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Jaspreet Singh of East Bengal Club arrested for raping 14 year old help

Posted on October 31, 2012
Filed under Crime,Football,West Bengal

Jaspreet Singh of  East Bengal Club arrested for raping 14 year old help

Jaspreet Singh of East Bengal Club arrested for raping 14 year old help

Jaspreet Singh, a midfielder with East Bengal and his cook were arrested late on Tuesday night for allegedly raping a 14-year-old help at the footballer’s apartment in a north Kolkata highrise. Jaspreet Singh along with one of this club mates and another player from Prayag United live in a rented apartment at the upscale Diamond City North. [...]

Mary Kom set to appear in an advertisement

Posted on October 29, 2012
Filed under Bollywood,Boxing

Mary Kom set to appear in an advertisement

Mary Kom set to appear in an advertisement

Indian boxer and Olympic medalist Mary Kom, is now all set to appear in an advertisement directed by filmmaker Ringo. Confirming the news, Riingo said, “Yes, for the first time MC Mary Kom will be shooting an ad film in Kolkata. She will be in town on November 16 and the shoot will happen the following day. [...]

Sydney Sixers Champions League T20 title winners

Posted on October 29, 2012
Filed under Cricket

Sydney Sixers Champions League T20 title winners

Sydney Sixers Champions League T20 title winners

Sydney Sixers 124 for 0 (Lumb 82*, Haddin 37*) beat Lions 121 (Symes 51, Hazlewood 3-22, McCullum 3-24) by 10 wickets Man of the Match : MJ Lumb(Sydeny Sixers) Man of the Series:  MA Starc (Sydney Sixers) Nathan McCullum and Josh Hazlewood claimed three wickets each to help Sydney Sixers dismiss Highveld Lions for a modest [...]

Saina Nehwal loses to Japanese Minatsu Mitani in the finals of the French Open

Posted on October 29, 2012
Filed under Badminton

Saina Nehwal loses to Japanese Minatsu Mitani in the finals of the French Open

Saina Nehwal loses to Japanese Minatsu Mitani in the finals of the French Open

 Saina Nehwal  suffered a shock straight-game defeat to Japanese Minatsu Mitani in the finals of the French Open Super Series on Sunday. Ranked World number 3,  Saina could not live up to expectations  as she went against 21-year-old Minatsu ranked 26 in the word in a 39-minute  game 19-21, 11-21. Saina, who won the Denmark Super Series Premier [...]

Sebestian Vettel wins the Indian Grand Prix 2012 ahead of Alonso

Posted on October 28, 2012
Filed under Formula 1

Sebestian Vettel wins the Indian Grand Prix 2012 ahead of Alonso

Sebestian Vettel wins the Indian Grand Prix 2012 ahead of Alonso

Sebastian Vettel extend his championship lead over Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso winning the Indian Grand Prix 2012. Vettel is 13 points clear of Alonso, who finished of Vettel’s team-mate Mark Webber. Lewis Hamilton closed on Webber but had to settle for fourth ahead of McLaren team-mate Jenson Button.   2012 FORMULA 1  INDIAN GRAND PRIX RESULTS [...]

Sydney Sixers beat Titans by two wickets, will face Lions in final

Sydney Sixers beat Titans by two wickets, will face Lions in final

Posted on October 26, 2012
Filed under Cricket

Sydney Sixers beat Titans by two wickets, will face Lions in final

Sydney Sixers beat Titans by two wickets, will face Lions in final

Sydney Sixers 164 for 8 (O’Keefe 32, Lumb 33, van der Merwe 1-23) beat Titans 163 for 5 (Wiese 61*, Davids 59*) by two wickets Sydney Sixers kept kept their cool to beat Nashua Titans by two wickets in a nerve-wracking second semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 here on Friday. Needing eight runs from the final over [...]

Highveld Lions beats Delhi Daredevils by 22-run to enter finals of CL T20

Posted on October 26, 2012
Filed under Cricket,Uncategorized

Highveld Lions beats Delhi Daredevils by 22-run to enter finals of CL T20

Highveld Lions beats Delhi Daredevils by 22-run to enter finals of CL T20

Highveld Lions 139 for 5 (Bodi 50, McKenzie 46*, Yadav 2-20) beat Delhi Daredevils 117 for 9 (Pietersen 50, Morris 2-7, Phangiso 2-18) by 22 runs A half century by opener Ghulam Bodi and some effective hitting by Neil McKenzie saw Highveld Lions put up a respectable 139 for five , and with  Chris Morris bowling an outstanding spell, and [...]

Sun TV network buys Hyderabad IPL team

Posted on October 25, 2012
Filed under Business,Cricket

Sun TV network  buys Hyderabad IPL team

Sun TV network buys Hyderabad IPL team

The Sun TV network won the bid with a 85.05 cr per year for the Hyderabad franchise and piped corporate giants PVP Ventures, who went in with a 69.03 cr per year bid. The BCCI had placed a base price of 300 crore for the new IPL team. The new franchise comes in the shadow of the BCCI terminating the debt-ridden Deccan [...]

Delhi Daredevils in the semifinals of the Champions League Twenty20

Posted on October 23, 2012
Filed under Cricket

Delhi Daredevils in the semifinals of the Champions League Twenty20

Delhi Daredevils in the semifinals of the Champions League Twenty20

Centurion: Delhi Daredevils progressed to the semifinals of the Champions League Twenty20 with an unbeaten record after their final group match against Titans was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to incessant light rain here on Tuesday. The start of the match at SuperSport Park was delayed due to drizzle and the umpires waited for [...]

PVP Ventures to bid for the new IPL franchise

Posted on October 23, 2012
Filed under Cricket

PVP Ventures to bid for the new IPL franchise

PVP Ventures to bid for the new IPL franchise

Hyderabad: Multi business house,PVP Ventures,which has interest in realty, media and entertainment, said on Tuesday that it would throw its hat in the upcoming bidding for a new Indian Premier League franchise. Prasad V Potluri, Chairman and Managing Director of PVP Ventures Ltd., said his company will have a disciplined approach as far as bidding amount [...]

Lance Armstrong goes down in history as one of the most brazen dope cheats

Posted on October 23, 2012
Filed under Sports

Lance Armstrong goes down in history as one of the most brazen dope cheats

Lance Armstrong goes down in history as one of the most brazen dope cheats

Geneva: Once a symbol of perseverance in the face of the most incredible odds, Lance Armstrong now seems destined to go down in history as one of the most brazen dope cheats that sport has ever seen. After sensationally conceding defeat in his fight to contest the charges against him in August, the Texan’s world caved [...]

Sydney Sixer beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs

Posted on October 22, 2012
Filed under Cricket

Sydney Sixer beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs

Sydney Sixer beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs

Durban: Sydney Sixers 136 for 7 (Smith 41, Munaf 2-17) beat Mumbai Indians 124 for 8 (Cummins 2-16) by 12 runs Mumbai Indians’ disastrous campaign in the Champions League Twenty20 came to an end with their third defeat in four matches as they meekly surrendered to Sydney Sixers by 12 runs at Kingsmead, here on Monday. Chasing a [...]