The game
Whether you choose to play classic, head-to-head or World Cup mode, the aim is the same: predict the outcome of each and every 2010 FIFA World Cup match. The seven-round prediction marathon will take you into each of South Africa’s 10 FIFA World Cup stadiums as you follow the action across 64 matches.

It’s not all just predicting winning teams and scorelines though. As we get deeper and deeper into the tournament you will need to make additional statistical predictions if you plan to be crowned king, or queen, of 2010 FIFA World Cup Predictor.

Prizes
Back the right teams to shine on football’s biggest stage and you could win a Grand Prize that is as massive as it is memorable. The overall winner of 2010 FIFA World Cup Predictor will win a four-night trip for two people to Madrid, Spain, where they will watch a Real Madrid Game at the Bernabeu and receive a once-in-a-lifetime football training session with Cristiano Ronaldo!

Second and third placed runners’ up will receive Sony Vaio notebooks while the fourth through tenth place runners’ up will receive Sony Cyber-shot® Digital Cameras. Not enough prizes for you? The top player for each of the seven rounds will receive a football jersey signed by a star player!

Follow the feed
Our FIFA World Cup Predictor feed will be your quick guide to South Africa 2010,  delivering you statistics, head-to-head records, facts and breaking news. So be sure to follow the Predictor feed throughout the 2010 FIFA World Cup for that extra-competitive edge.

Like many other equestrian sports Polo is seen as a noble and worthy sport which has a long and illustrious history.  In the UK it is considered to be the favoured sport of the Royal family. Prince Charles and his sons Prince William and Harry have all been pictured playing polo many times. In other countries too, Polo is played by royals and the aristocracy.

There are two main types of polo – indoor or arena polo and outdoor polo. The outdoor version tends to be more expensive, the indoor version is cheaper, but is much more popular in the USA than elsewhere

Players are all mounted on Polo ponies as many people say that ponies account for much of the talent and skill in the game  rather than fully grown horses. Like many other team sports, points are scored by getting a goal, however, in polo, this occurs while the player is on horseback.

Time & Format:

Polo matches are divided into periods which are called chukkas. Each chukka usually lasts seven minutes. Games can have either four, six or eight chukkas although six is the most common number. There are four minutes between chukkas.

Based on their past performance, polo players have handicaps and the handicap of a team is worked out by adding together all of the players’ handicap. The team with the larger handicap sometimes will get free points to compensate for this.

The object of the game:

The object is simply to score goals to win. A goal is scored by hitting the ball with the mallet. However, the ball can cross the line in numerous ways, including if it’s knocked through by the pony.

Polo can be a contact sport although this is limited – players can only push each other at a 45 degree angle. There are also a number of fouls, although, as a general rule, polo is a gentle sport. Unlike for other games, there are judges and referees to intervene with the rules of the game and penalties are awarded in case of breach.

Every parent or guardian know that horse riding is a sport which involves an animal that can be unpredictable and volatile at times, not to mention the fact that the child himself could fall from a great height or at great speed. Parents may find themselves asking is horse riding safe for my child? Though horse riding can be risky, children can derive lot of pleasure and benefits from the sport.

Safety Equipment:

First of all your child should have right safety equipment. A riding hat is the most important thing.  It is better to  buy brand new and have it fitted properly. Some riding schools will also lend hats out, but then you should be sure about the safety of these equipments.

If a child starts learning to ride very early it can be a huge benefit for him. It becomes more natural to him to ride well and the chances of having silly accidents are  lower. The child will be more in tune with the horse and what it plans to do. The child will also learn how to avert accidents and collisions and if he does fall, he will be far more likely to get straight back on the animal.

All sports have their own risks, but accidents on horses are actually few and far between.  If your child has all the right safety equipments, even if he does fall from the horse, he should be well protected.

Remember, the child will certainly not be nervous as the parent. So, when you do take your child horse riding for the first time, you must not let your nervousness be passed on to your child. Because if he realize you are scared he may become nervous himself, which could result in more accidents and injuries.

This year’s Glucofit Cricket Sixes tournament, starting on October 16, gives schoolboys from the once war-torn North and East the opportunity to rub shoulders with Colombo’s elite. This is further evidence on how much this tournament has gained popularity over the years. Six combined school sides will feature players from lesser known schools and districts like Jaffna, Vavuniya, Batticaloa, Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Nuwara Eliya, Polonnaruwa, Bandarawela, Moneragala, Ampara and Hambantota.

Another new concept is the Free Hit off a no-ball and also an arts competition where students of Wesley College will figure in the Glucofit Cricart. This competition will be extended to all schools around the country from next year.

The organisers will make use of the occasion to declare open on the final day of the tournament the newly re-laid turf pitches at Campbell Park which was supervised by Sri Lanka Cricket. The winners will receive the Munchee Glucofit Champions Trophy and the runner-up the Old Wesleyites SC trophy.

There are individuals awards for Best Batsman, Best Bowler, Best Fielder, Highest Number of Sixes, Man of the Tournament, Man of the Final, and Best Outstation Team. Another new trophy is for the Well Disciplined Team on and off the field.

Wesley’s oldest living cricket captain who resides in Sri Lanka, Edmund Dissanayake, will be the chief guest. Dissanayake, who captained Wesley in 1946 is 86 years old and is one of four cricketers from the Hambantota district to have led the schools at cricket. The others were TI Cassim (1944), Mahendra Dissanayake (1984) and Danesh Dissanayake (1989).

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