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आफै किस्मत लेखेका सोमपाल नेपाली क्रिकेटको किस्मत बदल्न प्रयासरत

पञ्जावको गञ्जी लाउँदा खुम्चिने उनको छाती नेपालको जर्सीले फुलाउँछ
गुल्मीको तुराङग २०५२ साल माघमा जन्मेका सोमपाल कामी टुकुटुकु हिँड्ने उमेरमा भारतको पञ्जाव पुगे। बुवा इण्डियन आर्मीमा नोकरी गर्थे।
 
तीन वर्षको उमेरमा पञ्जाब पुगेको उनी अलि हुर्केपछि आमा खेतीकिसानी गर्न गुल्मीमै फर्किन्। उनी पटियालाको आर्मी क्याम्पमै हुर्किए। क्वार्टरमा कोही हुँदैनथ्यो। काकासँग स्कुलमा क्रिकेट खेल्न जान्थे। कहिलेकाँही खेलाडी नपुग्दा काकाले उनलाई फिल्डिङ गर्न लगाउँथे। ब्याटिङ, बलिङ गर्नु त उनको बल पुग्दैनथ्यो।
 
सोमपालले हुरुक्कै गरेपछि कहिलेकाँही दुई ओभरसम्म खेल्न दिन्थे। क्रिकेटको नसाले समातिसकेको थियो। टिभीमा सचिन (तेन्दुलकर)लाई देखेपछि हत्ते नै गर्थे।
 
कोरियामा भएको एसियाडमा उत्कृष्ट प्रदर्शन गरेबापत एसियन टिमका लागिसमेत छानिएका सोमपालसँग सुरुवाती वर्षमा क्रिकेट खेल्दा लगाउने ड्रेस पनि थिएन्। विद्यालयमा आयोजना हुने प्रतियोगितको लागि सेतो रङको ड्रेस लगाउनु पर्थ्यो। उनले सम्झिए 'त्यसदिन  सेतो ड्रेस नभएकाले सरले खेल्न दिएनन्।'
 
घरमा आएर बुवालाई ड्रेस किनिदिन आग्रह गरे। बुवाले ड्रेस किन्दिनु त कता हो कता उल्टै भने, 'कति धनीका छोराले त क्रिकेट खेल्न सक्या छैनन् हामीले कसरी पुर्‍याउन सक्छौं। खुरुक्क किताब समाएर पढ।' उनलाई बुवाको धनी गरिबसँग केहि लिनुदिनु थिएन्। सचिन तेन्दुलकर बन्ने नशा चढिसकेको थियो, बस्।
 
परिवारको  अभावसँग वा बुवाको बेखुसीसँग उनलाई खासै मतलब थिएन। बिहान क्रिकेट खेल्न जान्थे, त्यहीबाट स्कुल जान्थे, र साँझ खेलेरमात्र फर्कन्थे। त्यसपछिका दिनमा उनले बुवालाई कहिल्यै क्रिकेटका सामान किनीदिन जिद्दि गरेनन्। 'बुवाले किन्दिने हैन के भन्नु,' ती दिन सम्झँदै उनले भने।
 
त्यसो त एकदिन रेलमा यात्रा गरिरहेका बेला हात हेर्ने महिलाले भनेकी थिइन्, 'तिम्रो किस्मतमा क्रिकेट भन्ने चिजै छैन।' त्यो भविष्यवाणीबाट उनले हरेस खाएनन्। बरु प्रण गरे, 'किस्मतमा नभएर के भो। म मेहेनेत गरेर नै आफ्नो किस्मत आफै लेख्छु।'
 
त्यसको एक वर्षपछि सन् २००८ मा उनी अन्तर विद्यालय प्रतियोगितामा छानिए। त्यसपछि व्याटिङ, बलिङ सबै गर्न थाले।
 
