Ashley Cole ‘tries it on’ with blonde in a toilet!

May 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, May 16 (ANI): Ashley Cole ruined his marriage with his infidelities and it seems that despite claiming to be heartbroken, the footballer hasn”t changed at all.

Blonde beauty Lucy Phillips, 26, has revealed on Facebook that she recently chatted to the football star in Swanky Sundays at the Supper Club in Notting Hill, West London, and how he tried it on with her in a toilet cubicle, reports the Mirror.

Lucy said: “I was walking past the guys’ toilets when I saw a big group of blokes gathered round. I looked in and saw Ashley Cole holding court, and I went in.”

She says that Cole ‘then tried it on with her,’ but insisted that she ‘laughed it off,’ telling him she wasn’t interested and, after a few minutes, she exited the toilet.

Not to be deterred, Lucy said that Ashley gave it one more shot later in the evening.

“A few minutes after I saw him in the toilets I was with my best friend and we walked past Ashley and his mates. They saw us and called us over. I sat on the arm of Ashley’s chair and we chatted. After about 10 minutes we decided to leave and enjoy the rest of our night,” she said.

She added: “I definitely didn’t kiss him – I would remember if I had. I’m not like that at all.” (ANI)

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Dragons regroup to collar Dogs

May 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

St George Illawarra has bounced back from its upset loss to Manly last round by dispatching the Bulldogs 19-6 at Sydney’s Olympic stadium.

The Dragons were made to look second rate early as the Bulldogs burst out of the gate, but the visitors were just warming to the task as they ran in three unanswered tries before a Jamie Soward field goal sealed the result with 11 minutes on the clock.

Before a crowd of 37,773 – the biggest for an NRL match in Sydney this season – the Bulldogs showed there would be no rustiness from the bye as Josh Morris whizzed over in just the fourth minute for a 6-0 lead.

The Bulldogs were up for it in both attack and defence with two Jamal Idris bell ringers on Ben Creagh giving NSW selectors the proof that the Canterbury youngster was more than ready for an Origin call-up.

The Dragons were out on their feet before a crucial ruck penalty changed the momentum of not only the match, but possibly the Bulldogs’ season, with the blue and whites now with just three wins from the opening ten rounds and facing plenty of work to do to secure a finals berth.

From the penalty Creagh got some revenge on Idris when he outleapt his taller opponent and juggled the ball to level the scores, before Dene Halatau’s spilled ball with his first touch in five weeks presented the Dragons with another invitation.

Ben Hornby accepted it with open arms as he dummied his way through the defensive line, the ball eventually finding Jason Nightingale out wide, Soward’s sideline conversion completing an epic reversal of fortunes.

Soward told Grandstand that the Dragons were eager to atone for last weekend’s loss at Brookvale.

“No one wants to lose two in a row, and it’s too hard to lose two in a row and keep momentum in this comp,” he said.

“So blokes stood up tonight, our bench was outstanding and everyone chipped in. We scrambled well.”

He said the Bulldogs had plenty of fight in them after having the chance to rest their legs last round.

“They’re coming off a bye and it’s something we saw with Manly last week, they came out and they were ready for us,” he said.

“Everyone’s got a bit of a point to prove against us, so for us it was important to get into that grind and we did that.”

There was more to come after the break, even after rookie Trent Merrin dropped the ball two metres out from a wide open line, but the red and white faithful did not have to wait long to start singing when a Brett Kimmorley clearing kick went horribly wrong.

Picking up the ball on his own 10 metre line, Brett Morris – who in a rare instance was kept tryless for the game – popped a risky ball to Nightingale who fed Darius Boyd, the likely Queensland Origin winger swinging round to find Hornby who in turn set up Matt Cooper on a run down the touchline.

Cooper, who needed a big game to get himself into NSW reckoning, beat Idris and Luke Patten as he tiptoed the sideline before touching down with a kiss of the jersey.

