Guest Quiz Post: Ace player

This guy plays football for his local team, FC Echichens, a 5th tier team in the Swiss Football league and is also a keen follower of the BPL where he supports Newcastle United. He was the Swiss ambassador for the 2008 European Football championships. He also has been named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year on two occasions, and also one of the UNESCO champions for sport alongside Pele, Bubka, and Henin to name a few during his illustrious career.

Of course (yes, here is the twist every quiz question has), the reason he is so famous is not so much due to football as due to _______, where he is the only one from his country to have won World Championships in the sport.

Who it is?

P.S. Too many hints in here, so please avoid googling

By Arun Murali

World Cup Season#1

Bilal Yusuf Mohammed plays club football at X and represents Y at the international level. He has been subject to a lot of transfer talk lately, with a big money move on the cards. Z, arguably the best player to have played for Y once said that he is the jewel of Y football. How do we better know him?

Also ID X, Y and Z

Guest Quiz Post: Visual connect

Specific Specific Connect

Question by Samarth

Guest Quiz Post #1

one contribution from me.
connect…..i want a person…actor director..greatest of all times

Submitted by Gautam Jayasurya

Guest Post #2: Bangalore for the Semifinal spot

Royal Challengers Bangalore have gotten all the results they would have wished for from yesterday’s games. They can only throw it away now. Virtually they are through to the semifinals now.

Bangalore, who started IPL’s season-II with a win over defending champions Rajasthan Royals, will wind down the league engagement and a victory in the last match will propel them to third, with Deccan being the last team to qualify.

What makes this match interesting besides the obvious lure of a last-four berth is that both Bangalore and Deccan were the bottom placed teams last season and have made a significant progress to press for a semi-final spot this time.

And both teams, with 14 points from 13 matches, would now hope to make all the hard work count.

Net run rate plays a significant role here too. Given below are the scenarios possible. This is what Bangalore will have to do to go to the semis.

If Deccan Chargers bat first and score

50 – Royal Challengers Bangalore need to score 0 (yes really!)

100 – Royal Challengers Bangalore need to score at least 32

150 – Royal Challengers Bangalore need to score at least 82

200 – Royal Challengers Bangalore need to score at least 133

250 – Royal Challengers Bangalore need to score at least 183

If Royal Challengers Bangalore bats first ands score

50 – Deccan Chargers should not reach the target in less than 10.5 overs

100 – Deccan should not reach the target in less than 11.0 overs

150 – Deccan should not reach the target in less than 11.2 overs

200 – Deccan should not reach the target in less than 11.4 overs

250 – Deccan should not reach the target in less than 11.5 overs

Submitted by Yashasvi

Guest Post #1: IPL: Who will make the semis??

The Indian Premier League has almost reached the end of the group stages.

As of  now  Daredevils and Superkings are through to the semis. Csk can still lose  its title chances if they lose to kings 11 by a margin of around 150 runs and Royals beat Knightriders by a huge margin..but looking at Csk’s current batting form,this is certainly not going to happen.so they are virtually in the semis.

here is a list of remaining matches.

BRC vs DD:
KKR vs RR:
CSK vs KXIP:
DD vs MI:
BRC vs DC:

let us now discuss the chances of other teams to qualify..

ROYAL CHALLENGERS.

They need to win both their matches. they face Daredevils and Chargers. or they have to win 1 of the 2 and expect Kkr to smash Royals and Superkings to do the same for the Punjab.

DECCAN CHARGERS

best option for them is to win against Royal Challengers.they have a good nrr.or else expect Punjab 11 and Royals to lose their matches. they will go through on nrr.

KINGS 11

a must win game against Csk. they need to win by a good margin to increase nrr as net run rate(nrr)  is the factor that is going to play an important role

RAJASTHAN ROYALS

a do or die match against Kkr.even after winning they have to pray to god to enter the semis. even if Rcb wins today, they will have 14 points ,same as Deccan. so Rcb vs dc will eliminate one out of the semis.kings 11 have to lose if they have to enter. if non of these happen, Rajasthan can book their return tickets.

MUMBAI INDIANS AND KOLKATA KNIGHTRIDERS

better luck next time.

Submitted by Manoj Ravi