Rugby World Cup 2007: England Reaches at the Quarter Final

England rugby team at last could ensure their quarter final entrance defeating Tonga in the last group stage match today. The match was really very important for both England and Tonga. The situation was that the winner of the match would enter in to the quarter final of Rugby World Cup 2007. England projected an easy victory against Tonga. England won the important match by 36-20. With this defeat, Tonga failed to make it to the quarter final.

England is the defending champion. However, England’s performance in the tournament so far is poor and they could not impress with their performance. England suffered their worst defeat in this tournament as they lost to South Africa by 0-36. At one point, it was thought that England wound miss their quarter final appearance in this world cup. However, at last they could make it to the quarter final where they have to face Australia. England has to bring out a miracle to win the match against New Zealand.

Source:
Wikipedia

Rugby World Cup 2007: Georgia Gets First World Cup Victory

Georgia is not a big team in world rugby. However, they have already recorded their first ever world cup win over Namibia in the Rugby world cup 2007. For Georgia, it is something more than special as they came to play this world cup without having any big hope after being drawn in a group along with France, Argentina and Ireland. Georgia won the match against Namibia by 30-0. So, no doubt, it will inspire them to throw a strong challenge against France in the next match.

Afriquenligne reported:
Georgia comfortably defeated Namibia 30-0 to record their first ever victory in any World Cup appearance. Merab Kvirikashvili opened the scoring with two penalties while Akvsenti Giorgadze scored the first try just before half time bringing the score to 13-0. Another penalty from Kvirikashvili and two late tries from Irakli Machkhaneli and Davit Kacharava completed the victory for Georgia. Namibia are eliminated from Pool D, having lost all their matches. Georgia are fourth in the group with five points, behind Ireland on nine.

It is true that Georgia was underdog in the tournament and they could not show any impressive performance against the big contenders. However, this win will be something inspirational for Georgia to play well in future and make them a strong side in the rugby world.

Rugby World Cup 2007: Ireland may Miss Ronan O'Gara in the Next Match

Ireland’s next match in Rugby World Cup 2007 against strong Argentina will be very crucial. This will be the last match in group stage for both Ireland and Argentina. Ireland has to win the match with bonus points against Argentina in order to enter into the quarter final. However, the way Argentina is playing in this tournament so far, it is simply impressive. They created upset in the opening match of the tournament defeating France. So, for Ireland it will be hard to defeat Argentina in the match. Ahead of this important match, Ronan O'Gara of Ireland has become sick and not sure for the match against Argentina.

Telegraph reported:
O'Sullivan said: "He is an incredibly popular player and is a key member of the squad and it was a shock to everybody when we heard the news.
"We are concerned. There is a certain amount of concern because there isn't a diagnosis at this stage and I suppose that's the worrying thing. Rory (Best's brother and the Irish hooker) is a bit upset with the news but he knows that Simon is in the best possible hands and that everything has been done for him.

Now, it seems that Ireland is going though a bad time. If they want to enter in to the quarter final then they must win the next match with bonus point. Now, let us see if Ireland can come up with some impressive performances against Argentina.

Germany vs Brazil Women’s World Cup 2007 Final: Online Live Scores and Updates

Germany and Brazil will face each other in the final of Women’s world cup 2007. Germany vs Brazil final match will be held at the Hongkou Stadium on 30 September. The match is now the centre of all attraction in the tournament. Both Germany and Brazil were thought be the most favorites in the tournament. Both teams have dominated over their opponents in the tournament. Neither Germany not Brazil lost any match in Women’s world cup 2007 so far. Brazil has won all of their matches they played yet in this tournament. However, Germany made a draw against England in group stage match. Fans of both sides are now eagerly waiting for the upcoming final match of the tournament.

Brazil play their first ever world cup final this time. No doubt, the way Brazil is playing this tournament deserved to play in the final. From the very beginning of the tournament Brazil was favorite and they played like the favorite in Women’s world cup 2007. On the other hand, Germany is the reigning champion and they were also favorite to defend their title in this world. Germany also played well so far in this world cup.

Germany started the tournament with a record breaking win over Argentina. Germany defeated Argentina by 11-0 in the first match. This has been the largest margin victory in Women’s world cup so far. However, in the second match, Germany made a goal less draw against England. In the last group stage match, Germany bounced back and won over Japan by 2-0. So, you can see in group stage, Germany has gone through both ups and downs. However, in quarter final and semi final, Germany played like favorite. Germany defeated North Korea by 3-0 in the quarter final match. Then in the semi final, German footballers could not continue their impressive performance as they defeated Norway by 3-0. Now, Brazil is the only obstacle for Germany in their way to win the second world cup title.

Brazil also started the world cup in style. They defeated New Zealand in the first group stage match by 5-0. In the second match, Brazil continued their impressive performance as they defeated strong China by 4-0. Actually, Brazil played remarkably well till now in this world cup. Brazil defeated Denmark in the last match of the tournament by 1-0. So, Brazil entered in to the quarter final round as the champion in the group. In the quarter final round, Brazil defeated Australia by 3-2. This was first time Brazil conceded any goal in this tournament. So, their defense looked volatile against Australia. However, in the semi final match, Brazil projected a superb 4-0 victory against USA. Brazil will now try their best to win the world cup title for the first time.

