Arsenal go top

Just feels good to be back at the top after a gap of nearly 3 years. The last time we were on top was in October 2004 and that was just after the year of the Invincibles.
It is still early days, but if we can keep this form going for the next dozen matches [...]

Awesome Bicycle kick (leads to an own goal)

I wonder if you will see too many better overhead kicks resulting in goals. Except for the fact that this resulted in an own goal. Too spectacular a clearance attempted and poor finishing as far as the clearance goes.
Technorati Tags: Football, Brazil, Overhead, Bicycle, kick

Arsenal Invincible’s vs. current squad

This is a first XI comparison of the Invincibles of 2003/04 and the current squad. Only 3 members have survived the Wenger axe and they are Gilberto, Toure and Lehmann, with Bergkamp retiring.
The last member to leave was Freddie and though his exit wasn’t as acrimonious as that of (C)Ashley Cole, his statements [...]

Messi-merizing

Watch this goal against Mexico in the Copa America semi-final. The heir apparent to the legendary number 10 is arriving on the stage big time.Video[Anyone knows how to embed a dailymotion video.]
Technorati Tags: Messi, Argentina, Mexico, Copa

Weekend’s Best Sporting action: 16th-17th June 2007

Best Moment:1. Lewis Hamilton takes victory at the Indianapolis Grand Prix 2. Alonso and Hamilton fighting for the lead 3. Spurs defeat Cavaliers to win their 4th NBA title in 9 seasons Worst Moment:1. Real Madrid winning the La Liga title for the 30th time [...]

Arsenal: Premiership Fixture List 2007/08

This is the fixture list for Arsenal’s Barclays Premier League Campaign 2007/08. The matches to watch out for are coloured in Red. The Liverpool away and Man Utd home and the reverse fixtures are close to each other for comfort. It all boils down to a good start. Go Arsenal.
 
 

Date
Fixture
Time (BST)
Time (IST)
Time (HKT)

11 Aug [...]

Weekend’s Best sporting action: 9th – 10th June 2007

Last weekend was blessed with some superb sporting action. The French Open final between Nadal and Federer, the Catalunya MotoGP, the Canadian GP, the La Liga and a cricket match was also thrown into the midst of these things.
Best Moments:
1. Lewis Hamilton takes victory at the Canadian GP
2. Nadal defeats Federer [...]

Is this Maradona – 2?

Watch this goal by Lionel Messi in the match against Getafe in the Copa Del Ray Semi-final. And then watch this video of one of the best goals (or the best) scored in a world cup. Maradona against England in the 1986 world cup. The similarities are evident and [...]

I hate Ten Sports

UEFA Champions League: (half-time scores)Man Utd 4 – Roma 0 (Agg: 5 – 2)Chelsea 0 – Valencia 1 (Agg: 1 – 2)
Which match would you like to see?I am being forced to watch the Man Utd – Roma match even though it is a dead tie. The tie has been done and dusted in the [...]

Top 5 sports retirements in 2006

I was watching Sportscenter today in ESPN and they had put down some of their ratings on the top 5 plays of the year ….So, I thought I should also put a list of top 5’s this year. And I am starting with retirements.
5. Martina Navratilova: Sadly, the sportscenter team missed the retirement of this [...]