India A beat UAE by 126 runs

EurAsia Cricket Series, Abu Dhabi:

"Seamers Rudra Pratap Singh and Vikram Rajvir Singh produced a sensational new ball spell to blast United Arab Emirates for a palty 70 and give India A a 126-run victory in Eurasia series limited overs cricket tournament..


Eurasia Cup, Abu Dhabi: India A 196 all out (46.5 overs) beat UAE 70 all out (15.1 overs) by 126 runs
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India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh to be joint hosts for World Cup 2011

Asian Cricket Match Test ODI News Asia India Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka:

"India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will co-host cricket's World Cup in 2011 after beating off opposition from a joint Australia-New Zealand bid. At an International Cricket Council (ICC) executive board meeting in Dubai on Sunday, the Asian countries' bid won the vote by 10 to three. The hosting of the 2015 tournament was awarded to Australia and New Zealand. In 2019, the event will be staged by England. With the joint Asian bid ensuring four votes, it boiled down to securing support from three Test playing nations South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe. Only England voted for Australia and New Zealand. Associate members Israel, Malaysia and UAE too backed the Asia bid. India and Pakistan had earlier hosted the event in 1987 while Sri Lanka joined them in 1996. Australia and New Zealand had staged the World Cup in 1992. The West Indies are to host the World Cup next year. As per the schedule of matches mentioned in the joint Asian bid, India will host 22 matches, including the semi-finals, Pakistan 14, Sri Lanka 9 and Bangladesh 6. "

Superman Returns

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"Superman Returns is a 2006 American superhero film based on the fictional character and superhero Superman. The film is currently being directed by Bryan Singer and the role of Superman/Clark Kent will be portrayed by Brandon Routh. The roles of Lois Lane and Lex Luthor will be played by Kate Bosworth and Kevin Spacey, respectively. The screenplay has been written by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris. Filming initiated in February 2005 and the movie is expected to be released in the United States on June 30, 2006."

Britney Spears : Biography

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"Britney born December 2, 1981, in Kentwood, Louisiana. The daughter of Lynne, an elementary school teacher, and Jamie, a construction contractor, Spears auditioned for the Disney Channel’s Mickey Mouse Club at the age of 8. Producers for the show decided she was too young, but one was impressed enough to help her find an agent in New York. Accompanied by her mother and younger sister, Spears lived in Manhattan for the next several summers, studying at the Professional Performing Arts School. Spears was only 17 when she reached #1 on the U.S. pop music charts with her 1999 debut album ...Baby One More Time. Spears married Kevin Federline, a professional dancer, in 2004. The ceremony was held on 18 September, but papers formalizing the wedding weren't filed until October 7th. It was the first marriage for Federline, who previously fathered two children with Moesha star Shar Jackson... Spears and Federline had their first child, a son named Sean Preston Federline, on 14 September 2005... Spears married childhood friend Jason Alexander in an impromptu ceremony in the Little White Wedding Chapel on the Las Vegas Strip in the early morning of 3 January 2004."

Bruce - Lee

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"In 1959 a short, skinny, bespectacled 18-year-old kid from Hong Kong traveled to America and declared himself to be John Wayne, James Dean, Charles Atlas and the guy who kicked your butt in junior high.
In an America where the Chinese were still stereotyped as meek house servants and railroad workers, Bruce Lee was all steely sinew, threatening stare and cocky, pointed finger — a Clark Kent who didn't need to change outfits. He was the redeemer, not only for the Chinese but for all the geeks and dorks and pimpled teenage masses that washed up at the theaters to see his action movies. He was David, with spin-kicks and flying leaps more captivating than any slingshot."

Australia completed a 3-0 clean sweep

Asian Cricket Match Test ODI News Asia India Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka:

"Mark Cosgrove marked his international debut with 74 off 69 balls as Australia completed a 3-0 clean sweep in their one-day series in Bangladesh. The 21-year-old hit two sixes and seven fours but was bowled with his side just two runs short of their target of 125. Brad Hogg came out and struck the next ball for four to seal a nine-wicket win for an experimental Aussie team. It took them just 22.4 overs to knock off the runs after Hogg (3-17) had helped dismiss Bangladesh for 124."