Germany is a big name in women’s football. They have participated in every world cup tournament. Some of their players are now in good form. Birgit Prinz and Renate Lingor both have scored four goals each in this tournament yet for Germany. Both of them are key players of Germany. Fans will expect some thing special from them in the final against Brazil. Sandra Smisek is also in her good form and she is also expected to play a big role for Germany in the tournament.

Brazil also has some impressive footballers. Their strikers are now in their prime form and they have to play a big part for Brazil in the final match of the tournament. Brazilian striker Marta is now the leading goal scorer in the tournament with seven goals. She scored twice in the semi final against USA. Marta is the Fifa Women’s Footballer of the Year 2006. So, Marta has the capability to make the difference. Another Brazilian footballer Cristiane is in her prime form. Cristiane has already scored five goals in the tournament so far and is expected to be vital in the final match of Women’s world cup as well. Now, it is yet to see who will win the match.

I think, many of you are now eagerly waiting for the match and are planning to watch the match on your television set. However, some of you will not be able to watch the match because of your professional or personal works. Today, I could arrange some website links for those who will not be able to watch the Germany vs Brazil match live. The websites will give online live scores of the Germany vs Brazil final match of Women’s world cup 2007. The website links are given below:

Goal.com

Footie Scorez

Live Score

Goalzz

BBC

Live-football-scores

ESPN Soccernet

Gooners Guide

USA vs Norway Women’s World Cup 2007: Online Live Scores and Updates

Women’s world cup 2007 is now in its last leap. Two semi final matches have already been finished. Brazil and Germany will play in the final. The third place playoff match between USA and Norway will be held on 30 September. Both USA and Norway were favorites in the tournament. However, unfortunately they could not make it to the final. Now, both teams will try their best to win the third place in the tournament.

USA vs Norway match is expected to every competitive. As both teams suffered a crushing defeat in the semi final matches, both USA and Norway will try to win the match as a condolence of failing to enter into the final. Though both teams played very well throughout the tournament, they lost their pace in the semi final. Norway lost to Germany by 3-0 whereas USA lost to Brazil with a bigger margin of 4-0 in the semi final stage. Norway and USA are big names in women’s football. So, after such humiliating defeats, both teams will be inspired to play well and go back to home with at least the third place trophy from Women’s world cup 2007.

Norway was the champion of 1995 world cup. However, they could not play well in the last world cup 2003. They failed to enter into the semi final round last time. So, it was a big chance for Norway to make a solid come back in this world cup. Norway started the tournament well and played well till the quarter final round. However, they failed to show any resistance against Germany in the semi final stage.

USA is the most successful teams in Women’s world cup. They have won two Women’s world cup title. However, they failed to play the final in the last world cup as well. So, USA was expected to get back their rhythm this time. Now, third place playoff match is the last chance for USA to impress their fans. Now, let us see if USA can win the third place of Women’s world cup 2007.

I know that many of you are now eagerly waiting to watch the match. However, it is also true that some of you will not be able to watch the match because of your personal and professional works. Today I got some website links where you can get the live scores of the USA vs Norway match. I am giving the website links below:

Goal.com

Footie Scorez

Live Score

Goalzz

BBC

Live-football-scores

ESPN Soccernet

Gooners Guide

Top ten Sci-fi movies

Science fiction is one of the major genres of Hollywood movies. Just think about the aliens and the space vehicles, the laser swords of the jedi knights and the depiction of various planets in George Lucas’s famous movie, Star Wars; or think about the recent hit movie, Transformers. Science fiction themes pose a great challenge for film makers. They truly represent the strength of human imagination. Here is a list of top ten Hollywood science-fiction movies:

Matrix Trilogy:
In the distant future, machine rules over men. The machines use human bodies as power generators. Human beings spend their lives in enclosed glass fetuses. Tubes are attached to their bodies to feed them. They can not move but they are attached to a computer which has a program that creates an illusion of reality. This program is called Matrix, the creator of the virtual reality. A small group of human beings are able to free themselves from these machines and fight against them. This is the story of Matrix, the 1999 block buster science-fiction. The central character of the movie was played by Keanu Reeves. Keanu plays the character, Neo, who has the power to bend the rules in the Matrix. Written and directed by Laurence Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski, Matrix is a trilogy movie. The three series are: The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions. There is also an animated film Animatrix.

Day After tomorrow:
Released in 2004, the movie is based on a book titled, The Coming Global Superstorm. The best thing about the movie is showing the destruction and natural catastrophe with CGI. I like the scene where a big ship floats on the street of New York. Originally slotted to be released in 2003, the movie was released next year and became the 47^th highest grossing science fiction movie in the world. The movie also holds record for one of the biggest opening weekend gross with $68.7 million. Jack Hall is a paleoclimatologist. In the UN conference in New Delhi, Jack explains his theory of global warming but the officials do not agree with his theory. However, Dr. Terry Rapson who attends the conference accepts his theory. The rest of the movie deals with how the theory of Jack Hall proves to be true.

AI:
Two of the pioneering figures in the field of sci-fi films, Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick made this movie. AI is based on the story of Brian Aldiss, a UK based science-fiction story writer. The story of the movie takes place in a futuristic world after the global warming disaster. Majority portion of the United States of America is under water and the number of people has decreased sharply. Now, androids are created to save the human civilization. The hero of the story is David, an android child created for a married couple who are losing their son, Martin. Initially, David was accepted by the family. He faced problems after Martin was cured and returned to live with his family. David left the house and embarked on an adventure. The movie was nominated for Oscar in Best Effects, Visual Effects and Best Music, Original Score category.