Dragons: 19 (B Creagh, J Nightingale, M Cooper tries; J Soward 3 conversions, field goal)

Bulldogs: 6 (J Morris try; B Goodwin conversion)

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Australian T20 team has best depth: Mark Waugh

May 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Melbourne, May 13 (ANI): After struggling to come to grips with the short format since it became an international fixture in 2005, Australia are now one win from advancing to their first World Twenty20 final

Former Opener Mark Waugh believes the selectors have sent a squad to this year”s tournament with the “best depth of any team going around.”

“They have nine blokes that can hit the ball over the fence and three guys that can bowl the ball 150kmh,” Waugh told foxsports.com.au.

“Even if they lose a couple of early wickets, they”ve still got the depth to keep going hard, where as a lot of other teams really only have two or three batsmen they can rely on,” he said.

Australia has demolished opposition bowling attacks on their way to five straight victories and bowling trio of Dirk Nannes, Mitchell Johnson and Shaun Tait have struck fear in the hearts of opponents.

“It doesn”t matter what form of the game – if you”ve got fast bowlers, batsmen don”t like it. And we”ve got three guys that bowl 150kmh – I haven”t seen any team collar our fast bowlers. They are all coming in from different angles with unorthodox bowling styles.

“Dirk Nannes is a hard bowler to pick up – his action”s a bit ungainly – and Shaun Tait has a very different action as well,” Fox Sports quoted Waugh, as saying.

If they can defeat Pakistan again, Australia will have achieved their best result at the tournament and made amends for their exit at the group stages in England last year.(ANI)

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Nannes happy to cash in on T20 riches up for grabs

May 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Sydney, May 8 (ANI): Leading wicket taker in the Twenty20 World Cup, Dirk Nannes, has said that Australian cricketers who no longer are in contention for Test and Sheffield Shield selection should cash in on the T20 riches on offer.

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He, however added that young players should persist with goals to wear the baggy green.

“It would be disturbing if the younger blokes did it, (but) I see it certainly as a good option for people getting close to the end of their career who no longer see themselves as a fixture in the longer forms,” The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Nannes, as saying.

Nannes, a Twenty20 specialist who retired from first-class cricket last season, said: “It would be a worry if it happened at a younger age. Everyone says David Warner is a Twenty20 specialist. It would be wrong for someone like that to just be a Twenty20 cricketer.

“He’s got so much of his game to develop. There’s no reason he can’t play Test cricket and be a good player over a long period of time. People like that would be making the wrong decision. What happens if the IPL falls over? Who knows?”

“For someone who is on the outer of Test cricket, why not make the right business move and play the shorter form? You have to get out of cricket what you can, if you strip the emotion away,” he said.

The most unlikely of Australian cricketers, Nannes, after only nine internationals, T20s has become a key member of the team’s World Twenty20 campaign.

“I’d always play a couple of games (of cricket) before and after I went skiing. Skiing was December until the end of February,” said Nannes, who always wanted to be a skiier or a musician, a sax player.

“I don’t know how it happened. It was funny. It wasn’t like everyone else who has come through the representative system. I had never played a representative game until I played for Victoria and I never really actually wanted to be a cricketer. I had just played cricket in the backyard with my brother,” he added.

Nannes said he has had no more than 10 coaching lessons on his bowling action through his career, and yet has become one of the most potent short-form bowlers in the world. (ANI)

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It all comes down to attitude, says Hodge

May 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Luke Hodge has addressed Hawthorn’s poor AFL form the same way he plays – bluntly and straight down the line.

While Hawks president Jeff Kennett was prepared to discuss their personnel problems on Tuesday, Hodge brushed that aside as an excuse, saying “that’s football”.

Hodge said Kennett and Hawks legends Jason Dunstall and Dermott Brereton were well within their rights to savage the team.

Hawthorn, tipped as a top-four contender this year, slumped to 1-5 after Saturday night’s woeful performance against fellow struggler Essendon.

Kennett went as far as questioning the players’ “ticker” ahead of the must-win game on Saturday at Subiaco against West Coast, which also has just one win.

“You can’t complain … what we produced on Saturday night, we had no ticker, it was disappointing,” Hodge said.