India to face England in opener

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"India will take on England in their opening match on October 15 at Jaipur in the ICC Champions Trophy to be played later this year. India and England have been drawn in Group A, a section which also features the three-time World Champions Australia and one qualifier. Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand and another qualifying team from Group B. Despite being the holders, West Indies are one of four teams who will take part in a preliminary round-robin which starts on October 7 and will be played at all four of the venues. West Indies must take part in this stage because they are outside the top six teams in the ICC one-day rankings; Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh are the other three sides. The two best teams from the preliminary rounds will go through to the second stage. All matches will be day-nighters, with the two semi-finals to be played at Mohali on November 1 and Jaipur on November 2. The final will then be played at Mumbai on November 5."

Robin Singh looking for more consistency from players

India vs Pakistan - EurAsia Cricket Series, Abu Dhabi:

"Former Indian player Robin Singh, better known for his exploits as a one-day specialist and currently coach of the India A team, has said he wants consistency from his young and promising squad.
India A have already registered a smart win against The Netherlands but their big group match is tomorrow against Pakistan in the EurAsia cup series.
Singh saw his boys have a two-hour session yesterday morning at the Zayed Cricket Stadium. Unlike India A teams of the past, this side does not have too many veterans seeking a comeback.
Most of them are promising youngsters who have already had a taste of the pressures at the highest level. With names like skipper Venugopal Rao, Robin Uthappa, R.P Singh, VRV Singh, Dinesh Karthick all having played in the recent series against England this India A side is pretty strong. "

BCCI may scrap annual elections

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"The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) plans to do away with annual elections and introduce a system whereby polls will be held once every three years. This is part of the Board's effort to usher in constitutional reforms and ensure transparency in its working.
The BCCI constitution review committee, which meets in Mumbai on Friday, will discuss a slew of proposals to improve the cricket control body's functioning and electoral reforms will figure prominently. Most BCCI members are in principle favourably inclined towards such a proposal, sources say. For, a fixed three-year term would enable office-bearers to concentrate fully on administration without having to worry about winning annual elections. "

Australia win ODI series

Asian Cricket Match Test ODI News Asia India Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka:

"Australia were grateful for Andrew Symonds' unbeaten century as they clinched an unassailable 2-0 lead in their three-match one-day international series in Bangladesh. The tourists bowled the hosts out for 183 in the second ODI in Fatullah, winning by 67 runs after posting 250 for five off their 50 overs. Andrew Symonds, who played a magnificent innings of unconquered 103 runs off 125 balls featuring six fours and two sixes, was adjudged man of the match. Earlier, Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting won the toss for the first time in the ongoing tour and opted to bat first Wednesday without any hesitation. Middle order batsman Andrew Symonds and Michael Clarke made a record 140-run 4th wicket stand to guide the Australian side to post 250 runs for 5 in 50 overs."

20-20 Cricket Classic Bermuda 2006

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Sunil Gavaskar

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"Sunil Gavaskar was one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time, and certainly the most successful. His game was built around a near perfect technique and enormous powers of concentration. It is hard to visualise a more beautiful defence: virtually unbreachable, it made his wicket among the hardest to earn. He played with equal felicity off both front and back foot, had an excellent judgement of length and line and was beautifully balanced. He had virtually every stroke in the book but traded flair for the solidity his side needed more. He still holds the record for the highest number of Test hundreds, but statistics alone don't reveal Gavaskar's true value to India. He earned respect for Indian cricket and he taught his team-mates the virtue of professionalism. The self-actualisation of Indian cricket began under him.
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Kapil Dev

India Pakistan Cricket Match News - India Pakistan Cricket News & Photos ~ Latest Cricket News Headings, Scores Updated Daily. Live News ~ Deepthi.com:

"Kapil Dev was the greatest pace bowler India has produced, and their greatest fast-bowling allrounder. If he had played at any other time - not when Imran Khan, Ian Botham and Richard Hadlee were contemporaries - he would surely have been recognised as the best allrounder in the world. In any case he did enough to be voted India's Cricketer of the Century during 2002. His greatest feats were to lead India almost jauntily, and by his allround example, to the 1983 World Cup, and to take the world-record aggregate of Test wickets from Hadlee. It was the stamina of the marathon runner that took him finally to 431 wickets and only a yard beyond. He might not have been quite the bowling equal of Imran, Hadlee or Botham at his best, and his strike rate was less than four wickets per Test. But he was still outstanding in his accuracy and ability to swing the ball, usually away from right-handers. And he could hit a ball even more brilliantly than he bowled it, with uncomplicated flair."