स्कुलमा क्रिकेट खेलिरहेका बेला एकदिन प्यारी गोयल मैदानमा पुगे। उनको बसाइ पनि पटियालामै थियो। गोयल ब्याटिङ गर्न थाले सोमपालले बल फाले। उनले गरेको बलिङमा गोयल आउट भए। गोयल चानचुने थिएनन्, भारतले यू १९ वर्ल्ड कप जितेको टिमका सदस्य थिए।
 
गोयलले सोमपालको बलिङको प्रसंशा गरे। उनलाई ड्रेस, जुत्ता, बल र ब्याट दिए। र, भनें 'तिम्रो खेल देखेर उपहार दिएको छु। राम्ररी खेल्नु, राष्ट्रिय टिममा पर्नु र मूम्बई जानु।'
 
त्यसको वर्षदिन पछि उनको क्रिकेट सपनामले आकर्षक मोड लियो। चौध वर्षको उमेर पञ्चाब टिममा छानिए। गुल्मीबाट राम्रो स्कुल खोज्दै बाबुले पञ्जाव पुर्‍याएको छोरो 'क्रिकेटर' भए। मूम्बईमा म्याच थियो।
 
सन् २०१३ मा नेपालले आइसिसी डिभिजन थ्रीको उपाधि जितेको खबर उनले भारतीय पत्रिकामा पढे। आफू पनि नेपाल गएर खेल्न सक्छु भन्ने उनलाई लागेको थिएन। भर्खर प्रान्तबाट खेल्न छानिएका उनले देशलाई प्रतिनिधित्व गर्ने खेलाडी हुन सकुला भनेर चिताएका पनि थिएनन्। नेपालमा कसैसँग चिनाजानी छैन भन्ठानेर हच्किएका थिए।
 
'मलाई भारतको जर्सी लगाउन पनि भित्रैदेखि मन थिएन,' उनले भने 'भारतीय क्रिकेट टिमको जर्सी मेरो होइन भन्ने लाग्थ्यो।'
 
पञ्जावमा बस्ने अर्जुन अधिकारी उनका फेसबुक साथी थिए। उनले सोमपाललाई नेपालमा गएर क्रिकेट खेल्न सुझाए। नेपाली भाषा समेत शुद्वसँग बोल्न नजान्ने उनलाई अझै आत्मविश्वास भइसकेको थिएन।
 
यी अधिकारी नै सोमपालको खेल जीवनका अर्का 'टर्निङ प्वाइन्ट' भए। नेपाल आउने मेसो मिलाइदिए। अब सोमपाल विदा माग्दै बुवालाई ढोग गर्न गए, 'म क्रिकेट खेल्न नेपाल जादैछु।'
 
भारतमा क्रिकेट खेल्छु भन्दा समेत ढाडस नदिने बुवालाई नेपालबाट खेल्छु भन्दा के आकर्षित गर्थ्यो र! 'यसलाई क्रिकेटको भूत चढेछ। नेपालमा क्रिकेटको कुनै भविष्य छैन्।' बुवाले ठोकुवा गरे। भारतीय सेनामा पसिना बगाइरहेका बाबुलाई छोरो पढेलेखेर सरकारी हाकिम होस् भन्ने थियो।
 
बुवा जे सुकै भनुन्, उनले निर्णय लिइसकेका थिए। खेलेर कमाएको दश हजार आइसी पनि उनीसँग थियो। सुनौली नाकाबाट नेपाल पस्दा उनले मनमनै प्रण गरे, 'नेपाली टिमको जर्सी लगाएर मात्र फर्किन्छु।'
 
'किस्मतमा क्रिकेट नै नभएका' कामीले नेपाली राष्ट्रिय क्रिकेट टिमका प्रशिक्षक पुवुदु दासानायकेसँग भेट्न पाए। यसलाई उनी आफ्नो 'भाग्य' मान्छन्। दासानायकेले खेलेको हेरेर सोझै राष्ट्रिय टिममा सामेल गरिदिए। 
 
जतिबेला उनी  नेपाली क्रिकेट टिमको जर्सी लगाएर मैदानमा उत्रिए। गर्वले उनको छाती फुल्यो। साथीले दिएको त्यो जर्सी सम्झिए र मनमनै सोचे 'मेरा लागि बनेको जर्सी यो पो रहेछ।'
 
