Stories about Sport from March, 2007
St Vincent & The Grenadines: Cricket Upsets
Abeni shares her thoughts on some unexpected developments in the ICC Cricket World Cup that's being played in the Caribbean.
Israel: Football Fans
Israeli blogger Stephanie says that more than 7,000 British football fans are expected to be in Israel for a much anticipated match…and some more. “The English side of the stadium...
Israel: Death of a Coach
Israeli blogger Aussie Dave writes about the death of Pakistan's cricket coach Bob Woolmer after his team's defeat against Ireland. “While the family are saying that stress probably killed him,...
Caribbean, Zimbabwe: Should Zim be allowed to play int'l cricket?
On the eve of the World Cup match between the West Indies and Zimbabwe, Robert Frische at cricketwukup.com asks whether “in light of the atrocities being committed in that country,”...
South Asia: Cricket Victories and Upsets
The Cricket World Cup 2007 appeared to have thrown quite a few surprises up for grabs over the weekend. Ireland won the match against Pakistan, and Bangladesh won the match...
Russia: Skiing and Snowboarding
Russia Blog posts pictures of winter sports at Vorobyovy Gory in Moscow. Sochi Travel posts pictures from the skiing and snowboarding competition that took place in Krasnaya Polyana on March...
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's options in world cricket
Zimcricketnews figures out three options for Zimbabwe in the World Cup Cricket 2007, “The easy option (in maths terms) first: if Zimbabwe beat both Pakistan and West Indies, they’re through....
Kenya: Kenya's victory over Canada
Kenya blogger writes about Kenya's victory over Canada in World Cup Cricket 2007: Firstly, what a great performance by the team. It was not the fact that they won, but...
Japan, Croatia: Restaurants
Neretva River writes about Japan's two Croatian restaurants.
Sri Lanka: Cricket!
A Voice in Colombo develops cricket fever! “Now the wait is over for the Sri Lankan cricket fans, and we are playing our first match of the tournament today.”
Caribbean, Cricket World Cup: Dissecting the win
Caribbeancricket.com's Ryan Naraine is interviewed (audio) by CaribUpdate about the West Indies team's win over Pakistan in yesterday's opening match of the Cricket World Cup.
Cricket World Cup 2007 through the eyes of the bloggers
The 9th World Cup cricket started with a colorful opening ceremony in the Carribean islands. The tournament is scheduled for 51 matches in a span of one and a half...
Jamaica: Cricket World Cup opening ceremony
The W.E.C. group blog reviews the opening ceremony of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, which took place yesterday in Jamaica.
Jordan: Running in Amman
Jordanian blogger Lina has taken up running in Amman , where she takes us with he on a tour of her favourite track so far.
Taiwan: Kevin Lin completed across Sahara
After 111 days, Kevin Lin from Taiwan completed the ultra-marathon across Sahara desert, the largest desert in the world, on 2/20/2007 with other two runners. This ultra-marathon was first proposed...
Trinidad & Tobago: Cricket World Cup ticket woes
Caribbean Free Radio goes to collect tickets for the Cricket World Cup, and is given number C92: “The saleswoman who handed out the first batch of number-papers did so with...
South Asia: Holi, Wedding excess, Bollywood, Snow, Bus etiquette, ordination of children
Happy Holi to our readers. The Hindu Spring festival of colors is one of the most popular traditional festivals in India and Nepal. South Asia Biz reports that the Indian...
Bahrain: Muslim Girl Thrown Out of Canada Football Game
Bahrain-based Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah is outraged that a Canadian Muslim girl was thrown out of a football (soccer) game because she was wearing the Islamic head cover – the...
Bahrain: Muslim Girl Thrown Out of Canada Football Game
Bahrain-based Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah is outraged that a Canadian Muslim girl was thrown out of a football (soccer) game because she was wearing the Islamic head cover – the...
SIngapore: Farangs and Ice Hockey
TinkerTailor spots an ice hockey game in a Singapore skating rink that featured western Singapore expats playing against western expats from Thailand.
Caribbean: Give the cricketing minnows a chance
Robert Frische of cricketwukup.com disagrees with statements made by two former West Indies cricket greats that the presence of “minnows” (weak teams) in the Cricket World Cup devalues the tournament.
