have been moving into the cricket market. Reebok was the official technical sponsor of the 2011 ICC World Cup and adidas clothes the Proteas‚ English and Australian teams. Nike featured prominently on the sleeves of the Indian team shirts. Some of the top players who had been in action at the World Cup use bats from brands more associated with athletic tracks or soccer fields than cricket pitches. These include the likes of Sachin Tendulkar using an adidas bat‚ and World Cup Man of the Series Yuvraj
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Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that is first documented as being played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century‚ cricket had developed to the point where it had become the national sport of England. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being played overseas and by the mid-19th century the first international matches were being held. Today‚ the game’s governing body‚ the International Cricket Council (ICC)‚ has 104 member countries.[1] The Laws
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The FIFA World Cup‚ often simply the World Cup‚ is an international association football competition contested by the senior men’s national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)‚ the sport’s global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930‚ except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The current champions are Spain‚ who won the 2010 tournament. The current
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Sachin Tendulkar is perhaps the best thing to happen to not just INDIA and INDIAN Cricket‚ but the sport in general. He is easily the most worshipped Cricketer across the globe. More than 34‚000 runs scored on all kinds of home and away turfs at an unbelievable 48.74 is testimony enough of the astounding consistency he has shown during the breath-taking 23-year International Career. He is pretty obviously the most prolific run-getter of all times. Technically too‚ He is the most complete batsman
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Today I will be talking about the Fifa World Cup! The FIFA world cup is a soccer tournament held every four years. It is the most prestigious soccer championship. The equivalent of the World Cup is ice hockey in the Olympics. Players play on their regular league teams‚ then during the Olympics or World Cup; players may be chosen to represent their country. The World Cup has thirty-two teams. Teams all over the world compete in qualification matches. The thirty-two teams that qualify are randomly
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Write a letter to your younger brother asking him not to be involved in Drug addiction/Smoking. 2. Write a letter to your brother advising him to read English newspaper. 3. Write a letter to your friend describing him the opening ceremony of world cup cricket 2011. 4. Write a letter to your friend telling him what you intend to do after your graduation. 5. Write a letter to your younger brother asking him not to be involved in Drug Addiction. 6. Write an application to the principal of your college
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The Soccer World Cup 2014 in Brazil Will the World Cup bring economic boom or bust? 13th of June‚ 2012 Table of content 1. Brazil in the spotlight 4 2. Current economic situation 4 3. Sporting events and the FIFA World Cup 6 4. Challenges and efforts for the World Cup preparation in Brazil 7 5. Consequences of the World Cup for Brazil 10 5.1. Economic consequences 10 5.2. Political consequences 12 5.3. Social consequences 12 6. Analysis 13 6.1. SWOT Analysis 13 6.2
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THE DECLINE THESIS OF WEST INDIAN CRICKET (1975 – present day) Vivian Richards smashes the ball to the boundary! Another impressive win to add to the belt of the West Indies team. With players such as Clive Lloyd‚ Michael Holding‚ Gordon Greenidge‚ Deryck Murray‚ and Rohan Kanhai to name a few‚ many have been pondering what has happened to that beloved “golden era”. I think that the 1970s and the 1980s were and in fact a different time period. It is difficult to compare 2 time periods
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here. Obama‚ Shakira‚ Bill Clinton‚ even Charlize Theron. But finally the missing piece was put in place on Sunday at Soccer City when Nelson Mandela made a 2 minute appearance. The tournament had been missing the man who did so much to win the world cup for South Africa after a tragedy on the night before kickoff struck his family. It seems Madibas spirit is always and will always be with South Africa‚ particularly at times like these‚ so his presence at the final was celebrated by all. South
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Tendulkar Good or bad for Indian Cricket? I think Sachin has turned too old to pay great cricket‚ at least on the foreign land. So it’s time the Master Blaster should get retired gracefully and take seats next to seniorcricketers in the commentary box. - Yes sachin must have to retire‚ on the controry‚ he already missed the right time for taking decision‚ he giving stupid excuse for not retiring‚ in one of recent interview‚ he told that if he retired soon after world cup. - Sachin has to decide
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