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Rajasthan Royals' heartwarming campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2012 may have come to an end, but there is a huge reason for joy in the Kundra household.

Shilpa Shetty, an avid supporter of her team Rajasthan wasn't seen at the stadium this year as she was pregnant. She gave birth to a baby boy this morning which was confirmed by Raj Kundra on his twitter account.

Come next year, Shetty would be back to support her team along with her son.
Suraj Gowda
Posted by Suraj Gowda Fan Name : Suraj GowdaFan
May 21, 2012, 3:29 pm
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Two IPL players were allegedly caught at a rave party in Mumbai. Here is the video of them being taken by the police.

Yet another controversy struck the IPL on Sunday night when two of its players were believed to have been among the 100 detained in a rave party in a hotel in Juhu in Mumbai.

Top police sources said among the two IPL players, one is said to be a foreigner. Both are said to belong to the Pune Warriors team. However, they declined to identify the players, saying their identity could be disclosed only after medical tests are done.

"Approximately 110 grams of cocaine along with MDMA, popularly known as ecstasy, and charas were seized," Additional Commissioner of Police Vishwas Nagre Patil said on the raid
Cyrus Irani
Posted by Cyrus Irani Fan Name : Cyrus IraniFan
May 21, 2012, 3:06 pm
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KP Appanna was identified in the investigations in the molestation case of an American woman allegedly by an Luke Pomersbach at Delhi last week.

Investigators claimed that Appanna was the person who accompanied Luke Pomersbach when he went to the victim's room for the second time.

Appanna was also seen in the corridor of the hotel with Pomdersbach.

Pomersbach was arrested on Friday after Zohal Hameed alleged that he molested her and hit her fiance Sahil Peerzada when he objected to the cricketer's behaviour. Peerzada was punched in his ear following which he had to undergo a surgery.
Suraj Gowda
Posted by Suraj Gowda Fan Name : Suraj GowdaFan
May 21, 2012, 2:59 pm
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Isa Guha, Keith Rigg, Nitish Kumar, and John Lyons are among the many cricketers born on this day.

Aaqib Javed picked up five-wicket haul on this day.

The players who scored a century on this day include Andrew Strauss, Imran Nazir, Rahul Dravid and Saeed Anwar.
Cyrus Irani
Posted by Cyrus Irani Fan Name : Cyrus IraniFan
May 21, 2012, 11:42 am
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Dwayne Smith and Sachin Tendulkar shared the highest opening stand in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to propel Mumbai Indians to a 10-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in the final league match of the T20 tournament on Sunday.

Smith smashed 87 off 58 balls while Tendulkar struck a fluent 58 off 51 as Mumbai overcame the target with 12 balls to spare. Medium pacer Dhawal Kulkarni (3 for 18) starred with the ball before his side cantered to a morale-boosting win ahead of its knock-out game against Chennai Super Kings in Bangalore on Wednesday.

The 163-run partnership between the master blaster and Smith saw 16 fours besides three big ones coming from the bat of the West Indian. The memorable opening stand surpassed the
Amit Nanda
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May 21, 2012, 11:33 am
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Catch the live streaming of the 72nd Indian Premier League 2012 (IPL) tie between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at Jaipur on Saturday.

With the growing popularity of live streaming along with the reach of the Internet, it can be said that watching live cricket matches on the internet is a safer bet.

It’s a notion that sports and entertainment industries are undergoing a transaction period, where the speed of the transformation is faster than what it was expected.

In the Indian market, a huge amount of interest is sprouting up within the cricket fans regarding the live streaming of cricket matches. Many TV and internet companies are offering live telecast of cricket matches on internet, and watching
Suraj Gowda
Posted by Suraj Gowda Fan Name : Suraj GowdaFan
May 20, 2012, 7:58 pm
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Catch the live streaming of the 71st Indian Premier League 2012 (IPL) match between Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Hyderabad on Sunday.

There is a lot of interest in the Indian market regarding the live streaming of cricket matches. It is believed that industries such as sports and entertainment are undergoing a transaction period, where the speed of the transformation is faster than what it was expected.

In reality, the transaction is started off by the growing popularity and the reach of the Internet, which has become another viable alternative of Television media, which has long been touted as the best entertainment platform.

Several TV companies are offering live telecast of cricket matches on
Suraj Gowda
Posted by Suraj Gowda Fan Name : Suraj GowdaFan
May 20, 2012, 3:49 pm
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Imran Farhat, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Ramesh Pawar, Anjum Chopra, Keith Fletcher and Deryck Murray are among the many cricketers born on this day.

