St. Moritz, Switzerland – February 7, 2016 – Jamie Barrow went to the frozen lake of St. Moritz in Switzerland with the intention of writing history; on January 28, a diesel-powered Mitsubishi ASX crossover towed Jamie on his snowboard at 62.65 mph (100.84 km/h) on the out run; the return run saw the human-machine combo reach 61.45 mph (98.9 km/h); …

Oh My God — Amazing Facts: The Universe is an amazing place and there’s a lot of things that we will never know. Here is a collection such facts to improve children’s knowledge base. 182-member Family 123 -year old Malan Devi died in her village, Wazidiwal, six kilometers from Phagwara in Rajasthan (North-western India). She is survived by a 182-member family, which comprises …

Glenn Turner scored 171* against East Africa. Amiss scored 137 against India. Fletcher’s 131 was scored against New Zealand and Lloyd scored his century in the final. Glenn Maitland Turner (born May 26, 1947) played cricket for New Zealand and was one of the country’s best and most prolific batsmen. He is the current head of the New Zealand Cricket …

The first radio commentary was broadcast in 1922 in Australia covering a testimonial match for Charles Bannerman, at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The commentator was Lionell Watt. In 1927, BBC attempted its first radio broadcast of a cricket test, for a match between Essex and New Zealand, and the commentator was Plum Warner. However, BBC did not pursue the idea …

Twenty20 was first played in English domestic cricket in 2003, between England and Wales Cricket Board. The first international Twenty20 match was played between Australia and New Zealand, on February 17, 2005. Australia defeated New Zealand by 44 runs.

The Umpire Decision Review System (abbreviated as UDRS or DRS) is a new technology based system currently being used on an experimental basis in the sport of cricket. The system is being used only in Test Cricket for the sole purpose of reviewing the controversial decisions made by the on field umpires in the case of a batsman being dismissed …

There is no hard and fast rule about choosing cricket colours. In most cases, the country adopts colours from their national flags – as Pakistan, Bangladesh, England, West Indies, Zimbabwe do. In some cases, the country wears the national colours – Australia wears green and gold, Holland wears orange, South Africa wears dark green and New Zealand wears black (silver …

The tautara is the only survivor of the beak-headed order of reptiles, called Rhynchocephalia, that goes back to the time of the dinosaurs. It hunts by night and its prey are insects. Like the coelecanth, a prehistoric fish that still survives, the tautara is almost a living fossil. It can now be found only on some of the small islets …

New Zealand is the nation, which have 20 times more sheep than people. New Zealand is the world’s leading exporter of lamb and dairy produce, and is the second largest exporter of wool.

In some countries, business owners can go their way in the happy knowledge that government officials won’t be hitting them up for bribes or tossing them in jail on trumped-up charges. But in other parts of the world, public sector corruption is a fact of life. Hoping to shine a light on this widespread problem, Transparency International, a non-governmental organization …