Archive for July, 2008
Pakistani delegation departs for Beijing on Thursday
The 37-member Pakistani delegation for the Beijing Olympic Games will leave for China on Thursday, to participate in Beijing Olympics Games.
The Chinese Embassy will hold a reception in honor of Pakistan contingent on July 31 at 1800 hours in the Chinese Embassy, Islamabad. The reception will be attended by all members of the contingent, senior […]
Australia’s field hockey team to defend Olympic gold medal
Australia’s field hockey team hopes to defend their gold medal in Beijing as men’s hockey celebrates 100 years at the Olympics without former masters India.
The Kookaburras won their first Olympic gold at Athens four years ago and reclaimed the number one ranking at Germany’s expense by lifting the elite Champions Trophy in the Netherlands last […]
Frank Schleck claims his first yellow jersey
Simon Gerrans (Credit Agricole) took victory on a dramatic stage 15 of the Tour de France in Prato Nevoso while Frank Schleck (CSC) of Luxembourg captured the maillot jaune for the first time in his career.
Schleck took the overall leader’s yellow jersey at the end of the 15th stage thanks to the fierce pace his […]
Hockenheim F1 2008 Preview
Statistics about Hockenheim Grand Prix including only active drivers:
Victories
* 1 » Fernando Alonso, Rubens Barrichello
Fastest laps
* 3 » David Coulthard
* 2 » Kimi Raikkonen
* 1 » Rubens Barrichello
Pole Position
* 2 » Kimi Raikkonen
* 1 » David Coulthard
Podium
* 4 » David Coulthard
* 2 » Rubens Barrichello, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button
* 1 » Jarno Trulli, Felipe Massa, […]
Deco moves to Chelsea in £8 million deal
Deco will join Portugal team-mates Jose Bosingwa and Ricardo Carvalho at Stamford Bridge. The 30 year-old Brazil-born playmaker officially signed on July 1st on a two-year contract, becoming the club’s first signing under Luiz Felipe Scolari and the second of the summer after international team-mate Jose Bosingwa signed in May.
Deco joined Barca from Porto in […]
EURO 2008: facts, figures and impressions
The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship and is credited to have been a tremendous success. It proved to be quite a spectacular tournament, with 31 matches played and 77 goals scored (2.48 per match). Euro 2008 was attended by 1,140,902 spectators […]