Time Machine:
Another popular science fiction movie theme is time travel and Time Machine can be referred as one of the best movies in this sub genre. The movie was based on the novel titled, “Time Machine” by famous English writer H.. Wells. The movie has two versions: one made in 1960 and the other in 2002. It is the 1960 version that became successful. I watched the 2002 version starring Guy Pearce, Samantha Mumba. The main difference between the two films is in the starting of the story. The 1960 movie was made by George Pal. For introducing lapse photographic effects, the movie own Oscar in 1961. George wanted to make a sequel of the movie but his dream never came true. In 2002, the movie was remade by his great-grandson, Simon Wells.

The Fly:
This movie has two versions: the first one released in 1958 and the second one in 1986. The 80’s version was very successful. Jeff Goldblum played the brilliant scientist, Seth Brundle and Geena Davis played the character of journalist, Veronica Quaife. Seth Brundle is a scientist who develops this machine that can teleport objects. In the beginning, the machine could only teleport inanimate objects. Later, Seth modifies it and successfully teleports a baboon. Meanwhile, he meets Veronica Quaife (Davis), a journalist working in a science magazine. The two fall in love. One day, Seth decides to teleport himself. During the teleportation process, a housefly accidentally gets into the machine. As a result, the gene of the fly gets mixed with the gene of Brundle. After the teleportation process, Brundle initially exhibits high energy and stamina but his body starts to change. He then finds out that the gene of the fly that got into the pod got mixed up with his gene and gradually turning him into a big human fly. At the end of the movie, Brundle understands his mistake and tells Veronica to kill him. Critics like the movie because its description of human emotion.

Jurassic Park:
Released in 1993, Jurassic Park is one of the successful dinosaur movies. A research center on a remote island works on creating cloned dinosaurs. Then one day, accident happens which allows the dinosaurs to come out of their confinements and kill people. This is the basic story line of the movie. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the movie boasts of an impressive special effect showing dinosaurs creating havoc. It was liked by both the critics and audience. Upon releasing, the movie collected $914 million making it one of the top grossing movies of Hollywood. The movie was followed by two sequels: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) and Jurassic Park III (2001). Jurassic Park own three Oscars in 1994 in best effects, sound effects, editing best effects, visual effects, best sound category.

Deep Impact:
I will never forget the gigantic waves engulfing the sky scrapers of New York city. I wish I do not have to live to see the day when our lovely planet earth gets hit by a gigantic comet. Honestly, Deep Impact will have a DEEP IMPACT on your brain. Many scientists and astronomers also admit that there is possibility of earth being hit by large meteor or comet. Released in 1998, Deep Impact tells the story of a comet named “Wolf-Biederman” colliding with planet earth and causing tsunami and other natural disasters. Like all other disaster movies, Armageddon, Day After Tomorrow, this movie also has some very impressive special effects. The after effects of the collision are vividly described in the movie.

Apollo 13:
This movie tells the story of the 1970’s Apollo 13 lunar mission which became a failure. An explosion in the oxygen tank caused problem to the space craft. Fortunately, the three astronauts returned safely to the earth. Aside from vividly describing the technical details, the movie shows the dedication and determination of the NASA crews to bring the astronauts home safe and sound. The movie is inspired by the book “Lost Moon” written by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger.

Terminator:
After seeing this movie, many of you must have got familiar with this Spanish phrase, “Hasta la vista” (See you later). Terminator was not just a block buster movie but one of those movies that had changed the face of cinema in the coming years. James Cameron, the director of the movie, got the idea of the film in a dream. At that time he was in Mexico. In the beginning, James wanted Arnold Schwarzenegger to play the role of human soldier; later, Cameron felt that Arnold would suit the role of the robot soldier. Terminator was released in 1984. It was a low budget movie but it was a huge success. Time Magazine included the movie in their list of top ten movies of the year. However, it was Terminator 2: Judgement Day that enjoyed both critical acclaim and box office success. Released in 1991, the movie is also significant in terms of using CGI effects.

Blade Runner:
The future world, a dystopia, is another major theme of Hollywood movies. Matrix can be referred as one of the most successful movies in this sub-genre. Blade Runner was not commercially successful in USA but the movie was critically acclaimed and commands faithful followers. The story takes place in a future world where “humanoids” are created to do all the dirty works. Eventually, the humanoids revolt and they are declared illegal by the government. A special police unit called “Blade Runners” is created to search and destroy these humanoids. The story revolves around the relationship between some humanoids and a blade runner.

