Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Cricket: World Cup ‘power riots’ worry Dhaka


Bangladesh has ordered electricity companies to show World Cup cricket matches on generator-powered public screens in a bid to prevent protests by irate fans if power cuts disrupt TV broadcasts.
Cricket-mad Bangladesh is a co-host of the World Cup, which starts February 19, and Dhaka is keen to prevent a repeat of the unrest during the 2010 football World Cup when fans rioted after power cuts interrupted viewing.
“We have been told to show World Cup matches on generator-powered wide-screens. We are going to

Storm to pound US with icy blast


A mammoth storm threatens to dump mounds of fresh snow, sleet and ice on about 100 million people — a third of the country — Tuesday as it barrels eastward across the United States.
High winds and freezing rain threatened to turn roads into deadly ice rinks and knock down trees and power lines and forecasts warned of dangerously cold temperatures.
Blizzard, winter storm and freezing rain warnings were issued for more than half of the country’s 50 states, from North Dakota and Colorado down to New Mexico

Pakistan won by 2 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)


New Zealand 262/7 (50 ov)
Pakistan 264/8 (49.0 ov)

Shweta Tiwari and Abhinav Kolhi are now husband and wife

The latest buzz doing the rounds is that Shweta Tiwari, the winner of Bigg Boss 4 is married to Abhinav Kolhi.

Reports suggest that Shweta tied the knot with Abhinav before she entered the Bigg Boss house last year, in a private ceremony. But the reports are not yet confirmed.

Monday, January 31, 2011