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It is reported that the leading sports television channels ESPN – Star Sports will telecast the European Football Championship – 2008, live on air from the 7th June 2008. The event is being held at Austria and Switzerland.

The department of physical education, Pachaiyappa’s College in association with J.S. Rao Cricket Academy will conduct the 5th Vallal Pachaiyappa’s cricket tournament for boys in two categories, namely under 13 and under – 15 respectively. The tournament will be held at the Pachaiyappa’s College ground from 26th to 30th May 2008.

The Spinz Deo (a product of Cavinkare) is conducting the Spinz Deo – Under 15 Round Robin Cricket Tournament at the cantonment school ground, Pallavaram from 19th May 2008. The teams playing for the tournament are Madras Christian College Hr. Sec. School, Gee Ge Cricket Academy and St. John’s English School and Junior College, Besant Nagar. For more details about the Cricket tournament, contact 9444012725.

A sail boat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails. The larger sail boats are called ‘sailboards’ and the smaller boats are known as ‘sailing ships’. Apart from the size of the sail boats can be distinguished by hull configuration, keel type, purpose, number, configuration of masts and the sail plan. Today the most common sail boat is the “sloop” which features one mast and 2 sails. The wind plays an important role to push the sail boat forward.

Like any sport or game, sail boat racing has basic rules. The sail boat racing is of excitement and strategy. Though sail boat racing is an expensive sport, it is very famous all over the world. Some of the types of sail boat racing are harbour racing, inshore racing, offshore racing etc.,

Nepal’s embattled King Gyanendra moves to a palace in the outskirts of Kathmandu days ahead of a maoist ultimatum to him to quit the royal palace in Central Kathmandu.

Scientists claim to have found evidence which indicate the presence of yellow stone like hot spring deposits on Mars, a finding that clearly suggest that the Red Planet is better than previously believed.

Lakshmi Mittal, the largest steel maker buys a 117 sterling pounds mansion in Kingston Palace Garden making it possibly the world’s costliest home.

Pakistani authorities released 96 Indian prisoners, mainly fisherman from a jail in Karachi, Pakistan still holds 374 teritorial waters in the Arabian sea.

A Zimbabwean man has been jailed for 2 years after he sold urine to residents in a mining town claiming it was cooking oil.

An Australian driver has been caught speeding at 263 kilo metres per hour and held together with plastic cable ties.

11 year old Akshay Rajagopal a grade six Indian American student wins the National Geographic Bee contest held in U.S. taking home 25000 dollars college scholarship and a life time membership.

Appa Sherpa a 48 year old Napalese Sherpa broke his own world record by climbing to the summit of Mount Everest for the 18th time. He first climbed the summit in 1990.

Research led by Dr. Shakua Franco Sugha on 165 children report that healthy lungs is the secret of smarter brain in kids.

A scientific community is amazed with some thing rarely seen in the Arabian peninsula dinosaur tracks, foot prints of ornithopod a large dinosaur as well as 11 small and large herbivorous saunopods

In Tokyo an African grey parrot which was taught to recite its name and address went missing but returned to its owner after providing its full home address.

Two New Zealand men who turned to prayer when their plane’s engine failed were saved when they found a clearing next to a giant Jesus bill board.

In Mexico a donkey was locked up in a local jail after it bit and kicked two men. The donkey will remain behind bars until its owner agrees to pay the men’s medical bills.

Tibetian spiritual leader in exile the Dalai Lama on an 11 day visit to the United Kingdom meets the Prime minister of U.K Golden Brown to discuss about the Tibetan issue.

Union Minister for Railways inaugurates battery operated car at Egmore Railway Station to help physically challenged and aged train passengers. The battery car was donated by Airtel.

Poongothai Aladi Aruna’s resignation was accepted by the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister following controversy over her telecon with the Director of vigilance and anti-corruption.

The world’s oldest man 139 year old Jaipur based Habib Miran has decided not to celebrate his birthday to express solidarity with the Jaipur blast victims.

Noted playwright and one of the country’s most influential dramatists, 80 year old Vya Tendulkar dies in Pune.

Justice A.K. Gangully was sworn in Chief Justice of Madras High court replacing Justice Ajit Prakash shah who was transferred to Delhi as Chief Justice.

Osama Bin Laden releases a new audio message denouncing the Arab leaders for sacrificing the Palestinians.

A study led by New Zealand’s Massey University found that people aged over 65 years who are still working are happier than those who have retired.

A man was shell shocked quite literally when he cracked an egg while preparing a meal and found that a fully formed gecko under the shell.

A U.S. soldier in Baghdad used Quran the Islamic holy book for target practice in a predominantly sunnie area prompting an apology from the Military.

A Sinhala scholar Tessa Kariyawasan a former dean of the university says that there was road to Sri Lanka and Mahendra son of King Asoka reached the island from south India.