After a semi-final appearance at last week's Moorilla International in Hobart, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has jumped 13 places to 53 in the latest WTA rankings.
The 20-year-old Sania had beaten world number 29 Maria Kirilenko en route to the semis.
However, she's is down one place to 25 in the doubles ranking though.
Sania's AO journey will begin from tomorrow, with a first round match against Olga Savchuk of Ukrain. Come On Sania!
Monday, January 15, 2007
Australian Open to start tomorrow:
Two weeks from tomorrow,
Melbourne will be again on toes to cheer the game os Tennis...
Two weeks from tomorrow,
The Players will toil hard to perform on the heated Courts in the City...
The year’s first Grand Slam Tournament is back again!
Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova are Men’s and Women’s Top Seeds respectively, while Sania Mirza will try to improve her record Down Under.
Well, the Matches will be shown Live on Star Sports in India and I don’t want to miss the fabulous Commentary by my favorite duo, Alan Wilkins and with him, the One and only- Vijay Amritraj… and I don’t want to miss it.
So Good Night!
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Makar Sankranti
It’s Makar Sankranti today …
More than a religious event, Makar Sankranti is The fiesta of Nature. It’s a day when Sun starts its virtual journey in the Northern Hemisphere, ginimg the message that the chilling days will soon go away and Spring will come again.
So during this time of year, one is supposed to be dressed in Black or other dark sheds. The colour Black has a special importance on Makar Sankranti and it’s considered auspicious as it absorbs heat and keeps the body warm. And we also have a special diet for this season, which consists of food rich in calories to help protect from cold outside.
You know what? Today, I have eaten so many of those Sweets that now I’m feeling Sweet...
Friday, January 12, 2007
National Youth Day Vivekanand Jayanti
"Beware of everything that is untrue. Stick to truth and we shall succeed.Fifty centuries are looking on you, the future of India depends on you.Work on.."- Swami Vivekananda
It's the Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananad and the day is celebrated as The National Youth Day.
As a young Indian, I have many things to face, many things to overcome and many things to do.
I have many Dreams and Need to toil hard to make them come true..
And I have many things to earn and many more to give to my society..
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Bangladesh: State of Emergency
Another Country... Another Democracy being encroached... or Democracy to be restored
I just heard on TV, President of Bangladesh Iajuddin Ahmed has announced the State of Emergency in the country. He has resigned as chief advisor to the interim caretaker government.
There's the Press Censorship and night curfew imposezd in the country. Bangladesh is to vote in a few day's time and a declaration of Emergency at this hour is surprising (though not unexpected) for me.
So I'm waiting for the President's Address...
I just heard on TV, President of Bangladesh Iajuddin Ahmed has announced the State of Emergency in the country. He has resigned as chief advisor to the interim caretaker government.
There's the Press Censorship and night curfew imposezd in the country. Bangladesh is to vote in a few day's time and a declaration of Emergency at this hour is surprising (though not unexpected) for me.
So I'm waiting for the President's Address...
From Sky, with Love: Sunitha Williams talks to the Students in Delhi:
Today Sunitha talked to the Students in Delhi via video-conferencing through the International Space Station. Joining the Students were several others including Rakesh Sharma- the First Indian to enter the Space.
The report on this came on CNN-IBN and they also showed the reactions from children allover the country. She is an inspiration, a real inspiration for the little children who aim high…
As I watched on television the report about this conversation, I felt proud and a strange joy filled me.
It's been my childhood dream to enter the Space, and given a chance, I'll choose to be an astronaut.
The report on this came on CNN-IBN and they also showed the reactions from children allover the country. She is an inspiration, a real inspiration for the little children who aim high…
As I watched on television the report about this conversation, I felt proud and a strange joy filled me.
It's been my childhood dream to enter the Space, and given a chance, I'll choose to be an astronaut.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
PSLV Launched
India's ninth PSLV (polar satellite launch vehicle) successfully took-off from Sriharikota on today. This will serve as a launchpad for loads of technological and commercial ventures.
After the dismal failure of the GSLV(the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle)in July 2006, the success with the PSLV-C7 has helped boost the morale of the Scientists in India's space research organisation, ISRO.
This is for the first time that ISRO has sent up a launch vehicle into space, with four payloads at a time, two satellites from India and one each from Argentina and Indonesia.
Cartosat-2, India's second earth imaging satellite put up in Orbit by PSLV-C7, will serve as an eye in the sky that will transfer images with high spatial resolution. Cartosat's images would be finer at 80 cm resolution than those of US satellite Ikonos which are of one-metre resolution.
After the dismal failure of the GSLV(the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle)in July 2006, the success with the PSLV-C7 has helped boost the morale of the Scientists in India's space research organisation, ISRO.
This is for the first time that ISRO has sent up a launch vehicle into space, with four payloads at a time, two satellites from India and one each from Argentina and Indonesia.
Cartosat-2, India's second earth imaging satellite put up in Orbit by PSLV-C7, will serve as an eye in the sky that will transfer images with high spatial resolution. Cartosat's images would be finer at 80 cm resolution than those of US satellite Ikonos which are of one-metre resolution.
A good Start for Sania
Sania Mirza of India entered the Semifinals of the Hobart International Tennis tournament beating her Doubles partner and local favourite Alicia Molik of Australia. Sania won 6-4, 6-1.
However, the pair ended their doubles journey with a lost in the Quarterfinal. Sania is all set to play Anna Chakvetadze in the semis.
It sounds interesting that you play against someone and then play with the same person. Now that’s the greatness of Sports.
However, the pair ended their doubles journey with a lost in the Quarterfinal. Sania is all set to play Anna Chakvetadze in the semis.
It sounds interesting that you play against someone and then play with the same person. Now that’s the greatness of Sports.
Monday, January 01, 2007
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