So the Indian team currently training in Portugal from the past 3 months has had a good outing so far, in all i think they lost 2 matches of the 9 scheduled.
Sunil chettri getting on the score board is definitely good news along with NP pradeep, i still remember his rocket strike for India in the Nehru Cup in 2007 against Syria. Here is the link to that fantastic goal Video of the Goal
I don't know the quality of the Portuguese opponents so far , have they been playing first string teams or are they of a second string opponents? The media hasn't been covering this at all, it is a shame on you guys.
So the results so far , at least from what i know.
India vs Desportivo Monsanto 6 -2
India vs Sertanense FC 3 -2
India vs Uniao Desportiva da Serra 3 - 1
India vs Mafra 0 - 1
India vs Atletico 1 - 0
I am a big fan of Bob houghton and his coaching style. The AIFF the governing body rejected the coaches plan of not playing against against Namibia, Gambia and Turkmenistan as part of the national team’s preparation for the Asian Cup in January. I think in hindsight maybe the coach feels the opposition wont send their best teams and that is why he felt that playing UAE club teams would be much better.
I do tend to agree with the coach here. I think the AIFF is a bunch of fools, i also read that they wanted to play some matches in orissa? i dont understand why wont they play in the big metros where people will come to support the team at least this way we will get more and more fan base to support our team.
Only time will tell.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
pike peak run
wow now this guy Ari Vatanen, Finnish rally driver can drive and to think one mistake and he would be over the hill and into the sea.
At 3:26... he shields his eyes from the sun with one hand while maneuvering at what, 200km/h? Make sure you have you sound on at full blast to enjoy the turbo :)
Check this link, YouTube - Pikes Peak run
At 3:26... he shields his eyes from the sun with one hand while maneuvering at what, 200km/h? Make sure you have you sound on at full blast to enjoy the turbo :)
Check this link, YouTube - Pikes Peak run
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Indian Football and the asia cup
I really hope that the indian football team does well at next years asian cup in doha QATAR. The team is in training in europe playing second and third division Portuguese teams. I guess to be fair most of Asian quality except for Korea and Japan is on par with the second and third division sides of Europe.
This years world cup is evidence of that where none of the middle east teams like Iran or Saudi Arabia made it.
I think Houghton the national coach has missed a trick here he should have chosen some of the U-19 stars who are playing real well just to bleed them in an international arena.
There are a couple of suspect players in this national squad people like Sushil singh, who has absolutely no talent as was evident during the SAARC cup in Bangladesh. I would have liked it if he had taken Jeje who played well during that tournament.
Abhishek Yadav is another player who has a lot of potential but seeing him play reminds me of how lazy he has been, he hasn't done anything at the club level also.
Good luck India, i hope we come back with some respect.
This years world cup is evidence of that where none of the middle east teams like Iran or Saudi Arabia made it.
I think Houghton the national coach has missed a trick here he should have chosen some of the U-19 stars who are playing real well just to bleed them in an international arena.
There are a couple of suspect players in this national squad people like Sushil singh, who has absolutely no talent as was evident during the SAARC cup in Bangladesh. I would have liked it if he had taken Jeje who played well during that tournament.
Abhishek Yadav is another player who has a lot of potential but seeing him play reminds me of how lazy he has been, he hasn't done anything at the club level also.
Good luck India, i hope we come back with some respect.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
A pea sprouts in the lung
A man, who the doctors suspected to be suffering from a cancerous tumor, is found to have a pea sprouting inside his windpipe.
"My blood pressure was very low. My oxygen count was very low. I was dehydrated, my left lung collapsed, and I had pneumonia," 75-yr-old Ron Sveden from Brewster told the Herald.
After an X-ray showed a spot on Sveden's windpipe, Cape CodHospital doctors thought the retired teacher was suffering from a cancerous tumor. "Prior to Memorial Day I was going down hill," Sveden said. "My appetite went away and I was coughing a lot. I just had this listless feeling where I just wanted to lie down. I had no ambition to do anything."
After samples were tested, doctors told Sveden that the spot was not cancer but a plant sprouting inside him. It seems Sveden had been eating peas, one went down the wrong pipe, then grew to an inch-and-a-half in his lung, collapsing it. Through surgery they removed the plant and Sveden's health improved.
"Thankfully it's all over," he said. With a good sense of humor and new outlook of life he deals with friends and family affectionately calling him "pea brain" showering him with cans of peas and bags of seeds.
See the video its amazing
Pea in my lung
"My blood pressure was very low. My oxygen count was very low. I was dehydrated, my left lung collapsed, and I had pneumonia," 75-yr-old Ron Sveden from Brewster told the Herald.
