Opens ICC World Cup Cricket 2011

Opening Ceremony

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ceremonially declared the ICC World Cup 2011 open by pressing the switch-on button at 7:10 pm at a gala ceremony at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on 17 February, 2011.
Speaking on the occasion, Hasina expressed the optimism that hosting of the world cup cricket would further cement the tie of world fraternity.
"Bangladesh, the land adorned with natural beauty, feels extremely proud of hosting the mega event of the World Cup," she said amidst cheers from thousands of cricket fans at the packed stadium.
The Prime Minister saluted the language martyrs in this month of the great language movement. She also recalled with deep gratitude the greatest Bangali of all time and father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011-Schedules & Results

#	Date & Time	Match	Venue	Result
1	19 Feb,2011 08:30 AM GMT	IND vs BAN	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	To be played
2	20 Feb,2011 04:00 AM GMT	NZ vs KEN	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	To be played
3	20 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	SL vs CAN	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota	To be played
4	21 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	AUS vs ZIM	Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera	To be played
5	22 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	ENG vs NED	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur	To be played

Something on football

Football (as well as rugby and soccer) are believed to have descended from the ancient Greek game of harpaston. Harpaston is mentioned frequently in classical literature, where it is often referred to as a “very rough and brutal game“. The rules of this ancient sport were quite simple: Points were awarded when a player would cross a goal line by either kicking the ball, running with it across the goal line, or throwing it across the line to another player. The other team’s objective was simply to stop them by any means possible. There was no specific field length, no side line boundaries, no specified number of players per team, only a glaring lack of rules.