“It’s something we’ve gone through, we’re going to focus on what we can do to beat West Coast and the hunger will be there this week.”

Hodge repeatedly said that Hawthorn’s on-field crisis came down to attitude and he has promised that will return against the Eagles.

Asked how well they could perform this year, Hodge replied: “You’ll see this Saturday – we’ll come out fighting this week and we’ll see how good we can be.

“Personnel comes into it a little bit but it’s mainly the attitude of the blokes who are playing.”

Hodge added that his team could still have a successful season, pointing out that Collingwood and Adelaide made the finals last year despite being 3-5.

But Hodge strongly disagreed with Brereton, who said he was “sickened” that Hawks players shook hands with opponents and were laughing after Saturday night’s finally siren.

“As far as blokes smiling, I probably don’t agree with that, but as far as shaking the hand and saying, ‘well done, mate, (you were) too good on the night’, I’ve got no problems,” Hodge said.

Predictably, Kennett used his regular note to club members on Monday to blast the team.

A day later, he said as president he had a responsibility to be transparent.

The Hawks are set to drop several prominent players for the Perth trip, but captain Sam Mitchell is no guarantee yet to return.

Mitchell trained apart from the main group on Tuesday morning as he recovers from hamstring tendinitis.

Meanwhile, Kennett said it was only a coincidence that the Hawks launched their round-10 Kokoda Game on Tuesday at the same time as they try to resurrect their floundering season.

The Hawks, including Kennett, have walked the rugged Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea as a team-building exercise and to honour the crucial 1942 battle, where outnumbered Australian forces repelled Japan.

Hawthorn will wear a special guernsey for the game against Sydney and raise funds for locals who live along the track.

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Twenty20 as serious as Test cricket, asserts Clarke

April 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Sydney, April 29 (IANS) Australia’s Twenty20 captain Michael Clarke Thursday called Twenty20 as important as Test cricket and has asked Cricket Australia (CA) to include Twenty20 specialists like batsmen David Warner and David Hussey in their contract system.

‘It’s the same – it’s exactly the same,’ Clarke was quoted as saying in Daily Telegraph as Australia prepares for the World Twenty20, beginning Friday, in the Caribbean.

‘For me, it’s as serious as a one-day match or a Test match.’

‘There are blokes in this squad who haven’t played Test cricket. They haven’t played one-day cricket. It’s the ultimate for them.’

‘It’s become exactly the same as one-day and Test cricket. It’s a form of the game that we want to be the best in the world at. We’re not there yet, we’re improving, but this is a way for us to start.’

Clarke’s remarks are not likely to go well with the purists but he believes it has a growing relevance among the players.

‘There’s no such thing as a game of hit and giggle,’ he said. ‘That’s something that has changed. It used to be about putting on a show, entertaining the crowd.’

‘But from a player point of view, that is no longer the case.’

Clarke revealed he had approached CA executives about changing its contract.

‘I’ve told Cricket Australia that they should have contracts,’ he said. ‘I think there should be a Twenty20 contract introduced.’

‘I know once you play a certain number of Twenty20 games, you can get upgraded to a Cricket Australia contract.’

‘But players like David Warner and David Hussey … they’re here playing in a Twenty20 World Cup. They should be paid (under contract) for that.’

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Twenty20 seriousness on par with one-day cricket, Tests: Clarke

April 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

St. Lucia, Apr 29(ANI): Australian skipper Michael Clarke has made an astonishing claim that Twenty20 cricket has the same status as one-day and Test cricket.

“It’s the same – it’s exactly the same. For me, it’s as serious as a one-day match or a Test match. There are blokes in this squad who haven’t played Test cricket. They haven’t played one-day cricket. It’s the ultimate for them,” the Fox News quoted Clarke, as saying.

“It’s become exactly the same as one-day and Test cricket. It’s a form of the game that we want to be the best in the world at. We’re not there yet, we’re improving, but this is a way for us to start,” he added.

The 29-year-old further said that from a player’s point of view the shortest version of the game is no more a marketing vehicle to swell audiences and attract new fans.

