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Nagpur, Nov 6 IANS New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden joined an
SPO17SportsBowden officiates in 50th Test matchNagpur, Nov 6 IANS New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden joined an elite club Thursday by officiating at his 50th Test during the fourth and last Test match in this series between India and Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association VCA Stadium here. Bowden is the 10th umpire in the history to achieve the mark and the sixth member of the current Emirates Elite Panel of the International Cricket Council ICC. At the start of the match, Bowden was felicitated by Match Referee Chris Broad on behalf of the ICC. "I would like to congratulate Billy on his achievement. Billy has been one of the most consistent and well-respected officials in recent years and this achievement is an indication of the level of commitment he has shown," said ICC Umpires' and Referees' Manager Vince van der Bijl in a statement. Bowden made his debut in Auckland Test between New Zealand and Australia in 2000. He has also stood in 127 ODIs and five Twenty20 Internationals as well as being selected to officiate at the World Cup in 2003 and 2007. The elite club:Steve Bucknor 1989-2008 124 TestsRudi Koertzen 1992-2008 94David Shepherd 1985-2005 92Darrell Hair 1992-2008 78Daryl Harper 1998-200875Srinivas Venkataraghavan 1993-2004 73Dickie Bird 1973-1996 66Simon Taufel 2000-200853Aleem Dar 2003-2008 52Billy Bowden 2000-200850--Indo-Asian News Serviceabr/pt/av/dg249 Words06111955 read more
Nagpur, Nov 6 IANS Sachin Tendulkar after scoring his 40th T
SPO16SportsTendulkar happy to score his 40th Test centuryNagpur, Nov 6 IANS Sachin Tendulkar after scoring his 40th Test century was happy that he could get to the milestone when the team needed.Tendulkar's 109 came at a time when India were struggling at 116 for three against Australia in the fourth and last Test here. And with V.V.S. Laxman 64 he added 146 runs for the fourth wicket as India piled up 311 for five at the Vidarbha Cricket Association VCA Stadium."I am so happy to score a century after a pretty long time. It feels good to have done it after a long gap and at a time when the side sorely needed it," Tendulkar said.The century was third for Tendulkar in the calender year. The earlier two also came against Australia in the series Down-Under earlier this year."I think I performed consistently well in between then and now, putting up good scores though the 100-mark eluded me several times," he said.Tendulkar also looked worried as India's five wickets were down."If we had been three-down at stumps, it would be just fine, but losing five wickets on the first day just cannot mean we are in a comfortable situation," he said.He also had a word of praise for Indian debutant Murali Vijay, who replaced banned Gautam Gambhir, showing rare poise against the giants. --Indo-Asian News Serviceshy/abr/av/dg262 Words06111914 read moreKarachi, Nov 5 IANS Hours after Pakistani batsman Mohammad Y
SPO12SportsPCB bans Yousuf for joining ICL, planning to sue the playerKarachi, Nov 5 IANS Hours after Pakistani batsman Mohammad Yousuf joined the rebel Indian Cricket League ICL in Delhi, the Pakistan Cricket Board PCB banned him from playing for the country and is preparing to sue him.Zakir Khan, PCB's Director of Cricket Operations, said Wednesday that the board has terminated the central contract of the 34-year-old player and will soon be sending a legal notice to Yousuf, asking him to pay up the money spent by the PCB over his legal battle with the ICL."Our policy towards the ICL is clear. Any players signing up with the league will be banned from playing for Pakistan and Yousuf is no exception," Zakir told IANS.Yousuf joined the ICL last year after being overlooked by Pakistan for the inaugural World Twenty20 Championship in South Africa in September. But former PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf persuaded him to quit ICL and instead sign up a deal with the official Indian Premier League IPL.But the ICL sued Yousuf over the u-turn and it was the PCB that fought the player's case.However, Yousuf has again fallen out with the PCB and rejoined ICL.Zakir Khan said the board has spent a substantial amount on Yousuf's tiff with the ICL and now the batsman will have to pay up that amount or face the consequences.He refrained from giving any details about the amount, but it is understood that the PCB spent millions of rupees hiring a top lawyer to fight Yousuf's case.--Indo-Asian News Servicekh/abr/av/dg272 Words05112012 read moreKarachi, Nov 5 IANS Hoping to regain the Super Sixes title l
