Sports Updates by Kammam

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Winner of EURO CUP 2008

Spain 's 1-0 victory over Germany in a fast and furious Euro 2008 final on Sunday ended their 44-year wait for a trophy. In the match Fernando Torres's exquisite first-half goal gave them a deserved 1-0 victory.
In 1964 Spain won their last EURO cup, on home soil.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Champions Trophy - 2008 in Pakistan

Pakistan will host the Champions Trophy ( regarded as the second biggest event after the World Cup) in September as per a senior spokesperson of ICC, with an assurance that there are no safety and security fears.

ICC acting chief executive Dave Richardson was speaking ahead of the launching ceremony of the biennial event which Pakistan hosts from September 11-28.

The eight playing countries are - Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, South Africa, England and the West Indies - will compete in the Champions Trophy.

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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Groups in Euro 2008

Euro 2008 - Group A
Portugal
Czech Republic
Turkey

Euro 2008 - Group B
Croatia
Germany
Austria
Poland

Euro 2008 - Group C
Netherlands
Romania
France
Italy

Euro 2008 - Group D
Spain
Sweden
Greece
Russia

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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Tennis Tournaments in the Month of June

Gerry Weber Open
Date: 9-15 june 2008
Place: Halle, Germany
Court: Grass

Gerry Orange Prokom Open
Date: 9-15 june 2008
Place: Sopot, Poland
Court: Clay

The Artois Championships
Date: 9-15 june 2008
Place: London, England
Court: Grass

Ordina Open
Date: 16-22 june 2008
Place: s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
Court: Grass

The Nottingham Open
Date: 16-22 june 2008
Place: Nottingham, England
Court: Grass

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Rafael Nadal wins French Open Title of 2008


It was a record breaking day for Spain’s Rafael Nadal at Rolland Garos, as the ‘King of Clay’ claimed his fourth consecutive French Open title by handing Roger Federer one of the heaviest defeats of his career.
He's the first man to win four straight French Open championships since six time champion Bjorn Borg did it in 1978-81.

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Bangladesh Triangular Series - 2008

Schedule of Bangladesh Triangular Series
Participating Countries : India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
Scheduled Matches:

June 8, 2008 : Bangladesh vs Pakistan
June 10, 2008: India vs Pakistan
June 12, 2008: Bangladesh vs India
June 14, 2008: Final

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