Full Text of the Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar's Farewell Speech after his Retirement

"Friends please settle down, I'll get more emotional! It's hard to believe my wonderful journey is coming to an end. I've a list of names to thank. The first is my father, who passed away in 1999. Without his guidance I wouldn't be standing in front of you. he said 'chase your dreams, don't give up, the path will be difficult.' I miss him today. My mom, I don't know how she managed a naughty child like me. She just prayed and prayed from the day I started playing the game. For four years I stayed with my uncle and aunt when in school, they treated me like their own son. My eldest brother Nitin doesn't like to talk ,much but he said, whatever you do, I know you will give 100%. My first cricket bat was presented to me by my sister Savita. She still continues to fast while I bat. Ajit my brother - We have lived this dream together, he sacrificed his career for me, he took me to Achrekar sir first. Even last night he called me to discuss my dismissal. Even when I'm not playing we will still be discussing technique. If that hadn't happened, I would have been a lesser cricketer. 

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

"The most beautiful thing happened to me when I met Anjali in 1990. I know that being a doctor there was a big career in front of her. But she decides that I should continue playing and she took care of the children. Thanks for bearing with me for all the nonsense I've said (Anjali wipes tears). Then the two precious diamonds of my life Sara and Arjun. I've missed out on several birthdays, holidays. I know for 14-16 years I've not spent enough time with you. But I promise you I will spend the next 16.

Sachin Tendulkar with his Wife

"My inlaws - I've discussed several things with them. The most important thing they did was allow me to marry Anjali. In the last 24 years my friends have made terrific contributions. They have been with me while I was stressed. They have been with me even at 3am when I was injured. Thanks for being there for me.


"My career started when I was 11. I was extremely delighted to see Achrekar sir in the stands. I used to ride on his scooter and play two matches a day. Sir took me along to make sure I played. On a lighter note, Sir never said 'well played' because he didn't want me to be complacent. You can push your luck now, Sir, since I'm not playing cricker anymore.

Sahin Tendulkar with his Team mates after His Last test

"I started my career here in Mumbai. I remember landing from NZ at 4am and playing a Ranji game the next day. The BCCI was fantastic from my debut. Thanks to the selectors. You were right with me making sure my treatment was taken care of.

"Thanks to all the senior cricketers who have played with me. We see on the screen Rahul, VVS, Sourav, Anil who is not here. All the coaches. I know when MS presented the 200th Test cap, I had a message to the team - I said we are all so proud to be representing the nation. I hope to continue to serve the nation with dignity. I have full faith that you will serve the country in the right spirit.

Sachin Tendulkar's with his Wife

I will be failing in my duty if I didn't thank the doctors who have kept me fit. Given the injuries I have suffered. They have treated me in odd hours.

My dear friend the late Mark Mascarenhas. I miss him. My current management team WSG, for continuing what Mark has done. Someone who has worked closely with me for 14 years is my friend Vinay Nayudu.

"The media has backed me a lot, since my school days. Even today. Thank you. Thanks to the photographers for capturing those moments.

"I know my speech has become long. I want to thank people who have flown in from different parts of the world. I want to thank my fans from the bottom of my heart. "Sachin, Sachin" will reverberate in my years till I stop breathing."

Nepal International Defender Rohit Chand to train in Denmark

According to the one of the leading sports portal of Nepal goal Nepal that Nepal International Defender Rohit Chand has been invited for Training Cum Trial with Denmark's Super Liga  Club FC  Vestsjaelland. Roit Chand was in lime light after he missed Penalty against Afghanistan in the Semifinal of SAFF championship 2013.
Rohit Chand's brother Rabindra Chand confirmed  that Rohit would go to Denmark for two month training-cum-trial with FC Vessjaelland.  "We have already received an invitation letter from the club. Rohit will go there for training-cum trial"

Rohit Chand

"We are waiting for visa. As soon as Rohit gets the visa, he will move to Denmark the next day", said Chand. "We are covering air-fare expenses on our own. The club will provide accomodation there in Denmark. If he (Rohit) impresses the club, he will receive an offer". 
FC Vestsjælland, also known as FCV Vikings, is a professional Danish football club currently playing in the Danish Superliga. They play their home matches at Slagelse Stadion in Slagelse. 
The club has also invested in Shillong Lajong, Indian premier club. Some Indian internationals are also currently training with the club. 

