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Finally, the must awaited even of the year is near – The Beijing Olympics 2008 is going to start from 8th August 2008 and China have invested lot of money for an unforgettable olympics experience. I am also going to visit Beijing for final 5 days coz of my work holidays. I am excited. China have invested 1000s of millions of dollars for the stadium preparations, security, environment, stay etc. Hope it goes all well.

BTW – the Olympics 2008 schedule is out and you can see the olympics schedule below in the picture :

Another exciting tournament is going to start from today 24th June 2008 where some of the great cricket teams of Asia will coalesce with each other to grab the Cup of the year – Asia Cup 2008.

The game will be played in Pakistan where 6 nations

Group A

• Bangladesh
• Sri Lanka
• UAD

Group B

• India
• Pakistan
• Hong Kong

will battle to claim the title of Asia’s cricketing superpower.

It will be a total excitement to watch these nations fight for the Asia Cup 2008. The teams are divided into 2 groups. Here is a Schedule of cricket matches to be played between them :

24th June
Bangladesh vs UAD
Lahore
Time : 16:00 IST, 11:00 GMT

24th June
Pakistan v Hong Kong
Karachi
Time : 16:00 IST, 11:00 GMT

25th June
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
Lahore
Time : 15:00 IST, 10:00 GMT

25th June
Hong Kong v India
Karachi
Time : 15:00 IST, 10:00 GMT

26th June
Sri Lanka v United Arab Emirates
Lahore
Time : 15:00 IST, 10:00 GMT

26th June
Group B – India v Pakistan
Karachi
Time : 15:00 IST, 10:00 GMT

28th June
TBC v TBC
Karachi
A2 v B2
Time : 16:00 IST, 11:00 GMT

29th June
TBC v TBC
Karachi
A1 v B1
Time : 16:00 IST, 11:00 GMT

30th June
TBC v TBC
Karachi
A1 v A2
Time : 16:00 IST, 11:00 GMT

2nd July
TBC v TBC
Karachi
B1 v B2
Time : 16:00 IST, 11:00 GMT

3rd July
TBC v TBC
Karachi
A1 v B2
Time : 16:00 IST, 11:00 GMT

4nd July
TBC v TBC
Karachi
A2 v B1
Time : 16:00 IST, 11:00 GMT

Sun 6nd July
Final – India vs Sri-Lanka
National Stadium, Karachi
Time : 16:00 IST, 11:00 GMT

Enjoy Cricketainment !!!

The Euro 2008 competition progressed with the first quarter final game between Portugal and Germany . The buzz before the game was immense, with both teams held by fans as two of the favourites to win the tournament. Both sides are exceptional world class teams.

Portugal have a very fluid approach and Germany are amazing tactitions and their set pieces are feared. Both sides have an abundance of skilled players. Germany have Ballack, Scweinsteiger and Podolski and Portugal have the amazing skills of Deco and Ronaldo to name but two. Ronaldo is tipped by many as the best player in the world.

Portugal may have a few holes in the defence but their attacking players make opportunities where most teams would give up. Germany are a very inconsistent team, on the right day they are capable of amazing football but sometimes they look like an amateur team.

The entire 90 minutes was fast and furious with a lot of scoring opportunities. The Portuguese team tried in vain to play the ball to their main man Ronaldo, as he was heavily marked he failed to receive a lot of the passes. Germany scored first at 22 minutes and only four minutes later doubled their lead with a header by Klose. Portugal however clawed a goal back through a joint effort by Ronaldo and Nuno Gomes. It was 2-1 to Germany as they went in for half time.

The second half saw Germany dominate early on and Ballack scored a brilliant header at 62 minutes. Portugal didn’t give up and piled the pressure on. Portugal reaped the rewards of their hard game and Postiga scored in the 87th minute. The final few minutes of the game were nerve racking, Portugal had chance after chance, however it was Germany who emerged victorious.

The game was a brilliant display of live football and Germany were a team worthy of progressing.

After a long IPL Cricketainment, here comes a small series of 3 Asian Countries in Bangladesh : The Kitply Cup, Bangladesh Tri Series June 2008. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will be fighting for this Kitply Cup. This will be a great series and India – Pakistan Match would be exiciting as always.

There will be 4 matches including the Final. All matches will be played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. There is a reserve day between each match. Here is the Schedule :

• 1st Match – Sun 8th June
  Pakistan vs Bangladesh
• 2nd Match – Tue 10th June
  India v Pakistan
• 3rd Match – Thu 12th June
  Bangladesh v India
• Final – Sat 14th June
  Team 1st vs Team 2nd

All matches are Day-Night starting at 2:30pm IST ( 8:30am GMT ). Who you think will win ?

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In what is perhaps the strictest pre-tournament drug screening process international football has ever seen, all 16 teams taking part in the Euro 2008 have passed with flying colours.

An incredible 8 players from each team have been drug tested, with no positive tests. For the first time ever, both blood and urine tests have been included. European football authorities have been attempting to crack down on drug abuse, both of performance enhancing drugs as well as recreational ones.

The penalties for footballers caught can be huge – Rio Ferdinand was banned for 8 months for failing to attend a mandatory test after a premiership game. The ex West Ham youth player had been a record signing for Manchester United, who appealed the ban unsuccessfully.

UEFA have indicated that they will continue to test two players from each team after every match, with severe penalties for anyone caught. They will announce further details of their full testing programme before Saturdays Euro 2008 opener between the hosts Switzerland and the Czech Republic.