Australian spin legend Shane Warne has tipped India and Pakistan as the favourites to win the third-edition of the Twenty20 World Cup starting in West Indies on Friday.
The Boeing aircraft EK530 with 350 passengers and 14 crewmembers on board encountered a weather cloud near Bangalore. A short period of heavy turbulence prior to descent into India caused minor injuries to about 20 persons, Emirates said in a statement.
Roger Federer escaped being blown off course during an uncharacteristically haphazard 7-6, 7-6 third round win over Florent Serra at a blustery Sony Ericsson Open on Monday.
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Running highlights from FIFA's congress. World soccer's governing body has voted on a series of reforms and will elect a new president later on Friday (all times GMT): 13.30 The voting process is proving a long, drawn out affair. After an hour's voting, we have crawled to L for Latvia with little to get excited about apart from the brief appearance of Davor Suker, Golden Boot winner as the top scorer at the 1998 World Cup, as he cast Croatia's vote. Time then for a reminder that for a candidate to be elected in the first round, he must obtain at least 138 votes, two-thirds of the 207 votes cast. If this does not happen, a second round is held. This time, a simple majority -- 104 votes, which represents more than 50 percent of the votes -- is sufficient for a candidate to be elected. If no candidate gets that majority, the one with fewest votes will be eliminated and a new round will be held. This continues until one candidate obtains a majority. 12.45. Having begun his speech by promising to "die with my boots on", Sexwale ends it by withdrawing from the race, "I have got a surprise for you. My campaign ends today and I suspend my participation. With only four people it is your problem now." Markus Kattner, FIFA general secretary then reminds delegates of the voting procedure, reminding them not to photograph their ballot papers.
Maria Sharapova's eagerly-awaited return to the Australian Open ended swiftly on Monday when she was sensationally knocked out of the first grand slam of 2010 just hours after it began.
It takes debutante director Sahil Sangha almost half the film to establish the characters and their foibles, their trivial eccentricities.
Take a bow, Shah Rukh Khan, raves Raja Sen.
Even if The Help flops abroad, it will surely be a profitable film because of its (comparatively speaking) low cost and a solid run in America and Canada.
'His Promised Land was India.' Shekhar Gupta salutes General J F R Jacob, the incredible soldier who passed into the ages this week.
Former world number one Maria Sharapova won her second Pan Pacific Open title after Jelena Jankovic retired with a wrist injury in Saturday's final. It was Sharapova's first title since shoulder surgery last October and the 20th of her career. Her last tournament win came at Amelia Island in April 2008.
'In my personal life, I honestly find it very difficult to express my anger.' 'And then, when you are a public figure, you feel watched that much more and then you are all the more careful.' 'Begum Jaan, therefore, was the answer to my angst.'
Aseem Chhabra feels Talaash is an intelligent film but falters towards the end.
Did you know that wearing skinny jeans and high heels can damage your body beyond repair?
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Roger Federer boasted of his fitness, Maria Sharapova felt a bit rusty and Andy Murray berated himself but all three eased into the second week of the Australian Open with third round victories at Melbourne Park on Saturday.
Dr Vanita Arora, Senior Consultant Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Intervention Cardiologist answered queries related to heart health in an online chat with readers on January 15.
Pune Warriors team director Abhijit Sarkar says the former India captain is the 'best cricketing brain' in the country and will prove his worth.
New Zealand batsmen Jesse Ryder was admitted to a London hospital after missing his team's Twenty20 World Cup loss to South Africa in England, New Zealand Cricket said in a statement on Wednesday.
After a hiatus of eight years he makes a comeback in his brother Abhimanyu Singh's Maruti Mera Dost. His brother's Contiloe Films has produced many television soaps and he has now forayed into feature film direction.
The elevation of Stalin, who was Chennai Mayor during Karunanidhi's earlier tenure between 1996 and 2001, has been on the cards for quite sometime as Karunanidhi had been having problems after his major surgery for back pain in February last. In his absence, Stalin was the main campaigner for the DMK in the Lok Sabha polls.
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will meet in the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open after the old rivals advanced to the last four in contrasting fashions Thursday.
Batsman Mike Hussey and spin bowler Nathan Hauritz have been ruled out of the World Cup through injury and will be replaced by Callum Ferguson and Jason Krejza respectively, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday.
On Wednesday night, Bachchan visited SRK at his home, Mannat, in Mumbai's suburban Bandra. Shah Rukh had undergone a surgery on Monday, and was discharged the next day.
Shoulder specialist Dr Sanjay Desai, who performed the surgery on the 43-year-old actor-producer, told PTI that they have permitted Shah Rukh to go home and it is up to him to decide when to leave the hospital. Shah Rukh was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in south Mumbai on Monday to repair the tear in the main muscle of his left shoulder.
Saina Nehwal, who was forced to skip the National Badminton Championships because of a shoulder injury, is hoping to be back on court at the All England Super Series, from March 3 to 8.
The Serb said he threw in the towel in the quarter-final against Andy Roddick because of 'cramping and soreness in the whole body'.
He was ready even to take on Germany's collective guilt over the Holocaust
He was ready even to take on Germany's collective guilt over the Holocaust
Rafael Nadal delved deep into his seemingly inexhaustible reserves of willpower on Saturday to fight off Andy Murray in a three-hour classic and reach the final of the ATP World Tour Finals for the first time.
Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty thrashed Russian sixth seed Dmitry Tursunov 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the St Petersburg Open.
India captain Anil Kumble had a sore shoulder and stayed off the field as a precautionary measure on Day 4 of the first Test against Australia, said fielding coach Robin Singh.
Specially abled Sai Kaustuv Dasgupta talks about how he wants to make his life a message to all the 'wheelchair warriors'.
The patience, discipline, and resolve displayed by 125 crore Indians, will play a critical role in shaping the future of the nation for years to come, the PM said.
China's star hurdler Liu Xiang said he knew before Monday's ill-fated heat that his foot would fail him and that he had no choice but to pull out. Liu was the host nation's best hope of an athletics gold medal at the Olympics and his pained withdrawal from the 110m hurdles startled this country where his image hangs on countless billboards.
India's Sania Mirza crashed out of the Olympic singles event after retiring midway through her opening round match against Czech Iveta Benesova.
Ana Ivanovic was stunned 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 by 17-year-old Austrian Tamira Paszek in the third round of the Montreal Cup on Thursday.
Kickstarting the National Democratic Alliance's poll campaign in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday focussed his attack on former Bharatiya Janata Party ally and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, accusing him of "back-stabbing" the people of the state and alleging that there is some problem with his "DNA".
"Each soldier was my brother in arms.' 'We fought together and achieved glory for India.' 'We fought on with only one thing in the mind -- that that this is a national battle and we must not let the Pakistanis get the better of us,' says Major General Shamsher Singh, who was awarded the Mahavir Chakra for fighting in one of the bloodiest battles the Indian Army has ever waged.
Spaniard Dani Pedrosa denied compatriot Jorge Lorenzo a fourth win in a row at the German MotoGP on Sunday while world champion Valentino Rossi narrowly missed a podium finish on his return from a broken leg.
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