“There’s no such thing as a game of hit and giggle. That’s something that has changed. It used to be about putting on a show, entertaining the crowd. But from a player point of view, that is no longer the case,” Clarke said.

Clarke also revealed that he has approached the Cricket Australia (CA) management over altering its contract system to include Twenty20 specialists.

“I’ve told Cricket Australia that they should have contracts. I think there should be a Twenty20 contract introduced. I know once you play a certain number of Twenty20 games you can get upgraded to a Cricket Australia contract,” he said. (ANI)

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Lee dreams of forming ‘fearsome foursome’ pace attack for T20 World Cup

April 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Sydney, Apr 27(ANI): Australian fast bowler Brett Lee believes he can form part of a fearsome four-man pace attack for the first game against defending Twenty20 World Cup champion Pakistan on Sunday.

“I’m not here to carry the drinks, I’m here to play cricket. We’ve got four guys who can bowl over 150 [km/h], which is a bit like the 1980s West Indies set-up,” The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Lee, as saying.

“We’re hoping to use that to our advantage. Even being stopped in the street now, hearing the locals saying that you’ve got four blokes who can bowl over 150 clicks. The word’s travelling about ‘look at this cartel of fast bowlers’,” he added.

Lee will be hoping to make his international comeback after being sidelined for six months due to an elbow injury.

He was earlier part of the Indian premier League (IPL), but he went wicketless in the tournament and conceded 149 runs in 14.3 overs.

“I was happy with the way the pace was coming through [in the IPL],” he said.

However, his dreams may be shattered as the turning St Lucian pitch is expected to offer minimal assistance to fast bowlers, while spinners Nathan Hauritz and Steven Smith will be strongly considered for the opener. (ANI)

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Brit men think about footie Emile Heskey to make sex last longer!

April 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, Apr 27 (ANI): Men think about English footballer Emile Heskey to make sex last longer, according to a British survey.

While other blokes run through a soccer team”s squad – with Arsenal being a favourite – or picture the fictional anthropomorphic steam locomotive Thomas the Tank Engine – to make the steamy session a memorable one, reports The Sun.

Sexual health expert Dr Thom van Every said: “Distraction techniques may help men who are yet to learn better control.

“I”m very intrigued by the Emile technique – and I”m sorry for him because I don”t know why men think of him specifically.

“I recommend to some patients repeating ”unique New York” over and over, quickly and accurately.”

The health expert was commenting on a survey for Lloydspharmacy.com.

Heskey plays for Aston Villa as a striker. He has also played as a left winger. (ANI)

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Lee says word is out about Australia’s menacing pace arsenal

April 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Melbourne, Apr 26 (ANI): Fast bowler Brett Lee is hoping to become part of the Australian attack in the World Twenty20, and said that word is already out on the streets of St Lucia that a menacing pace arsenal could be about to take the field.

Captain Michael Clarke said the line-ups for his side’s two Group A matches against Pakistan on May 2 in St Lucia and Bangladesh on May 5 in Barbados will be based on the conditions.

“It is possible they (four quicks) could all play. It’s about adapting to conditions,” The Age quoted him, as saying.

Lee said he’d jump at the chance to partner Dirk Nannes, Shaun Tait and Mitchell Johnson.

“I hope so. I’m not here to carry the drinks. We’ve got four guys who can bowl over 150 clicks, which is a bit like the 1980s West Indies set-up,” Lee said.

“We’re happy about that and we’re hoping to use that to our advantage. Even being stopped in the street now, hearing the locals saying that you’ve got four blokes who can bowl over 150 clicks,” he said.

“The word’s travelling about look at this cartel of fast bowlers,” Lee said.

Australia plays warm-up games on Tuesday against Zimbabwe and two days later against Windward XI. (ANI)

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Paris Hilton reckons blokes queuing up to date her

April 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, Apr 24 (ANI): After dumping beau Doug Reinhardt, Paris Hilton is insisting that blokes are queuing up to date her.

The heiress said she is “loving” the single life and has boasted about getting plenty of attention from fellas.

