by Minter Dial | Jul 27, 2007 | Politics, Sports
On 25th July, Iraq beat South Korea, one of the cup favorites, in a nail-biter, where the 0-0 regulation time score led to a penalty shoot-out win 4-3 in the semis. (BBC report). A country deprived of joy for four years, Iraq has the potential to hoist its first ever...
by Minter Dial | Jul 19, 2007 | Sports
As we ramp up for the Rugby World Cup 2007, my first observation is that, perhaps because France will basically be on break for the months of July and August, there does not seem to be much warm up ‘buzz’ here. Cafe banter — French equivalent of...
by Minter Dial | Jul 14, 2007 | Sports
The greening of sports In the aftermath of Live Earth 7.7.07, it struck me that the sporting world could also take up the green cause in a more formal fashion. Live Earth apparently attracted an audience of 2 billion people. [As an aside, I would like to see some of...
by Minter Dial | Jun 18, 2007 | Sports
The last league games (last night) of the Spanish First Division (Primera League) saw three teams that could win the title (Barcelona & Real Madrid tied and Sevilla 2 point adrift). Both Barcelona and Real Madrid won their last matches, but Real Madrid (with...
by Minter Dial | Jun 17, 2007 | Health, Sports
If you have ever thought of leaving some current day objects in a time capsule for discovery in the future, chances are that you underestimated nature. The story of this 1957 time capsule — including a car and various everyday items of the time — show that...
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