नेपालले पहिलो पटक टि–ट्वान्टी वर्ल्डकप क्रिकेट २०१४ मा खेल्ने टिममा पनि सोमपाल अटाए। सानो हुँदा उनी क्रिकेटको वर्ल्डकप खुब  लाइभ हेर्थे। ग्राउण्डको साइडमा देखिने पेप्सीको विज्ञापन, दर्शकको भीड अनि टिभीमा प्रत्यक्ष प्रसारण उनलाई सपना जस्तै लाग्थ्यो।
 
जतिबेला नेपालको तर्फबाट वर्ल्डकप खेल्न बंगलादेशको ढाका मैदानमा उत्रिए। त्यही सपना साकार भएको भान भयो। उनले हाँस्दै भने 'तर त्यो सपना पनि उस्तै रहेछ, जति बाहिर बसेर हेरिन्छ, त्यस्तो केही हुँदैन।'  एक पछि अर्को सफलता पाउँदा उनलाई आफ्नो जीवन राम्रै राम्रो प्रसंगले भरिएको सपना जस्तो लाग्छ, अहिले पनि।  विश्वकपमा उनले खेलेका तीन खेलमा चार विकेट लिएका थिए।
 
वर्ल्डकपमा नेपाली खेलाडीको सबैलेे प्रसंशा गरे। नेपाल फर्कदा विमानस्थलको भीड देखेर उनलाई आफू ठूलै खेलाडी भएछु भन्ने भान भयो। भीडमा कसैले सोमपाल कामी..... भन्दै कराएको सुन्दा अचम्म लाग्यो। अपरिचितले पनि मेरो नाम बोलाउँदैछ।
 
उनी तीन दाजुभाइमा जेठा हुन्। गाँउमा आफ्नो घर छैन। भिन्न बस्दा पाएको जग्गा उनका बुवाले भाइहरूलाई दिए। अचेल गुल्मी जाँदा उनी काकाको घर बस्छन्। उनको बुवा आमा भारततिरै आर्मी क्वार्टरमा बस्छन्।
 
अहिले उनको बैंकमा पाँच लाख जति जम्मा भएको छ।  बुवाले पनि पैसा जम्मा पार्नु भएको छ। 'अब बुटवलतिर एउटा घडेरी किन्ने सोचेको छु' उनले भने।
 
'टिन एज'मै रहेका सोमपालसँग सेतोपाटीले प्रेमको प्रसंग उठाएपछि उनी केही लजाए। 'सरले पाँच वर्ष दायाँवाया केही नहेरी क्रिकेट खेल भन्नुभएको छ,' उनले भने। सरको आदेश शिरोधार्य गरेको बताएका छन्। फेसबुकमा प्रेम प्रस्ताव पठाउने साथी उनलाई 'सोभर' लाग्दैन। भित्रैदेखि आफूलाई र क्रिकेटलाई श्रद्धा गर्ने केटी आफ्नो 'आइडल गर्ल' भएको उनले बताए।
 
सोमपाललाई अहिले करिअरको एक चौथाईमा पुगे जस्तो अनुभव हुन्छ। '७५ प्रतिशत काम त गर्नै बाँकी छ,' उनले भने। नेपालमा नयाँ क्रिकेटर जन्माउन धेरै प्रतियोगिता चलाउनु पर्ने ठान्छन्। 'वर्षमा दुई म्याच खेलाएर कसरी नयाँ खेलाडीले अवसर पाउछँन्?,' उनले प्रश्न गरे। देशभरी क्रिकेट मैदान बनाए राम्रो हुने उनको बुझाई छ।
 
क्रिकेटमा वर्ल्डकपको ट्रफी नेपाल ल्याउने उनको सपना छ। 'वर्ल्डकप ट्रफी नेपाल ल्याएको दिन म सबैभन्दा बढी खुसी हुनेछु' उनले भने। तर वर्ल्डकप नेपाल ल्याउन खेलाडी, क्यान र सरकारले धेरै मेहेनत गर्नु पर्छ। 'मेहेनत गर्‍यौं भने  त्यो ट्रफी नेपाल आउन असम्भव पक्कै छैन्' उनले थपे।
 
