Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says there is not a disciplinary problem at the club after Ashley Cole accidentally shot a work placement student.
Feb 28, 2011
Ancelotti denies losing control
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says there is not a disciplinary problem at the club after Ashley Cole accidentally shot a work placement student.
Rooney escapes FA ban over clash
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will face no action from the Football Association after appearing to elbow Wigan midfielder James McCarthy on Saturday.
Wenger backs 'destroyed' players
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger refuses to blame his players after their last-gasp 2-1 Carling Cup final defeat by Birmingham.
Bell wary of threat from Ireland
Ian Bell tells the BBC that England will "turn up like we're playing India" when they face Ireland in Wednesday's World Cup Group B tie.
Ennis pulls out of Euro Indoors
World and European heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis withdraws from the European Indoors because of an ankle injury.
Roach's hat-trick destroys Dutch
Kemar Roach finishes off a fine team performance with a hat-trick as West Indies beat Netherlands by 215 runs.
Mercedes completes Brawn buyout
Mercedes GP is now fully owned by the car manufacturer after its parent company buys out shares from former Brawn GP team management.
Zimbabwe thrash Canada in Nagpur
Zimbabwe get their World Cup campaign up and running with a 175-run victory over Canada in a near-empty Nagpur.
Juventus suffers 39m euros loss
Italian Serie A football giant Juventus makes a 39.5m euros loss in the first half of the 2010/11 season.
Drug test resulted in Mensing ban
Hamilton midfielder Simon Mensing serves a month-long suspension after testing positive for the banned substance methylhexaneamine.
Kellock takes positives from loss
Scotland captain Alastair Kellock believes his side have taken a "step forward" despite the defeat to Ireland.
Red Bull to use Infiniti engines
Red Bull's Renault engines will be renamed Infiniti this season in a move that will boost the world champion team's budget by at least £7m.
NBA stars to play in Manchester
The NBA agrees to play a series of games in Manchester as part of its drive to promote basketball in the United Kingdom.
Monday's gossip column
Arsenal planning a £20m move for Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina, plus other rumours
''Ind-Eng tie sparks new life in WC"
The match between India and England at Bangalore has sparked a new life into the tournament, British media reported on Monday.
Hat-trick man Roach sinks Netherlands
Chasing 331 for victory, Netherlands collapsed to 115 and lost to West Indies by a whopping margin of 215 runs in New Delhi.
ICC CWC STREAMING: SL vs KEN
Sri Lanka take on Kenya in the ICC Cricket World Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday.
Bagai concerned by batting problem
Ashish Bagai urged his batsmen to show some responsibility as the side plunged to a huge 175-run defeat against Zimbabwe.
Looking ahead for Elton Chigumbura
Zimbabwean captain Elton Chigumbura was already looking ahead to clashes he felt held the key to qualification from the group stage.
Bell feels lucky; Dhoni resents UDRS
Ian Bell said he was lucky to be "pushed back to the crease" by the Umpire Decision Review System in the tie against India on Sunday.
Zimbabwe pound hapless Canada
Zimbabwe notched up their first ICC Cricket World Cup win as they inflicted a 175-run defeat on Canada during their Group A clash.
Steven Davies: I am gay
England wicketkeeper Steven Davies has become the first active professional cricketer to declare that he is gay.
Tim Bresnan reprimanded by ICC
England all-rounder Tim Bresnan has been reprimanded by the International Cricket Council following Sunday's draw with India.
"Dutch craving for recognition"
The ICC has done a lot to develop the game in Netherlands but cricket still does not feature in the Dutch newspapers, admits former captain Roland Lefebvre.
Bishoo to replace Dwayne Bravo
Injured Dwayne Bravo from West Indies will be replaced by legspinner Devendra Bishoo in the squad in the ICC Cricket World Cup.
Warne stumps impressed Strauss
Andrew Strauss said Shane Warne had predicted that India-England match would end in a tie even before the game started.
Strauss edges were not noticed!
India's apparent 'hearing problem' in addition to bowling and fielding woes are being blamed for their failure to defend a score of 338 against England.
Australia delay call on replacement
Australia have chosen to delay naming a replacement for Doug Bollinger until the latter stages of the ICC Cricket World Cup.
Nitish becomes youngest WC player
Canada's 16-year old schoolboy Nitish Kumar on Monday became the youngest cricketer to make his ICC World Cup debut against Zimbabwe.
