Sampathkumar Sampath
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Sampspeak - the thoughts of an Insurer
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a Blog on Insurance especially Marine Insurance, Sports and Current Affairs
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What's Special About South Korean Lee Duck-hee, Aiming to Play at Wimbledon
At Old Trafford, Manchester, Jos Buttler gave Australia one last nightmare to take home from an abject ODI tour of England as the hosts squeaked to a victory... Read more
Posted on 25 June 2018 SOCIETY -
India Thumps Pakistan in Kabaddi WC at Dubai 2018
A few years ago, the phase of an ODI innings between overs 15 to 40 was considered to be dull and insipid - with batting sides resorting to accumulation. Read more
Posted on 22 June 2018 SOCIETY -
Italy Interior Minister Matteo Salvini Says Migrants 'will Only See Italy on a...
The Arab Spring has not radically changed patterns of migration in the Mediterranean, and the "migration crisis" label does not capture a composite and... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2018 SOCIETY -
Oh Teacher Sir, Please Don't Go Pleads Students and Parents !!
சுமார் 30 அல்லது 40... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2018 SOCIETY -
Friendly Crocodiles of “Ouagadougou” Burkina Faso
A lakeside baptism service in Ethiopia was struck by tragedy after a crocodile attacked and killed the vicar. It is reported that an 80-strong congregation... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2018 SOCIETY -
Long Hours Occupation of Crease ~ Work Culture !!
Afghans learnt it the hard way ~ that in Test Cricket – occupying the crease is one of the most important thing. Have once seen Anshuman Gaekwad grind Pakis... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2018 SOCIETY -
பாரதியாரின் குயில்பாட்டு ~ Indian Koel - the Songbird
மஹாகவி சுப்ரமண்ய... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2018 SOCIETY -
England Makes History Posts 481 in ODI at Trentbridge
The River Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire and it flows through and drains most of the metropolitan centra... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2018 SOCIETY -
Simpl(y)icity Forgotten ~ Mr Kakkan
Most of us suffer from short-term memory loss ! ~ a decade or two ago, there was a trip of an Indian PM (not Modiji) to an island – and there were reports that... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2018 SOCIETY -
Afghan Capt & Team Learn How Harsh Test Cricket Could Be !!
For the connoisseur of the game – it is the real Test ! Test cricket is many wonderful things, it is also a harsh reality check. It could expose teams brutally. Read more
Posted on 16 June 2018 SOCIETY -
Messi Misses ~ VAR Debuts and Overturns Decision of Referee for France
In Cricket, review / referral is a welcome technology that helps Team fight against decisions of the Umpire which otherwise would have gone away ~ there are suc... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2018 SOCIETY -
Nike Withdraws Cleats to Iran Team - FIFA 2018
On May 21, 1997 at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium, Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar scored 194* breaking the 13-year-old landmark of 189 set by Vivian Richards in... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2018 SOCIETY -
Shikhar Dhawan Hits Century Before Lunch at Bengaluru
On Thursday (today) June 12, 1986 – at Oxford, the Combined Universities Captain David Throne was rather hospitable. He put the visiting Indians in on a warm an... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2018 SOCIETY -
Amelia Kerr Creates History ~ Outbats Belinda Clarke
On 18th Jun 1983, at Turnbridge Wells, with India reeling at 17/5, in walked Kapil Dev – scored the first century for India in ODI, an epic 175* .. .. Read more
Posted on 13 June 2018 SOCIETY -
Penuka Cow That Wandered in to Serbia is Set to Return Back !
Sir James Paul McCartney, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He gained worldwide fame as the bass guitarist and singer for th... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2018 SOCIETY -
DK to Play Tests After 8 Years ~ Ivanka Trump's Chinese Tweet !!
IPL 2018 is over ~ and India is to give chance to Afghan making its Test debut – the irony was hard to miss when veteran Harbhajan Singh was snapped up by... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2018 SOCIETY -
Sad Boris Becker Forced to Auction His Trophies and Personal Wealth
From 1976 to 1980 – the game was calm and charming but was monotonous ! – Bjorn Borg continued to win Wimbledon and in 1981, the young tantrum throwing John... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2018 SOCIETY -
Scotland Beats England at Edinburg !
The Grange (originally St Giles' Grange) is a suburb of Edinburgh, about one and a half miles south of the city centre. It is a conservation area characterised... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2018 SOCIETY -
Guardsman Charanpreet Singh Lall Makes History in UK
United Kingdom is known for its symbolism and ceremonies ~ and this is an eye-capturing event, the change of guards – can you spot the difference in this... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2018 SOCIETY -
People Living to Serve the Society - Providing Education to Downtrodden ~ Hail...
In my school days (mid 1970s) I have observed cinema posters appearing on Wednesday night on Thursdays ~ as new films would hit the screen on Friday (sentimen... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2018 SOCIETY