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Boxer Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom expecting their first child

While Amir Khan waits patiently to battle it out with Floyd Mayweather in the richest bout ever on May 3, 2014, the British boxer impatiently announces the wife Faryal's pregnancy.
Amir Khan and his wife Faryal are set to become parents for the first time.

The former two-time world champion told The Sun: ‘It’s still early days but we’re both very excited and can’t wait to be parents.’

The couple, who tied the knot back in May of this year, are delighted by the news. British boxing champ of Pakistan origin Amir Khan married his American bride Faryal Makhdoom in a lavish ceremony at the glitzy Waldorf Astoria in New York.The 26-year-old told The Sun: ‘Our families are delighted and we’re blessed to have their support and guidance.’The Bolton-born star enjoyed a long-distance relationship with the 21-year-old political science student before enjoying a week-long elaborate Islamic ceremony in New York.

Following that the couple, who got engaged in January 2012, held an even bigger wedding in Amir's hometown of Bolton, with a reported 4,000 guests in attendance.
Speaking at the time of the wedding to Hello magazine Amir said: 'I've lived the young life, I've done everything I've wanted to do. Now is the right time to settle down and start my own family.'The 26 year old will also hold a huge ceremony in his native Bolton, England for 4,000 guests, including his fellow fighters Ricky Hatton and David Haye.

Recently, the couple found their relationship rocked after reports alleged that Amir had cheated on Faryal twice in one day.At the time the Sun reported that the sports star had fooled around with two women while on holiday in Marbella with his friends.

Another woman claimed she had met up with the boxer on four consecutive days and spent two nights at his villa during the holiday.After the big pregnancy news we hope the couple has settled down to enjoy parental bliss.

David Beckham encountered a car accident outside LA home with son Brooklyn

England Football Team's former Captain David Beckham reportedly crashed into another car as he pulled out of his Beverly Hills home.The ex-England football captain was allegedly in his black Range Rover Sport with what looked like his son Brooklyn, 14, in the front passenger seat when the collision reportedly occurred at 2.30pm on Friday.

Onlookers say David, 38, pulled out of his driveway and hit an oncoming car being driven by a woman.He reportedly reversed back into his drive way and waited within his residence before police arrived to question him about the incident.Police were seen leaving his home, then interviewing witnesses nearby for more information about the accident.
Damage was clearly visible on the white Acura 4x4, as well as David's expensive Range Rover Sport, where the bumper was hanging off the front. The former sports star bought the car in 2010 which is estimated to be worth between $60,595 and $76,195.It's not the first time David and Brooklyn have been in a car crash together.  Back in 2011 the two had a ‘lucky escape’ when their vehicle was involved in a multiple-car pile-up on one of the busiest freeways in Los Angeles.

Sachin Tendulkar Named in all time World Test XI Squad

Sachin Ramesh Tendulakar is the only Batsman or player from the India to make his position in all time World Test XI Squad.
Tendulkar, who will retire from Test cricket after playing against the West Indies in his landmark 200th match in Mumbai next month, was named at his number four spot in the team announced to mark 150 years of the Cricketers' Almanack here.The team captained by legendary Australian batsman Don Bradman has four Englishmen, three West Indians, two Australians, one Indian and one Pakistani.

Tendulkar's contemporaries like Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting and Jaques Kallis could not make it to the team, nor other Indian greats like Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev.Australian spin-legend Shane Warne and Pakistani fast-bowling great Wasim Akram were the only two contemporaries of Tendulkar who made it to the World Test XI.
Tendulkar and Akram are the only two Asians named in the team.
Jack Hobbs and WG Grace were included as openers, followed by Bradman and Tendulkar at number three and four, respectively.

Destructive West Indian batsman Vivian Richards comes in at number five followed his countryman and legendary all-rounder Garry Sobers.
Englishman Alan Knott got the wicketkeeper's spot while the four remaining bowling slots went to Warne, Akram, West Indian fast bowling great Malcolm Marshall and Englishman Sydney Barnes.

Wisden World XI: Jack Hobbs (England), W G Grace (England), Don Bradman (Australia, captain), Sachin Tendulkar (India), Vivian Richards (West Indies), Garry Sobers (West Indies), Alan Knott (England), Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Shane Warne (Australia), Malcolm Marshall (West Indies), Sydney Barnes (England).