USA vs Brazil Live Score and Updates

If you want to get the live score of the final match of Confederations Cup 2009 between USA and Brazil, then visit the following link:

USA vs Brazil FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 Final: Live Updates

Humiliating defeat for USA.
Brazil (4)-- USA (0)


90 Minutes: Brazil has won the match by 4-0
87 Minutes: Brazil came very close to score the sixth goal. The shot defeated everyone but hit the goal post.
83 Minutes: Only 7 minutes left and USA is heading for a humiliating defeat.
79 Minutes: Marta scored the 4th goal and it is Marta's second goal of the match.
77 Minutes: Another superb attack from Brazil.
74 Minutes: Another substitution for USA. USA has a corner now.
73 Minutes: Brazil came close to score the fourth goal.
69 Minutes: Good attack from USA but nothing happened.
66 Minutes: A freekick for Brazil but poorly taken.
63: lily missed the easiest chance for USA so far. She got the Brazilian goalkeeper but could not finish well.
60 Minutes: USA is trying to play bteer now. Tina Elertson has come to play in place Heather.
56 MInutes: Brazil has got the third goal thanks to Christiane.
54 Minutes: Another attack from Brazil. They missed 4 opporutniues in 9 minutes in the second half so far.
51 Minutes: Another chance missed by Mycon of Brazil. Brazil has put all the pressure for getting the third goal.
50 Minutes: Daniela of Brazil missed a good chance. her shot was just wide. It was a superb attack.
49 Minutes: Yellow card shown to Wambuch of USA. American players are frustrated.
47 Minutes: More than 45 thosuand spectators are watching the match live now.
46 Minutes: Brazil attacked and lacked finishing.
Second Half has started.
First half has finished. Brazil is leading by 2-0. Come after 10 minutes for the second half score.
Brazil has got 2 corners in two minutes. Trying for the third goal.
45 Minutes: Shanon of USA is shown red card and America is now playing with 10 women.
44 Minutes: Brazil number 5 Renata shown yellow card.
43 MInutes: A superb long distance shot from Brazil's Elaine but it was too high.
41 Minutes: Brazil has a freekickbut poorly taken.
38 Minutes: US players are trying to pull back one goal before half time.
35 Minutes: The match is full of excitement. Both teams are playing well.
The match between Brazil and USA is going on now.

Yuvraj Singh in India vs Australia ODI Series 2007

From 20 September, India vs Australia ODI series will start. Ahead of the ODI series, India fans now wish to see Yuvraj Singh to repeat his Twenty20 world cup performance in the home series against Australia as well. India has recently won Twenty20 world cup. So, it is expected that India will also continue their dominating performance ion the ODI series against Australia.

Yuvraj Singh played a big role for India in their Twenty20 world cup triumph. He has become the first batsman in Twenty20 cricket to hit six 6s in an over. Yuvraj Singh also played the fasted half century of Twenty20 cricket as he completed his half century off 12 balls against England in Twenty20 world cup. Yuvraj Singh is now in his prime form and no doubt, India expects same performance from Yuvraj Singh in the upcoming series against Australia.

Yuvraj Singh is an experienced player and he is now the best middle order batsman in Indian team. His hard hitting batting style has made him more effective as a batsman and he has the sheer dominance over the opponent bowlers. Recently, former West Indies great Sir Vivian Richards has said that he is a fan of Yuvraj Singh as he plays with same aggressive mode that Vivian Richards had in his batting.

Source:

Indian Express

India vs Australia ODI Series 2007: NEO Sports Increases AD Prices

If you want to get the online live score and updates of India vs Pakistan fourth ODI then click on the following link:

India vs Pakistan 4th ODI 2007: Live Score and Updates

http://www.southasiabiz.com/2007/11/india_vs_pakistan_4th_odi_2007_1.html

India vs Australia ODI Series 2007 will start from 29 September. Seven ODI matches and one Twenty20 match will be held in the series. NEO Sports has the exclusive telecast rights of the series. As India has recently won the first Twnety20 world cup, Indian fans are now very excited for the upcoming India vs Australia ODI series. India always plays very well at home soil and Australia could never show that much dominance in India. Moreover, India is now confident enough to face the world champion Australia.

NEP Sports seems to be beneficial using the current craze of fans in India. Business companies are coming out for television advertisements and that is why, NEO Sports has already increased the rate of time slots ahead of the ODI series. Naturally, they will try to ensure the best use of current attraction of fans to cricket. NEO Sports has already made RS 75 crore for advertisements. This sums up with 65 percent of their total expense of this series. NEO Sports aims at making RS 130 Crore from the India vs Australia series.

Economic Times reported:
India’s success will also have a rub-off on Neo Sports: the channel gets to up the rates marginally, from about Rs 3 lakh per 10 seconds to about Rs 3.30 lakh for 10 seconds.
Since Neo has been forced to share its feed with Doordarshan, advertisers have offered a composite rate for both channels. The going rates have currently been Rs 3 lakh for 10-second spot for a composite deal while Neo alone has been sold at Rs 2.40 lakh for a 10-second spot.

It seems that India’s Twenty20 world cup win has indirectly helped NEO Sports to make some quick cash in. In India, cricket is like a religion and whenever they get success in international level, their cricket mad fans are excited and business companies use cricket as a source to promote their products. Now, India’s recent victory in Twenty20 world cup has made people to be interested to the India vs Australia series. So, naturally, business companies, television channels and BCCI will be beneficial.

India vs Australia ODI Series 2007 Live in Sky Sports Television Channel

If you want to get the India vs Australia 6^th ODI live score and updates then click on the following link:

http://techblogbiz.blogspot.com/2007/10/india-vs-australia-6th-odi-live-score.html

Sky Sports will telecast the India vs Australia ODI series live. India has recently won Twenty20 world cup. So, Australia has to face a confident India in the upcoming ODI series. India vs Australia ODI series 2007 is now the centre of all attention to the cricket crazy Indian fans. After the ordinary performance of Indian team in the last ICC World Cup, Indian fans became less interested to cricket. However, India’s impressive performance in Twenty20 world cup has rekindled the interest of Indian fans about cricket.

