Rangers forward DaMarcus Beasley suggests he would take a pay cut if that would allow him to stay at the club beyond this season.
May 7, 2010
Beasley hopeful of Rangers stay
Rangers forward DaMarcus Beasley suggests he would take a pay cut if that would allow him to stay at the club beyond this season.
Germany name two uncapped players
Hamburg defender Dennis Aogo and Bayern Munich youngster Holger Badstuber are the surprise names in Germany's provisional 27-man World Cup squad.
Redknapp hails Spurs achievement
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in their history is a massive step forward for the club.
Defender Bouma free to exit Villa
Defender Wilfred Bouma is told he can leave Aston Villa on a free transfer.
Pulis proud of defensive record
Stoke City manager Tony Pulis says his defence have played a massive role in helping the club surpass their points tally from last season.
Brown amazed with 12-goal draw
Motherwell manager Craig Brown admits he has never been involved in a match quite like the 6-6 draw with John Hughes's Hibernian at Fir Park.
Mourinho: No England return yet
Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho has revealed he could delay his return to the Premier League for another year.
Raul: Ronaldo is a natural leader
Real Madrid talisman Raul has praised teammate Cristiano Ronaldo for his attitude and professionalism.
Gay targets beating Bolt record
Tyson Gay has set his sights on beating sprint rival Usain Bolt and taking his 100 metres world record.
Haslam vows to "keep plugging away"
Leon Haslam is determined to remedy a recent wayward run in a bid to extend his lead in the FIM Superbike World Championship.
Mainz tie down Thomas Tuchel
Mainz coach Thomas Tuchel has extended his contract until 2013 at the end of a season which has exceeded the club's expectations.
Drogba, Cole, Malouda recieve honours
Chelsea hit-man Didier Drogba has been awarded the club’s best player for the 2009-10 season.
Tiger off to a roaring start in Florida
Tiger Woods started with a drive into trees and ended with another into a lake.
Rooney bemoans United inconsistency
Wayne Rooney has bemoaned Manchester United's seven Premier League losses and dramatic cup eliminations.
Roda JC 1-1 Heracles Almelo
Bas Dost struck a 77th-minute equaliser to earn Heracles Almelo an away draw against Roda JC in the first leg of their Europa League play-off tie.
FC Utrecht 3-1 FC Groningen
FC Utrecht seized the advantage with victory in the first leg of their Europa League play-off against FC Groningen.
Djokovic stays on course in Serbia
Defending champion Djokovic eased into the quarter-finals of the Serbia Open with a 6-4 6-4 success over Italy's Fabio Fognini.
Jankovic routs Venus in Italy
Jelena Jankovic dashed hopes of an all-Williams semi-final at the WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia by stunning Venus 6-0 6-1 in Rome.
Liverpool satisfied with Benitez talk
Liverpool claimed the meeting between Rafael Benitez, chairman Martin Broughton and managing director Christian Purslow was "constructive".
Zenit victory clears path to summit
Zenit St Petersburg won their top-of-the-table clash with Spartak Nalchik 3-1 to go three points clear at the top of the Premier Liga.
Feyenoord 1-4 Ajax (Ajax win 6-1 on aggregate)
Ajax responded to their weekend Eredivisie disappointment as Luis Suarez and Siem de Jong each bagged a brace to seal a victory over Feyenoord in the KNVB Beker final.