SPO15SportsPakistan cricket squad leaves for Hong Kong Super SixesKarachi, Nov 5 IANS Hoping to regain the Super Sixes title later this week, Pakistan's cricket squad left here Wednesday night for Hong Kong to feature in the two-day spectacle to be played Nov 8-9.The Pakistan squad led by middle-order batsman Faisal Iqbal includes Mohammad Salman, Waqas Ahmed, Raheel Majeed, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Talah and Kamran Younis.Pakistan will be among eight teams in the Hong Kong Super Sixes tournament to be staged at the Kowloon Cricket Club over the weekend. Pakistan, arch-rivals India, England and South Africa are in one group, while Australia, hosts Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and an All Stars team will be in the other group.The teams comprise of six players with one player as substitute. The Hong Kong Sixes tournament was first held in 1992 and is sanctioned by the International Cricket Council. Pakistan won the inaugural event 16 years ago.--Indo-Asian News SErvicekh/pt/vt163 Words05112129 read moreKolkata, Nov 5 IANS Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona w
SPO16SportsMaradona to visit Kolkata in December first weekKolkata, Nov 5 IANS Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona would make a short two-day trip to Kolkata in the first week of December. The newly appointed Argentine coach would inaugrate the Indian Football School in Maheshtala, 13 km south of the city. The hero of Argentina's 1986 World Cup victory is also scheduled to visit Mother House, the com/articles/show/Centre_constitutes_committee_on_current_global_financial_sit-3706.html">global headquarters of Missionaries of Charity here, said Communist Party of India Marxist CPI-M Lok Sabha member Samik Lahiri. "Maradona inked the deal to come to Kolkata when we called on him at his Buenos Aires residence Nov 1. He is keen to come to the city for promoting soccer and visiting the Missionaries of Charity," said Lahiri, who hit upon the idea of inviting Maradona and roped in the Ceberity Mangement Group and real estate company Eden as joint organisers. This is Maradona's first visit to Asia. Lahiri said Maradona spent more than an hour with the two-member team led by him. "His estranged wife Claudia helped us a lot in arranging the meeting. And we sent him the mail through her". The exact date and detailed itinerary is being worked out with Maradona's agent. "Everything will be known by Friday". Kolkata had earlier hosted football greats like Pele, Oliver Kahn and Roger Milla. --Indo-Asian News Servicessp /pt/vt253 Words05112152 read moreDiCaprio happily hands over his 'teen heartthrob' tag to Efr
Washington, Nov 7 ANI: Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio is happy to pass on his legacy of being a 'teen idol' to actor Zac Efron - and has appreciated the 'High School Musical' star for taking his place as the poster boy for young female fans.The 33-year-old star insists that he was never happy with the teen idol tag and has spent many years trying to shake the title of 'sex symbol'.DiCaprio says that he is delighted to see how new stars, like High School Musical star Efron handles his fame. "I look at young Zac Efron and think 'Go get it pal, leave me in peace.' I was never happy with the teen idol tag at all - never wanted to be a sex symbol or all that stuff - it was the work that appealed to me. Really nothing else," Contactmusic quoted him, as saying. "I have total respect for how young stars like Zac handle it all. Really total respect," he added. ANI read moreStephanie Rice's fashion faux pas
Melbourne, Nov 7 ANI: Stephanie Rice's outfit for Oaks Day in Melbourne may have been perfect for her, but it certainly gave a feeling of d‚j... vu.The brilliant blue Jayson Brunsdon dress that the Beijing Games beauty wore was the same dress radio host Sonia Kruger, had worn to VRC Oaks Club lunch just one day before, reports News.com.au Despite the fashion faux pas, Rice was keen to enjoy her day at the races.Rice was spotted sipping water as other VIPs in the Emirates Marquee downed the freebie French fizz. Meanwhile, the golden girl revealed that she had a ball during her time off and loved "being a normal person'' but was also looking forward to getting back to the discipline of training. ANI read moreYoko Ono hopes Beatles video game will inspire new generatio
Washington, Nov 7 ANI: John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has welcomed news that the Beatles' music is to be featured on an MTV video game with the hope of inspiring a whole new generation of Fab Four fans.After months of discussion, the legendary group's songs have been licensed to appear in a special edition of Rock Band.Speaking of the release, Ono said that the surviving bandmembers didn't have any trouble in agreeing to the project."All of us are actually pretty hip, so we said yes. I'm personally very excited. The game lets you participate in a way where you're really immersed in the music," Contactmusic quoted her, as telling Entertainment Weekly,"With so many young kids into The Beatles, it's a start to a beautiful new page in the band's history. Maybe they'll start to make music and not just listen to it, and really understand what it's about," she added.Giles Martin, the son of Beatles producer Sir George Martin, is reportedly serving as the project's music producer. ANI read moreKarunanidhi calls for end to hostilities in Sri Lanka
