Mick Fanning, 34, three-times world champion was competing at an event in Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape of South Africa on Sunday when a Shark attacked him from behind. He punched the creature before being rescued by Water Safety personnel. Australian surfer was struck by the shark from behind and knocked into the water as he sat on his ...
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With Vishyanand, Naming Planets After Celebrities Turns Interesting
By N. Sridhar Indian Chess champion Viswanathan Anand has become a celestial celebrity with his name added to a minor planet referred to till now by its number 4538, thanks to a staffer at the Minor Planet Center. The Minor Planet Center only has the authority to designate new asteroid discoveries and assign numbers to those whose orbits are of ...
Read More »ICC 2015 World Cup team preview – Australia
By Arjun Prasad It is finally time for the eleventh edition of the prestigious ICC cricket World Cup tournament and this time, we move from the turning tracks in Asia to the bouncy pitches of Australia and New Zealand. Speaking of the host country, Australia are by far the most accomplished side in the tournament notching up four World Cups ...
Read More »World Cup 2015: ICC Announces Schedule of Warm-up Matches Feb 8 to 13
ICC has announced a total of 14 non-ODI warm-up matches to be held in Adelaide, Christchurch, Melbourne and Sydney from February 8 to 13, the complete schedule, venue and timing of the matches to be held ahead of the World Cup 2015. A total of 14 non-ODI warm-up matches will be played across Adelaide, Christchurch, Melbourne and Sydney from 8 ...
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