Boman Irani injured while shooting for F.A.L.T.U
Actors having freak injuries while shooting is quite common and the latest actor to fall victim to this is none other than Boman Irani. Apparently, Boman was shooting for Vashu Bhagnani's F.A.L.T.U on Saturday when he accidentally banged into a glass door and hurt himself. Recollecting the freak mishap, Boman tweeted, "Lots of people inquiring as to what happened on Saturday. Walked into a glass door, hurt my head /knee. Swelled up and dazed. Fine now!" We wish the super-talented actor a speedy recovery.Kushal Punjabi wins Zor Ka Jhatka
In a fiercely fought finale on Friday night, television and film actor Kushal Punjabi emerged winner on NDTV Imagine's controversial reality show Zor Ka Jhatka. Punjabi who has appeared on several other reality shows, defeated his nearest rival German-Polish model Claudia Ciesla.Though the water-stunts were shot in Buenos Aires last month, the end-game bits of Zor Ka Jhatka finals were shot with anchor Shah Rukh Khan at the Yash Raj Studios on Friday evening. Claudia was seen on Bigg Boss last year and was also seen as the glamorous face of Zor Ka Jhatka. However, Kushal was seen to have an edge over all the contestants in terms of agility and control over the tasks allotted to the contestants. Minutes after winning Kushal said, "Ah, it feels great to have won. More so, since my closest rival was a lady. I am just so pleased to emerge on top in a competition where the contestants were some notable athletes as well. When I agreed to do the show I wasn't aware of whom my competitors were. When I reached Buenos Aires I saw what I was up against. Now it feels good to be the winner when the competition is impressive."
Rekha to star opposite Rajinikanth in Rana?
After the humongous Box Office response to his last film Robot, Superstar Rajinikanth's next project Rana is eagerly awaited by his fans worldwide. Rana, a trilingual to be made in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, has Rajini playing a triple role. While Deepika Padukone and Sonu Sood have already been finalized for Rana, the buzz is that veteran actress Rekha too would be featuring in the film. Needless to say, while Deepika would be paired opposite the young Rajini, Rekha would be seen opposite the older character played by Rajini. Shooting for the film begins in Chennai from April 2011.Raveena Tandon to star opposite Big B in Boodha
It's the season of comebacks and this time it's none other than 'Mast Mast' girl Raveena Tandon who is all set to face the camera yet again. Raveena has been signed to play an important role in Puri Jagannath's Boodha starring Amitabh Bachchan. The actress has a romantic track with Big B with whom she has earlier shared screen space in films such as Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Aks. Raveena, who ruled the Box Office during the 90s, went on a self-imposed exile after her wedding to noted film distributor Anil Thadani. Her last release was the 2006 dud Sandwich opposite Govinda. It will be interesting to see if the actress will be able to make heads turn once again in what can be rightly termed as her 'Second Innings' in Bollywood.Sonakshi Sinha is in two minds on Kamal Haasan's film offer
Sharp and worldly-wise as she is, Sonakshi Sinha is nonetheless caught in a strange dilemma. She has been offered a tri-lingual Hindi, Tamil Telugu film opposite Kamal Haasan who is almost her father's age.While Shatrughan Sinha has no objections to the unorthodox pairing, Sonakshi is not sure. "I've got the offer. But I'm yet to hear the narration," she says cautiously, buying time to wriggle out of what looks like a hugely awkward situation. It's not just Salman Khan. The 40-plus bracket of the distinguished male gaze has fallen on the lovely Sonakshi Sinha from all walks of life. After Salman in Dabangg, Akshay Kumar in Joker and Shah Rukh Khan who's enormously keen to be paired on screen with the Sinha heiress (apparently they're coming together in Yash Chopra's next), we now hear of Kamal Haasan showing a keen interest in being paired with Sonakshi in a film to be directed in three languages Tamil Telugu and Hindi by the Tamil maverick Selvaraghavan. Even before we can get over that one, we now hear the Kashmiri politician Farooq Abdullah is quite taken up with Sonakshi and has shown a keen interest in meeting the lovely actress. Apparently, Farooq who has quite an eye for beauty and had once many decades ago, been captured on camera revving it up on a mo'bike with Shabana Azmi as his pillion, has expressed a keen interest in meeting Sonakshi and has invited the unit of her two of her under-production films in Kashmir as the State government's guest. Proud father Shatrughan Sinha happily admits to Sonakshi's popularity in the politicians' fraternity. "Suddenly I am Sonakshi Sinha's father. I don't at all mind basking in her glory. Yes, I met Farooq Abdullah this week. And he was so full of praise for Sonakshi. He just couldn't stop talking about the good work that she's doing. I'm very proud of her." Shatrughan Sinha is not the least frazzled by his contemporary Kamal Haasan's offer to work with Sonakshi. "Kamal Haasan is a fantastic actor. As far as I know, the film that he wants to do with Sonakshi has fabulous roles for both of them. That is rare because Kamal's films are predominantly his vehicles,†says the protective father. As for the age difference between Sonakshi and Kamal Haasan, Shatrughan Sinha protests, "Why are we still stuck in such outdated discussions? Age differences ceased to matter in films long ago. We've had some beautiful films recently with the hero being far older than the leading lady. Besides, as far as I know, the script is written in a way that justifies the age difference between the lead. So there's really no need for Sonakshi to feel awkward." Taking a long pause, the intrepid Shatrughan Sinha says, "Right from the time Sonakshi decided to act I made it clear to her that she must keep the reputation of the family and her dignity grace and decorum in place while conducting herself in the industry. I know she won't compromise on my principles. I also know someone of Kamal Haasan's stature won't undermine my position and my family's position. He is the father of a daughter who is into acting, himself. He knows." Ends the proud father, "I'm happy to say Sonakshi has inherited my sharp tongue and taste for repartees. When on Karan Johar's show she is asked how she handles misbehaviour she retorted, 'No one dares misbehave with me. They know I've a Shotgun at home.' Spoken like a true chip off the old block."