However, multimillionaire socialite has said she will continue to snub their advances.

“A lot of guys have obviously hit on me and I am getting thousands of calls, but I”m not ready to be with anyone,” the Sun quoted Paris as saying.

“Maybe in six months or a year but, right now, I”m just too busy for a relationship,” she added. (ANI)

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New York ‘best city for blokes to live, work and play’

April 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Melbourne, Apr 21 (ANI): New York is the best city in the world for blokes, a survey has claimed.

A poll by men”s website Askmen.com ranked 29 cities across the globe based on how good they are for men to live, work and play.

The survey was based on data that includes the number of vacation days, the ratio of men to women, the weather, the unemployment rate and new restaurant and club openings.

Melbourne took second spot, while Tokyo was ranked third.

Madrid and London rounded off the top five.

“We”re positioning the best cities that you can live in say for a year, somewhere exotic, with cultural options, and job opportunities as well, and also entertainment as a man, which includes clubs and fresh air options,” News.com.au quoted James Bassil, the website”s editor-in-chief, as saying.

Askmen.com ranks cities on seven factors—weather, cost of living, professional life, dating, night on the town, day on the town and this year”s newcomer, fresh air factor. (ANI)

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Hawks still an unknown quantity: Clarkson

April 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson admits the Hawks are yet to show their true colours this season, as injuries again contributed to a final quarter fade-out against one of the AFL’s best sides.

The Hawks led early in the last term before being over-run by the Western Bulldogs, who kicked six of the last eight goals to win 14.16 (100) to 12.12 (84) at Docklands on Sunday afternoon.

Both sides were hit hard by injury.

The Bulldogs lost defender Ryan Hargrave (neck) in the opening minutes when he was flattened by Hawks ruckman Brent Renouf.

Hawks defender Josh Gibson went off with a hamstring injury minutes later.

Hawks midfielder Jordan Lewis (head) was stretchered off after a sickening collision with the Bulldogs’ Jarrod Harbrow just before half-time, while the Bulldogs lost Jason Akermanis (hamstring) and Liam Picken (ankle) in the second half.

The match mirrored the Hawks’ equally bruising encounter with Geelong at the MCG on Easter Monday, which they also led early in the last quarter before being overwhelmed.

In that match they were also hampered by injuries, losing Rhan Hooper (hamstring) and Jordan Lewis (ankle), while their ability to field only one recognised ruckman, Renouf, has hurt them in the first three rounds, losing the last quarter every time.

Despite their 1-2 record, Clarkson says he has faith his side can match any opposition, with the help of a better run with injuries.

“I reckon that every tipster in the competition, in terms of where the Hawks were going to finish this year, those (questions) are still unanswered more or less and might be for some time,” he said.

“But we’ve got faith and confidence in our group, if we get our group up and going and have a little bit of luck with injuries.

“…When you lose (players) two weeks in a row in the first five minutes of the game, that really stretches your capacity to rotate and keep blokes fresh and fit.

“We’ll back ourselves against any side in the comp when we just have a little bit of fortune with our boys.”

Clarkson also backed star forward Lance Franklin, kept goalless by Brian Lake, to strike form soon.

The Hawks face another huge test against Collingwood at the MCG this Saturday night.

Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade says his team were fortunate to lead at half-time, after being “smashed” in winning the contested ball early and using the ball poorly throughout the match.

“We’re not playing that well, we’ve certainly got a lot of improvement to do, there’s no doubt, but that’s OK, that’s fine,” he said.

The Bulldogs face the undefeated Brisbane at the Gabba on Saturday night.

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Dockers pull off Subiaco boilover

April 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Early season surprise packet Fremantle has overrun Geelong to stun the AFL reigning premiers by seven points in an AFL twilight thriller at Subiaco Oval.

Fresh off convincing wins over Adelaide and Essendon, the plucky Dockers kicked six goals to three to overturn a 14-point last-change deficit and triumph 18.17 (125) to 17.16 (118), giving them three straight wins to start the season for the first time in their history.