Tennis star Novak Djokovic to get married to girlfriend Jelena

Novak Djokovic, the world's top-ranked tennis player, announced via social media on Wednesday that he was engaged to marry his longtime girlfriend, Jelena Ristic.

"Meet my fiance (sic) and future wife," Djokovic, 26, said in a tweet that linked to a photo of the Serbian-born tennis star being kissed by his fiancee, also a Serb. "So happy! Thank you for the wonderful wishes #NoleFam and friends!"

Ristic is well-known to tennis fans as a fashionable and enthusiastic presence at Djokovic's matches and is director of his charitable foundation.

Djokovic became a top-10 player on the ATP tour in 2007 but was overshadowed for several years by Roger Federer, the so-called Swiss Maestro, considered by many to be the greatest tennis player of all time, and Spaniard Rafael Nadal.

But in 2011 Djokovic surged past both men to claim the number 1 ranking by putting together one of the best seasons in the sport's modern era, winning the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open and losing only six matches.

Though Federer briefly reclaimed the No. 1 spot after winning Wimbledon in 2012, Djokovic has held it for most of the past two years.

Earlier this month he lost to Nadal in the finals of the U.S. Open.

Djokovic, who credits his rise to the top of his sport in part thanks to a gluten-free diet, in August released an autobiographical book about his nutrition and training regime, titled "Serve to Win."

IPL T20:Sreesanth and other player gets life ban for IPL fixing

India and Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Sreesanth has been handed a life ban by the BCCI for his involvement in spot-fixing in IPL 2013. His Royals team-mate and Mumbai spinner Ankeet Chavan was also banned for life, following the board's disciplinary committee meeting in Delhi on Friday.

Amit Singh, the Gujarat cricketer-turned-bookie, got a five-year ban, while Saurashtra and Royals seamer Siddharth Trivedi is suspended for a year for not reporting an approach among other things. Twenty-one-year-old Harmeet Singh, who was part of India's Under-19 World Cup winning team in 2012 and had a similar charge against him as Trivedi, has been cleared of wrongdoing due to a lack of evidence against him.

Sreesanth

There has been no ruling as yet on offspinner Ajit Chandila, the third Royals player who was arrested in May, since he is yet to be questioned by Ravi Sawani, who led the BCCI's probe into the matter. Save for a few days when Chandila was out on bail due to a death in the family, he has been in police or judicial custody since his arrest on May 16, meaning Sawani could not speak to him. However, he was granted bail on September 9, so his case should come up soon. Sreesanth and Chavan were out on bail since June 11.

Sreesanth tweeted soon after the news of his ban broke, saying he found it "surprising". "Been tracking the news channels... Me getting a life ban??!! Very surprising," he said. The tweet was deleted soon after.

While Trivedi is banned from playing any BCCI-organised cricket, the other three are banned from playing any such cricket or in any way being associated with activities of the Indian board or its affiliates. The penalties were decided upon by the disciplinary committee, comprising board president N Srinivasan and vice-presidents, Arun Jaitley and Niranjan Shah. The ban means Trivedi will have to be replaced in Royals' squad for the Champions League T20, which begins on September 21.

The players, minus Chandila, were summoned by the board to present their case in the disciplinary committee meeting in Delhi.

Sreesanth, Chavan and Chandila were arrested by Delhi Police on May 16 in Mumbai, for the alleged fulfilling of promises made to bookmakers, along with eleven bookies including Amit Singh. Royals later suspended their players and the BCCI set up an inquiry into the matter, headed by its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit chief Sawani. Apart from the action taken by the board, the players face possible prison sentences should they be found guilty in a court of law. They were among 39 persons named in the Delhi Police's chargesheet on alleged corruption in the IPL in July, charged with criminal conspiracy, cheating and dishonesty under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act.

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Pakistan’s Wasim Akram marries Aussie girlfriend Shaniera Thompson

Former Pakistan paceman Wasim Akram on Wednesday announced that he had married his Australian girlfriend, Shaniera Thompson, saying he has started a new life on a happy note."I married Shaniera in Lahore last week in a simple ceremony and this is the start of a new life for me, my wife and for my kids," Wasim told AFP.The 47-year-old's first wife Huma died in 2009 after multiple organ failure.