Live Chat: Vir Das on May 7 at 1200 hrs IST
He is someone who has an amazing sense of humour. His funny antics on television are a rage and he is well known for his stand-up comedy shows. Now he is all set to showcase his talent on the big screen in this week's release Badmaash Company. In case you are still wondering whom we are talking about, its none other than Vir Das who will be seen along with Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Chang in this Yash Raj film. Vir Das will be live on Bollywood Hungama's exclusive Video Chat on Friday, May 7, at 1200 hrs IST. Don't miss this opportunity of asking Vir all that you ever wanted to about Badmaash Company and his future projects.After Jai Ho, it's Dhan Dhan Dharti for Gulzar
Chalo Colombo. Suddenly Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgn, Arjun Rampal and Manoj Bajpai's jam-packed 7-city global premiere got more crowded. A last-minute premiere at a Bollywood awards function to be held in Colombo (IIFA) has been added to the team's bulging premiere schedule. And Prakash Jha is in a panic. He needs record a patriotic song before Raajneeti goes on its global journey. This is easier said than done. Gulzar's words and Wayne Sharpe's composition are not as easy to coalesce as the poet and A R Rahman's association over 'Jai Ho'. The idea was to find another global catch-phrase to equal the easy reach of 'Jai Ho'. Gulzar's tryst with 'destination' persists. While his 'Jai Ho' is still reverberating across the globe, the poet par excellence has now conceived another patriotic catch- phrase which would hopefully reverberate across the globe with as much intensity as the earlier number. 'Dhan Dhan Dharti' is the title of the patriotic song that Gulzar Saab has written for Raajneeti. The lyrics are at this very moment being composed into music by the American composer Wayne Sharpe who's taken on the daunting task of incorporating the tune for Vande Mataram into Gulzar words. This is the first time in his entire career that Gulzar Saab has collaborated with an international composer. The process is far more complex than it seems. Explains the Raajneeti director Prakash Jha, "We've just taken the basic core notes of Vande Mataram and then built our own patriotic song almost from scratch." The brief to Gulzar Saab and Wayne Sharp was to create the ultimate patriotic song with a global appeal that would usurp 'Jai Ho' from the international charts. Laughs Prakash, "We aren't trying to be one-up on any other song. But the idea was to make the song reflective of the collective Indian psyche." 'Dhan Dhan Dharti' will now be released across the globe in a couple of weeks as soon as the right male voice is chosen to render the number. Prakash Jha says the song is perfect for the late Mohd Rafi. Who fills the lacuna is now being debated.SRK produces TV show for kids
They don't call him the King Khan for nothing. We are indeed talking about the one and only Shah Rukh Khan, who, is now all set to capture the TV arena (all over again!) through a musical drama show called 'Ishaan', that is being produced by his Red Chillies Entertainment, for Disney Channel. It's a show about an inspirational journey of a young boy who finds friends and a sense of belonging though the medium of music. Talking about the show, SRK said that he has always enjoyed watching Disney Channel with his kids and that now since his company is producing a show for the channel, it only makes him further happier. The said show will have 11 original tracks and will also feature prominent TV personalities like Shruti Ulfat, Rajiv Paul and Rajinder Mehra. After having 'debuted' with the TV serial 'Fauji', life seems to have come a full circle for SRK!Boney Kapoor to direct film, but it won't star Sridevi
After years into the movie business as one of Bollywood's primary producers, Boney Kapoor is finally taking the plunge as a director. The project is likely to feature a bevy of top notch actors including of course Salman Khan. But sorry to disappoint Sridevi's fans Boney won't be directing his mesmeric wife, at least not in his directorial debut. Says Boney, "It's too much of a responsibility, too much stress, and to do justice to Sri in my first film as a director would be really tough. We can't separate our personal equation and become professionals on the sets. So no, I'm not directing Sri in my first film." Boney reveals that he was meant to direct Sridevi in a remake of Chris Columbus' Stepmom some years ago. "I wanted to cast Sri and Kajol as the older and younger women. I had even spoken to Kajol who's a big favourite of mine, about it. But look at the irony of it. Kajol is now playing the older woman and Bebo (Kareena) the younger in Karan Johar's adaptation Of Stepmom." Expressing regret that he missed out on the opportunity earlier, Boney is now all set to rectify the situation. Says Boney, "It's about time I took the plunge, and I am going to. Not too many people know I was an assistant director with Shakti Samanta on four movies Mehbooba, Anand Ashram, The Great Gambler and (the unreleased) Maha Guru. I guess it was inevitable for me to finally go into direction." The details for Boney's directorial debut are being worked out. He hopes to clear the decks of his production work before taking the plunge early next year.Sharman, Jackky, Ruslaan and '3 Days 4 Nights In Bihar'