Supergirl : Comics SuperHeroes Cartoons

Superboy & Supergirl : Comics SuperHeroes Cartoons:

"Supergirl is a DC Comics superhero, generally considered the female counterpart to Superman. Created by Otto Binder (who created Captain Marvel's female counterpart Mary Marvel) and Al Plastino, she first appeared in Superman #123 (1958).
Due to a somewhat disjointed continuity, several different versions of Supergirl have appeared in comic books throughout the years. However, the most well-known incarnation is Kara Zor-El, Superman’s cousin, also sent to Earth when their home planet Krypton was destroyed. Like her cousin, Kara can fly and possesses superhuman strength and abilities, and has a civilian identity to allow her to live amongst humans (that of Linda Lee). "

Superboy & Supergirl : Comics SuperHeroes Cartoons

Superboy & Supergirl : Comics SuperHeroes Cartoons:

"Superboy was originally simply Superman as a youth, and was essentially treated as a junior version of Superman. To that end, Superboy wore the Superman costume and his alter ego Clark Kent wore glasses as a disguise for his civilian identity. The character was created without the permission of Superman's creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, a fact which increased an already-growing rift between them and the publisher, DC Comics. "

ICC World Cup Cricket - History

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"The Cricket World Cup was first held in 1975 in England, with eight teams participating: Australia, England, the West Indies, Pakistan, India, and New Zealand (the six Test nations at the time), with Sri Lanka and a composite team from East Africa.
The first three tournaments were held in England. N. K. P. Salve, President of the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) recounts the awarding of hosting rights for the 1987 World Cup in his book The Story of the Reliance Cup. According to Salve, he was given two tickets for the 1983 World Cup final at Lord's. When India unexpectedly qualified for the final, he requested two additional tickets from the MCC for friends who had just arrived from India. The MCC refused his request. Following this rebuff, Salve campaigned heavily amongst associate members of the International Cricket Council to form a bloc of voters, who ultimately awarded the hosting of the 1987 World Cup jointly to India and Pakistan.
Since 1987, the hosting of the World Cup been shared by the major cricket playing regions of the world - England, the Indian subcontinent, Australasia, Southern Africa and the West Indies. The tournaments have been based mainly in the local superpowers, though matches are held in all regional cricketing nations. "

Barbados will be hosting the final of the 2007 Cricket World Cup!

Cricket World Cup 2007 Venues - India ICC Cricket World Cup History, Champions, News & Photos:

"Barbados will play host to the 2007 Cricket World Cup final, as well as six 'Super Eight' matches and several warm-up matches. The final will be held on Saturday 28 April, 2007.
A completely re-designed Kensington Oval will be the venue for the final. Kensington Oval was the first West Indian ground to host an English touring team (in 1895) and was also the scene of the first Test century by a West Indian (Clifford Roach in 1930).
The upgrade to the Oval will include additional seating and improvements to player and media facilities.
Warm-up matches will be held at the 3Ws ground at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. "

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Bangladesh wants to win second ODI

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"Bangladesh wants to make a comeback and win the second ODI cricket match against Australia. Bangladesh - who had hoped to repeat last year's shock win over Australia at Cardiff, Wales - lost the first one-day match on Sunday by four wickets, after being bowled out for a paltry 195 runs in 47 overs. But Australia had to fight hard for 44 overs to reach the winning target of 196 - losing six wickets. Bangladesh will play the second one-day international against Australia today without ace batsman Mohammad Ashraful. "

Sania Mirza - Accolades

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"Mirza has earned a large fan following in India as she is one of the very few young women from that country to have done well at the highest levels of sport. The media termed the phenomenon Sania Mania. She reportedly has sponsorships to the tune of U.S. $ 0.35 million per brand per annum. In 2005, she was awarded the Arjuna award in tennis for the year 2004. She has defeated two top 10 players, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova.

