Emirates crash survivor wins the lottery

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…

Usain Bolt ran in 9.81 secs and wins 100m gold

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…

Andy wins men’s singles gold

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…

Laura Trott wins gold

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 win the Oval Test and level the series

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…

Unknown Monica wins Tennis Gold, stuns World no.2

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.…

Younis double century give Pakistan a lead of 214

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…

World Elephant Day

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…