What Salman Khan couldn't do, that is shoot his home production Dabangg on location in Bihar, his replacement Ruslaan Mumtaz is all set to do. New director Abhishek Dogra who has finalized Ruslaan Mumtaz to play the role that was initially offered to Salman Khan, is all set to shoot his film entitled 3 Days 4 Nights In Bihar on location in Bihar. The story of three spoilt rich wayward dudes blundering through Bihar in a nightmarish vacation is described by Salman's replacement Ruslaan as "a Dil Chahta Hai meets Rang De Basanti in Bihar... yes, we're going to shoot the film completely on location in Bihar." Regarding Ruslaan replacing Salman, the younger actor says, "After Salmanbhai suggested that he take a younger actor for his role, the young director Abhishek Dogra changed the script." Earlier he had planned to sign Salman and two other actors from that generation. Now it's 3 young actors Sharman, Jackky and Ruslaan. "I've always modelled my physique on Salman, so it feels good," says Ruslaan.Karan Johar gets hate mail for supporting Housefull
Karan Johar has always been known to be generous towards his colleagues' works, unless the colleague happens to be Ram Gopal Varma.Little did he know that a harmless and warm congratulatory tweet to his friends Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Arjun Rampal, Deepika Padukone and Lara Dutta for their film Housefull would spark off a series of nasty comments barbs and innuendos from across the world. Baffled and amused, Karan spoke from New York to say, "I normally wish all the best for all my colleagues and their work, both to the people and involved and on public platforms. In fact just some time after I wished the team of Housefull I also said good things about my friend Gurinder Chadha's new film It's A Wonderful Afterlife. No one seemed to mind that." From the minute that Karan tweeted about Housefull, his email, phone and SMS have been swamped by indignant angry and abusive responses. Says Karan, "I know it's free world. But it doesn't mean people can say whatever they like. Many of the messages are downright abusive. I've praised so many films. But I didn't even praise Housefull. I just congratulated the team. And I started getting abusive messages asking how I could support a film like this. Arrey, what I choose to support or not support is entirely my prerogative." Karan is clueless about what could've triggered off this reaction. Housefull producer Sajid Nadiadwala says he's aware of the backlash on the internet. "Not only Karan Johar, even my friend Salman Khan tweeted about Housefull. While no one has any unkind thing to say about the film in print or on television, on the internet it's a different matter. This is why I say, stay away from social network when it comes to my film." Unluckily for Nadiadwala almost all the members of his Housefull cast are on Twitter. Says the harried producer, "They are all so active on Twitter, it's scary. If you notice all the major troubles in our country lately, including the IPL scandal have started on Twitter. That's why I've put a non-disclosure agreement on people working in my films."
The next step for Sajid Nadiadwala is to ask his actors and technicians to stay off the social networks on websites as long as they are working in his films. Says Sajid, "I cannot by contract persuade them to stay off social networking websites. But I can request them to do so." As for Karan Johar's growing avalanche of hate mail for supporting Housefull, Karan says, "I don't care what's tweeted against me. It won't stop me from supporting my friends' films."
Salman Khan chosen as brand ambassador for Ching's Secret noodles?
Bollywood never had it so good. Gone are the days when the hunky-dory models and good looking 'models' were a salable hot property in the glitzy world of advertising and commercials. The current trend has seen these professional models being replaced by either cricketers or films stars. If Bollywood Hungama's sources are to be believed, then, the news is that superstar Salman Khan has been chosen as the brand ambassador for Ching's Secret noodles, for an undisclosed but astronomical sum of money. While Salman Khan will be busy promoting the said brand, readers may recall ('the irony', for obvious reasons) that it was SRK, who was promoting pasta of yet another leading brand Sunfeast. Now, it is to be seen if Salman manages to rub his magic on the sales registers of the said brand.Big B, Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt in Raj Kumar Santoshi's action film