आफूजस्तै यूवालाई उनको सुझाव छ–जे गरेपनि मनदेखि नै गर्नुपर्छ। खेलका बेला क्रिकेटप्रेमीको प्रार्थनाले पनि जित्नुमा ठूलो भूमिका हुने विश्वास राख्ने सोमपालले छुट्टिने बेला भने 'नेपाली क्रिकेटप्रेमीको खुसी बढाउन निरन्तर मेहनेत गरिरहनेछु।'
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FA Cup fifth-round draw: Man City land Chelsea at home

FA Cup fifth-round draw: Man City land Chelsea at home

Manchester City will play Chelsea, while Arsenal are at home to Liverpool in the FA Cup fifth round.
Everton boss Roberto Martinez will face one of his former clubs, Swansea, while Sunderland will host Southampton in the the other all-Premier League tie.
Premier League strugglers Cardiff are at home to holders Wigan, Hull travel to Brighton and Sheffield Wednesday host fellow Championship side Charlton.
The games will be played on the weekend of 15-16 February.

James Faulkner plays a stunning innings to lead Australia to a one-wicket win in the second ODI in Brisbane.

 James Faulkner smashed an unbeaten 69 off 47 balls to give Australia an unlikely one-wicket win over England in the second one-day international for a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Man-of-the-match Faulkner smashed five sixes and three boundaries in a 57-run partnership with Clint McKay in the final five overs to lead Australia to its victory target of 301 with just three balls to spare.

After Alastair Cook won the toss and elected England to bat, Eoin Morgan scored a dashing century and Ian Bell had 68 in a very competitive 300—8.

Australia made a disastrous start in reply when Aaron Finch was caught one-handed by Gary Ballance off Chris Jordan (2—53). Jordan soon struck again when he caught-and-bowled David Warner for 18.

Earlier, Eoin Morgan smashed a dashing century to lead England to a competitive 300-8.

Morgan hit four fours and six sixes in his knock of 106 before he was caught by Michael Clarke off James Faulkner (2—71).

Ian Bell made 68 to steady the innings after the early loss of Alastair Cook (22) and Joe Root (2) before being run out by Clarke.

Morgan earned an early reprieve while on 1 when he lofted a Clarke ball to deep mid-wicket for a simple catch but it was deemed not out because Australia had set too many fielders outside the inner circle.

Cook had another disappointing day after winning the toss and electing to bat first on a dry and flat Gabba wicket. The England captain again went cheaply, caught and bowled by Glenn Maxwell (2—31).

Joe Root fell shortly after, trapped lbw off Ashes hero Mitchell Johnson.

Gary Ballance made just 9 before being caught out of his crease by wicketkeeper Brad Haddin off Maxwell, leaving England looking vulnerable on 73—3.

Bell then set about restoring the innings with a solid knock that included five boundaries.

Ravi Bopara made 24 before being caught by George Bailey off Faulkner.

Jos Buttler made 49, with his score revised upward by a post-innings review which found a shot that had seemed to be knocked back into play by Shaun Marsh was actually a boundary.

Ben Stokes was caught for a duck by Maxwell off Coulter—Nine and Morgan was finally dismissed in the final over.

Salman Shahrukh Hug At Star Guild Award

Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan’s hug made the maximum buzz at the 9th Renault Star Guild Awards; but it was Farhan Akhtar’s Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Deepika Padukone’s Chennai Express performance that won everyone’s heart.




The evening which became one of the most spectacular events of the year, was hosted by none other than Salman Khan and stars like Kareena Kapoor Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha and Prabhu Dheva performed on foot tapping numbers from their movies. Apart from these scintillating performances, it was Sallu Bhaai’s wit and sense of humour jisne samaa baandh diya! Salman was at his comic best while hosting the event. He yanked the stars’ chain and left everyone in splits. The Dabangg Khan also tried grooving with some of the celebs – now that’s something you don’t see everyday, no? Go ahead check out the complete list of winners..


