The final day - Full-time update

Manchester United are the champions of England for the second time in a row. Sir Alex Ferguson’s side have now won the Premier League for a tenth time!
And here is the other great piece of news. Kevin Davies Matt Taylor has scored for Bolton at Stamford Bridge. And Chelsea’s end-of-season tally of 85 points is […]

Ryan Giggs!

Ryan Giggs!! Oh my! He caps a historic day with a goal!
Rooney slips an intelligent pass to the veteran, and Giggs slots home with ease. A champion nonpareil!

The final day - 80th minute update

Liverpool break the deadlock at White Hart Lane, and then one more to lead Tottenham 2-0. Voronin and Torres the goalscorers.
But here is the more important goal. Danny Murphy for Fulham. A lead for the Cottagers at Portsmouth hoists them to 36 points, level with Bolton and Reading. This would see Reading drop to the […]

The final day - 70th minute update

Shevchenko forces me to eat my words. He scores at the Bridge. Chelsea are equal on points with United, but behind by 17 goals.
Reading are having a rocking good outing at Derby. 3-0, and they have done all they can today to ensure survival. Fulham can still pour cold water on such hopes by scoring […]

The final day - 60th minute update

Morten Gamst Pedersen scores for Blackburn. Birmingham are almost surely in next season’s Championship.
Cristiano Ronaldo delivers a top-draw free-kick, but Kirkland does even better to keep Wigan’s deficit to just one.
Michael Owen pulls one back at Goodison Park. A penalty. Everton are still favorites to wrest the UEFA Cup spot from Aston Villa.
Blatant penalty for […]

The final day - Half-time update

At half time, Manchester United lead Wigan by one goal and Chelsea by two points (and 18 goals). The Sky Sports commentator is still harping on about a ball that hit Rio Ferdinand’s shoulder. The replays suggest even the Wigan players did not seem interested.
Boro have doubled their lead over Sven Goran Eriksson’s Man City, […]

United!!!

Emerson Boyce brings down Rooney for a clear penalty.
Ronaldo sends Kirkland the wrong way, and more importantly, sends the ball the right way - goal-ward! Number 31 might just be enough to see the champions retain their title.
Elsewhere, Birmingham have the lead, but that might not be enough for the Blues. Everton are in pole […]

The final day - 30th minute update

Villa pull one back at Upton Park. Boro are ahead against Man City.
Ronaldo takes an excellent free kick, but Chris Kirkland does well to save it. Clearly, Wigan are in it for the fight.
Theo Walcott scores for Arsenal at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light. How lucky Roy Keane’s men don’t have to fight Arsenal on the […]

The final day - 15th minute update

West Ham lead Villa 1-0. This is a blow to Martin O’Neill’s UEFA Cup place chasing side.
Reading score at Derby County to move out of the relegation zone.
Paul Scholes receives a yellow card for a routinely mistimed tackle.
John Terry is injured and is replaced by Juliano Belletti.

Premier League - the final day

The final day’s actions in the FA Premier League starts in a few minutes. The big news from the JJB Stadium is that Wayne Rooney is back at the head of Manchester United. I expect United to win 3-0.
The relegation fight could be just as interesting. Promises to be a fabulous day.

Avram Grant

In trying to suggest stupid things with a view to change the rules after the game has been played, Avram Grant seems no different from Hillary Clinton.
Chelsea, the football club that is, are so boring this season, in that both their football and their manager are boring. At least when Jose Mourinho was around, folks […]

Kavidhai

From Cho / S.Ve. Shekar’s Saadhal IllayEl Kaadhal
போட்டியிலே நான் மாட்டிகிட்டா,
பொறுக்க முடியுமா கலாட்டா!
ஒண்ணும் தோணல நான் ஓடிப்போறேன்,
தேடாதீங்க, நாளை நாடிவரேன்!

Clinton’s mistakes

Time.com has an article titled The Five Mistakes Clinton Made, that analyzes why the self-obsessed candidate who presumed that she was just waiting for George W. Bush to leave so that she could move in has seen her campaign derail.
The article says:

She missed the mood
She didn’t master the rules
She underestimated the caucus states
She relied on […]

Making voters vote

As the primaries draw to a close in the US, it is also time to remember that elections in the world’s largest democracy are also around the corner. I came to read a post from friend Selva’s archives that lists the issues and problems that prevent voters from casting their votes, and then offers solutions. […]

Fritzl

Cases like this test the faith that I have in my opposition to capital punishment.

(Not so) Super Kings

As feared earlier, the Chennai Super Kings are faring poorly without the Aussies in the line-up. Two successive defeats, stemming from paltry totals, have temporarily derailed the Kings. Come on Chennai! Bring home the pride!

Guam

I didn’t realize Guam was holding its Democratic primaries today until I came across this article on CNN.
According to the article, Guam is a territory consisting of 19 villages. Reminds me of the fabled padhinettu patti (18 villages) so often cited in Tamil movies. Interestingly, Guam is also holding elections in parallel to elect the […]

Relegation battle 2007-08

While the 2007-08 season has been one of the closest fought in recent years in the Premier League with regard to the top three, the relegation battle has been terribly interesting as well.
This isn’t new. A couple of seasons ago, we witnessed Bryan Robson’s West Brom miraculously survive the relegation dog-fight by jumping from 20th […]

User-centric design

When I started using Office 2007 a year ago, I found the transition not difficult, but frustrating. In fact, even frustrating is a stronger word.
From a design perspective, it was difficult to fathom why the UI designers would not just tinker with, but significantly alter the menus. Considering that the core audience for Office is, […]

Microsoft Excel

… is the greatest software application ever. Period.