Two of our busiest stars Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn have agreed to be part of a hurriedly-designed mega-project, only because Amitabh Bachchan plays the lead. Raj Kumar Santoshi's The Outsider with Amitabh Bachchan has been temporarily postponed for the lack of proper permission to shoot in the US where it was situated. Rather than allow the Big B's dates to go to waste, Raj Santoshi has moved to another crime thriller for the same producer Feroze Nadiadwala. This crime thriller will also feature Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt in stellar roles and would be shot both in India and abroad. Devgn and Dutt both extremely busy stars in their own right agreed to be part of the project at such short notice because of the Big B's presence. Devgn and Dutt gave the project a nod without even hearing the script when they were told it was the Big B playing the main lead. Neither of the two stars showed any hesitation in saying yes at the last minute. Explaining the overnight shift in plot location and project, Santoshi says, "The other project The Outsider was not working out on time. It has become very difficult for Indian filmmakers to shoot in the US. Rather than allow the dates to go to waste I put forward the new project. It's a thriller about a vigilante. And yes Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt are also part of the project." The shooting starts in the next couple of months to coincide with the dates that the Big B had allotted for the other project. Says Santoshi, "It's an out-and-out action film. Mr Bachchan plays a vigilante. Ajay and Sanjay Dutt also have very powerful parts." This is the first time Santoshi would be working with Sanjay Dutt . They were to collaborate on a historical about the Partition. But period films are pretty much a no-no at the box-office. Says Santoshi, "The responsibility of doing justice to Mr. Bachchan and Ajay whom I've worked with earlier and Sanjay Dutt whom I'm working with for the first time, is the same." Surprisingly, Santoshi's one-time favourite action-star Sunny Deol doesn't feature in the cast although Deol has shown interest in getting back together with Santoshi. Reacting to Deol's cynical observation that Santoshi is allowing the market to dictate to his creativity. Santoshi says, "The market does dictate the films I do. It's a reality .And we must all face it." Adds producer Feroz Nadiadwala, "We'll be shooting the film in India and Dubai. Mr. Bachchan will be seen as a master of disguises. For his special disguise we're getting makeup persons from Hollywood. And he'll be performing stunts like we've never seen him perform. We're getting stunt co-ordinators from some of the top names who have done the action in A-grade Hollywood films recently. I can't reveal names of the stunt guys and the makeup guys from Hollywood because we're under negotiation. And you've to hear the dialogues Raj Santoshi has written for Mr. Bachchan. They're the best I've heard since Deewaar." About Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn the producer says, "When it's a writer-director of Raj Santoshi's calibre, he'll make sure he does justice to actors of Sanjay and Ajay's calibre."Umesh Yadav to replace Praveen Kumar
Unheralded Vidarbha pacer Umesh Yadav will fly to West Indies to replace Praveen Kumar, who was today ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup due to a side strain.
BCCI issues fresh notice to Modi
Lalit Modi's troubles compounded with the cricket board today slapping another showcause notice on the suspended IPL Commissioner.
Morkel onslaught wins it for SA
An onslaught of sixes from Albie Morkel helped South Africa to a 13-run victory over New Zealand in their opening World Twenty20 Super Eight match at the Kensington Oval.
India to start Asia Cup against Bangla
India will begin their Asia Cup campaign against Bangladesh on June 16th at Dambulla. Defending champions, Sri Lanka, will play hosts to the tournament from June 15 to 24.
Hudson: South Africa can win World Cup
The South African team has the talent and ability to win the 50-over cricket World Cup to be held in the Indian subcontinent next year, feels Andrew Hudson.
Pietersen stars in England victory
Kevin Pietersen hit form as England began their ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight campaign by storming to a six-wicket win over Pakistan at Kensington Oval.
New Zealand to take on South Africa
Both teams - South Africa and New Zealand - have in their ranks, dangerous players capable of single-handedly changing the course of a match in Twenty20 cricket.
Clarke: We can handle Indian spinners
Australian skipper Michael Clarke is not unduly worried by the presence of quality spinners in the Indian ranks, saying his batsmen are equipped to negotiate them.
Missed the action! Watch now
The ICC World Twenty20 match video highlights from 2nd May till 5th May, 2010.
"ICC should apply 'whereabouts' clause"
The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) is awaiting the ICC to apply the controversial "whereabouts" clause, which has been opposed by the BCCI, in its Anti-Doping Code.
Gambhir fit and raring to go
Gambhir, who missed the group match against South Africa, said he was fit and was raring to perform.
Battle for semi-finals begins today
India will have to battle it out with three World Champions to seal one of the two semifinal slots from their cluster when the Super Eights stage begins on Thursday.
Muralitharan to remain in Caribbean
Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has made "significant progress" in recuperating from an injury and will remain with the team at the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean.
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