Carnival of Sports #1

Hi Everyone! Welcome to the first edition of the "Carnival of Sports". Although this is a new carnival, I am happy to receive 8 great entries that are fit to be here. Sports is an important aspect of life that has been ignored by many bloggers for long. I appreciate and congratulate my fellow bloggers who have displayed courage to write regular posts on sports defying all odds. I hope that the "Carnival of Sports" will attract more readerships in the days to come.

I will start with Cricket. My post "Indian Cricket: Battered, Shattered and Bruised !!!" depicts the saga of Indian cricket, which is going through a new low. That despite the fact that Indian cricket board BCCI is financially the strongest cricket board in the world. India is a sensitive country where cricket is considered as a religion. The people of India are deeply hurt over the team's depleted performance and the issue has snowballed further to a bigger controversy.

If you are a betting freak, you must read Matt Allen's "Betting Tips - Going Dutch" at SportsChump. You will get to know more about how to bet and where to bet. Since betting requires careful planning and proper scrutiny of the circumstances, this article with a number of useful tips is a must-read for the readers who are into betting or are set to join the fray.

Mat Allen presents another scintillating post titled Latest Comic Strip - Home, Away and Draw posted at SportsChump.

For baseball fans, Neil Keefe has come up with an interesting post titled "Red Sox Gamble, Yankees Win on Matsuzaka" at Bleacher Report. Neil has taken a fresh take on the Boston Red Sox' decision to bid $42 million for the exclusive rights to negotiate with Japanese star pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, and how this decision could ultimately work in favor of Boston's rival New York Yankees.

Sports Crazy presents an interesting post titled "Pimp my sports drinks - cheap and tasty DIY solutions" at SportsCrazy.net. Athletes drink a lot of sports drinks in training. The important ingredients of a sports drink are: water keep the body hydrated, salts to both aid in that hydration (salt makes the solution isotonic) and to replace lost salts from sweat, and carbohydrates (sugars) for energy. To know more, read this great informative post.

Swimming champ Ian Thorpe's sudden decision to retire shocked his fans. Milo Paulo presents a post titled "How Could Swimming Superstar Ian Thorpe Retire at 24?" at Milariono, in which he argues that Ian should not have retired at an early age. I agree with the writer that Ian still has a lot to show to the world and more importantly to his fans.

Tom Hall presents an interesting blog called "The Scottish Football Blog". Tom provides regular updates, news and events related to Scottish Football league. Don't miss out his post "A New Era For Scottish Football?".

Chris Dolley presents "Three-Legged Football and The Giant Wrigley's Spearmint Gum Relay" at Author Chris Dolley's Journal. These two new games are really interesting.

Last but not the least, Starling David Hunter presents one of the interesting sports posts of the week, "End It Like Beckham" at The Business of America. To know more about the new "Beckham Rule", go ahead and read the entire post.

I thank all of you for participating in the first edition of "Carnival of Sports". I need your cooperation and support in making this carnival a successful one. Keep reading my blog and submit your entries to each edition of the carnival. Submission link is given on the side bar. Keep up the great blogging!!!