Indian national, Mohammad Basheer Abdul Khadar, a passenger who survived the dramatic crash of Flight EK521 bought a winning lottery ticket bought from Dubai International airport, before the return flight and is now a millionaire. He initially worked in the UAE for a dredging company from 1978, and now the fleet administrator for a car…
Month: August 2016
GB’s medal tally 16 gold, 16 silver and 8 bronze Country 1 United States 26 21 23 70 2 Great Britain 16 16 8 40 3 China 15 14 17 46 Jamacia’s Usain Bolt (29), ran 9.81 seconds, became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin to…
GB’s medal tally 15 gold, 16 silver and 7 bronze Country 1 United States 26 20 21 67 2 Great Britain 15 16 7 38 3 China 15 13 17 45 GB win four golds and climb to second place in the medal table on day nine of the Rio Olympics. Max Whitlock…
Max Whitlock born in 1993 has won Gold twice in a day in less than two hours – in The Mens’ Floor Exercises and then on the pommel – two gymnastic disciplines. He is the first ever British Olympic champion gold medal winner in these sports.
Mo Farah 33, overcame a initial tumble to win the 10,000m, and two other Olympic title, following a long distance double at London 2012. Laura Trott’s (24), women’s pursuit team beat the USA with a world record. Laura Trott made history by claiming their third Olympic medal, having triumphed alongside Joanna Rowsell Shand, Elinor Barker…
Pakistan tour of England and Ireland, 4th Investec Test: England v Pakistan at The Oval, Aug 11-15, 2016 4th Day England 328 ao 76.4 ov, AN Cook 35 off 50, 4 fours, JM Bairstow 55 off 93, 7 fours, MM Ali 108 off 152, 13 fours, 2 sixes, Mohammad Amir 80-2, Sohail Khan 68-5, Wahab Riaz 93-3. England…
Cycling GB women’s team pursuit win gold, Becky James wins keirin silver. GB win gold in mens eight and silver in women’s eight. Ennis-Hill second in heptathlon behing Belgium’s Thiam. Usain Bolt clocks 10.7seconds in Men’s 100m heats, and Farah does 1:27 in 10, 000m Murray beats Nishikori and willplay Del Porto in gold-medal match.…
Cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins became the first Briton to win eight Olympic medals as GB claimed three golds and three silver on Day seven in Rio. Wiggins and the cycling pursuit team set a world record beating Australia and put GB third in the medal table after US and China.
Pakistan tour of England and Ireland, 4th Investec Test: England v Pakistan at The Oval, Aug 11-15, 2016 3rd Day England 328 ao 76.4 ov, AN Cook 35 off 50, 4 fours, JM Bairstow 55 off 93, 7 fours, MM Ali 108 off 152, 13 fours, 2 sixes, Mohammad Amir 80-2, Sohail Khan 68-5, Wahab Riaz 93-3. England…
Today is the World Elephant Day, as Elephant numbers have dropped by 62 per cent over the last decade, according to the World Elephant Day website, an estimated 100 African elephants are killed each day by poachers, and several Asian elephants are also in trouble. There are fewer than 40,000 Asian elephants left in the…