chess, chess player, child prodigy, final game, garry kasparov, indian sports, knock out, long journey, match play, sofia airport, sports, sports fans, veselin topalov, viswanathan anand, world championships, world chess championship, yesterday evening
In India, News, sports on May 12, 2010 at 12:42
Though India was expectedly knocked out of the World T20 tourney late yesterday evening, Indian sports fans had much to cheer about with Viswanathan Anand retaining his world chess championship title by defeating Veselin Topalov in the 12th and final game of the match series with black pieces.
Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something clever, when they are only wasting time. – G B Shaw, Playwright.
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Long Journey For Anand
It has been a long journey for Anand from child prodigy to being the best chess player in the world. This was his 4th world title with victories in all 3 formats of the world championships: 2000 (knock out), 2007 (double round robin tournament), and 2008 & 2010 (match play).
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AITA, Kalina, sports, Tennis, University of Mumbai
In India, mumbai, sports, Tennis on February 22, 2010 at 08:22
The All India Tennis Association now has a Tennis Centre of Excellence at the Kalina Campus, Mumbai University.
It boasts 7 State of the art Synthetic Floodlit Tennis Courts, a fully equipped gym with trainers, professional coaching for children and adults, pay & play facilities and ample parking facilities.
The address is:
AITA Trust,
University of Mumbai,
Vidya Nagari,
Kalina Campus,
Santacruz East,
Mumbai – 400 055
Tel No: 3265 3930/2290 9415
Email:tceaitatrust@yahoo.com
PS: This is for informational purposes only. This is not, in any way, an endorsement.
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celluloid, chamions, film, fun, sports
In fun, prose, sports on February 12, 2010 at 09:58
A couple of sports-related articles from the Mint.
http://www.livemint.com/2010/02/11211942/Weissmuller8217s-Tarzan-is.html?h=A3
http://www.livemint.com/2010/02/10210525/Champions-born-or-made.html?h=C
One details how many sportspersons have made the transition from the field to celluloid.
The other talks about the similarities in champions across nations and generations.
Have a great day!
cricket, fun, Karnataka, mumbai, Ranji, sports, TeamWork
In cricket, fun, sports on January 14, 2010 at 11:05
Just a thought:
With the Ranji Trophy final between Mumbai & Karnataka drawing to a close, (what an engrossing finale!), instead of wasting time lauding an Indian cricket team that does not perform in crucial matches, isn’t it time we celebrated the Mumbai cricket team, that has gone on and on , performing as a unit, over the past decade with almost no superstars in their midst?
Surely this team embodies the spirit of Mumbai, more than anything else?
PS: Mumbai completed their 39th Ranji Trophy win. See http://www.cricinfo.com/ranjisuperleague2009/content/current/story/444048.html
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