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  • Channel Nine wants greater say in Oz team selection despite CA stance

    Fresh tensions have erupted between Cricket Australia (CA) and Channel Nine after a leading Nine executive reportedly said that the network expected to have a greater say not only in scheduling but also in team selection. This comes after CA rejected suggestions that Channel Nine would influence team selection and scheduling as part of its new 450 million-dollar deal on TV rights. According to ...

  • Serena Williams apologises for insensitive and hurtful comments about teen rape victim

    American tennis star Serena Williams has offered an apology for her comments about a teenage rape victim, whom she had termed as 'not a virgin' and 'drunk' at the time of her assault. In an excerpt from Rolling Stone magazine, Williams criticised a 16-year-old girl who was raped by two football players, her fellow school students, while she was drunk, in Ohio in August 2012. Apologising for ...

  • ECB chief says Warner row brought CA England authorities closer together

    England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive David Collier has said that the aftermath of the David Warner incident has brought the Australian and English cricketing authorities closer together. Warner punched England batsman Joe Root in a Birmingham bar following England's ICC Champions Trophy win over their old rivals at Edgbaston and was subsequently suspended until the first Ashes ...

  • Johnny Depp opens up about vision problem

    Actor Johnny Depp, who often sports tinted glasses, has revealed he has been "basically blind as a bat" in his left eye. He ha said he suffers the problem since birth. He is also near-sighted in his right eye and says he relies heavily on his prescription spectacles for his vision. "Everything is just very, very blurry. I've never had proper vision," thesun.co.uk quoted the 50-year-old as ...

  • Raja-Sharan qualify for Wimbledon main draw

    Indian tennis pair Purav Raja and Divij Sharan qualified for the men's doubles main draw of Wimbledon here Wednesday. The Indians, seeded fourth in the qualifiers, were given a walkover by Austrian-Czech duo of Andreas Haider-Maurer and Jiri Vesely in the second and final qualifying round of their category. Raja and Sharan are one of the four qualifying men's doubles team in the only grass ...

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In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no corrida) [DVD]

In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no corrida) [DVD]

Japanese filmmaker Nagisa Oshima has never been a stranger to controversy. As soon as he started directing films in the late 1950s, his leftist political and philosophical bent, not to mention his proclivity for basing his films on scandalous real-life events, go ... ...

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  • Paes-Stepanek seeded fourth at Wimbledon

    Veteran Indian tennis player Leander Paes, who turned 40 on June 17, has been seeded fourth with Czech partner Radek Stepanek in the men's doubles competition at Wimbledon which starts Monday. Another veteran Mahesh Bhupathi with Austrian Julian Knowle has been seeded eighth while Rohan Bopanna, with Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin, has been seeded 14th. In the women's doubles category, Sania ...

  • Smith to lead Australia A in Africa

    Cricket Australia's (CA) National Selection Panel (NSP) Wednesday named a 15-man squad for Australia A's tour to Africa in July and August. All-rounder Steve Smith will lead the side, and right-hand bat Aaron Finch has been named as his deputy. The side will play three four-day matches against Zimbabwe and South Africa A in July before the tri-series involving South Africa A and India A in ...

  • Australian cricketers to train on Thames

    Australian cricketers will participate in a unique training session on the Thames river here for a promotional event. The cricket pitch will be positioned on a barge in front of the iconic Tower Bridge. Skipper Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Chris Rogers, James Faulkner and Mitchell Starc will come together on the floating pitch for a brief session to prepare for the Ashes, which starts July ...

  • Dhonis men practice ahead of semi-final clash against Sri Lanka

    The Indian cricket team with a clean record in the preliminary stages of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy in England had a strenuous session at the nets in Cardiff ahead of Thursday's semi-final clash against Sri Lanka. With this practice session yesterday, the in form Indian players are confident of facing the Sri Lankan team. The players were busy in enhancing their skills at Glamorgan County ...

  • Australia A squad to add players from defeated Champions Trophy team

    Cricket Australia (CA) will reportedly be sending certain players from the defeated ICC Champions Trophy squad to join Australia A to maximise preparation time for the Ashes. Following a disappointing pool-round exit from the Champions Trophy, Australia will use the extra time before the opening tour match to give some players time with the A team, who completed a 93-run first-class win over ...

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