• Cricket fun, but challenging, say Bollywood actors

  Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) Bollywood stars and filmmakers participating at the second edition of the Celebrity Cricket League here say it was a good break from their hectic schedules but at the same time represented a good challenge. “It is indeed a good break as filming can be boring all together and sports [...]

• ‘Zanjeer’ remake launch in April

  Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) Filmmaker Apoorva Lakhia who made films like “Shootout at Lokhandwala” is set to remake Amitabh Bachchan starrer “Zanjeer”, and the film will go on floors in April. “My film starts from April 20 so I am going to start working on it, it is the remake of ‘Zanjeer’ and [...]

• No free time for Riteish, Genelia until March

  Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) They got married in a lavish Maharashtrian style wedding just a week ago, and the newlywed couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza are back to work ever since. The actor says it’s only in March he would get some free time. “Yes it has been hectic and tomorrow (Feb 12) [...]

• Bollywood ups glamour quotient in Chennai at CCL

  Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) It is a land of Rajinikanth and Kamal Hassan, but the stars of the Hindi film industry were welcomed with equal enthusiasm as they landed in Chennai to play the semi-finals of Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) Saturday. The crowd gathered M. A. Chidambaram Stadium here were seen hooting cheering [...]

• India urges Maldives to resolve issues peacefully (Lead)

  New Delhi/Male, Feb 11 (IANS) Ruling out intervention, India’s special envoy to the Maldives Saturday met key political figures, including the ousted president and his successor, in Male and urged them to resolve “complex issues” democratically in “an atmosphere of peace and calm”. India intensified its outreach to key stakeholders in the Maldives, [...]

• NSW says it won’t block Cricket Australia reforms

  Sydney, Feb 11 (IANS) New South Wales (NSW) said it would not block the much needed reforming in Cricket Australia’s (CA) century-old board structure. There are concerns that NSW, CA’s most influential member, could join South Australia in opposing the reforms proposed by an independent commission. Cricket NSW chairman Harry Harinath claims his organisation “in [...]

• Australia to rest Mike Hussey against India

  Adelaide, Feb 11 (IANS) Australia will be resting veteran batsman Mike Hussey for Sunday’s One-Day International against India while all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been brought back into the squad as his replacement. “Mike Hussey is to be rested and will not travel with the squad to Adelaide while Ben Hilfenhaus has returned to [...]

• Watson needs another week to recover fully

  Sydney, Feb 11 (IANS) Australian cricket all-rounder Shane Watson Saturday said he needs another week to recover fully from his calf injury and is not pushing himself for an international recall. Watson made his first appearance on the field Saturday since injuring his calf muscle during Australia’s second Test win over South Africa in [...]

• Ten injured in grenade attack at Imran’s rally

  Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Ten people, including four police personnel, were injured in a grenade attack and firing at a rally of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan in Swabi area of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Friday. Imran, increasingly emerging as the central piece in Pakistan’s politics, escaped unhurt as he had already left the venue when [...]

• Ireland drop O’Brien as he opts for Bangladesh T20 League

  Nairobi, Feb 10 (IANS) Ireland cricket selectors have left wicket-keeper Niall O’Brien out of the side going to Kenya as he was not available for the entire duration of the tour, owing to his commitments in the Bangladesh Premier T20 League. The Irish squad arrived here Thursday for a four-day Intercontinental Cup and World [...]

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