Wasim Akram and his wife Shaniera Thompson

Wasim proposed to the 30-year-old former public relations consultant on bended knee last month and they married on August 12.Thompson came to Karachi earlier this month before going to Lahore to see Wasim's ailing father. There the marriage was solemnised in the presence of immediate family and a few close friends.

Wasim Akram and his wife Shaniera Thompson

Wasim said Thompson had converted to Islam and is learning Urdu."She has embraced Islam and is learning our language. She has been close to my sons and they form a very good bond," said Wasim of his two sons from his first marriage.He said his new wife was eager to settle quickly in Pakistan.

 "I sincerely hope the people of Pakistan and our friends and supporters across the globe will give us their blessing and support," he said.

Wasim Akram , His Wife and Kids

Wasim played 104 Tests and 356 one-day internationals for Pakistan in a career lasting from 1984 to 2003.
He was regarded as one of the best left-arm fast bowlers to have played the game and remains a major celebrity in Pakistan.Wasim was player of the tournament in the country's only triumph in the World Cup, in Australia in 1992. He captained Pakistan to a runners-up finish in the 1999 World Cup in England.

Ronaldo, Messi and Ribery shortlisted for UEFA best player award

Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery joined Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi when the final three contenders for the 2012/13 UEFA Best Player in Europe award were named on Tuesday.
 The Frenchman, who played a major role in Bayern`s Champions League-winning season, is the first player from a club other than Barcelona and Real Madrid to make the final three since the award was established by European soccer`s ruling body in 2011.

Argentina`s Lionel Messi won the inaugural award followed by Spaniard Andres Iniesta, his Barcelona team mate, last year.Messi and Real Madrid forward Ronaldo have made the last three in each of the two previous years.

Ronaldo Vs Messi

Three of Ribery`s team mates at treble-winning Bayern - Thomas Mueller, Arjen Robben and Bastian Schweinsteiger - had made the shortlist of 10 players announced last month.

The winner will be decided by a jury of journalists from each of UEFA`s member associations in a live poll on August 29 at the Champions League group stage draw in Monaco.

Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram to marry fiancee Shaniera Thompson

If Australian news websites are to be believed, Pakistan ex-cricket Wasim Akram is set to marry Melbourne woman Shaniera Thompson.The Herald Sun reported that left-arm fast bowler, 47, proposed on bended knee in their lounge room to Ms Thompson, 30.  Shaniera Thompson has convert to Islam, and will call Pakistan home

 Wasim &  AkramShaniera Thompson

“It was a romantic moment of my life because it was so genuine,” said Thompson.A former public relations consultant from Brighton, Thompson has convert to Islam, and will call Pakistan home. She said Akram was nervous about proposing in the traditional way.
 “He was really sweet about it. He asked me what my dream proposal would be, and I said that I wasn’t the type of woman to like big scenes. I said I would want it to be at home or somewhere private. He then came into the lounge, on his knee and asked me if I would marry him,” she said

Thompson’s father gave his blessing to the couple.The pair met in Melbourne in 2011 — something that Akram said he was happy about.“I never thought that I would marry again, but I am lucky and very happy to find love once again,” he said.“It just goes to show that life can give you a second chance.”
 Akram’s first wife, Huma, died in 2009. They had two boys, now aged 15 and 12.

Raina, Jadeja involved in heated argument over dropped catch

Indian players Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina were involved in a heated on-field argument over a dropped catch during India's tri-series match against the West Indies yesterday.
India crushed West Indies by 102 runs via Duckworth-Lewis Method in a rain-curtailed match but the ugly incident involving the duo seemed to be a blot in an otherwise facile win.
The video footages of the incident had been posted on the Youtube and has got several hits. 
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The incident happened after Jadeja dismissed ninth West Indies batsman Sunil Narine caught by Ishant Sharma with the fifth delivery of the 34th over. After the dismissal, Jadeja was seen walking upto Raina and saying a few things which the Uttar Pradesh batsman didn't find amusing. Raina also replied and before things could get out of hand, skipper Virat Kohli intervened and told Raina to cool down. 

