Azeem Rafiq: On Racism & Islamophobia

Azeem Rafiq As a resident of Yorkshire, as an individual who plays Cricket actively for both a reputable Cricket club and league, as a British Asian and from an ethnic minority, and as an active member of ECB I am not surprised nor shocked nor thunderstruck from watching live the testimony of Azeem Rafiq. Available …

BBC Coverage of Snooker

I am currently overwhelmed with life, especially between life and work balance, and more often than not, I find myself stupendously busy all-round.  People have often said “You’re insanely busy” and others often say “How do you do it?”.  One of the therapies I use to help keep sane and keep going is to follow …

Predicting Fifa Football World Cup 2014 in Brazil results

I was spot on in predicting Brazil 3 - 1 Croatia score yesterday.  To find out how I do it read my post here. Today we have 3 games in action and my predictions for them, in order of play, are: Mexico 1 - 0 Cameroon (Group A) Spain 1 - 5 Netherlands (Group B) …

Predicting Fifa Football World Cup 2014 in Brazil results

Within a few hours, the first football game for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will kickoff. In light of this tournament and my love for Mathematics (as a hyperlexic) I have spent the last 26 months developing algorithms and mathematic formulas that will predict the outcomes for each game – thus predicting the winner …

Sachin Tendulkar Gets His 100th International Century

Sachin Tendulkar Gets His 100th International Century by The British Asian Blog I have always admired people who work hard to achieve what they believe in.  I draw inspiration from such people who despite all the odds and pressures against them prove to the world that sheer dedication and hard work, in the end is …

Fabio Capello quits as England manager

This is a big deal, Fabio Capello quits as England manager the Football Association has confirmed.  Does this have anything to do with the decision to remove the England team captaincy from John Terry - to which Fabio Capello publicly challenged the decision. Yet again, the England International Football team is heading towards yet another …

2017 World Athletics Championships to be held in United Kingdom

I did have my doubts whether the United Kingdom could take on rich Doha, but it seems United Kingdom pulled it off.  London was selected ahead of Doha by 16-10 vote. The decision for London to host these Championships came after failed 2001 and 2015 bids, and its believed 2012 Olympic stadium will be used. …

Steve Job Dies 56 & Graham Dilley Dies 52

Steve Job Dies 56 & Graham Dilley Dies 52 - By The British Asian Blog In the area where I have deep interests, Technology and Cricket – I learnt today morning that both areas have suffered a great and tremendous loss.  Steve Jobs, the Technology pioneer and co-founder of Apple has died, at the age …