NAT61National/Politics/RightsKarunanidhi calls for end to hostilities in Sri LankaChennai, Nov 7 IANS Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi altered his stand on the issue of Tamils in Sri Lanka Friday and called for cessation of hostilities from both the warring sides in the island country."A permanent ceasefire is needed to ensure lasting peace for which a cessation of hostilities from both the sides is an inevitable need. Once the fighting ends, India and other third party mediators can ensure that the Tamil minority in the island is accorded adequate rights to exist honourably," Karunanidhi said in a statement.The opposition in the state saw this as a clear departure from the ruling DMK's earlier stand which faulted only the Sri Lankan government and indirectly supported the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam LTTE."This dilution of the DMK's stand is obviously due to pressure from the Congress which props up the the minority regime in Tamil Nadu. Now the DMK is saying the same thing against the LTTE as the Sinhalese chauvinists in Colombo are saying, repeated by those in New Delhi," said a spokesman of the opposition MDMK.Meanwhile, MDMK leader Vaiko reiterated his charges against the centre and the state. He spoke to reporters in Madurai 400 km south of here after meeting movie directors Seeman and Ameer who were released on conditional bail after being jailed on charges of sedition. "Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is directly responsible for masterminding, arming, financing and aiding the military offensive against the minority Tamils in Sri Lanka," he said. "Since the DMK regime is part of the United Progressive Alliance coalition at the centre, Chief Minister Karunanidhi cannot escape the opprobrium in this matter. Worse, he has begun parroting the identical stands of the centre and Colombo against those fighting for the rights of the Tamils in Sri Lanka," Vaiko said.Meanwhile Selvaperunthagai, a Dalit legislator, told reporters that he would resign from the assembly membership to press for the cause of the "suffering Tamils in Sri Lanka"."While I appreciate the steps initiated by Chief Minister Karunanidhi, I also think that some proactive action needs to be taken to register our protest against Sri Lanka in support of the suffering Tamils," the legislator said in a village in Cuddalore district, 280 km south of here.Though Selvaperunthagai ruled out joining other political parties, sources close to Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader Thol Thirumavalavan said the legislator was likely to join the Bahujan Samaj Party BSP following intra-party differences.The issue is likely to trigger a stormy winter session of the state assembly starting Monday.Speaker R. Auvudaiyappan denied receiving any resignation from any legislator and said so far there were no notices of a no-confidence motion against the government.The business advisory committee would meet on the first day to decide the span of the session. Ordinances on value added tax, creation of a Greater Chennai police district and reservations for religious minorities are scheduled to be replaced by regular laws during the ensuing sitting, the speaker added.--Indo-Asian News Servicetsv/sk/jg541 Words07111920 read moreBJP hopes to rein in rebels in Madhya Pradesh
NAT63National/Politics/ElectionsBJP hopes to rein in rebels in Madhya PradeshBhopal, Nov 7 IANS Bharatiya Janata Party's Madhya Pradesh unit president Narendra Singh Tomar here Friday claimed all the rebels would be persuaded to withdraw from the contest and start working for the party by November 10 when the party formally launches its campaign for the Nov 27 polls. "The BJP formally launches its campaign from all 50 district headquarters November 10, highlighting the ruling BJP government's achievements as well as tell the people about the discrimination by the central government towards BJP-ruled states," Tomar said.Admitting there were dissidents in the party, Tomar told reporters the reason was that the BJP's base had expanded and so the ticket aspirants too had increased. The BJP leader said his party has fielded 23 women candidates and 45 youth for the assembly elections and that one seat, Katni's Bahoriband seat, was left for the Janata Dal United, its national ally. The party has fielded a tribal from Sheopur district's unreserved Vijaypur constituency. Tomar denied AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh's charge that the RSS was involved in bomb-making and defended Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, saying that she was being harassed with allegations of involvement in Malegaon bombing.--Indo-Asian News Servicess/dd/vt214 Words*07111927 read more| << < ... 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ... > >> | ||
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