The opening ceremony for the ICC Twenty20 World Championships was cancelled for the sake of timely start of the opening match between hosts England and the Netherlands as rain played spoilsport on Friday. Persistent drizzle forced the organisers to do away with the ceremony so that the match could start in time at Lord’s. ICC [...]
After two weeks of mesmerizing action and some quite stunning ceremonies, the Beijing Olympics 2008 came to an end on Sunday. This was a successful culmination of the 29th Olympics of the modern era. An hour-long pre-ceremony featured sequences with Fuwa, the mascot, as the creative theme. Then followed pyrotechnics and display, which only the [...]
India cut a sorry figure in the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony with the female members of the contingent making it a veritable go-as-you-like with their contrasting outfits that made them look completely misfit for the occasion. The tennis duo of Sania Mirza and Sunitha Rao, attired in black trousers and practice jackets, looked completely out [...]
The Beijing Olympics 2008 began with full excitement and emotions as China hosted the opening ceremony at the National Stadium in Beijing ,of one of the most expensive tournaments to be ever held. The Indian team stood proud with Rajvardhan Singh Rathore being being the flag bearer dressed in a white sherwani. The other male [...]