Though the wicket was flat, I’ve seen flatter wickets than this. It was on the slower side so it wasn’t of much help to the spinners, or even fast bowlers as it got slower and slower. Everyone tries to make a good wicket. At the end of the day, you just don’t know how it will behave. .. more »

"Missing out on Queenstown was obviously an indication that I wasn't really in the frame last week, but the runs I've scored this week has helped push my case." Fulton made 172 in the first innings against Otago to help Canterbury post 440 and then hit 77 as they declared on 265 for 5 in the second, setting Otago a massive 471 to .. more »

London: Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini was discharged from hospital on Friday following surgery after a motorcycle crash but the Italian is unlikely to play again this season, his club manager said on Friday. "I think he will be out for the rest of the season," Harry Redknapp told reporters. "I've never thought about .. more »

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday described the Motera featherbed as a bowler-hostile track but his Sri Lankan counterpart Kumar Sangakkara had no issues with the strip which he described as a “true” wicket. Dhoni said the pitch lacked bounce and it also did not deteriorate after the third day, as he had expected. .. more »

Why aim for dominance when you can have somnolence? Why bother supporting the idea of a Test championship when you're doing your best to kill off the oldest form of the game? Why mouth platitudes about the sanctity of Test cricket when matches are played out in front of paltry crowds on pitches designed to drag the game off to the post-mortem .. more »

It is not those Give us the money. We will put up a project in seven-years time kind of an IPO. There is more at hand it s not like a dream in the bush Cox & Kings. It is a good business. The way they have been growing for the last few years at 50-60% plus despite some sluggishness in leisure business or the outbound pleasure business. Cox & Kings .. more »

Want to know why Big B has never been invited to the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) ever since it shifted to Goa in 2003? According to the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), co-host of the 40th edition of IFFI, it’s the fault of its central government partner, Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF). “We always feel that we .. more »

Actor Kamal Hassan on Tuesday downplayed reports that he was miffed with the organisers of the forthcoming International Film Festival of India (IFFI) for omitting a retrospective of seven of his films and announced that his fans would not be disappointed as his films would soon be showcased in New Delhi... more »

Four movies, selected from across the globe, that narrate the stories of war and repercussion of battles on human lives, will be screened at IFFI. The Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) and The Animation Society of India (TASI) have joined forces this year to bring film enthusiasts the best of Indian Animation at the 40th International Film .. more »

The Indian Premier Section will also showcase a selection of eight films during The 40th International Film Festival of India, Goa 2009 from 23rd November till 3rd December 2009. First is Amol Palekar’S english film.. more »

These films will be a part of special section on 'War and Peace? curated by Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), a co-host for IFFI. "The entire concept of this section is anti-war. While man fights, woman suffers as they get widowed," ESG's Chief Executive Officer, Manoj Srivastava, who has curated the section said. "Entire .. more »

Mumbai: Director Kamal R. Khan, who was evicted from the "Bigg Boss" house due to his misbehaviour with the housemates, has made a comeback on the show. But he isn't a wild card entry and is expected to leave at the weekend. cryptography is a conversion of plain text into cipher text . It is defined as the...  .. more »

According to inside sources from the television industry, Khan has been asked by the channel to deliberately mislead housemates into believing he's making a wild-card entry. "In reality, Khan entered the reality show on Thursday as a mere visitor. But by making the housemates think he's a wild-card entry, the channel wants to provoke .. more »

A royal marriage is on the cards. Yes, we are talking about the wedding card of Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra... more »

Vivek Oberoi has come in for appreciation from PETA for his act and they have hailed him as 'the real hero for all animals'. Coming to know that Vivek Oberoi has chosen to be a pure veggie, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has showered him with gifts and congratulatory messages. By going vegetarian, Vivek Oberoi .. more »