  Jadeja was apparently annoyed as Raina failed to judge a catch offered by Narine in his previous over. Jadeja may have also been unhappy that Raina didn't attempt for a Narine catch earlier which might have miffed the Saurashtra all-rounder.
After Jadeja dismissed the last batsman with the very next delivery, Raina walked upto Jadeja and tried to patiently tell his junior colleague a few things putting his hand around his neck. Later both were seen chatting and sharing a laugh while leaving the ground.

Nepali Defender Rohit Chand to play in Spain?

Former Nepal coach Graham Roberts has shown his interest to take Rohit Chand to Spain.Former coach Graham Roberts who got Lime light after inviting the Tottenham Scouts to watch Rohit Play during The World Cup Qualifier Match against Jordan in Jordan. Graham Roberts posted on Rohit Chand’s Facebook wall that a club in Spain has been interested on Nepalese International Rohit Chand. Although the intention to post on his wall is anonymous, Roberts confirmed his interest in Nepalese versatile center back who could even be planted at midfield.

It was Roberts who previously believed in Rohit Chand’s potential and approached Totttenham and Arsenal agents years back.

When asked about which club or what Division in Spain,  Roberts answered that it is not yet decided.

Graham Roberts

” The agent is still working on this but as soon as I can I will let you know ” , Roberts answered on a question about Rohit’s possibilities.

Rohit Chand has currently been impressive at indonesian side Persija Jakarta.

Rohit Chand

Australia sack Mickey Arthur, appoints Darren Lehman as new coach

Mickey Arthur has been sacked as coach of Australia just two weeks ahead of the start of the Ashes series against England after a series of poor results and a string of disciplinary issues in the squad, local media reported on Monday.Cricket Australia said they would be holding a news conference in Bristol, England, later on Monday, where chief executive James Sutherland would "discuss the coaching structure of the Australian team".

Mickey Arthur

Media reports indicated Sutherland would present Darren Lehmann, the Queensland coach who is in England with the Australia A team, as Arthur's successor.
The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper and other media outlets reported that Arthur had been informed over the weekend that he was being let go despite his contract running until March, 2015.The South African - the first non-Australian coach to run the side - took over in 2011 in the wake of a review into the humiliating 3-1 Ashes defeat, the first home series loss to England in nearly a quarter of a century.

Darren Lehman 

 The 45-year-old had previously coached South Africa to their first test series victory in Australia before resigning after falling out with Cricket South Africa officials.Under his watch, some initially encouraging results have given way to the debacle of this year's 4-0 test series defeat in India and the failure to reach the knockout stages of the Champions Trophy.
It may be, however, that Arthur has paid the price as much for the off-field problems as the on-field calamities.
In what became known as "homework-gate", Shane Watson, James Pattinson, Mitchell Johnson and Usman Khawaja were dropped from the third test in India for failing to provide their thoughts on how Australia could improve in an e-mail.

David Warner's Twitter attack on journalists did nothing to counter the impression that discipline was an issue in the squad and it was compounded when the opener hit England batsman Joe Root in a bar after a Champions Trophy defeat.

Sutherland was furious about the latter incident, which resulted in Warner being stood down for the remainder of the Champions Trophy.

The highly-regarded Lehmann, better known in cricket circles as "Boof", was a left-handed batsman who played 27 tests and 117 one-day internationals before moving into coaching.

Australia play a four-day tour match against Somerset on Wednesday with the first Ashes test starting at Trent Bridge on July 10.

Former Barcelona Coach Pep Guardiola to Coach Bayern Munich

Pep Guardiola knows it will be tough to improve the Bayern Munich team he's taking over — and will settle for maintaining the level of success it reached this past season.
Bayern displayed the kind of dominance that Guardiola's Barcelona teams were known for, winning the Champions League, Bundesliga and then the German Cup - meaning the Spanish coach will have a tough task to follow in the footsteps of Jupp Heynckes, who was gently pushed toward retirement.
"I'm taking over a team that played extraordinarily. They won four titles, three plus the (German) Supercup against Borussia Dortmund," said Guardiola, who led Barcelona to Champions League triumphs in 2009 and 2011. "I'll try to reach the level set by my predecessor."
Speaking in impressive German on Monday for his first news conference as coach of the European champions, Guardiola said he was lured to Bayern "above all" by the club's players, management and history.

