Team for England Series announced

Team For England series announced

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the squad for the series against England. The team was announced by Chief Selector Muhammed Ilyas. 

Those who made the cut include: Muhammed Hafeez, Taufiq Umer, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umer Akmal, Adnan Akmal, Umer Gul, Junaid Khan, Aizaz Cheema, Wahab Riaz, Muhammed Talha, Saeed Ajmal and Abdul Rehman. 

Misbah ul Haq will remain as captain while Shoaib Malik has been dropped from the squad.

Source: geo.tv

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We'd only buy top quality, says Man Utd boss Ferguson

Ferguson is confident his squad can cope with their current injuries

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists he is not prepared to buy in the January transfer window unless a top player becomes available.

Ferguson, 69, has seen his squad beset by injuries, with winger Ashley Young the latest casualty.

But Ferguson said: "I am perfectly happy with the strength of our squad in terms of depth, quality and age range.

"I will not be swayed by endless tweets and blogs urging the club to get busy in the transfer market next month."

Although Phil Jones is set to be fit for the Boxing Day clash with Wigan, Young (knee) is on an injury list that includes the likes of Nemanja Vidic, Anderson, Michael Owen and Tom Cleverley, while Darren Fletcher is also sidelined with a bowel condition.

United have made forays into the January market before - most notably signing Louis Saha, Vidic and Patrice Evra - but Ferguson is confident his squad can cope.

Writing in his programme notes for the Wigan game, Ferguson said: "As far as I am concerned I am marching perfectly in step, true to my beliefs and principles.

"While recruiting some of the world's leading players can lift you into contention for honours, it doesn't necessarily take you all the way, as I hope we will be able to demonstrate before the end of the season as other factors come into play.

"You can never say never in football, of course, because fortunes can fluctuate wildly - that's the football world.

"If a really top-class player became available, then we would go for him, or if we picked up any further serious injuries, it might be important to add to our squad."

Source: bbc.com

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Waseem Akram On PTI jalsa at Karachi On 25 december

Waseem Akram On PTI jalsa at Karachi On 25 december

Waseem Akram File photo

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Youtube With All new looks

Youtube With All new looks

One day ago You Tube has given a new and refresh look to the interface of the Social Video Sharing Site. The new interface is very attractive and has allot more new features added by the You Tube team.

These are the words from YouTube Officially about the new look “We’ve given YouTube a refresh. When you login, you’ll be greeted with recent activity from your subscriptions. You can also browse and add new Channels to your homepage. Connect with Google+ and Facebook to share your favorites with friends. There’s plenty to discover, so login and give it a spin.”
 

About your personal You Tube Home Page they wrote “Getting to the videos you want to watch is easier than ever. Sign in to subscribe to a Channel and add it to your homepage.”

About the redesign look of your favorite channel You Tube adds “Channels on YouTube were redesigned with you in mind, whether you watch videos, make them, or both. Everyone with a YouTube account has their very own Channel — sign in now to start personalizing your presence on YouTube.”

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Angry fans clash with police in Mohali

Mohali: POlice Trying to stop angry fans

MOHALI: Angry protestors hurled stones and clashed with police outside the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium on Monday in the run up to Wednesday's Pak-India Cricket World Cup semi-final. 

Baton-wielding police and security forces on horseback tried to push back an estimated 1,000-strong crowd as a protest outside the stadium turned ugly. 

Witness said seven people were arrested and taken away in a police van. Injured men were lying on the grounds after they tried to escape the police action while women dressed in traditional salwar kameez suits were seen running for cover. 

A heavy security presence has surrounded the 30,000 seat stadium ever since the two neighbouring countries set up the hotly anticipated showdown last week. 

Local police told the protest was unconnected to the shortage of tickets that has angered fans in several Indian cities over the past five weeks.
  

Last month's violence in Bangalore erupted after tens of thousands of fans who had camped overnight outside the38,400-seat M Chinnaswamy Stadium were told all 7,000 tickets allocated for public sale for the Feb. 27 India v England game had been sold. 

Police also used batons to control the angry fans on that occasion and similar scenes were witnessed in Nagpur on March 8 in the lead up to India's group match with South Africa. 

Ticket sales for the Feb. 19-April 2 tournament have proven to be a major headache for Indian organisers, who are unable to meet demand for the high-profile matches, especially those featuring the home team as well as the April 2 final in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. (Reuters)

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Angry Birds” developer aims slingshot at playground

The developer of the Angry Birds app, found on mobile devices such as iPhones and tablet computers, said on Monday that two Finnish towns will get the first playgrounds kitted out with equipment inspired by the game’s characters as it signed a global deal with playground equipment manufacturer Lappset.

Mobile gaming firm Rovio, which plans to go public within a few years, said last month its hit game had reached a record 500 million downloads less than two years after its launch.

Unlike most mobile game crazes, Angry Birds, in which players use a slingshot to attack pigs who steal the birds’ eggs, has stayed atop the charts since it was launched for Apple’s iPhone in 2009.

Rovio is expanding the brand across traditional merchandising, to items such as toys and baby products, and is taking the birds to the big screen with film studios.

Lappset will manufacture play and activity equipment and ready-made playgrounds or activity parks inspired by the Angry Birds characters.

“The playgrounds fit perfectly into the Angry Birds world and our way of thinking,” Rovio marketing chief Peter Vesterbacka said in a statement.

The Angry Birds playground product range features animal spring riders, swings, sandpits and a range of climbing towers with slides, and a unique Angry Birds arcade game.

Earlier this year, Rovio raised $42 million from venture capital firms including Accel Partners, which previously backed Facebook and Baidu, and Skype founder Niklas Zennstroem’s venture capital firm Atomico Ventures.

Rovio was founded in 2003 after three students including Niklas Hed — CEO Mikael Hed’s cousin and now Rovio’s COO — won a game-development competition sponsored by Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia Oyj and Hewlett-Packard CO.
 

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Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Xavi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo named as the finalists for 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or award

Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Xavi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo named as the finalists for 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or award

MESSI - RONALDO - XAVI

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke and France Football director Francois Moriniere have announced the final three candidates for the 2011 Fifa Ballon d'Or.
Title holder and Barcelona star Lionel Messi is one of the remaining three players still in the race to win the trophy. The Argentina international previously won the prestigious individual award in 2009 and 2010, and can become the first player since Michel Platini to win the accolade three times in a row.
Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the Ballon d'Or in 2008, is also still in the race to win the trophy for a second time in his career.
The third remaining candidate is Spain international and Barcelona midfielder Xavi, who finished third in both 2009 and 2010. 
Messi is also one of the three nominees to win the Puskas Award for Goal of the Year for his strike in the Champions League against Arsenal, while Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (winning goal against Manchester City) and Santos forward Neymar (goal against Flamengo) have also been nominated. 
The three candidates for the title of Coach of the Year were also announced at the gathering at France Football's headquarters, with Barcelona's Pep Guardiola, Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson and Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho making the final three.
In the women's section, reigning Ballon d'Or winner and Brazil star Marta, Japan's Homare Sawa and USA veteran Abby Wambach are in contention for the title of Female Player of the Year, while Bruno Bini (France), Norio Sasaki (Japan) and Pia Sundhage (USA) are the candidates for the Coach of the Year title.

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