The first ODI will be held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on 29 September. However, almost all tickets of the first ODI have already been sold out. So, you can easily understand that how much crazy the Indian fans are now ahead of the ODI series. So, television will be the main source to enjoy the matches. Sky Sports will cover all seven ODI matches and the only Twenty20 match of the series.

Sky Sports is an UK based sports channel. Sky Sports mainly covers different sports tournaments for European viewers. So, you can enjoy the India vs Australia ODI Series 2007. Now, let us see if fans can get to watch some exciting matches in this series.

Source:

Wikipedia

Sky Sports

India vs Australia ODI Series 2007 Live in Fox Sports Television Channel

For the Australian viewers, Fox Sports will bring the India vs Australia ODI Series 2007 live. There will be seven ODI matches and one Twenty20 match in the series. Indian fans are now excited for the series. India has recently won the Twenty20 world cup. So, you can easily understand that how much excited the fans are over their memorable victory in Twenty20 world cup. However, for Australia, it is a series to take revenge and get back their dominating status in world cricket. Australia lost to India in the semi final of Twenty20 world cup. So, Australia will try their best to defeat India in the ODI series as well as in Twenty20 world cup.

For Australian fans it is undoubtedly a good news that Fox Sports will telecast the India vs Australia ODI series. So, if you are in Australia then you can easily enjoy the India vs Australia ODI series in Fox Sports. This is an Australia based television channel. This is one of the most popular sports channel in the world. I think, you can enjoy the India vs Australia series in Fox Sports.

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Wikipedia

Fox Sports

India vs Australia ODI Series: Buy Tickets Online

For live updates of the India Australia 4^th ODI match go here:

India vs Australia 4th ODI 2009 Live Action Updates

India vs Australia ODI Series 2007 starts from 29 September 2007. The fist ODI match will be held at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. However, the bad news is that almost all tickets of the first ODI have been sold out and now some tickets are available on online. So, you can buy your ticket online. Today while searching in the net I got website that offers online ticket of the India vs Australia ODI series. To visit the website you can visit the following link:

Global Cricket Service

http://www.globalticketservice.com/eventlist.asp?event=Sports&mainevent=India%20vs%20Australia

This website offers online tickets for the series You check if your desired ticket is available or not. However, I request you to go and visit this site yourself and then decide. We are not responsible for it. If you know any other site that offer tickets of the India vs Australia series then post it in the comment section. We will upload it in this article.

India vs Australia ODI Series Without Piyush Chawla

Piyush Chawla played well in England vs India ODI series. He could bowl well and contain English batsmen. The bad news is that he is not fit now and cannot play in the upcoming India vs Australia series. Australia is coming to Indian tour and going to play an ODI series against India. This will be an interesting ODI series.

India just won the championship of the first ever Twenty20 World Cup Cricket. ON the other hand, Australia has won the championship of ICC World Cup cricket for 3 consecutive times. Australia has totally dominated international cricket for the last one decade in test and ODI form of cricket. However, Australian record in India is not that much impressive. Australian team wants to cah ge this record and totally demolish India this time in the upcoming ODI series.

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Chawla out of Australia series

India vs Australia First ODI: Price of Tickets

There is a heavy rush now for a ticket of the first ODI match of India vs Australia series 2007. The first ODI will be held at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Indian fans are now interested to this series. India has recently won Twenty20 world cup 2007. That is why, Indian fans has started coming out for cricket again.

You already know that almost all tickets of the first ODI have already been sold out. So, fans are now rushing for the tickets online. Naturally, organizers are now happy with it. Gallery tickets are priced for RS 200. The higher class ticket prices are ranged from RS 1000 to RS 10000. So, most of the fans are interested to the gallery tickets. Some fans could not get a ticket even after waiting for the whole night in a long queue.

Deccan Herald reported:
The tickets were priced quite high with only the 'gallery' class offered at Rs 200 for the six-hour match. The other denominations ranged from Rs 1000 to Rs 10,000 for special seats in the Corporate Boxes.

India’s impressive performance now seems to bring out a revival in Indian cricket. After the disastrous performance of Indian team in the last ICC world cup, Indian fans started losing their interest from cricket. Now, with Twenty20 world cup win, Indian fans have become interested again to cricket. So, BCCI and NEO Sports have a better chance to make some quick cash in.

India vs Australia ODI Series: Fight for First ODI Tickets

If you want to get the online live score and updates of India vs Pakistan fourth ODI then click on the following link:

India vs Pakistan 4th ODI 2007: Live Score and Updates

http://www.southasiabiz.com/2007/11/india_vs_pakistan_4th_odi_2007_1.html

Ahead of the India vs Australia ODI Series 2007, fans are now eagerly waiting for the exciting matches. India vs Australia ODI series will start from 29 September 2007. The first match will be held at Bangalore. However, almost all tickets of the first ODI match have already been sold out. Now, fans are looking for the tickets of the first ODI online. India has recently won Twenty20 world cup 2007. So, India’s cricket crazy fans are now very excited with the upcoming series. All tickets of different counters have been sold out within few hours. Fans then waited whole night in a long queue. Even after waiting whole night for a ticket, many fans could not get the most wanted ticket of the first ODI match.

Deccan Herald reported:
However, the sale ended quickly and many of them had to go back disappointed.Angry fans, who missed the chance to see the match live shouted slogans against the Association.Tight security was in place with a large number of policemen and private security personnel put up by the Association toiled during the ticket sales to manage the huge crowd.

