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Friday, March 19th, 2010
New York, March 19 (ANI): Sam Mendes, who is directing the 23rd installment of the 007 series, is looking for the next Bond babe, and as of now it''s only Freida Pinto''s name that has surfaced in the list of contenders.
The film is fast tracked for a 2011 release, reports ...
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
Bandipora (Jammu and Kashmir), Mar 19 (ANI): The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) organized a T20 cricket tournament here with an eye on curtailing the stone pelting menace.
The CRPF distributed cricket kits to youths to prevent them from indulging in subversive activities like stone pelting.
The CRPF 45th Battalion Commander, Sonal ...
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
Chittagong, Mar 19(ANI): England batsman Kevin Pietersen has defended his team-mates’ aggressive approach in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong, by claiming that cricket is a man’s game.
“It''s a man''s game this, it''s not a game for girls - especially when you''re playing Test match cricket. You go to ...
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
[caption id="attachment_33863" align="alignleft" width="229" caption="shane warne twitter"][/caption]Wellington, Mar 19(ANI): Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has called up vice captain Michael Clarke to offer support following concerns that the youngster may be distressed in the wake of his relationship breakdown with fiancee Lara Bingle.
Warne’s manager James Erskine said that the legend, ...
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
London, Mar 19 (ANI): Liverpool winger Albert Riera has been suspended by the club for criticising coach Rafa Benitez.
The Kop boss was left fuming when Spanish winger Riera branded the Reds “a sinking ship” and slammed Benitez’s management style, after being frozen out.
“This year has been difficult and ...
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
[caption id="attachment_5381" align="alignleft" width="280" caption="David Beckham"][/caption]London, Mar 19 (ANI): England manager Fabio Capello has confirmed that injured David Beckham has been invited to the World Cup.
Beckham, 34, was ruled out of the finals after snapping an Achilles tendon injury while playing for AC Milan last Sunday.
England still wanted ...
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
[caption id="attachment_27965" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Tiger Woods"][/caption]London, Mar 19 (ANI): South African golfer Ernie Els has vowed to make life tough for Tiger Woods on the course as well as off it after the World No.1 announced his plan make his return during Augusta Masters.
The South African superstar showed no ...
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
[caption id="attachment_5339" align="alignleft" width="218" caption="Mohammad Yousuf"][/caption]Lahore, Mar.19 (ANI): A day after giving a green signal to Mohammad Yousuf for taking part in the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also allowed all-rounder Shoaib Malik to participate in the tournament starting March 26 in Sharjah.
According to sources, ...
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): Indian hockey team coach Jose Brasa has said that a coach ought to have a more pro-active role and even more power than the selectors in the interest of the national squad.
Addressing the mediapersons here on Thursday, Brasa said: "The coach knows better about the ...
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
Lahore, Mar.19 (ANI): Notwithstanding previous controversies, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has appointed his ‘close friend’ Yawar Saeed as the manager of the national squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Championship, which would be held in the Caribbean from April 30 to May 16.
Announcing an eight-man ...
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