Archive for March, 2010
IPL-3: Yusuf Pathan is now the Most Valuable Player
Yusuf Pathan has overtaken Jacques Kallis to become the most valuable player of IPL3 after the first 25 matches (i.e., as on the morning of March 29) with a MVPI of 447. - Indian Premier League The table below lists all IPL3 with a MVPI of at least 100. The MVPI expresses an IPL player’s batting,... [Read More]
Warner century gives Delhi big win
- Scorecard David Warner smashed an unbeaten century as Delhi Daredevils crushed Kolkata Knight Riders by 40 runs in the Indian Premier League match at the Ferozshah Kotla, in Delhi, on Monday. Andrew McDonald claimed two for 37 and Umesh Yadav two for 27 as Kolkata were restricted to 137 for... [Read More]
I’m not scared of Sachin, insists Warne
Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne on Tuesday revealed that he is not scared of Sachin Tendulkar . During the famous Sharjah one-day series in 1998, Warne, speaking to journalists, had said he had nightmares of Tendulkar chipping down the track and hitting for a six. But Warne now insists that he... [Read More]
The Master Blaster remains the best
It is a young man’s sport, they said. The older players will struggle to make an impact, they predicted. The naysaysers had warned that the Twenty20 version in general, and the Indian Premier League in particular, will mark an end to the careers of veterans in the sport. Three years on, they... [Read More]
‘IPL team will be a great platform for players from Kerala’
Buying the Kochi Indian Premier League (IPL) team was more about passion for the game than actual business, say the owners. Rendezvous Sports World Limited won the bid for the Kochi franchise for a whooping US $333 million (Rs 1533 crores), sending the state of Kerala on cloud nine. The Kochi... [Read More]
Sasha Grey – Taboo-less trinket
Sasha Grey is a porn star. Or a ‘pornographic actress’, who’s taken to intellectualising the bongo industry, quoting New Wave filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard in interviews and stating a desire to appear on the Howard Stern Show wearing nothing but the Palestinian flag (she thinks he’s a racist). Once... [Read More]
Ashley Tisdale – High School Musician
Ashley Tisdale doesn’t have a sex tape. And you won’t find any topless photos of her floating around the web. There’s the odd beach snap and bikini appearance, but the High School Musical success story is pretty much the perfect role model. Now a singer and television producer as well as an actress,... [Read More]
Sky Ferreira – LA Lolita
Fresh out of braces, ex-model Sky Ferreira is wearing ripped fishnets, smudged lipstick and a look that says: ‘I’ll either love you or hate you.’ Plus she’s so bloody new that EMI haven’t even decided what her first single’s going to be. We are so on it. When Sky was... [Read More]
Tiwary lifts the gloom for Kolkata
Kolkata Knight Riders emerged victorious in the battle of cellar teams against Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League in Mohali, on Saturday. And it was Manoj Tiwary who proved to be the difference between the two. He not only starred with the bat, hitting a cracking half-century, but... [Read More]
Jadhav, Mishra lift Delhi to victory
- Scorecard Kedar Jadhav hit a half-century on debut to help Delhi Daredevils beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 17 runs in the Indian Premier League match at the M Chinnaswamy stadium, in Bangalore, on Thursday. Debutant Jadhav hit a quickfire 50 not out from just 29 balls, hitting five boundaries... [Read More]
Ravindra Jadeja’s IPL ban upheld
The Indian Premier League on Saturday upheld Ravindra Jadeja’s ban for the third season of the Twenty20 tournament after the conclusion of a special hearing chaired by governing council member Arun Jaitley in Mumbai. “IPL Governing Council Member Arun Jaitley has recommended that... [Read More]
Tiwary stars in Kolkata’s easy win
- Scorecard: Punjab vs Kolkata Half-centuries from Manoj Tiwary and Sourav Ganguly , coupled with a disciplined bowling performance, saw Kolkata Knight Riders register a comfortable 39-run victory over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League match, in Mohali, on Saturday. Tiwary provided... [Read More]
Symonds sledging inspired me: Pathan
Rajasthan Royals batsman Yusuf Pathan said his swashbuckling batting display against Deccan Chargers was inspired by Andrew Symonds’s sledging during their Indian Premier League match in Ahmedabad, on Friday. “When somebody from the opposition involves in sledging you are more pumped up... [Read More]
Yusuf Pathan makes it easy for Rajasthan
Scorecard: A whirlwind unbeaten half century by Yusuf Pathan gave Rajasthan Royals a comfortable eight-wicket win over Deccan Chargers in their Indian Premier League match at Motera, Ahmedabad , on Friday. Chasing a modest target of 149 to win, the home team raced to 151 for two and... [Read More]
Yusuf plays new role to perfection
34 balls, 73 runs, two boundaries and eight massive sixes. Those were Yusuf Pathan’s statistics in a knock that ensured Rajasthan Royals a remarkably easy eight-wicket win over defending champions Deccan Chargers at Motera, in Ahmedabad , on Friday. And, needless to say, it earned him the... [Read More]
Tendulkar sets up Mumbai’s crushing win
- Scorecard Sachin Tendulkar’s superb half-century guided Mumbai Indians to a crushing five-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League match at the Brabourne stadium, in Mumbai, on Thursday. The Mumbai captain continued his good run of form with the bat, scoring... [Read More]
Monica Noguera – Telefit
Monica Noguera is well known on Mexican TV. She’s their version of Cat Deeley, or Tess Daley, before Deeley sodded of to America and Daley became Bruce Forsyth’s adopted grand-daughter. Whatever, she’s big news, she’s hot, she’s here. and and if she was President, she’d... [Read More]
Marion Cotillard – French undressing
She may be best known for her Oscar-winning role as Edith Piaf in worthy mum-flick La Vie En Rose, but we preferred Mlle. Cotillard’s performance in the French film Pretty Things, in which she went topless. The 33-year-old actress is also a well-known conspiracy nut. On a French TV interview last year... [Read More]