It seems that tickets of the first ODI is now like a piece of gold. All are now looking for a ticket. I think, BCCI and NEO sports will be economically beneficial from the series as India’s Twenty20 world cup win made Indian fans interested to about cricket again.

India vs Australia ODI Series 2007 Live in DD Sports TV Channel

If you want to get online live score and ball by ball updates of India vs Pakistan third ODI then click on the following links:

India vs Pakistan Third ODI Live Score and Updates

http://techblogbiz.blogspot.com/2007/11/india-vs-pakistan-third-odi-live-score.html

Ahead of the India vs Australia ODI Series 2007, DD Sports is taking preparation to telecast the series live for the those Indian fans who have no access to cable connection. So, if you are in India and can not have cable connection then just keep DD Sports open during the match time to enjoy the seven ODI matches and one Twnety20 match live. No doubt, India vs Australia ODI series will be an exciting series.

India has recently won the Twenty20 world cup 2007. So, Indian players will be inspired to play well against Australia at home. DD Sports is the state run television channel in India. So, it is a free to air channel and that is why, people can easily have access to this channel in every part of India. DD Sports will bring the matches live from NEO Sports who have exclusive right to telecast the series.

NEO Sports are bound to share the feed with DD Sports under the rule of Indian government. It is a good news for many Indian viewers who does not have cable connection. Indian fans are now excited for the ODI series as India’s recent triumph in Twenty20 world cup has made people attracted to this ODI series against Australia. So, both NEO Sports and DD Sport have chance to be beneficial financially.

Source:
Wikipedia

Economic Times

India vs Australia ODI Series 2007 Live in NEO Sports TV Channel

If you want to get online live score and ball by ball updates of India vs Pakistan third ODI then click on the following links:

India vs Pakistan Third ODI Live Score and Updates

http://techblogbiz.blogspot.com/2007/11/india-vs-pakistan-third-odi-live-score.html

India vs Australia ODI Series 2007 will be telecast live in NEO Sports. The series will begin from 29 September. The first ODI will be held at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. India and Australia will play seven ODI matches and one Twenty20 match. NEO Sports, owned by Nimbus Sport, has the telecast right of the ODI series. However, NEO Sports has to share the feed to DD Sports, state run television channel in India.

NEO Sports is an India based television channel. This pay channel has already telecast many series of India cricket team successfully. However, due to lack of availability, not all viewers of India can watch this channel. The high subscription rate is another problem for the viewers regarding this channel. However, NEO is coming out and getting popular in India.

So, if you are in India then you can watch the India vs Australia ODI Series 2007 live in NEO Sports. As India won the Twentuy20 world cup, it is expected that India will impress with their performance against Australia as well. So, fans are very much interested about the series. So, NEO Sports also has a good chance to make some quick cash in.

Source:
Wikipedia

NEO Sports

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium: India vs Australia 1st ODI Venue

India vs Australia ODI Series 2007 will start from 29 September. The first ODI will be held at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. As India has recently won the Twenty20 world cup 2007, Indian fans are now excited for the series. There is new that all tickets of first ODI match have been sold out. So, it is expected that M.Chinnaswamy Stadium will be full in the first ODI match.

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium got Test status in 1974-75 season. India faced West Indies in the first test match. This ground has the capacity of maximum 55,000. The stadium is linked with many historical incidents of cricket world. Anil Kumble took his 400^th test wicket in this ground. This ground is thought to be lucky for the visiting teams. South Africa, Australia and Pakistan got success in this stadium in the past. So, Australia will expect more success in this ground in the first ODI match of the series. However, India fans will be happy to see India continuing their success in the first match ODI as well.

India vs Australia ODI series will be exciting and both teams will try to dominate over each other. India will have home advantage and using the home condition, India has chance to win the series. Now, let us see who will win the first ODI match at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. I expect that the first ODI of India vs Australia ODI series will be very interesting.

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Cricinfo

India vs Australia ODI Series 2007: Future Groups Gets the Sponsorship Rights

Future Group has won the sponsorship rights of India vs Australia ODI Series 2007. India will play seven ODI matches and one Twenty20 match against Australia. Future Group will promote the series as they got the sponsorship right of the upcoming series. India has recently won the Twenty20 world cup title. So, Indian fans are now excited for the India vs Australia ODI series. It is expected that India vs Australia ODI series will have hard competition. India defeated Australia in the semi final of Twenty20 world cup. So, Australia will try to take the revenge of their defeat to India in Twenty20 world cup.

Economictimes reported:
Cricket is one of the most powerful communication platforms for brands and companies. In the backdrop of the spectacular performance of the Indian team in the recent months, Future Cup is bound to generate further interest and support for the game, Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani said in a statement.

I think, Future Group will be beneficial from this series. Indian cricket fans are now excited because of India’s Twenty20 world cup win. So, Future Group will get huge promotion through this series. However, much of their success will depend on the performance of Indian team. If India can play well in the first few matches then fans will be more interested to the ODI series. Tickets of the first ODI match have already been sold out. So, you can realize that how much crazy the Indian fans are at this moment.