Pep Guardiola

"There are few teams in the world as special (as Barcelona). Bayern Munich is one of these teams. When Bayern called me it was an honor. That's why I'm here. I said, 'Prima.' I'm here for these players and this history," Guardiola said.
After greeting more than 240 journalists with the traditional Bavarian salutation of "Gruess Gott," Guardiola began by saying, "Today it's not only a pleasure, but a gift to be here."

Guardiola steered Barcelona to 14 titles over four seasons when the Spanish club was widely considered the best in the world, and the 42-year-old coach is expected to build on Bayern's unprecedented success last season to establish the club as football's new leading side.
 "My time in Barcelona was wonderful but I needed a new challenge and Bayern Munich have provided that opportunity. So I'm ready, for this reason, to do my best," he said. "I'm sure that everyone, the fans of Bayern Munich, will remain proud of their players."

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 Guardiola took a one-year sabbatical after coaching Barcelona, leading to a host of clubs vying for his services. But Bayern won the race, and his appointment on a three-year deal was announced in January."The bosses decided that I would be coach and that's what happened. They rang me," Guardiola said.

"We had talks, negotiations," Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said. "But from the first day you have the feeling that both sides wanted this partnership."Bayern president Uli Hoeness said Guardiola had always expressed enthusiasm for the job."He said, 'I can imagine working for Bayern.' Now he's here," Hoeness said.

Rummenigge said the club's domestic rivals will also benefit from Bayern having enlisted Guardiola as coach."Pep's presence here in the Bundesliga will enrich German football," the former striker said.

Guardiola, in his playing days a classy midfielder for Johan Cruyff's Barcelona, asked for time to settle into his new role, saying he still needed to get to know the players, assess the youth setup and the structures already in place.

"I need more time to get to know the Bundesliga perfectly," he said "I lived in New York a year and I watched all the games every weekend, especially Bayern's games. I think it's very, very good. It's not simple, this Bundesliga. I have to get used to the players and the opponents as soon as possible."He comes face to face with his former club on July 24 when Bayern plays Barcelona in a friendly in Munich.

"I don't know how I'll feel but it will be a special game for me," he said. "I'm here because of what I did in Barcelona. I'm sure it'll be a good game, a good preparation for the Supercup three days later against Borussia Dortmund."

Praised for his language skills, he pointed out that his German teacher is a Dortmund fan. "She wouldn't let me come here," he joked. After winning the treble last year, Bayern can add the European Supercup and Club World Cup in Guardiola's first season in charge.
He achieved that feat before, in 2009 with Barcelona, and the expectations on Bayern are likely to be sky-high for this upcoming season. Guardiola said repeatedly that he can handle those expectations.
"In big clubs you always have huge pressure," Guardiola said. "I have that pressure here, but I'm confident in myself. I'll take this huge challenge on, no problem. That's why I'm a coach."

IPL Spot fixing: RR Team owner Raj Kundra involved in betting; passport seized

Police in New Delhi investigating a spot-fixing cricket scandal on Thursday ordered the owner of an Indian Premier League (IPL) team not to leave India, an officer told AFP.Raj Kundra, husband of actress Shilpa Shetty and one of the owners of Rajasthan Royals, was ordered to hand over his passport to a police team trying to establish a link between corrupt players and organised crime syndicates.

"As Kundra is part of our investigations, he has been told not to leave the country and hand over his passport," the senior officer told AFP on condition of anonymity. Kundra was questioned by police for 10 hours on Wednesday.

So far, three players from his Rajasthan Royals team have been arrested over allegations of spot-fixing during the sixth edition of the cash-rich Twenty20 IPL tournament. "He is basically found involved in betting and we have not yet been able to connect him to (spot) fixing," the investigator said as police quizzed Kundra in New Delhi.

Police are unlikely to book Kundra under India's anti-gambling law which is a bailable offence.

"We don't want to lose focus from our main investigation into the involvement of crime syndicates" in the IPL, the officer said in an interview.Test bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two of his teammates were arrested last month, accused of deliberately bowling badly in specific IPL matches in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars from bookmakers.

Rajathan Royals Owner Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty with Rahul Dravid

A court denied the players bail on Tuesday after police said they had evidence to prove organised crime syndicates were involved in the scandal.Delhi's police commissioner has told AFP that players for some of the eight other IPL teams were also under suspicion.