The winner of an absorbing contest was not determined until time-on in the final quarter, when a desperate Cats were unable to clear their lines and Paul Duffield broke free and goalled from 35 metres to clinch four rare points for his team against the visitors.

Fremantle’s last win over the Cats was at Skilled Stadium in round 10, 2005.

“It’s been a long time since we’ve beaten Geelong, they’re just a great side and full credit to our guys,” coach Mark Harvey said.

“We had to dig and we had to fight, we just kept coming, it looked like the game was going slip away from us at times there, but to our blokes’ credit they hung in there and had the will to win in the end.

“Hopefully our guys learn a lot from these sort of victories and it’s the making of us.”

Captain Matthew Pavlich turned in one of his greatest performances for the club, kicking five goals and amassing a team-high 26 disposals as he revelled in doing the grunt work in midfield as well as snaring majors.

“Our last quarters the last three weeks have been fantastic, we’re rock-hard fit and we knew we could at least match Geelong in the last quarter and it was great to get over the top of a fantastic side,” Pavlich said.

Stephen Hill (23 touches, two goals), third-gamer Anthony Morabito (two majors) and Aaron Sandilands (37 hitouts and 16 touches) were also influential.

The only negative for the Dockers was what appeared to be a serious ankle injury to Nick Suban, the joint buckling horribly in a tackle from Jimmy Bartel late in the game.

Brownlow Medallist Gary Ablett and fellow gun Paul Chapman had outstanding matches for Geelong, amassing 33 and 28 possessions apiece while kicking seven goals between them in the absence of key targets Cam Mooney and Brad Ottens.

The Cats led by 21 points when Ablett nailed his fourth goal in the third quarter, one of six Geelong majors for the period, and at that point it appeared his team would show its superior class and experience to kick on with it.

Fremantle however has so far shown itself to be made of sterner stuff this year, demonstrated in a crushing breakthrough victory at Docklands last weekend.

The Dockers carried the momentum from that triumph into this clash, pushing to within four points of a resilient Cats outfit at the first change.

They then nailed six goals to four in the second quarter, Morabito helping himself to two straight and Pavlich pinching the ball from Ablett before kicking truly from 57 metres as they earned a four-point advantage at the long change.

That was despite upgraded rookie Matt de Boer’s horrible miss from just eight metres out, his kick hitting the post.

Geelong started the third quarter the better of the two teams, adding to Ablett’s late goal in the second quarter to make it five on the run and force Pavlich to hang back and reinforce the midfield.

The result was three of the last five goals in the period for Fremantle, giving it the momentum heading into the final term.

The Dockers managed three of the next four goals in the final term to push within two, and while a right-foot banana from Mitchell Duncan gave the Cats some breathing space, Adam McPhee kept his team in touch and then Roger Hayden pushed them in front, much to the delight of a roaring crowd, from 20m out.

Geelong’s 28-year-old debutant James Podsiadly restored the lead for his team with his second goal, only for the Dockers to take the ascendancy for the last time with three consecutive behinds and Duffield’s late clincher.

The unbelievable result leaves the Dockers, St Kilda and Brisbane as the only unbeaten sides in the competition after three rounds.

Fremantle: 18.17 (125) – M Pavlich 5, A McPhee 2, A Morabito 2, D Headland 2, H Ballantyne 2, S Hill 2, M Barlow, P Duffield, R Hayden

Geelong: 17.16 (118) – G Ablett 4, P Chapman 3, T Hawkins 3, J Podsiadly 2, S Johnson 2, J Bartel, J Selwood, M Duncan

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It’s official: Men are obsessed with sex, hide their emotions, and cheat

April 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, Apr 1 (ANI): Expert Dr Louann Brizendine has dived inside a man’s mind and confirmed what most women long suspected: men are obsessed with sex, hide their emotions, and cheat.

According to Brizendine, testosterone causes the “man trance”, where blokes have to stare at boobs, reports The Daily Star.

She says: “The best advice I have for women is make peace with the male brain. Let men be men.”

