New Delhi: Martin Scorsese's 3D adventure drama 'Hugo' is finally releasing in India. It is based on Brian Selznick's novel by the name 'The Invention of Hugo Cabret'. The film is written by John Logan while Johnny Depp has donned the role of one of the producers of the film. The film stars Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helen McCrory, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Jude...
08:06 PM, May 03, 2012
Manchester: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has admitted rivals Manchester City are in the driving seat to win the Premier League following his side's 1-0 defeat at the Etihad Stadium. Vincent Kompany scored the only goal of the match on Monday evening to help City leapfrog the champions and reach top spot on goal difference with just two games to go. Ferguson conceded that the advantage could prove significant, with...
12:15 AM, May 02, 2012
Madrid: Real Madrid can end a four-year wait for a Spanish league trophy by clinching the domestic title with a victory at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, regardless of three-time defending champions Barcelona's result against Malaga. Madrid are seven points clear of their top rivals with three games to play, so even a Barcelona loss earlier in the day will award the Spanish leaders their record 32nd domestic crown. Madrid's record...
12:20 AM, May 01, 2012
Barcelona: Barcelona ensured that they suffered no hangover from their week from hell with a resounding 7-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano at the Campo de Futbol de Vallecas on Sunday. It has been a harrowing eight days for the Catalans, who saw their Primera Division and Champions League hopes eliminated by Real Madrid and Chelsea, not to mention the announcement of coach Pep Guardiola's departure at the end of the...
04:03 AM, Apr 30, 2012
Manchester: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has paid Roberto Mancini a rare compliment ahead of the crucial derby against Manchester City on Monday. Ferguson, who is famous for playing mind games with his title rivals, said City had reached a new level under Mancini's guidance. The Italian was appointed City manager in December 2009 and has established the club as a serious title contenders with the help of multi-million-Pound investment...
12:17 AM, Apr 30, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City could win Monday's crunch derby against archrivals Manchester United and still miss out on the Premier League title, manager Roberto Mancini said on Saturday. City can regain top spot on goal difference with two games remaining with a win at the Etihad Stadium. But Mancini, who looked relaxed and joked with reporters at a packed news conference on Saturday, said City have the more difficult run-in and...
12:14 AM, Apr 30, 2012
Madrid: Karim Benzema scored two second-half goals as Spanish leaders Real Madrid closed in on their first league title in four years by strolling to a 3-0 victory over Sevilla on Sunday. The France striker struck twice in quick succession early in the second half as Madrid bounced back from their Champions League semi-final exit to Bayern Munich. Barcelona prevented their arch rivals from seizing the trophy for at least...
05:57 PM, Apr 29, 2012
London: Manchester City have already won one major battle ahead of Monday's Premier League derby - convincing Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson that they are a force to be taken seriously. Ferguson initially dismissed City as "noisy neighbours" following a 2008 takeover by Abu Dhabi investors, but now says that the rivalry is becoming as important as that with their traditional enemy Liverpool. "If we're going to be contesting with...
05:04 PM, Apr 29, 2012
Rome: Juventus are moving closer and closer to their first Italian league title since the 2006 match-fixing scandal, with Antonio Conte's club still undefeated and finding new weapons. With four rounds remaining in Serie A, Juve have a three-point lead over defending champions AC Milan, and also hold the tie-breaker with a win and a draw head-to-head. Both Juve and Milan scraped out 1-0 wins on Wednesday. This weekend, Juve,...
03:39 PM, Apr 27, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The only Asian driver in Formula One, Narain Karthikeyan said an F1 race track in Kerala is certainly going to be a boost for tourism in the state. "Yes, Kerala is known as a tourist destination and hence a race track in the state will certainly boost tourism earnings," Karthikeyan told reporters on Thursday. The Indian driver was in the city to meet Tourism Minister AP Anil Kumar to...
10:13 AM, Apr 27, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government can consider opening a motor racing track in the state if it helped pull in tourists, Tourism Minister A P Anil Kumar said ahead of his meeting with F1 driver Narain Karthikeyan here on Thursday. "We are meeting later in the day and if he suggests that a racetrack in our state will boost tourism activities, we will definitely look into it," Kumar told IANS. "We...
01:57 PM, Apr 26, 2012
Manchester: Roberto Mancini has congratulated Manchester United for winning the Premier League title despite his Manchester City side closing the gap between the two teams to three points with a 2-0 win over Wolves on Sunday. Sergio Aguero opened the scoring for City midway through the first half and Samir Nasri doubled their lead and secured the three points in the second half with a low strike following a neat...
12:05 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Manchester: Manager Alex Ferguson believes the game against Manchester City on April 30 at the Etihad Stadium is now a Premer League "decider" and the most important derby of his career at Manchester United, after the Red Devils dropped two points at home to Everton on Sunday. United let a two-goal lead slip with only seven minutes remaining on the clock, having led 4-2 after a Wayne Rooney double and...
10:01 AM, Apr 23, 2012
Sakhir: Force India deputy team principal Robert Fernley believes Sundays race will prove to be a catalyst for the healing process in Bahrain. Fernley spoke exclusively to IBNlive.com just before the start of Saturday's qualifying session. What is your assessment of the situation in Bahrain now, especially considering the problems some of your team members faced on Wednesday? What we encountered was an unfortunate but isolated incident. Overall, the situation...
12:14 PM, Apr 22, 2012
Shanghai: Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has cast doubt on New Jersey hosting a grand prix in June 2013 despite a 10-year agreement announced last year. "Maybe the New York race will be 2013," he told the BBC on Tuesday. "It's a when - 2013 or 2014." The east-coast race is likely to be coupled with Canada on successive weekends and would give the United States two rounds of the...
07:09 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Mumbai: Actor Anil Kapoor, who will soon be seen in Priyadarshan's upcoming film 'Tezz', feels people are tired with excessive film promotions, and says he is glad 'Tezz' isn't a part of that rat race. "People are tired now with so many promotions. The film should be good. There are so many films that are promoted on a large scale, but do not live up to the expectations," the 52-year-old...
02:11 PM, Apr 16, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City's expensively-assembled squad came back down to earth with a bump on Friday after manager Roberto Mancini said they should be happy finishing second to Manchester United because they are "not on the moon". City cut United's Premier League lead to five points with five games left in midweek after the champions lost 1-0 at lowly Wigan Athletic and Mancini's side thumped West Bromwich Albion 4-0. Afterwards the...
11:07 PM, Apr 13, 2012
New Delhi: The release of 'Race 2', a sequel of 2008 hit of the same name, has been postponed for January 25, 2013. The multi-starrer thriller was earlier slated for November release this year but now producer Ramesh Taurani has delayed the arrival of the film in cinemas. "Race 2 releases January 25th next year. We felt it was just the right date to release our film," Taurani said in...
05:58 PM, Apr 11, 2012
Barcelona: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has played down his side's title hopes, insisting that catching Real Madrid will now be even more difficult than it was when they were 10 points behind their great rivals. After seemingly being out of contention, the second-placed Catalans have come to within four points of Madrid, who have drawn three of their last five games in La Liga, with seven rounds to play. However,...
12:49 PM, Apr 10, 2012
Mumbai: There seems to be no end to the plight of Indian sailors. In the latest case, the Somali pirates have hijacked a Nigeria-bound vessel with 17 Indians among the 22 taken hostage. The incident took place on March 2. The families of the sailors have not been able to establish any contact with them. They have now turned to the Indian government for help. The Somali pirates have this...
10:01 PM, Apr 09, 2012