India vs Australia ODI Series 2007: All Tickets of First ODI Sold Out

The first ODI match of India vs Australia ODI series 2007 will be held at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Interestingly all ticket of the first ODI match have been sold out already. The match will be held on 29 September. So, it looks that Indian fans are over excited regarding the coming ODI series against Australia. To tell the truth, India’s Twenty20 world cup triumph led the fans to be interested more about the ODI series against Australia.

India has recently won the Twenty20 world cup title and that is why, India’s cricket crazy fans are now again interested to cricket. After the disastrous performance of Indian team in the last ICC world cup, fans in India started losing their passion for cricket. Now, with the Twenty20 success, Indian fans are coming out for cricket.

The Hindu reported:
Fans made a beeline on Sunday evening itself, much earlier than the counters were to open the next day. By the afternoon, "Tickets Sold Out" board greeted the fans.
This time, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) had also facilitated booking of tickets online which contributed to the quick offtake.
"Tickets for one-day internationals normally get sold fast. But this time, it was very quick thanks to India's performance in the Twenty20 world cup," a KSCA official said.

India is cricket crazy country. After the poor performance of Indian team in the last ICC world cup this year, BCCI had to struggle to arrange sponsors for the cricket tournaments. However, now the situation will change as people are enjoying India’s success in Twenty20 world cup. So, ahead of the India vs Australia ODI Series 2007, fans are naturally very excited and they are expecting some more success from Indian team at the home soil. Let us see if India can continue their success against Australia in the ODI series at home.

Australian Squad: India vs Asutralia ODI Series 2007

Australia vs India ODI series 2007 is now just few days away. The first ODI match of the series will be held on next Saturday. It is expected that the series will be very competitive. Australia will try to take the revenge of their semi final defeat to India in the recently held Twenty20 world cup. India will also be confident to face Australia as they have won the Twenty20 world cup.

Australia is the current world champion. However, they failed to continue their dominance in Twenty20 world cup. So, no doubt, Australia must want to win the ODI series against India in order to prove that their dominance is still alive. Australia has the capability to bounce back and Australian fans will be happy to see their team win the ODI series in India.

Australian captain Ricky Ponting has fallen in an injury during the Twenty20 world cup and missed the semi final match against India. It has become a major concern in Australian team now. It is not sure yet that Ricky Ponting will play all of the ODI matches of the series. Ricky Ponting’s exclusion will create a problem in Australian middle order batting. So, Australian fans should now pray for their captain so that he becomes fit before the ODI series begins. Adam Gilchrist will captain Australia in absence of their regular captain Ricky Ponting. I think, Mathew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, Michael Hussey and Brad Hodge will play a big part for Australian batting. Among the bowlers, Stuart Clark will be vital for Indian batsmen. Brett Lee will also have a lot to play for his team.

Australia’s 15 Men Squad

Ricky Ponting(c), Adam Gilchrist(vc), Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin, Matthew Hayden, Ben Hilfenhaus, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Andrew Symonds, Adam Voges, Michael Hussey, Shaun Tait, Shane Watson

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Cricinfo

Indian Squad: India vs Asutralia ODI Series 2007

India vs Australia ODI Series 2007 will begin from 29 September 2007. India has just won the Twenty20 world cup title under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. So, no doubt, Indian players will be inspired to play well and continue their success at the home soil as well. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has recently become the captain of ODI team as well. So, the upcoming ODI series against Australia will be his first assignment as the captain of Indian ODI team. Dhoni has proved his captaincy qualify in Twenty20 world cup taking some impressive decisions. Now, this is ODI cricket and the opponent is Australia, the current world champion. So, it will not be a easy series for Dhoni.

Ahead of the ODI series, Indian selectors have recently unveiled the 15 men ODI squad of Indian team. Three star veterans: Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid have come back to the teams. These three star batsmen were not in Twenty20 world cup squad. Now, after the tremendous performance of young players in Twenty20 world cup, the veteran members of Indian team must be under pressure as the replacements are ready in the side bench. Pace bowler Zaheer Khan has come back in the team. Another pacer Irfan Pathan has got the award of his excellent performance in Twenty20 world cup. Harbhajan Singh has also got back his place in the squad. Among the batsmen there is no change in the squad. However, Rohit Sharm could not make it to the ODI squad despite his impressive performance in Twenty20 world cup.

India’s 15 Men ODI Squad

MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Ramesh Powar, Rudra Pratap Singh, S Sreesanth, Sachin Tendulkar, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh

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Cricinfo

Arsenal Directors Unwelcome the Foreign Investment

Major English premier League club, Arsenal will not welcome any foreign investors to buy the share of this club. Eight directors of Arsenal have recently decided that they will not sell their shares to any foreigner. Total amount of share of these eight directors sums up 45 percent. Such unwelcome to foreign investment came after a few multibillionaire showed their interest to buy Arsenal share this year.

Stan Kroenke a well known face in American sports has showed his interest to Arsenal this year. However, foreign investment has become a major issue after an Uzbek Billionaire, Alisher Usmanov bought 21 percent share of the club from its former vice president, David Dein who is strong in favor of foreign investment in the club.

Times Online reported:
The lockdown was triggered by the unwelcome advances earlier this year of Stan Kroenke, the American sports magnate. But an even greater threat has loomed over the Emirates Stadium, in the form of Alisher Usmanov, the Uzbek billionaire, who has spent more than £90 million building up a 21 per cent stake in the club and installed David Dein, the former Arsenal vice-chairman, as head of his investment vehicle, Red and White Holdings.

