Sampathkumar Sampath

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• Chris Gayle's Century Ease WI to a Win

  

  It was on an evening in Mumbai – Shaun Tait bounced it short, Pollard swung it massively over mid-wicket – ball went missing for a 120M hit ~ and the DJ was... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2016 SOCIETY

• 'Thanda Matlab Cocacola' - Osborne Taxs Sugary Drinks !

  

  A decade or so ago, - the ad campaign 'Thanda matlab Coca-Cola' made the almost universal rural word for soft drinks a hot catchphrase, and the marketing... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2016 SOCIETY

• WC T20 2016 - India Starts with a Bang !

  

  The ides of March was cruel to Julius Caesar ~ it was the last day for paying advance tax … ~ and the T20 WC began !! The pressure of playing at home, seeing... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2016 SOCIETY

• Ides of March ~ T20 WC Super 10 Starts ~ Priya Rajnikant Movie

  

  15th of March ~ today ! The World T20 WC extravaganza begins with Men in Blue taking on Black Caps. Forget that the action in fact started sometime back ~ this... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2016 SOCIETY

• How Short a T20 International Can Be ?

  In Feb 1998, after the third ball of the match flew off a length past the England captain's nose, one alleged sage turned to his neighbour in the press box and... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2016 SOCIETY

• Meldonium Shattering Russian Athletes Including Maria Sharapova

  

  On Women’s day, writing about women in Sport – I wrote Serena Williams would feature on top, then about Ronda Jean Rousey, then about the Russian who was at... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2016 SOCIETY

• ICC T20 WC - Police Officers ..... and Something Interesting !

  

  Who is your favourite Cricketer and why ? – are you following T20 WC and do you feel you have seen this Officer on right somewhere !!! Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2016 SOCIETY

• Crowds at Chepauk ..... and Empty Stands of Nagpur Jamtha

  

  In Jan 2008 Mick Lewis, the late-blooming fast bowler who became a key member of Victoria's attack quit the game at the age of 33. He would be eternally... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2016 SOCIETY

• Bi-paternal Twins with Different Fathers ~ Twins in Cinema !!

  

  Sure you know the Zodiac sign Gemini - mythologically considered twins. A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2016 SOCIETY

• Maria Sharapova Falls to Disgrace - Use of Meldonium

  

  On Women’s day, writing about women in Sport – I wrote Serena Williams would feature on top. Is she the greatest i.e., most famous or most accomplished – a... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2016 SOCIETY

• Celebrating Women's Day ~ Remembering Those Great Women !!

  

  Can you identify this woman and do you know of her achievements ? Mar 8th is a significant day ~ you know why ! ….the ICC T20 WC 2016, the sixth edition of... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2016 SOCIETY

• Rupert Murdoch [84] Marries Jerry Hall [59]

  

  'I feel like the luckiest happiest man in the world' the man who in 1993, acquired Star TV, a Hong Kong company founded by Richard Li for $1 billion said. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2016 SOCIETY

• the Rich Beggar Driving Audi .... the Model Millionaire

  

  A kind-hearted Zamindar (Rajinikanth) when cheated by close relative, hands over all his property and his baby to his sister-in-law and brother and goes to the... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2016 SOCIETY

• Wearing a Mask in Life ... Martin Crowe Passes Away at 53 !

  

  Many fear failure, of humiliation, rejection and of unworthiness. However, once you steam past that and move into the stratosphere of triumph and glory,... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2016 SOCIETY

• Wealth of Nations ~ Rich from a Poor Country and Intolerance Debate

  

  Do you follow Tamilnadu politics ? and do you see political debates ….. with the assembly elections round the corner in Tamil Nadu and political parties, small... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2016 SOCIETY

• Mohammad Sami Bowls Bangladesh to a Place in Finals in Asia Cup

  

  The idea of Asia Cup was conceived in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries. It was originall... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2016 SOCIETY

• Justin Gatlin Runs 100M in 9.45 Sec ~ but Still Usain Bolt's 9.68 is the...

  

  My favourite writer genius Sujatha wrote a novel in Kumudam titled ’10 second mutham’ – a story of an Indian female athlete who is trained to break the barrier... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2016 SOCIETY

• Norwegian Teenager - Horse Woman Becomes World's Youngest Billionaire

  

  Forbes is an American business magazine owned by Forbes, Inc. Published biweekly, it features original articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2016 SOCIETY

• Mere ~ Maori Weapon on the Trophy of Island of Origin T20

  

  Does this trophy look different ? Down under in Newzealand, the living Wage rate has been set at $19.80 [Rs.900 apprx] an hour and will come into effect on... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2016 SOCIETY

• Daring Scientist Bionerd Visits Abandoned Chernobyl !!!

  

  This post is all about a woman Scientist ~not about her eating the forbidden apple though ! – you can see the tree behind overbearing apples and the forlorn... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2016 SOCIETY