Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA best player award for fifth time. The Real Madrid forward was crowned player of the year on Monday at the FIFA Best ceremony at the London Palladium theater attended by runner-up Messi and third-placed Neymar. A second successive honor for Ronaldo was expected after a season in which the Portuguese eclipsed his award counterparts in the […]
» Read moreFormer Test cricket umpire Darrell Hair has been handed an 18-month good behaviour bond by an Australian court after pleading guilty to charges of embezzling and stealing money from a liquor store where he worked, local media reported on Tuesday. The 65-year-old, who famously no-balled Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing in a 1995 Test, avoided a conviction after […]
» Read moreMalayalam movie director I.V. Sasi passed away in Chennai on Tuesday. He was 69. It was to become an art director that he boarded a train to Chennai in 1968. Seven years later, he made his debut as a director with Ulsavam. In a career that spanned over four decades, he directed blockbuster movies like Ee Nadu, Itha IvideVare, Angadi, […]
» Read moreThe FIFA Under-17 World Cup semifinal between Brazil and England was on Monday shifted from Guwahati to Kolkata due to poor pitch conditions in the North-Eastern city, a development which will cause inconvenience to the two teams. The match, which was to be played at the Indira Gandhi stadium at the Assam capital, will be held as scheduled on October […]
» Read moreThe Goods and Services Tax intelligence wing on Monday raided the office of Tamil actor Vishal’s film production company – Vishal Film Factory – in Chennai following information that he had allegedly evaded service tax to the tune of several lakhs of rupees. The raid happened a day after a vicious spat between Vishal and BJP leader H Raja over […]
» Read moreBollywood’s hottest couples, Bipasha Basu and hubby Karan Singh Grover recently scorched the screens with a steamy condom ad. Bipasha said that the decision to feature together in the ad, came from a personal space. You know you #loveyourself when you don’t settle for just enough…why settle for enough when you can have more. @playgardcondoms @iamksgofficial A post shared by […]
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