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Vivek Oberoi - Bollywood celebrities the stories and the gossips

Vivek Oberoi - Bollywood celebrities the stories and the gossips:

"Son of veteran actor Suresh Oberoi was born on September 3, 1976. Vivek Oberoi was the most talked about lad in town long before Company released. The media went berserk describing his straight hair, sparkling eyes, handsome body and what not. What's more he chose to make an unusual debut. Ramgopal Varma's Company was not the typical Hindi film. And Vivek was not playing a hero, he was Chandu the dreaded underworld don. The film focussed on international organised crime giving the heroes Ajay Devgan and Vivek Oberoi enough platform to prove their histrionics as actors. Vivek has adopted the Aamir Khan strategy where he would do just a few quality films at a time. So far the strategy has proven quite beneficial to him personaly although he still has to deliver his universal 'solo' hit! For his first film, Ram Gopal Varma's Company (2003), Vivek Oberoi won the 'best debut actor award' and also won 'best supporting actor'. He was pitted against Bollywood star Ajay Devgan and Malayalam superstar Mohanlal. "

Sania Mirza at Wimbledon, US, Australian, French Open Tennis

Sania Mirza at Wimbledon, US, Australian, French Open Tennis:

"Sania Mirza (born November 15, 1986, Mumbai, India resides in Hyderabad, India) is a professional female tennis player from India.

She is now the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India She is also a receiver of the Padmashri award, the fourth highest civilian award in India.

In 2005, she was awarded the Arjuna award in tennis for the year 2004.

She is a devout Muslim, who began playing tennis at the age of six.

Sania won the Wimbledon Championships Girls' Doubles title in 2003, teaming up with Alisa Kleybanova of Russia."

Fifa World Cup History

Fifa World Cup:

"The World Cup was not the first international football competition. Amateur football became a part of the official Olympic programme for the first time in 1908 (See: Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics). In Turin in 1909, in what is sometimes described as The First World Cup, Sir Thomas Lipton organised a football tournament to contest the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy. Italy, Germany and Switzerland sent their most prestigious professional club sides to the competition but The Football Association of England refused to be associated with it and declined the offer to send a team. Not wishing to have Britain unrepresented in the competition, Lipton invited West Auckland FC, an amateur side from the north-east of England and mostly made up of coal miners, to take part. West Auckland won the tournament and returned to Italy in 1911 to defend their title."

Schwarzer out for rest of season

Fifa World Cup:

"Middlesbrough keeper Mark Schwarzer is set to miss the rest of the season after fracturing his cheekbone.
The 33-year-old Australian was injured during Sunday's 1-0 FA Cup semi-final defeat at the hands of West Ham.
Schwarzer was hurt in an aerial clash with Hammers striker Dean Ashton just before half-time and he will undergo corrective surgery on Monday.
Schwarzer, who is key to Australia's hopes of success at the World Cup in Germany, could be back in light training wearing a protective mask in two weeks.
In the meantime, Boro have recalled fellow keeper Ross Turnbull from his loan spell at Championship side Crewe. "

Superman

Superman : Comics SuperHeroes Cartoons:

"Superman, aka 'the Man of Steel', is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938, and for several decades has been one of the most popular and well-known comic book icons of all-time.
The character, created by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel for National Comics (today DC Comics), subsequently appeared in various radio serials, television programs, films, and video games. Superman was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton and, as an infant, was rocketed to Earth by Jor-El, his scientist father, moments before Krypton exploded. The rocket landed on Earth outside the town of Smallville, where young Kal-El was discovered and adopted by the amiable Jonathan and Martha Kent. As he grew, he discovered that he possessed powers far beyond those of mortal men. When not fighting the forces of evil as Superman, he lives amongst humanity as Clark Kent, a 'mild-mannered reporter' for the Daily Planet. Clark works alongside reporter Lois Lane, with whom he is romantically involved. In current comics continuity, they are married, however, the character has had several other relationships throughout his years in comics. The character's adventures are today published in a number of comic books."