The developments came two days after a Mumbai court granted bail to the son-in-law of India's cricket chief who was also arrested last month over the illegal betting scandal.Gurunath Meiyappan, part of the management of the Chennai Super Kings team, has been accused of placing bets on matches through a Bollywood actor who was also arrested.

Spot-fixing, in which a specific part of the match but not the outcome is fixed, is illegal. Betting on the IPL is also illegal under India's laws which ban gambling on all sports except horse-racing. Meiyappan is the son-in-law of Indian cricket board chief N. Srinivasan who on Sunday stepped aside pending the outcome of an internal probe into allegations of spot-fixing in IPL matches.

Football Player David Beckham to join Hollywood??

Hollywood actor Brad Pitt feels soccer star David Beckham could enter Hollywood.Praising Beckham, Pitt said, "I can see it happening. But first I really want him to teach my kids to play soccer!"

David beckham

There are already rumours that 38-year-old Beckham is to appear in new Mission Impossible flick due to his friendship with Tom Cruise, reported Sun Online. "I definitely think David's got what it takes to make it in Hollywood," Pitt added.

David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Raul may play Football in India

Some of the world's top football stars David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Michael Owen and Raul Gonzalez could soon be seen in action during a franchise-based tournament to be launched by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial partner IMG-Reliance early next year.

Beckham, Henry and Raul are closely working with IMG in different projects to promote the game and the sports management group is pursuing them to be a part of the eight-team tournament that will be played in India Jan 14-March 13."IMG has professional contracts with some stars like Beckham, Raul and Henry and there is a high possibility that they can be seen either playing or promoting the new league that will be held next year," a top AIFF official told IANS.

Thierry Henry

Former England captain Beckham, who recently retired from football, is contracted with IMG to promote football in China as its brand ambassador while ex-Real Madrid legend Raul, who is playing with Qatari club Al Sadd, and Henry work with the IMG Academy on a regular basis. IMG are also consultants to the Qatar Football Association for the 2022 World Cup.IMG's senior vice-president (football) Jefferson Slack is in talks with the international players to convince them to play in the league.
"IMG have started targetting some of the just retired international stars to play in the tournament. According to the joint venture between Reliance and IMG, the sports management group has to get some international stars for the league," the official said.Each of the eight teams in the new league is expected to have a squad of 25 players, including half-a-dozen foreign recruits. The official also said that teams will be up for grabs through a bidding process by August.The franchise-based football tournament is expected to glamourise the sport in the country, like what the Indian Premier League (IPL) did to cricket.But the AIFF is yet to decide on the players' transfer and club registration rules and may have to ring in some changes in its constitution for the tournament.  The AIFF wants all the eight clubs to be centrally registered but according to current rules clubs can only be registered with state associations.IMG-Reliance will also have to take players on loan from the I-League clubs for two months and players transfer rules also have to be amended.

Jose Mourinho returns as Chelsea manager, signs 4-year contract

Jose Mourinho has been appointed as Chelsea manager for a second time, the Premier League club confirmed on Monday.Following weeks of speculation, the 50-year-old Portuguese has signed a four-year contract with the club he previously coached between 2004 and 2007.
"I am delighted to welcome Jose back to Chelsea. His continued success, drive and ambition made him the outstanding candidate," said chief executive Ron Gourlay in a statement published on the Chelsea website.
"It is our aim to keep the club moving forward to achieve greater success in the future and Jose is our number one choice as we believe he is the right manager to do just that."
"He was and remains a hugely popular figure at the club and everyone here looks forward to working with him again.'

Jose Mourinho

Since leaving Chelsea in 2007, the 50-year-old Portuguese has worked in Italy with Inter Milan and in Spain with Real Madrid, lifting three league championships, two domestic cups and the Champions League overall.
Earlier on Monday, Mourinho had hinted at his 'inevitable' return.
"I cannot speak as manager of Chelsea because I am not. I am going to London and I think that between Monday and the end of the week I will be the coach of Chelsea," he told Spanish television programme Punto Pelota in an interview released on Monday."I expect to be the next coach of Chelsea. I would like to be it because I was happy in London and I feel that the people love me there.
"Life is beautiful and short and in life you have to look for what you think is best for you."
Mourinho's time in Madrid came to a controversial end in Saturday's 4-2 win over Osasuna as he was booed by the majority of the crowd on his final appearance at the Bernabeu, but was supported by the club's ultra group of fans and even went to take pictures with some of those in that section after the final whistle.