Best Film: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Actress Award: Deepika Padukone for Chennai Express

Best Actor Award: Farhan Akhtar for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Supporting Actress: Divya Dutta

Entertainer Award For The Year: Shahrukh Khan

Star Verdict Performer of the Year: Irrfan Khan for The Lunchbox

Best Director: Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Most Promising Debut Award Female: Vaani for Shuddh Desi Romance

Most Promising Debut Award Male: Sushant Singh Rajput for Kai Po Che

Jodi Of the Year Award: Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor

Best Choreography Award: Remo D’souza for Badtameez Dil and Balam Pichkari for Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Hall of Fame Award: Chennai Express, Ram Leela, Race 2, Grand Masti, Aashiqui 2

Best Screenplay: Prasoon Joshi for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Story: Prasoon Joshi for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Special Effects Award: Red Chillies for Krrish 3

Lifetime Achievement Award: Salim Khan, Tanuja Mukherjee

KA Abbas Honour: Hansal Mehta for Shahid

Best Music: Pritam for Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for Tum Hi Ho

Best Playback Singer (Female): Bhoomi Trivedi for Ram Chahe Leela

Best Lyrics: Mithoon for Tum Hi Ho from Aashiqui 2

Yash Chopra Award (Most Promising Director): Ritesh Batra for The Lunchbox

Best Actor In Comedy: Arshad Warsi for Jolly LLB and Varun Sharma for Fukrey

Best Performance in a Negative Role: Supriya Pathak for Ram Leela

Best Costume Design: Maxima Basu & Anju Modi for Ram Leela

Best dialogue: Hussain Dalal for Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Best Sound Mixing award: Biswadeep Chatterjee for Madras Café

Best Cinematography: Binod Pradhan in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Editing award: Chandrashekhar Prajapati for Madras Café

Best Art Direction award: Wasir Khan for Ram Leela


Television Awards


Best Comedy Series: Comedy Nights with Kapil

Best ongoing drama series: Balika Vadhu

Best Director: Santaram Verma for Jodhaa Akbar

Best Actress Award (Serial): Ankita Lokhande for Pavitra Rishta and Drashti Dhami for Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon

Best Mythological series: Siddharth Kumar Tewari for Mahabharat

Best Non-Fiction series: Bigg Boss 7 for Endemol

Vincent Kompany: Man City quadruple a matter of time


Vincent Kompany: Man City quadruple a matter of time
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany says it is only a matter of time before the club com
plete a record haul of four major trophies in a season.
City boss Manuel Pellegrini wants to mark his debut season in England by securing all four trophies they are in.
And Kompany, 27, says it is inevitable that City will do the quadruple at some stage in the near future.
"We can't promise it will happen now, but eventually it will have to happen," said the Belgium defender.
"We are the players at the moment who have been chosen to do it. If it's not us then it will be other players.

Twenty Eight ways to make a girl Smile

1. Tell her she is Beautiful. not hot or fine.
2. Hold her hand at ANY moment even if it is just for a second.
3. Kiss her on the forehead.
4. Leave her voice messages to wake up to.
5. Always tell her you love her at any & and all times.
6. When she is upset, hold her tight & tell her how much she means to you.
7. Recognize the small things ..they usually mean the most.
8. Call her Sweetie or BABY.
9. Sing to her no matter how horrible your voice is.
10. Pick her over all the OTHER girls you hang out with.
11. Write her notes(she loves them).
12. Introduce her to family & friends as your girlfriend.
13. Play with her hair.
14. Pick her up, tickle her,&play WRESTLE with her.
15. Sit in the park & just TALK to her.
16. Tell her funny jokes, tell her stupid jokes, just tell her joke.
17. Throw pebbles at her window in the middle of the night just because u missed her.
18. Let her fall asleep in your arms.
19. Carve your names into a TREE.
20. If she's mad. Kiss her !
21. Give her piggyback rides.
22. Bring her flowers just because.
23. Treat her the same around your friends as you do when you`re alone.
24. Look her in the eyes & Smile.
25. Let her take as many pictures as she wants.
26. Slow dance with her, even if there isn't any music playing.
27. Kiss Her In a rain.
28. If you're in love with her tell her.

