FIFA statistics have showed that the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was the most polluted in history with the emission of 2.72 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.
This amount is thrice than that emitted in the 2006 edition. Eighty-four percent of the carbon dioxide emissions in Brazil were attributed to transportation between host cities, reports Efe.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) said the emissions during the World Cup was equal to the pollution by 534,000 trucks operating for one year.
The Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge (ADSC), the first ever solar car competition to take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will be held Jan 16-19 next year, it was announced Tuesday.
Kabaddi got a major facelift Tuesday with the launch of the World Kabaddi League, a personal venture headed by Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi's return as president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) was soured Tuesday by the Indian cricket board suspending the state body on charges of misconduct. The suspension came along expected lines within hours of the Supreme Court-appointed observers announcing the results of the Dec 19 RCA election in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Watson Friday said that he loves playing on Indian turf since overseas players get lot of support from die-hard Indian cricket fans and it is always motivating and encouraging to play in front of large crowd.
Mumbai Indians social initiative ‘Education For All’ Friday gained momentum as a national campaign when over 18,000 underprivileged children in the age group of 7-14 years from various NGOs would flock the historic Wankhede Stadium for their first home match here Saturday.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians ended the UAE-leg of their Indian Premier League (IPL)A without a win as they went down to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 15 runs by for their fifth consecutive loss in the season here Wednesday.
