

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