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What is Tarot? Tarot (also known as Tarock, Tarokk, Taroky, Taroc, Tarok, Tarocchi and similar names) is a family of trick taking card games played with an enlarged deck of 78 cards which include an extra court card for each of the four regular suits, a permanent trump suit of 21 cards, and a kind […]
I hope not… I was/am a certified trainer, a coach, and an athlete in four sports. I have helped, via sports psychology methodologies and training schedules, many sports figures improve their chances for, and secure, many a medal or professional championship. In every sport, from Archery to Body Building, I have met players and their […]
News Item: Iran suspended from World Soccer There are some people in this world to whom the rules don’t apply. Just ask them, and they’ll tell you. The FIFA has barred the Iranian team from competition in World Soccer matches because of government interference in Iran. A fellow named Mohammed Dadgan had been the elected […]
Jharome Peña and Ronato Alcano, totaling the Filipino hopefuls in the finals to 5. De Luna advanced after a nerve-wracking 10-8 victory over Nick Van Den Berg of the Netherlands at the Philippine Internatonal Convention Center Wednesday. De Luna, a 22-year-old player from Pasig City who finished third in the 2006 PHilippine National Championship which […]
World Boxing Council welterweight champ Floyd Mayweather Jr announced Sunday that he plans to retire after his next fight. ”I told you all along it wasn’t about the money, it was about the legacy,” Mayweather said during the Los Angeles Times interview. ”I have accomplished all I want in boxing. I am going out on […]
The Australian cricket team, who won the ICC Champions Trophy 2006, last Sunday, is under fire from the Indian media, for their unruly behavior during the presentation ceremony. Sharad Pawar, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Food and Agriculture Union Minister of India, was pushed off the […]
 An important meeting of the General Body of the Karnataka State Cricket Association is scheduled to be held today in which certain changes to the rules regarding election of office bearers and President has evoked a debate. In the forefront of the debate are Mr Brijesh Patel, the current President of the body and a […]
While Team India is preparing for its mini worldcup battle against West Indies on the Cricket field, every sports lover in cricket crazy India is watching for the battle that Virendra Sehwag is fighting with himself. Viru as he is affectionately called, who can singlehandedly destroy the opposition on his day, is now going through […]
I just read on China Rises that the government has changed the name of the Beijing Mascots from Friendlies to Fuwa (gesundheit!) which means “good fortune”. This should be good news to folks who bought commemorative coins with the old name inscribed. Why the name change was made and why the announcement was kept so […]
The South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs was questioned by Indian police, yesterday, on his role in the match-fixing scandal in 2000, which involved top Indian cricketers like, Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja. Gibbs named all-rounder Derek Crookes and two other South African players in the scandal. Crookes has expressed shock that his name was mentioned […]
The New Zealand A1GP team, with racer Jonny Reid, managed to get seventh in A1GP feature race and picking up four championship points in the second round at Brno track, Czech Republic. After New Zealand managing to secure themselves first place in the qualifying race by being fastest in all four qualifying segments with a […]
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