Sports News for June 12, 2008

Over 4,000 Chinese kids named Olympic Games in the past 15 years
It seems that most baby names in China have narrowed down to Aoyun, meaning Olympic Games. ANI

Texan billionaire stuns ECB by calling Test cricket boring
Texan billionaire Allen Stanford offered Englands cricketers the greatest win bonus in the history of team sport, then declared that the Test cricket is boring, causing embarrassment for the English and Wales Cricket Board which regards the longer version of the game highly. ANI

Indian team for 2010 commonwealth Games
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for a scheme titled Preparation of Indian Team for Commonwealth Games, 2010 with an outlay of Rs.678.00 crore for three years starting from 2008-09. ANI

To promote T-20 in England legendary Grace gets mohican haircut
WG Grace, arguably the greatest England cricketer of all time, gets a punk makeover as part of a drive to promote the Twenty20 Cup, the short form of the English county game. ANI

Burmese junta wants Suu Kyi to be beaten like a child
The Burmese junta has justified its detention of the democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and wanted her to be beaten like a badly behaved child. ANI

Scolari is Chelseas manager now
Luiz Felipe Scolari was last night unveiled as Chelseas new manager -- just two hours after leading Portugal into the Euro 2008 quarter-finals. ANI

Rooney and Coleen throw theme party on £80m floating palace
Wayne Rooney and fiancee Coleen certainly had a blast the day before their wedding when they threw a black-and-white themed party on RM Elegant, the 80million pounds yacht theyve hired. ANI