Feb 7, 2010

Van Gaal angry despite win


Louis van Gaal was enraged with his side despite a win over Wolfsburg which took them level on points with Bayer Leverkusen.


Crowe named NZ's batting consultant


Former captain Martin Crowe has taken over as New Zealand's batting consultant, giving up his job as a cricket commentator.


Pak blame India for flop-show


Pakistan failed to make the 11th South Asian Games' T20 final, attributing their lack of motivation to the absence of India.


EURO 2012 Draw LIVE!


51 European teams will now sit down and draw out their battle plans as the Road to Euro 2012 begins. Follow the draw LIVE!


Raul Albiol: We cannot fail


Real Madrid defender Raul Albiol is adamant that his side are now ready to challenge for silverware on all fronts.


Kaka to Juve, Diego to Madrid


Real Madrid are reportedly willing to offer Kaka to Juventus in exchange for Giorgio Chiellini and Diego.


Emery: We should have scored more


Valencia coach Unai Emery was dissatisfied that his charges failed to score more goals in their 2-0 win over Valladolid.


Alves blow for rampant Barca


La Liga leaders Barcelona were dealt a pre-match blow when Dani Alves limped off with an injury.


Kovalainen: Patience is key


Heikki Kovalainen is confident that, given time, his Lotus Formula One team can live up to their name.


Schumacher: I have a feeling


Having come out of retirement, Michael Schumacher reckons he is coping "faster than thought" during testing.


Donald bids to halt Stricker charge


Luke Donald was leading the chase as Steve Stricker threatened to run away with the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club.


Boozer at the double-double


A double-double from Carlos Boozer and 22 points from Andrei Kirilenko saw Utah Jazz to a 116-106 win over the Denver Nuggets.


Designs of Pak-based terror groups won't succeed: India


India today described Pakistan-based terrorist groups as "dark forces" which are "implacably" opposed to the country and asserted that they would be defeated whenever confronted.


Keep low profile, look poor to avoid attacks, Victorian top cop tells Indians


"Don't display your iPods, don't display your valuable watch, don't display your valuable jewellery. Try to look as poor as you can to avoid crime," Victorian police chief Overland advised overseas students in Australia.


Gunmen kill Nepal media baron with alleged Dawood links


Twelve years after Mirza Dilshad Beg, a controversial - and powerful - Nepali MP with links with Dawood Ibrahim and the ISI, was gunned down on a public road in Kathmandu by a rival gang, a Nepali media baron, also rumoured to have the same connexions, shared the same fate.


Emirates flight grounded in Mumbai after terror alert call


A Dubai-bound Emirates flight with 356 passengers, including crew, was grounded in Mumbai after an anonymous call was received saying there were some suspected terrorists on board the plane.


Washington DC hit by 'Snowmageddon'


The world's political power center was rendered literally powerless this weekend after Mother Nature dumped two to three feet of snow around the Greater Washington DC region, bringing the US capital to a cold and crunchy dead-stop.


Tiger Woods reunites with wife and children: Report


Disgraced golf superstar Tiger Woods has left a sex rehab centre in Mississippi and has been reunited with his wife and two children, according to a media report.


Abhishek, Deepika in Ashutosh's next film


Asin and Bipasha Basu certainly didn’t think Ashutosh Gowariker was making a piece of history. Both the girls had the same reason for refusing Ashu’s latest film — Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey.


Bollywood throngs at special screening of MNIK





Dads may pass on infertility to test-tube babies


Fathers of test-tube babies may be passing on their infertility to their sons, scientists have discovered. Dads may pass on infertility to test-tube babies.


Not all infiltrators from Pakistan are terrorists


A 15-year-old Shah Rukh fan, Nasir Sultan, simply walked across from Pak's Dir village in November 2009, to meet the star. The Class X student, sporting SRK-hairstyle, ended up in Faridkot's jail for juveniles.


Bollywood celebs turn to PR-giri!


That more and more Bollywood celebrities are joining social networking websites each day is no new news.