Some of the other findings in the expert’s new book Male Brain: A Breakthrough Understanding Of How Men And Boys Think are:

1 Men really are sex-crazed

The brain’s part inked to sexual pursuit is two-and-a-half times larger in males than females.

2 They’re programmed to perv

The testosterone drives what Louann calls the “man trance” – a glazed-eye stare at breasts. She says: “I wish I could say that men can stop themselves from entering this trance. But the truth is, they can’t.”

3 Men want more partners

According to the book, men want an average of 14 sexual partners in their lifetime. Women want one or two.

Louann says: “It’s postcoital narcolepsy. During orgasm, males release a huge amount of oxytocin in their brains, and it is very sedating. It’s not that he doesn’t love you.”

4 Men lie more about sex

Biologically speaking, men are more comfortable lying to the opposite sex.

5 Foreplay round the clock

In case of women, foreplay is everything that happens in the 24 hours before intercourse. For men it’s what happens three minutes before entry

Louann says: “The male brain’s initial emotional reaction can be stronger than the female. But within 2.5 seconds his face changes to hide the emotion, or even reverse it.”

The expert doesn’t reckon her book justifies bad behaviour. She says: “This is not giving men an excuse to rape and pillage. But men do have a right to give voice to their biological predisposition and have it come in to the dialogue.” (ANI)

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Baxter in ‘career-best form’

March 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Waratahs coach Chris Hickey believes missing the Wallabies’ 2009 spring tour has done wonders for prop Al Baxter’s game.

Baxter first made his Super debut for New South Wales in 2000 against the Bulls, and has also notched up 69 Test caps since then.

The prop has not been seen in the green and gold for awhile however, with Baxter left out of the Wallabies’ Spring tour last year.

Hickey said Baxter’s absence from national duties allowed him to use the preseason to condition himself into career-best form.

“I think it is the best football I think I’ve see Al play,” he said.

“In terms of scrummaging, he has scrummaged against some of the best props in the southern hemisphere. I think he is always coming out on top in those contests.

“Against the Sharks, he scrummaged against two Springbok props and was still the dominant tighthead at the end of the day.

“His work around the park, which sometimes missed, is really good this year. He is regularly getting up 10 tackles in a game for no misses, 100 per cent in that regard.

“He is also getting three or four good ball carries for us. I think he is in the best form that I have seen him as far as Super 14 is concerned.”

For now Baxter is putting personal milestones aside as the team prepares for this week’s encounter against the Cheetahs.

The South African side may be sitting close to the wrong end of the Super 14 ladder but have managed to create shock wins against both the Sharks and the Hurricanes.

“Obviously they have quite a good pack and they are big blokes,” Baxter said.

“If you let them play their way then they are a really hard pack to play against.

“This week it is a lot about discipline, to make sure we play the way that we want to play, and don’t get caught in that South African wrestle where it gets high but it is basically trying to use up all your strength because they will get you every time because they are such big guys.”

And while they are not normally associated with the finer things in life, a good prop can be likened to a good bottle of red – they get better with age.

The 33-year-old fully agrees with the notion as he looks towards his 100th Super rugby cap.

“I think the front row is where experience plays a large part and obviously the more games you play the more experience you get,” he said.

“As long as you don’t lose the other areas of your fitness and strength and stuff like that then it is all pretty good.”

Injury concerns

It is still unclear whether the Waratahs will head into the game without Phil Waugh and Wycliff Palu.

The New South Wales skipper, number eight and Berrick Barnes were all injured during last week’s 39-32 win over the Blues.

Hickey says while at this stage Barnes is set to play against the Cheetahs, the verdict is still out on Waugh and Palu.

“They are sort of 50-50 at this stage of the game and we will be able to make a call on that probably on Wednesday of this week,” he said.

“Phil’s injury wasn’t as bad as we first thought and Cliffy had some feeling in his hamstring just before halftime [against the Blues], that is why he came off.

“They are two we will assess over the next 48 hours.”

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Brit men prefer to spend cash on moisturizer rather than booze!

March 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, Mar 30 (ANI): British men prefer to spend money on moisturizer rather than booze, a study has found.