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"Superman (1940s cartoons)
Between 1941 and 1943, Paramount Pictures released a series of animated Technicolor cartoons based upon the comic book character Superman. The first nine cartoons were produced by Fleischer Studios; in 1942, Fleischer Studios was dissolved and reorganized as Famous Studios, which produced the final eight shorts. These cartoons are seen as some of the finest, and certainly the most lavishly budgeted, animated cartoons produced during The Golden Age of American animation.
Superman and the Mole Men
Superman and the Mole Men is a 1951 black and white film starring George Reeves as Superman and Phyllis Coates as Lois Lane. It was produced by Barney Sarecky, directed by Lee Sholem with the original screenplay by Richard Fielding. It was 58 minutes long and served as a trial run for the syndicated TV series. Mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent and Lois Lane are sent to the small town of Silsby for the inauguration of the world's deepest oil well. Unbeknownst to the drillers, however, the drill shaft has penetrated the underground home of the Mole Men, a race of small, furry beings. The Mole Men come up through the shaft at night to explore the surface. Their eyes, however, glow in the dark, presumably an adaptation for an subterranian existence. This scares the townspeople into forming an angry mob, led by the violent Luke Benson"

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"The UAE made full use of the home conditions to emerge comprehensive eight wickets winners over the 2007 World Cup qualifiers Ireland in the opening match of the BSNL EurAsia Cricket Series at the Zayed stadium, Abudhabi."

Eurasia Cup - India A beat Holland by 202 runs

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"Robin Uthappa and Shikhar Dhavan — hit centuries and shared a record 264-run opening wicket stand as India ‘A’ team cruised to a comfortable 202-run victory over the Netherlands in their group B match of the BSNL EurAsia Cricket Series at the Zayed stadium, Abu dhabi.."

Tweety Bird

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"Tweety (also known as Tweety Pie or Tweety Bird) is a fictional character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated cartoons. Tweety's popularity, like that of The Tasmanian Devil, actually grew in the years following the dissolution of the Looney Tunes cartoons. Today Tweety is considered, along with Taz and Bugs Bunny, among the most popular of the Looney Tunes characters, especially (because of his 'cute' appearance and personality) among girls and young women. Despite widespread speculation that he was female, Tweety is and has always been a male character.
Bob Clampett created the character that would become Tweety in the 1942 short A Tale of Two Kitties, pitting him against two hungry cats named Babbit and Catstello (based on the famous comedians Abbott and Costello). On the original model sheet, Tweety was named Orson (which was also the name of a bird character from an earlier Clampett cartoon Wacky Blackouts "

20-20 Cricket Classic Bermuda 2006

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"Bermuda, April 23 to April 29 2006

Seven Days, 8 Nations, 100 legends!! As the name 'classic' suggests, all players are 35 years and up and have played International, Test or One Day cricket for their country, except the Bermuda team, which is allowed to field players that are under 35.
The Classic is played at Bermuda's newly developed National Sports Centre located near the capital, Hamilton."

Dhoni is World No. 1; Dravid, Yuvraj in first ten

India Cricket Match Test ODI News Indian Cricket News Photos Indian Cricket Team:

"India's Mahendra Dhoni has shot to the top of the ICC rankings for one-day batsmen after less than 18 months in the international arena.

It caps a remarkably rapid rise for the 24 year-old from Jharkhand because he only made his ODI debut in December 2004 but his statistics provide compelling support for his position on top of the world.

In 42 matches he averages 52.76 with two hundreds and eight fifties and, equally significantly, he has made those runs at an awesome strike-rate of 103 runs per hundred balls."

Gillespie's maiden century puts Australia on top

Asian Cricket Match Test ODI News Asia India Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka:

"Jason Gillespie hammered his maiden test century on Tuesday to boost Australia's domination in the rain-hit second and final cricket test. Gillespie was batting on 102 not out as Australia piled up a massive 364 for three on third day's tea break taking a first innings lead of 167. Gillespie, who came as a nightwatchman on the opening day, put on 154 in the unbeaten fourth wicket stand with Michael Hussey who was batting on 93. He earlier shared a 90-run third wicket partnership with captain Ricky Ponting who was run out on 52 in the day's first session. On day two, play was possible only for 22.4 overs before seasonal rain forced an early lunch with Australia racing to 151 for two in reply to Bangladesh's disappointing first innings total of 197."

India Pakistan DLF Cricket Cup, Abu Dhabi

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"Pakistan have included uncapped spin bowler Abdul Rahman in a 14-man squad for two one-day matches against India in Abu Dhabi later this month. Slow left-armer Rahman was also chosen for a recent series in Sri Lanka but is still waiting to make his debut.
The games on April 18 and 19 are the first in a plan to take cricket to countries with large expatriate populations. And money from the first will be donated to the Kashmir earthquake relief appeal fund. “We will donate 75 per cent of the earnings of the first match for the Pakistani earthquake victims and 25 per cent will go to those affected by the quake in India,” said the Pakistan Cricket Board official, Mr Asad Mustafa."

