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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Indian Wicket Keepers ~ Seriousness of Saha's Injury !?!
To the Cricket fan with unquenching desire to know more and more of the game. Way back in Feb 1976, India played New Zealand in ODI no. Read more
Posted on 23 July 2018 SOCIETY -
4 Workers Found to Be Illegal on Board Tanker 'Rise Dignity' at Chennai Port
Kharg is a continental island in the Persian Gulf belonging to Iran. The island is located 25 km (16 mi) off the coast of Iran and 483 km (300 mi) northwest of... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2018 SOCIETY -
Wallace, the Mule, Beats Horses in Dressage
Did you find anything different in this photo of a winner of a dressage event ? Dressage a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training" is a highly... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2018 SOCIETY -
Planning One's Retirement - Speculation on MS Dhoni Retiring !!
If you are over 50 – feel stressed in job; family reasonably well-settled, perhaps would have pondered on this already ! – and for such people this post may mak... Read more
Posted on 20 July 2018 SOCIETY -
School Admission ~ Trauma of Parents Waiting !!
More than 130 parents at a primary school queued from 3am in a bid to secure their child a place at a breakfast club in the new school term reads an article in... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2018 SOCIETY -
Russian Warship Dimitrii Donskoi, Claimed to Have Been Spotted for Salvage !
A South Korean salvage team has discovered the wreck of Russian warship Dimitrii Donskoi, 113 years after it sank. In law, abandonment is the relinquishment,... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2018 SOCIETY -
Novak Djokovic, the Serb Relishes Grass at Wimbledon - 2018
“It tastes very, very good this year, he said after with a laugh. “It’s a little tradition obviously. As a kid I was dreaming of winning Wimbledon, so, like... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2018 SOCIETY -
Winners of Wimbledon 2018 and Something Interesting !
Wimbledon 2018 is over ~ not many would have guessed its winners ! Epic semifinals, marathon matches, the return of the legends, World Cup drama -- Wimbledon... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2018 SOCIETY -
Sunil Gavaskar Criticises Dhoni for Playing Slow !!
MS Dhoni walked a single to third man to reach 10,000 ODI runs, but there was barely a clap heard at Lord's. Even the Indian dressing room was glum. Read more
Posted on 17 July 2018 SOCIETY -
Croatia to Play France in FIFA 2018 Finals ~ Something on President Kolinda...
Tomislav was the first King of Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea. Its capital is Zagreb. The Croats reportedly arrived in the are... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2018 SOCIETY -
Hima Das Does India Proud in U20 IAAF at Finland
A match is not over until the last ball is bowled and a race isn’t over until it’s over. Yesterday at Nottingham where the last two matches had scores of 400+... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2018 SOCIETY -
When Postman Came Calling ~ Triplicane Remembers the Good Service
What makes you feel happy ? – ‘knowing lot of people or being known to lot of people’ ? ~ a few decades ago, there was at least person who thrived knowing the... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2018 SOCIETY -
KUldip Yadav Chinaman Bowler Bamboozles England with a 6 for at Nottingham
Trent Bridge is a cricket ground mostly used for Test, One-day international and County cricket located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, just... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2018 SOCIETY -
Roger Federer Bows out of Wimbledon 2018
In press conference at Wimbledon after his second round match win over Lukas Lacko, Roger Federer commented on Switzerland loss to Sweden by 1-0 in the... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2018 SOCIETY -
Croatia Takes on England in 2nd Semis of FIFA 2018
Tomislav was its first King. He became Duke in c. 910, was elevated to kingship by 925 and reigned until 928. At the time of his rule, this place forged an... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2018 SOCIETY -
FIFA Semis France Plays Belgium at Krestovsky Stadium in St Petersburg
Neva is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Read more
Posted on 10 July 2018 SOCIETY -
TNPL 2018 - BCCI Tries to Muzzle TNCA
This evening as I returned home ~ could see MA Chidambaram stadium glowing – yes, the flood lights were on .. .. sadly could recall the IPL match 2018 that was... Read more
Posted on 09 July 2018 SOCIETY -
SYMA Seeks Your Support for Education Aid 2018
Dear Friends, Greetings to you from our SYMA – for those who are not familiar ‘Srinivas Youngmen’s Association’ ~ a social service organization rendering servic... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2018 SOCIETY -
India Wins T20 Series at Bristol - Rohit & Hardik Shine
Glorious uncertainties, thy name ~ Cricket – and T20 brings about even sharper results !! With 1-1 India played England at Bristol, at the County Cricket... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2018 SOCIETY -
as Seeds Fall by the Side at Wimbledon !
The third round of singles gets completed on a super Saturday at Wimbledon, with Grand Slam champions Simona Halep, Jelena Ostapenko, and Angelique Kerber takin... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2018 SOCIETY