According to the survey, almost half of blokes would give up nights out drinking in favour of face creams, aftershave or a good razor, reports The Daily Star.

And a quarter spend as much on their looks as their girlfriends, according to a survey by Gillette.

Mike Shallcross, deputy editor of Men’s Health Magazine, said: “The findings are just further proof that British blokes have moved on from the old lager lout stereotype.”

As per the study, men in the UK are now spending 920million pounds a year on grooming products. (ANI)

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Jordan, Alex Reid to beef up their security after mob scuffle

March 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, March 29 (ANI): Kate Price and hubby Alex Reid will soon be shadowed by more bodyguards after the couple were recently caught in a scuffle with drunken blokes, it has emerged.

Price a.k.a. Jordan could do nothing more than yelp for help when she was torn away from cagefighter Reid as the pair tried to enter a nightclub.

The duo were finally left clinging to each other after bouncers broke up the mob outside London hotspot Movida.

The incident has frightened Jordan and Reid so much that they now plan to beef up their personal security.

“Kate and Alex just wanted to have as quiet a night as possible but it’s always bedlam when they’re together. They are not doing anything unusual but it does get heated from time to time,” the Daily Star quoted an insider, as saying.

The source added: “Kate only has one security guard at the moment and she knows the staff at Movida well so they all pitch in and help her get in and out.

“But now Alex is on the scene that may not be enough.” (ANI)

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Cult hero Bollinger, a legend in the making

March 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Hamilton (New Zealand), Mar. 26 (ANI): Fast bowler Doug Bollinger is a popular figure both inside and outside of the Australian dressing room.

He is a cult hero in his own team. His whole journey to the top of Australian cricket defies belief.

He played his first game of cricket at the age of 15 and he mucked around on artificial grass pitches for Seven Hills until he was 20.

A late introduction to the Sydney grade premiership was followed by acceleration into the Sheffield Shield. And now, he has the respect of Test captain Ricky Ponting.

””You”re on the field, you”re playing for your country, you”re not going to take it lightly,”” the Sydney Morning Herald quotes Bollinger, as saying of his approach to bowling.

””I was playing with my mates in the park when I was 20. So, this is all a dream for me. I just thought I”d have a crack and it snowballed a bit and here we are,” he adds.

””Your first Test you”re like, ”What do I do?” But two or three in and you tell yourself you”re here to do a job. You”ve got to show you”re enthusiastic. You”ve got to prove you deserve to be here,”” Bollinger said.

“I love being around this group of blokes, actually getting to put the baggy green on, hopefully contributing to a few wins and having people actually wanting to come out and watch us play,”” he adds.

Bollinger will again be Australia”s pace spearhead when the second Test against New Zealand begins in Hamilton tomorrow.

He has captured 34 wickets in his first seven Tests.

There aren’t any Australian bowlers who have done that. That is the extent to which The Legend of Douglas Bollinger has grown. (ANI)

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Abbott seeks to mend bridges on gay radio

March 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has appeared on a Melbourne gay and lesbian radio station in an attempt to explain his recent comments about being “threatened” by homosexuality.

On a recent 60 Minutes appearance Mr Abbott said he felt “a bit threatened” when asked about homosexuality.

When asked to clarify his comments a few days later he said homosexuality “challenged the orthodox notions of the right order of things”.

Mr Abbott took to the airwaves of community radio station Joy FM this morning and was quizzed in a wide-ranging and lengthy interview on gay adoption, gay marriage, discrimination laws and homophobia.

He conceded his comments to 60 Minutes were a “poor choice of words”.

“I think blokes of my generation and upbringing do sometimes find these things a bit confronting,” he said.

“But the truth is, as we get older, we mellow.

“People close to me are gay and I’d like to think it hasn’t made me love them any the less or treat them differently.”

Mr Abbott, who once trained in the seminary, says while he was brought up traditionally, he strives to take people as he finds them and is in favour of gay relationships being celebrated and recognised.

Neither the Coalition nor Labor support gay marriage.

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