Dhoni keen to continue as skipper in all 3 formats

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not averse to the idea of continuing as the skipper of the Indian cricket team in all the three formats, saying it would be unfair to burden a new player with the mantle of captaincy with just one year left for the World Cup.

“I think it’s a point of no return with the World Cup literally one year away from now. It won’t give a new guy the ideal time to play, at least, 70-80-90 games beginning to the World Cup that’s what we would like to have him play before the World Cup,” Dhoni said.

“I understand the pressure, it’s not always that you turn up and at the same time, you get the kind of things which give you more experience than the others. So, we have to go through it,” he said at a promotional event in Delhi on Monday.

The skipper said he is feeling a lot fitter and healthier than ever.

“I was really fortunate to see where I am right now with the amount of cricket that we are playing these days. As of now, it’s looking good. The body is closely knit together. How it will be (in future), I don’t know but so far so good,” he said.

Proud to be most searched personality online: Sunny Leone

Sunny Leone has achieved a lot in the year 2012, and now she’s proud of being named the most search celebrity in India on the internet.

Indo-Canadian adult movie actress Sunny Leone is proud to learn that she is the most searched personality online, in India.

The actress was named the most searched celebrity in Google's annual Zeitgeist list.

The second position went to veteran actor Rajesh Khanna, who passed away in July this year.

"It is a very proud moment for me. Me and my husband Daniel Weber have worked really hard to get recognition and it is really overwhelming that people and my fans are searching me online," Sunny told IANS.

"I consider myself lucky. I am just one film old in Bollywood and despite that I have achieved so much," she added.

The actress made her Bollywood debut with Mahesh Bhatt's Jism 2 and will next be seen in Ekta Kapoor's Ragini MMS 2.

Sunny Leone said she always wanted to achieve such recognition, but thought it was impossible.

"I always wanted to be here but thought it is not possible. But after being here I feel anything is possible. It is so amazing. It is indeed a proud moment for me and my husband Daniel," she added.

Salman Khan: I am not interested in getting married

Superstar Salman Khan says he is not interested in getting married and is happy being single.
"I am not interested in getting married or having a girlfriend. I am loving my single status. In 30 years I must have been single...I am loving it. I am absolutely having a blast...you have no idea how I am feeling," Salman said in an interview here.

In the past, Salman was uncomfortable and always dodged queries on his marriage but now he seems to have a way around questions on his single status.
"Now that I am single.. I can do whatever I can. There is no need to give explanation, or lie to anyone. Whoever wants to come (in my life) can come.. but don't expect anything," Salman said.
Ask him if he is commitment phobic, the 48-year-old says, "When I commit...then I commit. Right now, I am non-committal about anything."
But he does respect women.

"I respect women and I will always continue to do it. I have never spoken ill about anyone," Salman said.
Salman has had relationships with various actresses including Somy Ali, Sangeeta Bijlani, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Katrina Kaif. His love-life and link-ups still continues to be the stuff of gossip mills.

Munir Dar suspended for illegal action

Munir Dar, the Hong Kong left-arm spinner, has been found to have an illegal bowling action and has been suspended by the ICC from bowling in international cricket for 12 months. According to an analysis carried out by the ICC, the amount of elbow extension in Dar's action across all deliveries (stock delivery, quicker one and arm ball) exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted.

Dar was reported twice during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE, firstly on November 15 last year following a group match against Italy, and then on November 28 following a playoff match against Papua New Guinea.

Dar was first reported by umpires C Shamshuddin, Michael Gough, Ian Ramage and match referee Dev Govindjee, and was required to submit to an analysis by his home board, which concluded that his action was legal. As such, Dar was permitted to continue bowling in international cricket.