Afridi announces retirement from Test cricket

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"Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has decided to stop playing Test cricket until after next year's World Cup in the West Indies.
Talking to a local television on Wednesday, Afridi spotted his decision of retirement, firm and sound and justified it on the ground that it would help him play better one-day international cricket, particularly during Cricket World Cup 2007. "

Zatanna

Zatanna : Comics SuperHeroes Cartoons:

"Zatanna (nicknamed 'Zee') is a fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Comics universe.
She is a wizard, the daughter of two other wizards, and shares the family's inherent ability to cast powerful spells; like her father, Golden Age magician John Zatara, she does this by describing the desired effect in backwards speech
Zatanna has one of the most unusual backgrounds in comics. Zatara himself was a descendant of Leonardo da Vinci (who happened to be a secret magician in the DC universe), the Freemason Cagliostro, Alchemist Nicholas Flamel, and Nostradamus. In addition, her uncle is Alchemist Evan Fulcanelli. Her mother is Sindella, a member of the Homo Magi race, who have been suggested to come from Atlantis. (It has been implied that Zatanna is descended from King Arion of Atlantis.) "

Zatara

Zatara : Comics SuperHeroes Cartoons:

"Giovanni 'John' Zatara, aka simply Zatara, was a fictional magician appearing in various publications of DC Comics, beginning with 1938's Action Comics #1, which was also the first appearance of Superman.
As well as being an illusionist, Zatara also had genuine magical powers, which he focused through speaking backwards: he could do anything so long as he could describe it in sdrawkcab hceeps ('backwards speech', spelled backwards). This helped distinguish Zatara from the numerous Mandrake the Magician knockoffs that cluttered the comics and pulp magazines of the day.
His love of magic began early when he was given a magic kit by his uncle, himself a professional illusionist. Although he began learning the craft in childhood, his early attempts at performing professionally were unsuccessful until he realized that he needed to work on his showmanship.
To that end, he dug up old diaries of Leonardo Da Vinci, who was a direct ancestor. While reading the diaries, which Da Vinci wrote in backwards spelling as a security precaution, Zatara learned that his family had the command of magic. He discovered this inadvertently when he accidentally gave a command to a mannequin to begin waving an arm wildly. Zatara realized that he could command it to stop by giving the order in backwards spelling. "

Ziggy

Ziggy : Comics SuperHeroes Cartoons:

"Ziggy is a single panel comic strip created by Tom Wilson, an American Greetings executive.
Ziggy is a small, cute, bald, pantsless, almost featureless character who seems to have no job, hobbies, or girlfriend, just a menagerie of cute pets: Fuzz, a small white dog, Sid, a cat afraid of mice, Josh, a discouraging parrot, Goldie, a fish, and Wack, a duck. The intense cuteness of the cast is juxtaposed with the endless stream of misfortunes which befall Ziggy. It is perhaps this combination of iconic cuteness and identifiable misery which makes this strip so popular despite its lack of plots and a human cast.
Ziggy first appeared in the 1968 collection When You're Not Around, published by American Greetings. The newspaper strip began in June 1971. In 1987 the strip was taken over by Tom Wilson II. "

India "reveal ICC Trophy venues"

Board of Control for Cricket in India - India Cricket News & Photos Latest Cricket News:

"India say they have won the right to stage this autumn's ICC Champions Trophy at four different venues, rather than the usual three allowed.
Cricket chiefs in India want to use Mumbai's smaller Brabourne stadium, plus the regular international grounds in Ahmedabad, Mohali and Jaipur.
AFP news agency claimed India had agreed to pay £115,000 compensation to the International Cricket Council. The tournament takes place over four weeks from 7 October.
India are trying to avoid areas which might get seasonal rain at that time of year. England will have little time to recover from their summer season before it begins, and they start their Ashes tour days after it finishes.
The final programme for the tournament, which the ICC uses to raise funds for developmental activities, will be unveiled in New Delhi on 27 April. England, beaten finalists in 2004, must finish above either Australia or India in their group to make the semi-finals. "

Zot!