Arsenal is the richest club in England and they have sheer amount of money in the bank. The club has various sources of regular cash in. Now, it is clear that there is a split among the Arsenal directors. One group wants foreign investment saying that it will boost the club’s economy. However, other group thinks that foreign investment will be a threat to the club. Now, it is yet to see which group will win the battle. However, fans will be much happier to see Arsenal with another English Premiership title in this season.

USA vs Brazil: Women’s World Cup 2007 Second Semi Final Live Score and preview

For getting live score of the ongoing Women’s World Cup match, visit this link

USA vs Brazil Live Score and Updates

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USA vs Brazil semi final match of Women’s world cup 2007 is now the main attraction of the tournament. The match will be held at the Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou on 27 September. Ahead of this important match, football fans are now really every excited as they are expected to experience a classic match. No doubt, USA is the most successful team in women’s world cup whereas Brazil won the third place of 1999 Women’s world cup. However, the recent performance of Brazil is really alluring. So, to many, Brazil is hot favorite in the tournament. The way Brazil has been playing in the last few years seems they are coming out to become another football power in women’s football.

Naturally, USA vs Brazil match is now under the lime light and everybody expects to see some exclusive performances from this match. USA has already won two world cup titles whereas Brazil could not yet play any final in women’s world cup. In men’s football, Brazil has dominated the football world for a long time. Though they showed an ordinary performance in the last world cup, Brazil men’s football team is still one of the best in world football. However, Brazil women’s football team does not have any such good track record in world cup. Brazil participated in the first women’s world cup in 1991 but could not impress with their performance as they had to suffer an exit from the group stage. Then in the 1995, Brazil went on to repeat their previous world cup performance and got out from the group stage. So, the first two world cup tournaments were disappointing for Brazil. However, it was in 1999 Brazil came up with their first impressive performance as they reached at the semi final round of that tournament, though could not make it to the final. At last, they defeated Norway in the third place match to win the third place of that world cup.

Brazil could enter into the quarter final of last world cup in 2003 but could not progress to the semi final after suffering a 1-2 defeat to Sweden. However, before the start of the Women’s world cup 2007, Brazil was favorite to win the title. Brazil’s performance in this tournament so far is also impressive and they have the ability to claim their first world cup title in this tournament.

In the first match, Brail defeated New Zealand in style as Brazil scored 5 goals without conceding any goal. Brazil continued their stylish football in the second match as well. They defeated China by 4-0 in their second match. However, in the last group match, Brazil looked not as confident as they did in the previous two matches. Brazil had to struggle to win over Denmark by 1-0. Here important thing is that Brazil did not concede any goal in group stage matches. However, Brazil defense looked volatile against Australia in the quarter final match. Though Brazil won the match by 3-2, their defense has become a major concern for Brazil. No doubt, Brazil has some world class strikers and midfielders but, what they need now is to make their defense stronger ahead of the upcoming match against USA.

On the other hand, USA is one of the best women’s football teams in the world. Their performance in international level has been impressive so far. So, no doubt, they are also favorite to win the title of this world cup. USA was the champion of first Women’s world cup in 1991 and then they went on to win their second world cup title in 1999 world cup. USA is the only team who has two world cup titles. Another impressive record of USA is that they never missed semi final appearance in any world cup tournament yet. It is needless to mention that USA has sheer dominance in women’s football. USA has created some legendary footballers of women’s football. However, USA started this world cup with a poor performance against North Korea as they could come up with a 2-2 draw in the match. USA win their second match against Sweden by 2-0. However, it was in the last match, USA looked ordinary as they come up with a 1-0 win over Nigeria. It is true that USA could qualify for the quarter final stage as the champion in their group, they failed to show their dominance over the opponent teams. However, USA footballer got back their form in their quarter final match as USA won over England by 3-0. So, it is a good news for the USA fans that their players got back their form and now ahead of the match against Brazil, USA must be confident.

For Brazil, the semi final match will be really very crucial as they came to play in this world cup with the hope to win their first ever world cup title. Brazil team is now in their prime form and it is really a big chance for Brazil to win their first women’s world cup. On the other hand, USA could not win the last world cup as Germany was impressive enough to claim the title. So, USA will try their best to win their third title in China.

Now, the big question is that who will win the match. It is very hard to predict anything when both teams have the equal chance to win the match. USA has good track record and they have some experienced players who can be vital in the match against Brazil. On the other hand, Brazil has been playing very well in the last few years and looks balanced. However, they need to keep their defense strong against USA if they want to keep the ball out of their net. So, to me, both teams have the potential to win the match.

USA vs Brazil is a big match in the tournament. So, players also have to battle against huge mental pressure. The team with less pressure will be able to play their natural game and will have better chance to win the match. So, players have to hold their nerves and play positive football. I hope to see a memorable match between these two teams. I think, you also hope the same. Now, let us see if Brazil can get into the world cup final for the first time or USA can keep hope to win another world cup alive.

Online Live Score

I know that many of you are now eagerly waiting to watch the match live in your television set. However, it is also true that some of you do not have access to the television channel that will telecast the match. Many of you will not be able to watch the match because of personal and professional works. However, do not put your head down. Today, I have arranged some website links that allow you to get the live scores of USA vs Brazil match. The links of the websites are as follows:

Live Score

BBC

Goalzz

ESPN Soccernet

Live-football-scores

Footie Scorez

Goal.com

Gooners Guide