International action company Action Concept to direct stunts for Aazaan
More and more Hindi films are hiring the services of specialized talent from Hollywood and the latest is Aazaan directed by Prashant Chaddha. Aazaan is the big Bollywood debut of Sachin Joshi (Vice-Chairman of the over Rs.1000 crore JMJ group). Since the film is an international espionage film about an informant who has to go undercover beyond enemy lines to save the nation from destruction at the hands of Biological Warfare, the makers are leaving no stone unturned to give the film a truly international look.
For the action sequences, Action Concept- an exclusive international action company- and the only company worldwide that has been awarded the "Taurus World Stunt Award" five times in a row has been taken on board. The same company has also directed some high octane action sequences in forthcoming SRK starrer Don 2. For the female lead too the makers have signed Playboy cover-girl Candice Boucher as well as actress Amber Rose of From Paris With Love fame.
Housefull 2 teaser promo out this World Cup Season
The industry was abuzz with news of Mr.Blockbuster's newest offering -Housefull 2 going on floors this May. Days after the sequel of the blockbuster Housefull was announced, the producer Sajid Nadiadwala springs yet another surprise on audiences in the form of a teaser promo which is out this ICC World Cup season. The film scheduled to release next year already has its promotional campaign launched a year well in advance. Promising to be bigger better than ever, the comic riot Housefull 2 will star Akshay Kumar, John Abraham ,Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor ,Asin , Rahul Khanna , Jacqueline Fernandez and Mithun Chakraborty. And if sources are to be believed, the producer is splurging on the film right from better production values, breathtaking locations, foot tapping music and an impressive starcast. Says a source "Nadiadwala is famously known for his larger than life attitude when it comes to his projects.Apart from investing a whopping amount in the production of the film he is also going all out to promote it almost a year before its release. He is very kicked about the project" NGE and the ICC Games go back a long way right from Housefull's association with the World Twenty20 back in 2010 - Keeping to this association the teaser promo of the sequel will be out during the World Cup matches.Live Chat: Shahid Kapoor on February 26 at 1800 hrs IST
Ever since he made his debut as a teenager with Ishq-Vishk, Shahid Kapoor’s fan following has been growing from strength to strength. His performances in films such as Jab We Met, Vivah, Kismat Konnection, Kaminey and Badmaash Company have won him critical acclaim as well as cemented his position as one of the most promising young actors of this generation. Bollywood Hungama gives you a chance of a lifetime to have a live video chat with the heartthrob of millions- Shahid Kapoor on Saturday, February 26, at 1800 hrs IST. Don’t miss!5 years after Zinda, it is John again for Sanjay Gupta
John Abraham is the chosen one by Sanjay Gupta for his comeback film. The actor has been signed up for an action thriller which would be going on floors soon. This would also serve as a reunion for Sanjay Gupta and John Abraham who had last worked together in Zinda (2006). "For quite some time, Sanjay has been deciding on the starcast for his next multi-starrer. In fact this new action thriller that he would be directing is being pitched as the 'baap of all action entertainers' that have ever come out of Bollywood. It's a multi starrer and while there are number of other actors who are in the film, John is a prominent name to be on board", says a source closely attached to the film. After Zinda, Sanjay Gupta went on a sabbatical for five years and only shot for one of the short stories in Dus Kahaniyaan. As a producer he did release films like Woodstock Villa, Acid Factory, The Great Indian Butterfly and Pankh but as a director he lied low for a long duration. No wonder, when he decided to call the shots again, John was one of the first actors that he approached. "Zinda was a milestone for John because in the film he was an unpretentious antagonist. Pitched against Sanjay Dutt in the film, he gave a very good account of himself and as an actor; he was taken far more seriously post Zinda. John too understands this. This is the reason why he too didn't think twice about doing Sanjay's comeback film", adds the source. Moreover, John is said to have been bowled over by the script that Sanjay narrated to him. As a result, he instantly agreed to the film. Sanjay too has promised John that he would be presented quite stylishly, something that would be quite crowd pleasing. On contacted, Sanjay wasn't willing to share complete details around the film. However he did agree that John was already signed for his comeback affair. "John and I had a great time making Zinda. We were constantly in touch and I always had him in mind even when writing of my new film was in progress. I guess it would be too early to talk about his role or the film in totality. Let the right time come. However, John is already on the film which by the way is a multi starrer. I am sure John's presence will add definite weight to the film." Now we look forward to you revealing the rest of the star cast as well Sanjay!
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