However, any subsequent report within a period of two years of the date of the first report requires a bowler to submit to an ICC analysis, and Dar was reported a second time by umpires Michael Gough, S Ravi, Adrian Holdstock, John Ward and match referee Graeme Labrooy. As a result, he was required to submit to an ICC analysis.

Where an ICC analysis concludes that a player's action is illegal, the player is immediately suspended from bowling in any international cricket for a period of 12 months. Upon the expiry of the suspension period, Dar will be automatically eligible to bowl again in international cricket.

The ICC analysis was performed by associate professor Jacque Alderson and her team at the School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, in Perth on December 19.

(News copy from cricinfo.com)

Veena Malik accuses Indian manager of blackmail

Pakistani actress Veena Malik on Sunday accused her former manager, an Indian national named Prashant Singh, of betraying her and posting controversial photographs on her "hacked" Facebook page and Twitter account.


Malik alleged Singh was also blackmailing her for money and cheap popularity. Singh was earlier responsible for handling digital media for Malik in India.

"He is a liar, his allegations are baseless. He was like a brother, he used to love me like his sister," she said, referring to Singh's claim that he was her boyfriend. She said she had been busy after her marriage to Dubai-based businessman Asad Bashir Khan Khattak last month and could not change the password of her accounts on social networking sites.

Singh "was my employee on a salary of Rs 10,000. He is an Indian citizen, he should live within his limits," Malik was quoted as saying by Geo News channel.

She claimed she had paid Singh an advance of Rs 3 lakh. She said she reserved the right to take legal action against Singh for claiming that he was her boyfriend.

Noting that she quite happy with her husband, Malik said, "He is a Pathan, he knows how to protect me."

Malik had triggered a controversy by doing a topless photo shoot for an Indian magazine, for which she was denounced by extremists and clerics in Pakistan. PTI

Sonam Kapoor caught KISSING in bikini!

Sonam Kapoor after going through a busy schedule took some time off to celebrate the New Year with her sister and few friends in Goa.

Sonam checked into a 5 star hotel in Goa for the New Year's Party with her boyfriend Boolani, her sister Rhea & Sonam's great friend Pernia Qureshi was along with the gang with her boyfriend.

She was seen splashing and enjoying in the pool in a blue bikini. Sonam was looking all hot and gorgeous in her sexy outfit. She happily posed for the pictures of her which were later on shared on social media.

This was a much needed break for Sonam as she was busy shooting for her upcoming film Khoobsurat remake opposite to renowned Pakistani Actor Fawad Khan.

The shoot of the film is in its last phase with just few remaining portions to be shot.

Britney Spears`s Vegas Show: Catch the glimpse

Britney Spears kicked off her two-year residency at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood with her new show Piece of Me.

There were many familiar faces among the sold-out crowd including Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Mario Lopez, Kellan Lutz, Katy Perry, Sia, DJ Pauly D, Serena Williams, and Adam Lambert.

"Piece of Me" is a 21-song salute to Spears's nearly two-decade-old career, with the pop supernova whirling through an aggressive onslaught of her biggest hits, essentially ensuring that no one who coughed up dough to see classics like "Baby One More Time," "Oops!...I Did It Again," "Stronger," or "Circus" leave disappointed. The night was so heavy on We Love Britney nostalgia that the singer even donned her famous body-glitter nude bodysuit to perform "Toxic."

Tickets for shows through September 2014 are currently on sale.

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Participation in Asia Cup not guaranteed: Pakistan

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) may have decided to hold the Asia Cup in the strife torn Bangladesh but Pakistan is refusing to commit itself to participation in the continental tournament. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) says its participation is subject to many a condition, effectively stating that there is no guarantee that it will take part. Primarily, the PCB wants to assess the situation before giving the goahead.

"Pakistan will have to assess the developing situation carefully before confirming its participation if the matches are held in Bangladesh," a high level PCB official close to Pakistan board interim president Najam Sethi, told Mirror. He termed the situation in Bangladesh as adverse to the Pakistan cricket team.

