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POPSClipmarks on mobile! clipmarks home page on your internet connected mobile phone. I use it a lot when I am on the move. The site is designed very well and navigation is also easy. You can do everything - Pop, comment etc. There is one small problem - the site does not remember login details on your phone browser so have to login again and again.
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POPSFormula 1 in India Finally, Indian got the chance. I feel so happy for all the F1 fans (including me). India have F1 fans who follow the sport, with cricket like passion.
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POPSLast Chance to see LARA bat Another legend leaves us. This time Brian Charles Lara, greatest batsman of the modern era is is bidding adieu. I cannot imagine that this guy won't stand again against Australians, the rivalry we have loved for so many years. He is the guy who loved pressure and so many times like Steve Waugh, fought lone battles for West Indies. But above of all, he was such a great joy to watch. Thank you Brian Lara for being such a great great Player.
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POPSAustralia back to Number 1 Australia has been and will remain number 1 cricket team in the world for few more years atleast. For a short duration, SA took first spot but that was nothing to do with their own performance but due to Australia's defeat in recent tri-series against England. Australia is way ahead of other teams in the world. SA's charge to number 1 spot was because of some number games that ICC has. The same thing applies to Ricky ponting as a batsman. How can Kevin Peterson beat Ponting to become number 1. Ricky is the greatest match winner I have seen for many years now. He is the best.
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POPSCome on Sanath! Jayasuriya is just second to Sachin in number of centuries. He now has 25 of them. But more importantly he steered Lanka to a comprehensive victory over hosts west indies. He is the man to watch for. If Sri lanka has to reach finals and win it, this guy has to go on. I wish him good luck
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POPSThe show goes on - First hat-trick of the world cup Even without highly rated Asian teams like Pakistan and India, the World Cup is still a great tournament to watch. Just now I witnessed an almost disaster for South Africa. They lost 4 wickets in 4 balls which includes a hat-trick by Malinga. All the tension came to an end when number 10 batsman miscued a shot for a 4 and helped SA to win the match. Now that is why Mr. Smith, we call you guys - chokers. You almost did!
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POPSNew species of Leopard found Its always fascinating to see discoveries in modern era. This one is great. A unique looking Leopard in the wild! To me this one stand out clearly. The skin color is different from the normal leopard that we know of - The spotted one.
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POPSBad news continue to flow from West Indies - Inzi retires Its been a day of bad news from the world cup. Earlier Bob Woolmers death had shocked the world and then came the news that Inzi is saying good bye to One day cricket.Ironically, It was the same platform (1992 world cup in Australia) where he emerged as a star for pakistani cricket, steering them to a WC win. He made his debut there. What a sad end to such an illustrious career.
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POPSBob Woolmer died in hotel Its a sad development in a world cup that has already become so exciting in its first week itself. Woolmer became famous after he coached South Africa to near glory. He was one of the most respected coach in the world. This is really a loss to the world that came as a shock
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POPSIndia down and out - Shocked by Bangladesh. Its a another shocker and this time for India. Bangladesh crushed (I can say that) India in the first game of the group. All I can say is India played poor cricket and were all over the place. I am really really disappointed. Its a sad day for Indian supporters. I am off for some beers!
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POPS21 Things To Remember 19. Success is getting up one more time. 20. Now is the most interesting time of all. 21. When things go wrong.....don't go with them.
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POPSHerschelle Gibbs hit 6 sixes in an over. Fantastic! Gibbs hit 6 sixes in one over. No one has done it ever in an ODI. I am delighted to see SA's game. They have made it clear their intentions in this WC. I would cheer for them. They are one of my favorites. Also Boucher scored fastest half-century of the World Cup. And SA scored 18 sixes, which is maximum for any ODI
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POPSIrish forced a tie on Zimbabwe This is the first real shocker in the world cup. Zimbabwe could not score a single of the last ball. This was a real dent on Zimbabwe's image who once defeated India in 1999 World cup. But this zimbabwe team is nothing compared to the team in 1999. I can't forget Flower brothers, Heath streak and company. I think Irish team has a good future with the way they have played and specially when they have such great fans.
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POPSAussies crushed Scotland As expected Australia managed an easy win over Scotland. Ponting scored his 4th WC century and was the backbone of the innings. Hussey's form is a little bit of concern but I am sure he will defy all the odds. McGrath as always so effective and dangerous. I am going to track his wicket tally.
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POPSTracking the worst of web. This is a good analysis of the bad and good about the websites across the globe. Russian and Romanian domains are the most risky ones. That means a lot of things. One of them being, if you register to some of these sites, the percentage of risk (spam,phishing,virus) is lot higher than others.
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POPSTwo Dwayne's enough for Pakistan Good match to begin with. West Indies somewhat showed that they have home advantage. Bowling magnificantly to defend a meager total of 241. Highlight of the match was the performances from Dwayne Bravo and Dwayne Smith. Both of them shared 6 wickets and quick fire 40 odd runs to give that little edge over Pakistan. Pakistan on the other hand played over cautiously and in the end had to chase with a huge asking rate. Parternership between Inzy and Yousouf proved wa waste. Well they have a lot to think about but they are certain to reach round 2 where actually things get hot. The match however proved great to the local crowd. Its always good for the tournament if the local team advances.
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POPSPonting furious on Gavaskar's remarks Ponting reminded India of its performance in recent past and more than that Gavaskar's game and his one off incident of "mis-behavior" on the field. Not only this but much more. Well Ricky is one of my favorite players but here I would disagree with him and probably take a strong exception of what he said for Team India and Gavaskar. Come on Ricky, don't let your frustration come out like this.
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POPSShocker for NewZealand This is really a shocker for New Zealand. They are one of the teams in my list of title contenders. NZ can stay focused by considering this to be just a warm up match but they are early alarm bells. In a way, push like this at an early stage of the tournament is good to motivate the team. Same thing happened to India in the last world cup but they reached the finals in the end. Mind you, bangladesh is in hands of a very gritty aussie coach, dave watmore. He led SL to a WC victory and is a great tactician. Bangladesh may well be the dark horse of WC'2007. We will wait and see. Boy this world cup is already steaming hot!!
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POPSMcGrath to start with the new ball. I love to see McGrath take on the new ball. There is no other way to terrify opposition. I am not sure about Aussie tactics by him bowling as first change. He is the best when he bowls at opposition openers.
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POPSOLPC (One Laptop per Child) Project on track - Release 2. This is one of my favorite projects. I simply love the idea. I can't imagine the amount of impact it is going to make on poor nations in Africa and Asia. Even the developing countries like India can be benefited. Kudos to those who are behind this project. Wish I could help in some way.
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POPSBig Blow to Pakistan WC campaign. This is a big blow to Pakistan. Razzaq is undoubtedly the best allrounder Pakistan has. The team has some real issues now. With doping controversy already gripping the team, this one is a disaster.