And the 50-year-old even had one last go at the Spanish press after they reported on Saturday morning that Iker Casillas, Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo's absence from his final game in charge had been Mourinho's decision rather than due to injuries as he claimed afterwards.

Boxer Amir Khan ties the knot with Faryal Makhdoom

Boxer Amir Khan has wed his American fiancee Faryal Makhdoom in a lavish ceremony in New York City.The Olympic medallist, 26, and student, 21, tied the knot in front of 400 people at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan on Saturday.

The couple's big day was reported to have cost $1million, according to the New York Post, with a second bash planned in Amir's native Britain in a week.Taking to Twitter following the ceremony, Faryal wrote: 'Mrs. Khan.

Amir Khan +Faryal Wedding

'Last night was like a dream, truly amazing. Thanks to everyone that participated, really meant a lot x Now ready for the UK wedding!!❤.'

On Friday, she had written excitedly about her Mehndi night, a pre-wedding tradition for the bride to have her hands and arms decorated in intricate henna designs.

She enthused: 'Amazing Mehndi night. Thanks to everyone that came, can't wait for tomorrow! #MyBigDay Also, a big shout out to @Saj - happy birthday!!! xxx.'

The couple, who got engaged in January 2012, are expected to have an even bigger wedding in Amir's hometown of Bolton, with a reported 4,000 guests attending.

Amir and Faryal have had a long-distance romance over the past 18 months, but she is thought to be moving to Bolton now they have wed.

Amir Khan +Faryal Khan

Following their engagement in January 2012, they held a star-studded engagement party for 1,000 people at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton.

Last June, Amir was forced to apologise to his fiancee after he posted a Twitter photo of him holding a wad of cash in front of a scantily-clad woman dancing on a pole in a Las Vegas nightclub.The former world champion, who is a devout Muslim, put the photo on Twitter with the accompanying message reading: 'Let's play lol.'

Amir Khan +Faryal Khan

However, he deleted the picture after followers accused him of being disrespectful to his fiancée and setting a bad example to fellow Muslims.After he put the photo up, his future wife tweeted: 'Ew. Woke up to something very disgusting & disturbing.'

However, Amir was quick to apologise and claimed the dancer was 'doing acrobatics'.

He said: 'Hi everyone, I want to apologise for the picture I tweeted last week. I admit It was silly of me, but I wanted to make some things clear, first the money I held was fake money the club put on our table and the girl in the back is not a stripper, she was doing acrobatics on the pole.

'It is not a strip club. I wud (sic) never spend or waste money that way. I was in a club as a guest but believe I did nothing wrong, that's why I tweeted the picture myself in the first place.'

Boxer Amir Khan set to tie knot on May 31

It’s from the boxing ring to wedding ring for world renowned boxer and British national of Pakistani origin Amir Khan this week – when he ties the knot in a glittering ceremony in New York City.

Amir Khan wedding to American national of Pakistani origin Faryal Makhdoum is set to be a knockout event in the NY calendar.According to Pakistani media reports, Khan is now engaged to the stunning Faryal and the marriage is set to take place on May 31.

They will wed in American student Faryal’s home city of New York at the glitzy five star hotel the Waldorf Astoria, before heading back to Amir’s hometown of Bolton for a massive wedding party or waleema for 4,000 people in the summer.The 26-year-old boxer posted a picture of him and his friends, learning Bollywood dance steps to surprise his guests at the party.

Boxer Amir Khan and His to be wife Faryal

The Bolton-born ace tweeted: “I’m now on way to my gym. The boys are practicing a dance for the mehndi and wedding. This is going 2be fun.”The couple only met last July, but have had a whirlwind romance and earlier this year held a glitzy engagement party in front of 1,000 people at the Reebok Stadium, home of Amir’s beloved Bolton Wanderers.

They’ve had a long-distance relationship so far with Faryal based in New York, but Amir has pledged his future to Bolton and aims to welcome his bride to a new life in the North West.Families of both the bride and grooms are busy shopping for the big day.The announcement of the date was made by the bride on a social website.

The party is on as Khan has also released photos of “dholki” function and dance practice with friends at the gym on the social networking website.