Zot! : Comics SuperHeroes Cartoons:

"Zot! is a comic book created by Scott McCloud in 1984 and published by Eclipse Comics until 1990. There were a total of 36 issues, with the first ten in color and the remainder in black and white.
Main characters included:
Jenny, a sensitive teenage girl from our world.
Her older brother, Butch, who gets turned into a chimp on Zot's world.
Zachary T. Paleozogt, known as Zot, a blond haired, blue eyed hero from an alternate Earth who flies via rocket boots and fights villains with a ten-shooter laser gun. Zot's Earth shares certain elements with ours, but its futuristic technology is reminiscent of Golden Age SF.
Zot's Uncle Max, an eccentric inventor whose gadgets helped Zot fight crime.
Peabody, Zot's robot butler/guardian.
The comic has long been out of print. It was reprinted in several volumes: Book One (ISBN 0878164278), which collected issues 1-10; Book 2 (ISBN 0878164286), which collected issues 11-15 and 17-18; and Book 3 (ISBN 0878164294) which collected issues 16 and 21-27. Book 4, collecting the 'real world arc' of issues 28-36, was to have been published by Kitchen Sink Press, but was a casualty of that company's turmoil. "

Cricket World Cup 2007 - India ICC Cricket World Cup History, Champions, News & Photos

Cricket World Cup 2007 - India ICC Cricket World Cup History, Champions, News & Photos:

"The ICC Cricket World Cup is the world championship of one-day cricket, a tournament held quadrenially between all Test-playing nations (currently 10 nations), plus qualifiers. The next tournament will be held in the West Indies in 2007 and will consist of 16 teams.
he International Cricket Council (ICC) has given India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh the go ahead to proceed woith their bid to the 2011 World Cup."

On the field, Murali continued to pile on the wickets, overtaking Courtney Walsh's 519-wicket world record to become the highest wicket-taker in Test

India Cricket Match Test ODI News Indian Cricket News Photos Indian Cricket Team:

"India won the toss and elected to bat in the sixth one-day international cricket match against England at the Keenan stadium.
India made four changes in their side that played in Kochi bringing in Y Venugopal Rao, Munaf Patel, R P Singh and V R V Singh in place of Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, S Sreesanth and Rahul Dravid, who have already been given a rest for the rest of the sries. "

Bangladesh hold slight advantage

Asian Cricket Match Test ODI News Asia India Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka:

"Bangladesh struggled in their second innings against Australia as they attempt one of cricket's biggest upsets but still hold a healthy lead. At the close on day three of the first Test in Fatullah they were 124-5, 282 runs ahead of Test cricket's top nation, with Rajin Saleh 29no. Earlier Australia were dismissed for 269, Adam Gilchrist saving their blushes with 144, his 16th Test ton. Spinner Mohammad Rafique did the damage taking 5-62 in 32.2 overs."

ICC World Cup Cricket

Cricket World Cup 2007 - India ICC Cricket World Cup History, Champions, News & Photos:

"The ICC Cricket World Cup is the world championship of one-day cricket, a tournament held quadrenially between all Test-playing nations (currently 10 nations), plus qualifiers. The next tournament will be held in the West Indies in 2007 and will consist of 16 teams.
he International Cricket Council (ICC) has given India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh the go ahead to proceed woith their bid to the 2011 World Cup."

Yuvraj and Pathan shape India's win over England

India Cricket Match Test ODI News Indian Cricket News Photos Indian Cricket Team:

"The 24-year-old Yuvraj struck three sixes and 10 fours in his 76-ball 103, his seventh hundred in one-dayers, as India posted a challenging 294-6 before restricting England to 245 in hot and humid conditions on Monday.
England all-rounder Paul Collingwood gave a good account of himself, top-scoring with a brave 84-ball 93 which included one six and 10 fours. He put on 105 for the seventh wicket with Geraint Jones (32), but the stand came too late to stop India from gaining a 3-0 lead in the seven-match series. England were virtually out of the game when they lost six wickets for 100, but Collingwood and Jones defied the Indian attack with their responsible knocks under pressure.
Pathan removed Andrew Strauss (seven), Owais Shah (seven) and Ian Blackwell (nine), who was promoted in the batting order, with clever variations in pace. "