Emraan Hashmi becomes a proud father


Emraan Hashmi2010 began on a great note for actor Emraan Hashmi who became a father yesterday. Emraan's wife Parveen delivered a baby boy and both mother and son are doing fine. We at Bollywood Hungama extend our heartfelt wishes to Emraan and his family on this joyous occasion. You too can wish Emraan by posting your wishes below:


Adnan to finally make his acting debut


Adnan SamiIt's finally happening. The crisis-ridden life of Adnan Sami is finally turning a gentle corner. And he's ready to take that long-delayed plunge into acting. The project, it is reliably learnt will feature Adnan in an unexpected role. Even more unexpected is the fact that Adnan will be directing the untitled film which is expected to have three leading ladies. The film with a screenplay co-written by Adnan is expected to roll later this year. It was to start in February 2010 but got delayed because of Adnan's marriage this week. Says Adnan, "I'd have actually started my acting career long ago if all this sh**t hadn't happened in my life. My personal battles took priority. Now that I'm out of it I am launching my production with me in the lead." Speaking on his acting debut Adnan says, "I wanted to play a man who did things I didn't do. The whole point of acting is to assume personalities that you cannot be in your own life." So we probe Adnan to know what he's playing. "I play an impostor, a con-man, a man with an angelic face who has a dark sinister side to his personality."


Stoke 3-0 Blackburn


Stoke produce an outstanding display in Tony Pulis' 300th match in charge to leapfrog Blackburn in the table.


Burnley 2-1 West Ham


Burnley pick up their first win under Brian Laws as a late effort from new signing Araujo Ilan proves insufficient for West Ham.


Bolton 0-0 Fulham


Bolton and Fulham play out a goalless draw in their Premier League match at the Reebok Stadium.


Sunderland 1-1 Wigan


Mohamed Diame's first goal for Wigan, a brilliant individual effort, is cancelled out by a fine header from Kenwyne Jones in an entertaining scrap.


Motherwell 1-0 Hamilton


Motherwell triumph at home against Scottish Premier League bottom club Hamilton.


Nottm Forest 2-1 Sheff Wed


Nottingham Forest give their promotion hopes a boost after a Dexter Blackstock double sees off strugglers Sheffield Wednesday.


Plymouth 0-1 West Brom


Simon Cox grabs his first goal in seven games to earn West Brom a vital win over Plymouth and keep the midlanders in the Championship top two.


Hartlepool 2-2 Leeds United


Antony Sweeney earns Hartlepool a point with an injury-time equaliser as Leeds miss the chance to draw level with Norwich at the top of League One.


Millwall 2-1 Norwich


Goals from Tony Craig and Neil Harris see Millwall beat the League One leaders despite conceding an early lead.


Rochdale 2-0 Crewe


Chris O'Grady opens the scoring as Rochdale extend their lead at the top of League Two to six points by beating Crewe in an entertaining encounter.


Dunne happy with lucky escape


Richard Dunne conceded Aston Villa may have been fortunate not to concede a late penalty in the 0-0 draw with Tottenham.


Pulis delighted with Etherington


Stoke boss Tony Pulis hailed Matthew Etherington's match-winning performance against Blackburn.


Fed Cup tie evenly poised


Defending champions Italy finished day one of their Fed Cup World Group first-round tie locked at 1-1.


Johnson: Patience paid off


England boss Martin Johnson saluted his side after they "found a way to win" their RBS 6 Nations opener against Wales at Twickenham.


Bundesliga Saturday Review


Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen were held to a draw at Bochum while Bayern Munich recorded a win away at Wolfsburg.


Nurnberg 1-2 Stuttgart


Roberto Hilbert scored as Stuttgart extended their winning streak to five games with a hard-earned victory at Nurnberg.


Turkish Super Lig Review


Galatasaray passed up the chance to move two points clear at the Turkish Super Lig summit as they were held to a draw by Kayserispor.


Valencia 2-0 Real Valladolid


Goals from Ever Banega and David Villa saw Valencia cruise to a comfortable home win over struggling Real Valladolid.


Tottenham 0-0 Aston Villa


Tottenham could not find a way past Aston Villa as two of this season's top-four hopefuls cancelled each other out.


Harrington misses California cut


Padraig Harrington was left to rue a bogey as he missed the halfway cut by a stroke at the Northern Trust Open in California.


Palermo 2-1 Parma


Palermo recorded a victory over Parma as they upset Francesco Guidolin on his return to the Stadio Renzo Barbera.


Santander vs Atletico Madrid Preview


Atletico Madrid coach Quique Sanchez Flores knows Racing Santander will be out for revenge when the two take to the pitch.


Al Wahda 5-2 Churchill Brothers


Al Wahda secured their place in this year's Asian Champions League with a win over Churchill Brothers.