Rio de Janeiro: FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke wants Sepp Blatter to reverse a previous pledge and stand again for the presidency of world football's governing body.
The 77-year-old Blatter, who has been in office since 1998, was handed a fourth, four-year term in 2011 after saying he would stand aside in 2015.
But Blatter has been dropping hints that he wants to remain in the job, and his closest aide says that should be the case.
Valcke told a conference at the Confederations Cup that "the current president is very good. Why should he not run again? Why should he not remain as the FIFA president? I mean, he's doing a great job."...
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09:06 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Susi Ganeshan has directed some award winning movies in Tamil such as 'Virumbukiren', 'Five Star', 'Thiruttu Payale' and 'Kanthaswamy'. Director Susi Ganesan has made his debut direction in Bollywood with 'Shortcut Romeo' starring Neil Nitin Mukesh, Ameesha Patel and Puja Gupta in the lead roles. The movie is releasing on June 21. Director Susi Ganesan joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on his new movie 'Shortcut Romeo'. Q. Why was...
06:55 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Mumbai: Ameesha Patel turns into a baddie for her forthcoming film 'Shortcut Romeo' and asserts it was challenging for her to play an anti-hero role as it has drained her emotionally and physically. "Anti-hero role is always challenging. Like Shah Rukh Khan's role in 'Baazigar' and 'Darr'. Whenever you break a norm to do something, it is always challenging," Ameesha said here Thursday in an interview. "To not do a...
04:14 PM, Jun 14, 2013
London: West Ham are hoping to get former Hammers man Demba Ba and Manchester United's Wilfred Zaha on loan for the next season along with Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku to partner centre forward Carroll. As per reports in Daily Mail, West Ham have identified Belgian international Lukaku as their No 1 target and will be looking to partner him with Andy Carroll who has agreed to 17 million deal with...
05:58 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Mumbai: Filmmaker Susi Ganeshan's debut Hindi film 'Shortcut Romeo' has been awarded U/A-certificate by the censor board, which ran its scissors on the liplock scene between Neil Nitin Mukesh and Puja Gupta and reduced it 50 percent. Confirming this, Ganeshan told IANS: "The film has got a U/A certificate with cuts. It is a very intense drama, which has a strong message in it. The liplock scene between Neil and...
04:16 PM, Jun 11, 2013
Mumbai: Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh says he wants to make films on the lines of 'Johnny Gaddaar', in which he made his acting debut. Neil, who worked as an assistant director before making his acting debut, is all set for his home production 'Paidaar'. "Besides acting, I love to make films be it as a producer or director. Everyone has their own vision of making films. I am a dreamer....
02:34 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Rome: Usain Bolt's defeat by Justin Gatlin in the 100 metres at the Rome Diamond League meeting on Thursday is unlikely to cause the Olympic champion too much concern ahead of August's world championships. American Gatlin, bronze medallist at the London Games after a four-year doping ban, ran 9.94 seconds to edge Bolt by 0.01 in a race that showed the Jamaican has yet to fully recover from the hamstring...
10:49 AM, Jun 07, 2013
Faridabad: A 1.5-metre long rope of hair was removed by doctors from a 14-year-old girl's stomach, hospital authorities said in Faridabad on Thursday. The rope had been in the girl's stomach for about four years. "Sukanya (name changed) used to complain of severe abdominal pain over the past four years. Her parents eventually took her to Asian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), where we examined her abdomen and found that...
10:57 PM, Jun 06, 2013
Rome: Usain Bolt is looking forward to performing at his best again after being slowed by a hamstring injury a month ago. The 100-meter world record-holder makes his European debut this season at Thursday's Golden Gala meet. The six-time Olympic champion ran the 100 only once this year, narrowly edging one of his training partners, Kemar Bailey-Cole, in a photo finish in the Cayman Islands on May 8 with a...
05:47 PM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi: The IOC on Tuesday asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to co-ordinate and submit all amendment proposals to the world body by no later than June 12, 2013, so the the process of lifting the ban on India could be started at the earliest. This letter is followed by the one, dated 24 May 2013, where the International Olympic Committee had issued the roadmap for the country's return...
01:49 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Mumbai: Actress Ameesha Patel is so impressed with choreographer Shiamak Davar and his style of dancing that she calls him the "pioneer of new dance forms". "Shiamak (Davar)ji is a pioneer of new dance forms. Earlier, dance uses to be typical Bollywood, but it is Shiamak, who has brought the modern dance forms mixed with filminess," Ameesha said here at an event organised by Shiamak where her "Shortcut Romeo" co-sar...
06:02 PM, Jun 03, 2013
Mumbai: Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh says his forthcoming film 'Shortcut Romeo', in which he plays a negative character, is a chance for him to take the hatred and vengeance of his character in the 2007 film 'Johnny Gaddaar' one step ahead. In 'Johnny Gaddaar', Neil played Vikram, a member of a gang which runs a gambling club and conducts other underhand deals. In the film, his character goes to any...
01:24 PM, Jun 03, 2013
Susi Ganeshan, the director of 'Shortcut Romeo' was honoured by Martin O'Malley, Governor of State of Maryland with a citation for his contribution to Indian cinema. Susi Ganeshan and his team were in New York to promote 'Shortcut Romeo' after screening the movie and walking the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival, along with actress Ameesha Patel and Puja Gupta. ...
02:58 PM, May 28, 2013
Mumbai: Ameesha Patel will be seen playing a dark character in her forthcoming film 'Shortcut Romeo', and says playing the negative role was an exhausting experience for her. Susi Ganeshan directed crime thriller also stars Neil Nitin Mukesh and Puja Gupta. "During shoots I used to get both mentally and physically drained. For every scene, I had to bring the demon in me, which is not my personality in real...
06:30 PM, May 27, 2013
New York: Martin O'Malley, Governor of State of Maryland, has honoured filmmaker Susi Ganeshan for his contribution to Indian cinema. Recalling his 15 years of service and hard work to promote Indian movies especially Tamil and now Hindi, the Governor said in his citation that the State of Maryland is proud to bestow the honour for his contribution to the entertainment industry. Rajan Natarajan, Deputy Secretary of State of Maryland,...
01:28 PM, May 27, 2013
Rome: After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the two tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from start to finish to win 6-1, 6-3 on Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. It was the most lop-sided win in the series since Nadal also lost just four games, but over three sets, in the 2008 French Open final against...
09:34 PM, May 19, 2013
