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Archive for June, 2007

KV Gautam asked:




We all understand the importance of playing sports and games. There are many indoor games and sports that are popular in India. Following sports news you can keep yourself updated about various games.

We all have played some kind of indoor games in our childhood. Outdoor sports are more popular and more beneficial for our physical health. Indoor games also provide healthy entertainment for family members. It also fosters fraternity and intimacy among family members.

The popular indoor games in India include bowling, carrom, chess and ludo. Bowling has emerged as a popular indoor activity in India. In metropolitan cities like New Delhi and Bangalore there are many places where young people go to have some fun. These bowling centers offer young people to mingle togather and enjoy themselves. Mostly it is played after dividing people into two teams. A player has to hit bottles while bowling and collect as many points as possible.

Carrom is a very popular game played in India. It is played between 4 people. Many times it is played between just two persons. It can be played by dividing four people among two teams. Carrom is sometimes also known as carroms. In many places it is known as couronne, carum, karam, karom, karum, fatta and finger billiards. The mechanics of carrom lie somewhere between billiards and table shuffleboard. It is a tabletop game.

The word ludo means “I play” in Latin. It is a simple board game for two to four players. In the game of ludo, the players race their four tokens from start to finish. A similar type of games was known as Pachisi. This game is popular in many countries of the world. It is known as “Mens-erger-je-niet” in the Netherlands, “Ludi” in the Caribbean, and “Fia” in Sweden.

Chess is a worldwide popular board game. It is played in almost every part of the world. Many old people love to play chess. For some it becomes an addiction. It is played between two players. It is played on a chessboard. The board is a square-checkered with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. In the game of chess one player controls sixteen pieces that include one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops and eight pawns. Every player wants to checkmate the opponent’s king.

The game of chess was originated in India. In its earlier form it was known as shatranj. Chess got more developed as its current form in Europe during the second half of the 15th century. Several theoreticians have developed various chess strategies and tactics.

After the development of the information technology industry, many scientists have come up with chess playing computers. A similar computer known as Deep Blue beat the then chess world champion Garry Kasparov in a match in 1997.

Chess competitions started in the 16th century. When the official World Chess Championship started in 1886, Wilhelm Steinitz won the title. Bobby Fishcher was a great chess player. Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov were other great chess players.

Indian has produced a great chess champion Viswanathan Anand. He is currently the World Champion. He has maintained his position for last many years. He has won several tournaments all over the world. Following sports news is a great way to know more about games.

Marty Ogelvie asked:




Baseball is woven into the fabric of American society; it’s simply a part of what we do. Children as young as four and five are getting behind home plate and swinging their bats for the first time and mothers and fathers are decorating nurseries with baseballs, gloves and bats. It doesn’t matter where you go in the United States; you are never too far away from a great baseball game or a small corner shop that sells baseball cards.

To some there is a baseball season, but when you think about it baseball is always in season. Baseball is a fan’s sport and many of them are constantly collecting memorabilia, clothing, and baseball cards of their favorite players or teams. Many don’t think about how lucrative this business really is, but it is making billions of dollars all year around, not just from the first day of the season to the last swing of the World Series. Shirts, hats, bumper stickers, sweatshirts, jerseys, and jackets are all a great way to show your loyalty to your favorite baseball team.

Many of the older generations of Americans are very familiar with baseball card collecting. You may think that this type of collecting is a thing of the past, but it is anything but that. Think about it, all of those old New York Yankees baseball cards that you wanted to find as a child are still out there, and they are only more valuable. While past generations got their cards from caramel, tobacco, or gum these days generations are buying whole teams, leagues, and seasons at a time. While the way that baseball cards are collected may have changed a bit the hobby is still alive and well and being enjoyed by people of all ages. This is a great hobby for parents and grandparents to pass onto their children and grandchildren as it will allow them to spend time together and share a passion.

Of course, there are still those cards that everyone wants to come across, such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe Dimaggio, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and so many of the great New York Yankees that allowed the team to experience a whopping 26 World Series wins. Young and old collectors of today are still looking for those seemingly out of reach baseball cards along with some of the newer players, like Derek Jeter and others, that are keeping baseball the integral part of our society that it has always been. Today some of the more exciting cards can be found on the Internet through wonderful bidding websites and more.

While the active rosters of every baseball team will invariably change there is still something enchanting about the sport. Whether you watch the game from home on your television or those perfect box seats on the third base line, there simply is something great about watching your favorite team get out there and hit the ball. Baseball is a great game whether you are playing or watching, so it simply makes sense that we collect items like clothing and cards, to commemorate our favorite players past and present.