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Snapshot: Rishi Kapoor's tribute to dad Raj Kapoor in 'Chashme Baddoor'

Buzz is that Raj Kapoor's son, actor Rishi Kapoor will pay homage to the great actor-director in 'Chashme Baddoor'. ...  

Bad blood: India-Australia cricket controversies

From Michael Slater's outburst to Monkeygate and the Gambhir-Watson shoving episode, the tension has been noticeable between the two sides. ...  

It's been an amazing experience working with Lillee: Johnson

Johnson was out for seven months due to a toe fracture and now attributes his successful comeback into the international arena to Dennis Lillee. ...  

Cricket Australia appoints Lillee as team advisor

This after Shane Warne panned the board and said cricket people needed to be running the team rather than 'muppets'. ...  

Dennis Lillee questions commitment of modern quicks

Fast bowling great Dennis Lillee has questioned the work rate and commitment of Australia's current crop of quicks. ...  

Lille salvage some pride with 2-0 win at BATE

Minsk: Lille salvaged some pride from their miserable Champions League campaign by winning 2-0 away to BATE Borisov on Tuesday. Lille lost their first four Group F matches - including a humiliating 6-1 thrashing by Bayern Munich - and needed to win by a greater margin than 3-1 to have a chance of edging BATE to a consolation Europa League spot. They failed and look set to finish last in...  

Valencia hope to end Bayern Munich's dominance

Frankfurt: Valencia have won all three Champions League matches since their opening-round loss to Bayern Munich, and the Spanish side . Bayern can take confidence in the knowledge that they have lost only once in eight encounters against Valencia, with four draws. They beat the Spanish side on penalties to lift the Champions League trophy in 2001. But in Valencia, Bayern have two draws and the one loss (3-0) in...  

Pizarro hits hat trick as Bayern rout Lille 6-1

Munich: Claudio Pizarro scored a 15-minute hat-trick as Bayern Munich pulverised Lille 6-1 in their Champions League Group F match on Wednesday, eliminating the French side and taking a big step towards the round of 16. The 34-year-old, in the starting line-up only because top scorer Mario Mandzukic was ill, notched the Champions League's third fastest hat-trick as Bayern recorded the biggest half-time lead in the competition's history. Bastian Schweinsteiger...  

Mueller's penalty enough for Bayern to beat Lille

Lille: Thomas Mueller scored a first-half penalty as last season's runner-up Bayern Munich hit back from a shock loss in its preceding Champions League match to win 1-0 at Lille on Tuesday. Bayern has been in unstoppable form in the Bundesliga, notching eight straight wins, but a surprise 3-1 loss to BATE Borisov three weeks ago had put it under pressure. Just as Lille was settling, Lucas Digne gave away...  

Cricket not played on laptops, Waqar to Lillee

After retiring from the MRF Pace Foundation, Dennis Lillee intends to coach fast bowling through the online medium. ...  

T20 could shorten a fast bowler's life: McGrath

Australia's most successful fast bowler has taken over from Dennis Lillee at the MRF Pace Foundation, and hopes to continue his predecessor's hard work. ...  

Lillee mulls online coaching for fast bowling

Lillee has decided to share his new coaching ideas with the masses through a project called 'Dennis Lillee online coaching for fast bowling'. ...  

I was prepared to die on the pitch: Lillee

Australia's legendary fast bowler on his 25-year association with India, the importance of hard work, the problems facing today's pacers and over-coaching. ...  

McGrath succeeds Lillee at MRF Pace Foundation

Dennis Lillee served the organisation with distinction for 25 years and 56 bowlers who trained under him went on to play for India. ...  

Review: 'Delhi in a Day' is fresh in its approach

Cast: Lee Williams, Lillete Dubey, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Anjali Patil Director: Prashant Nair The strength of independent filmmaking lies in its ability of deviating from the set patterns determined by dominant market forces. Director Prashant Nairs Delhi in a Day is a fresh take on Indias mystical spirituality and class structure. The basic story line of the film can remind you of Rang De Basanti or Patang but there are not...  

Lillee helped shape my career: Brett Lee

Australia’s fast bowler Brett Lee paid rich tribute to the great Dennis Lillee, stating that he was a "role model". ...  

'I did cricket a favour by rejecting Sachin'

Australian great Dennis Lillee is bidding adieu to the MRF Pace Foundation after 25 years of service. ...  

Hazard finally decides, set to join Chelsea

Paris: Eden Hazard is set to join European champions Chelsea, who appear to have beaten Premier League winners Manchester City and Manchester United in the race to sign one of football's brightest young talents. The 21-year-old Belgium winger had a brilliant season for Lille, scoring 20 league goals " one behind French leaders and Montpellier striker Olivier Giroud " and topping the list with 15 assists. He scored a first-half...  

Evra urges Hazard to pick Man United over City

Manchester: Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has urged in-demand Eden Hazard to reject an offer from rivals Manchester City in favour of a move to Old Trafford. Lilles Belgian attacker is one of the hottest properties in European football, and is said to be weighing up offers from both Manchester clubs, as well as newly-crowned European champions Chelsea. And United leftback Evra is in no doubt over which destination Hazard...  

Strauss-Kahn involved in gangrape?

Lille: French prosecutors said on Monday they had opened an inquiry into allegations of gangrape by Dominique Strauss-Kahn and three friends, as part of an investigation into his ties to a suspected prostitution ring in the northern city of Lille. The former IMF chief is under formal investigation over whether he was aware he was dealing with prostitutes and pimps when attending sex parties in Lille, Paris and Washington in...