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New Delhi, Sep 17 (ANI): Trophy of the Champions Trophy 2009 that kick starts on September 22 in South Africa was unveiled in national capital New Delhi on Thursday.

Veteran cricketers Wasim Akram and Sanjay Manjrekar along with ace commentator Harsha Bhogle unveiled the official [...]

London, September 12 (ANI): He was born blind and has never seen a single match in his life, but has proved that all one requires to become a great cricket commentator is a mix of erudite descriptions of action, comprehensive knowledge of great players, faultless recall of statistics, and needle-sharp sense of timing and judgment.

Needless [...]

Abohar, Sep.3 (ANI): The expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh has got a new fan in Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan.

In its latest edition, the Punjabi Durbar programme has described all political parties of India be it Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress or Shiv [...]

Adelaide (Australia), Aug.12 (ANI): The chairman of Australia’s cricket selection committee, Andrew Hilditch, has declared that Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle are the future of the Australian bowling attack and that fourth Test hero Stuart Clark will be dumped for the Ashes decider at The Oval.

“Stuart Clark got the nod (last Test) [...]

Cardiff (Wales), July 12 (ANI): By closing his side’s first innings with a lead of 239, Australian captain Ricky Ponting has set his England counterpart Andrew Strauss a task that will test his leadership as well as his batting ability, feels former player and noted commentator Richie Benaud.

“I was disappointed in England’s bowling attack because [...]

Sourav Ganguly – Sourav Ganguly’s Birthday – Fans celebrate Sourav Ganguly’s birthday
KOLKATA: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly’s 37th birthday was celebrated with much enthusiasm as fans and school children sliced a cake lit with 37 candles near his residence in Behala.
With big placards, banners and balloons adorning the wall, Ganguly fans and school children sang [...]

New York, July 7 (ANI): Well known conservative political commentator and radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has said that while he is flummoxed by Sarah Palin’s decision to resign as Alaska Governor on July 26, he retains a gut feeling that she will run for the office of US president in 2012.

“As far as [...]

Sydney, July 5 (ANI): The unprecedented meltdown that Australia’s wine industry is facing has driven wine prices lower than bottled water.

The price collapse and over planting has forced Australia’s biggest winemaker, Foster’s, owner of prestigious labels such as Lindemans and Penfolds, to sell 31 vineyards across the country.

Major wine retailer Dan Murphy’s has started [...]

Washington, Jul 3 (ANI): American glamour model/actress Carmen Electra has come out tops at the models vs. actresses Bikini Olympics.

According to RadarOnline.com, three experts passed the ratings on six of the top beauties in each glam group, with all the contestants wearing bikinis.

The experts consulted were Dr. Anthony Youn, a plastic surgeon from Rochester Hills, [...]

Washington, July 1(ANI): Andrew Young, a close aide of controversial former US senator John Edwards, is set to write a tell-all book and reveal how President Barack Obama’s rival for the democratic candidature last year asked him to pretend to [...]

London, June 28 (ANI): Australia’s fast bowlers hold the key to which way this year’s Ashes will go, feels former Australian cricketer, captain and noted commentator Richie Benaud.

In an article for The News of The World, Benaud believes England would be indulging in wishful thinking if it thought their spinners could make Australian batters dance [...]

London, June 20 (ANI): Silvio Berlusconi is so badly stuck in the labyrinth of controversies that he has become “blackmailable”, says a leading Italian daily newspaper.

“The spectre of blackmail hangs over Berlusconi,” said La Stampa.

Giampiero Mughini, a right-wing commentator, said: “A Prime Minister who is so blackmailable is a problem for the country.”

Meanwhile, the [...]

London, May 29 (ANI): The second version of the Indian Premier League, which was played recently in South Africa, has only confirmed one thing – that the shortest version of game cricket is headed northwards in the popularity stakes.

According to the Sydney [...]

Mumbai, May 28 (ANI/Business Wire India): Castrol India today announced the media launch of the Castrol index for cricket, an analytical tool that objectively analyses player and team performances and provides unique insights that enhance understanding and enjoyment of the game.

The Castrol index resides on castrolcricket.com – a website which was successfully test-launched last [...]

Rome – Brazil’s football team coach Dunga on Monday took a firm stand against the racist chants that Juventus fans aimed at Inter Milan black striker Mario Balotelli at the weekend.
Dunga spent the weekend in Italy to watch some Brazilian internationals playing in the Italian Serie A.
“Racism is a bad thing,” he said, “but in [...]

After much delays, threats and counter-threats, the Swat Nizam-e-Adl bill (Justice Ordinance) has been signed, sealed and delivered. Even the Awami National Party, which is in power in the troubled North West Frontier Province, and which signed the agreement with the religious extremists, was surprised with the speed with which Pakistan’s parliament approved the bill [...]

Los Angeles – US comedian Steven Colbert is heading to space, or at least his name is.
The star, who plays a pompous news commentator on Comedy Central’s Colbert Report, had organized fans to vote for him in a NASA competition to name a module on the International Space Station.
Their dedication paid off when the comedian’s [...]

London, Apr.9 (ANI): It seems, that the way to win a cricketer’s compliance on the filed of play is not through his wallet, but through his stomach.

In its 146th edition, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack editor Scyld Berry has decried the funereal pace of Test cricket and suggests that “The [...]

Asunción “Sunny” Hostin, slim and stylish in a black wrap-around sweater, shows up 30 minutes late for her meeting at an upscale café on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. She’s unruffled, though, and slides into her seat, runs her fingers through her hair and launches into a hilariously detailed description of what had delayed her: a [...]

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Some leading public figures and intellectuals in India are hoping the coming elections will produce a government that can provide security and stability and also be more sensitive to social inequality.
Veteran journalist and political commentator Kuldip Nayar says he is ‘exasperated by the way elections are being conducted’.
‘Parties are highlighting [...]