Mervyn Dillon, Saqlain Mushtaq, Heath Streak, Darren Gough, Monty Panesar and few others picked up five-wicket haul on this day.

The players who scored a century on this day include four Englishmen- Kevin Pietersen, Alec Stewart, Graeme Hick and Mark Butcher along with Zimbabwean Vusimizu Sibanda.



Aayush Puthran
Posted by Aayush Puthran Fan Name : Aayush PuthranFan
May 20, 2012, 12:40 pm
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Batting first, Kings XI Punjab started off poorly losing quick wickets. Till the half-way stage of the first innings, Punjab were scoring less than run-a-ball thanks to some disciplined bowling by Delhi Daredevils.

However, with some late burst by Azhar Mahmood and the lower middle order, Kings XI Punjab managed to take the score past 140.

However, Delhi manged to chase the target with ease and won the match by five wickets.
Amit Nanda
Posted by Amit Nanda Fan Name : Amit NandaFan
May 20, 2012, 10:53 am
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Having won the toss Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir decided to bat first at the Subrata Roy Sahara stadium in Pune.

PWI bowlers did a good job to restrict KKR to a mere 134 in the allotted 20 overs.

However, PWI's batting let them down again as they fell 34 runs short of their target. Although the match was inconsequential as neither of the teams were fighting for a berth in the play-offs.
Cyrus Irani
Posted by Cyrus Irani Fan Name : Cyrus IraniFan
May 20, 2012, 10:21 am
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Catch the live streaming of the 70th Indian Premier League 2012 (IPL) match between Pune warriors India (PWI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Pune on Saturday.


There is a lot of interest in the Indian market regarding the live streaming of cricket matches. It is believed that industries such as sports and entertainment are undergoing a transaction period, where the speed of the transformation is faster than what it was expected.


In reality, the transaction is started off by the growing popularity and the reach of the Internet, which has become another viable alternative of Television media, which has long been touted as the best entertainment platform.


Several TV companies are offering live telecast of cricket
Suraj Gowda
Posted by Suraj Gowda Fan Name : Suraj GowdaFan
May 19, 2012, 7:44 pm
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Catch the live streaming of the Indian Premier League 2012 (IPL) match between Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) vs Delhi Daredevils (DD) at Dharamsala.

A lot of interest in the Indian market is sprouting up regarding the live streaming of cricket matches. It is believed that industries such as sports and entertainment are undergoing a transaction period, where the speed of the transformation is faster than what it was expected.

The transaction is started off by the growing popularity and the reach of the Internet, which has become another viable alternative of Television media, which has long been touted as the best entertainment platform.

Many TV companies are offering live telecast of cricket matches on internet, and watching
Suraj Gowda
Posted by Suraj Gowda Fan Name : Suraj GowdaFan
May 19, 2012, 3:48 pm
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The Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar talks about how a player has to play as a team member and not as an individual in team sports like cricket.

He also adds that being a team player has made him a better player. He also says that it is extremely essential for any player in any team sport to put the team before individual glory in order to succeed in long term
Suraj Gowda
Posted by Suraj Gowda Fan Name : Suraj GowdaFan
May 19, 2012, 2:42 pm
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With nothing to lose for, Deccan Chargers gave a splendid performance with the ball to beat Rajasthan Royals to win with five wickets in hand.

while on the other hand, Rajasthan Royals playing a must-win match, with the defeat lost all chances of making it to the play-offs.

Electing to bat first, Rahul Dravid led side stumbled against the pace of Dale Steyn only to be restricted for a mere 126 runs in 20 overs.
Cyrus Irani
Posted by Cyrus Irani Fan Name : Cyrus IraniFan
May 19, 2012, 1:48 pm
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Jamie How, Chinthaka Jayasinghe and many others are the crickets to be born on May 19th.

Ryan McClaren, Harbhajan Singh and Chris Pringle are the only bowlers to get five wicket haul on this day.

There have been a lot of centuries scored on this day.Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly did it in the same Test in 2007. Wavell Hinds scored a century in 2002 Michael Vaughan and New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram are other centurions on this day.

There have been other cases as well of centuries scored on 19th May
Aayush Puthran
Posted by Aayush Puthran Fan Name : Aayush PuthranFan
May 19, 2012, 11:42 am
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