On Saturday, the ACC decided to go ahead with the tournament in Bangladesh despite reports of nation-wide protest in the country. Reports also said the situation in Bangladesh is volatile and Sunday's election was marred by violence and protests.

The PCB said that anti-Pakistani sentiments are prevailing in Bangladesh and it cannot ignore the threat perception to its team in Dhaka. The Pakistan board has also revealed that the country's foreign office is as much concerned.
"PCB and Pakistan foreign office cannot ignore the particular nature of the security threat to the Pakistan team if it is asked to play in the sort of civil strife circumstances that prevail in Bangladesh today," the official said.

The official also strove to give a political colour to the issue linking the Asia Cup to the case of Quader Molla, a religious leader, who was recently executed by the Bangladesh government. "Unlike other teams, there are anti-Pakistan protests relating to the case of Quader Molla," the official stated.

The ACC,led by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), however, is confident Pakistan will participate in the tournament, that has now been upgraded to a five-nation event. Previously, only four teams - India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh besides Pakistan - used to participate. The ACC has invited Afghanistan for the tournament.

"The PCB was a party to the decision of the ACC and the Pakistan board has not objected to the decision," ACC chief executive Ashraful Huq said on Saturday. "That is our understanding. We're hopeful that Pakistan will take part," a BCCI official added. The Asia Cup is slated to be held from February 25 to March 7 in Dhaka.

Afghanistan To Compete In 2014 Asia Cup


Afghanistan will participate as the fifth side in the Asia Cup this year, it was announced on Saturday at the Annual General Meeting of the Asian Cricket Council.

"The tournament will go ahead as scheduled in Bangladesh from February 25," Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief executive Ashraful Huq said, "and Afghanistan will be added as the fifth team in the regional one-day tournament."

Afghanistan will join Asia's four Test nations - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh - in the 50-over tournament. The fast-improving Afghanistan team, who have qualified for their maiden appearance in the World Cup in 2015, have also made it to their third successive World Twenty20 in 2014.

"This is a big step forward for Afghanistan," Huq said. "Their participation in the Asia Cup will encourage them for the bigger tests ahead."

The decision comes as a result of meetings between Afghanistan Cricket Board management and the cricket boards of India (BCCI) and Sri Lanka (SLC).

"We are grateful that the Asian Cricket Council recommended Afghanistan's participation in the Asian Cup 2014," Dr Noor Mohammad Murad, CEO of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, said in Kabul on Saturday.

"We are even more thrilled that India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have agreed to our participation. Afghanistan needs the kind of elite level experience that competing against those full member, testing playing nations can provide for us.

"Our Under-19 National Team has just participated in the Under-19 Asian Cup and made it to the first semi final after defeating Sri Lanka Under-19 team. Now we believe our National Team can also be a competitive presence in this tournament.

"Win or lose the experience we gain will be very important for us and will have tremendous value for our players."

Afghanistan's addition to the competition will lead to changes in the tournament schedule and may extend the competition by some days.

Shahid Afridi is still holding a record of fastest ton in ODI

Pakistani All-Runder S Afridi is still holding a record of Fastest ton in ODI.Whether today New Zealand All-Rounder C Anderson scored fastest ton in just 36 Balls but it is not official that C Anderson has broken the 17′s Year record of Afridi.

According to ICC, There must be a match of 25 Overs between two teams to consider it a ODI. shahid Afridi’s fastest century record not broken yet by New Zealand Corey Anderson With all the buzz around that New Zealand’s Corey Anderson has broke the 17 year record of shahid afridi for making the.fastest century, its not official yet.

He broke this record and scored century on just 36 balls hitting 12 tremendous sixes and 4 fours to complete his century. It may be pointed out that Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi made the record of fastest century in 1996 against Sri Lanka on 37 balls, while this record has been chased by Corey against West Indies.

But International Cricket Council laws require at least 25 overs in the match to term it as ODI. However, the match between West Indies and New Zealand had to be restricted to 21 overs doubting that fastest century record has been broken.

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