After an X-ray showed a spot on Sveden's windpipe, Cape CodHospital doctors thought the retired teacher was suffering from a cancerous tumor. "Prior to Memorial Day I was going down hill," Sveden said. "My appetite went away and I was coughing a lot. I just had this listless feeling where I just wanted to lie down. I had no ambition to do anything."
After samples were tested, doctors told Sveden that the spot was not cancer but a plant sprouting inside him. It seems Sveden had been eating peas, one went down the wrong pipe, then grew to an inch-and-a-half in his lung, collapsing it. Through surgery they removed the plant and Sveden's health improved.
"Thankfully it's all over," he said. With a good sense of humor and new outlook of life he deals with friends and family affectionately calling him "pea brain" showering him with cans of peas and bags of seeds.
See the video its amazing
Pea in my lung
Monday, August 9, 2010
Diseases in modern times
Looks like the swine flu virus is back, is this the new face of influenza that wiped out 100s of millions in the 1920 and 1930, i think most goverments are hand in glove and not talking about it.
Every rainy or winter season it seems the virus is getting stronger. I dont remember falling constantly sick. Or is it that the civic agencies are not doing their job?
And what is most worrying is there have been 83 deaths this year so far due to the disease being reported in the week ending August 8.
Maharashtra reported the maximum number of 51 deaths, 12 were reported from Karnataka and 6 from Andhra Pradesh.
Seven deaths were reported from Gujarat and one each from West Bengal, Goa and Uttar Pradesh.
Till date, samples from 1,54,259 people have been tested for influenza H1N1 in government laboratories and a few private laboratories across the country and 36,240 (23.4%) of them have been found positive.
This is worrying trend and if you add the new mosquito borne diseases like dengue, chikungunya and malaria it is hard to keep your self safe.
Stay safe, dont ignore the smallest problem and see your doctor.
Every rainy or winter season it seems the virus is getting stronger. I dont remember falling constantly sick. Or is it that the civic agencies are not doing their job?
And what is most worrying is there have been 83 deaths this year so far due to the disease being reported in the week ending August 8.
Maharashtra reported the maximum number of 51 deaths, 12 were reported from Karnataka and 6 from Andhra Pradesh.
Seven deaths were reported from Gujarat and one each from West Bengal, Goa and Uttar Pradesh.
Till date, samples from 1,54,259 people have been tested for influenza H1N1 in government laboratories and a few private laboratories across the country and 36,240 (23.4%) of them have been found positive.
This is worrying trend and if you add the new mosquito borne diseases like dengue, chikungunya and malaria it is hard to keep your self safe.
Stay safe, dont ignore the smallest problem and see your doctor.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
God Save Hockey
Okay so i am talking about Field hockey and the game in India.
A nation of one billion people and 7 times Olympic champions and once world champion.
I am not sure how the game is progressing at a grass roots level there are only 13 Astro-turf in the country and of that how many are functioning the way they should with school kids being involved.
Now comes with the news that Hockey INDIA just finished their elections and elected an 83 year old woman who looks like Indira Gandhi. Stokes' close ally Narinder Batra also defeated Gunjam Haider of Hockey Arunachal 41-18 for the secretary general's post.
i don't understand the reasoning of this and i feel it should have been ex Indian captain Mr Parghat singh.
This being India, i really hope that people who voted for Mrs stokes took the future of the game at heart and not some side dealings. One can only hope though those days are too numbered it seems.
Why i say this is that in all probability the Supreme court of India would rule that the Indian Hockey Federation is the official ruling body and not Hockey India.
Here is more after the jump.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/hockey/Stokes-elected-HI-president-Narinder-Batra-secretary-general/articleshow/6260550.cms
A nation of one billion people and 7 times Olympic champions and once world champion.
I am not sure how the game is progressing at a grass roots level there are only 13 Astro-turf in the country and of that how many are functioning the way they should with school kids being involved.
Now comes with the news that Hockey INDIA just finished their elections and elected an 83 year old woman who looks like Indira Gandhi. Stokes' close ally Narinder Batra also defeated Gunjam Haider of Hockey Arunachal 41-18 for the secretary general's post.
i don't understand the reasoning of this and i feel it should have been ex Indian captain Mr Parghat singh.
This being India, i really hope that people who voted for Mrs stokes took the future of the game at heart and not some side dealings. One can only hope though those days are too numbered it seems.
Why i say this is that in all probability the Supreme court of India would rule that the Indian Hockey Federation is the official ruling body and not Hockey India.
Here is more after the jump.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/hockey/Stokes-elected-HI-president-Narinder-Batra-secretary-general/articleshow/6260550.cms
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
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