Mugdha Godse is in Will you marry me

Mugdha Godse is a model who later turned into an actress with her debut film Fashion. She is now busy to select prospective grooms for her latest movie Will you marry me.

Will you marry me is a romantic comedy. For the production of the film, Mugdha Godse has been in Dubai for a month-long schedule.

She will be paired along with Rajeev Khandelwal in the lead roles. According to Mugdha Godse’s sources, she is pretty excited to be part of this film.

Mugdha Godse will be seen in the IIFA Awards 2010 to promote her new movie, Help, with her co-star Bobby Deol.

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Bobby Deol and Mugdha Godse will promote Help in the IIFA Awards 2010

The first look of an upcoming Hindi film, Help, will be unveiled in one of the most popular award ceremonies, IIFA Awards 2010. This film stars Bobby Deol and Mugdha Godse in the lead roles. The three day event will start from June 3-5.

Both the lead stars will promote the film at a press conference that will take place in the first day of IIFA Awards (3^rd June 2010). Director of the film, Rajeev Virani, and producer, Sanjay Ahluwalia and Vinay Choksey, will be accompanying them during the promotion.

In this star studded gala event, the very first promo of the film will be played on the screens for media presents from all around the world. It will help the film to get huge publicity around the world.

Mugdha Godse is a model-turned-actress. She got fame for her role in Fashion film. She is a lucky actress as she gets chance to act against Bobby Deol in this film. It is expected that their on-screen pair will be accepted by all audience.

Sophia Handa is the third important character in this film. She is going to make her Bollywood debut with this film. Sophia is well known for winning the Gladrags Mrs.India 2009 competition.

Help is a horror thriller that will be released on July 9, 2010.

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Shah Rukh Khan will not attend the IIFA 2010 Awards

Bollywood actor, Shah Rukh Khan, is not sure to join in the most popular award ceremony function, IIFA, which will take place in Sri Lanka between June 3 and June 5. What he excused for not coming for IIFA is the burden of too much work.

Shah Rukh Khan has written on his Twitter account, “I don't think I will be able to come for IIFA...too much work here, will miss Colombo.”

Shah Rukh Khan was named as the captain of Indian celebrities’ cricket team. It is reported that Hrithik Roshan will be captaining the star side because of SRK absence.

Indian celebrities’ cricket team will play against Sri Lankan cricketers with the aim of collecting money to rehabilitate the former Tamil child soldiers.

It is perhaps that Hrithik Roshan is the major star power of the event as star couple, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, will not be attending here. Even, the face of IIFA, Amitabh Bachchan, will make his brief appearance in Sri Lanka.

It is also reported that Salman Khan has been protested by the Tamil community group members for his proposed Sri Lanka visit for IIFA awards.

However, Lara Dutta won’t be performing this year but she will be one of the co-hosts of the awards.

It will be interesting to see if IIFA 2010 Awards can attract the audience without the big names of Bollywood.

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Will Salman Khan attend at the IIFA awards?

Bollywood superstar, Salman Khan, is one of the most influential figures of International Indian Film Academy 2010 Awards ceremony. Recently, his proposed visit to Sri Lanka for taking part in IIFA has been protested by the Tamil community members.

Salman Khan was supposed to attend the 11th IIFA awards ceremony that will take place in Colombo from June 3 to 5. Because of this problem his joining in the IIFA awards has been uncertain.

Khan did not accept the latter given by Tamil community members and said that he will attend the award function. To show protest, they have burned his photographs. They also said that they will not let his film to release here if Khan attends the function.

It is not the first time the Tamil community made protest against any film star. They also held a similar protest outside of the Amitabh Bachchan's residence on May 11. The IIFA 2010 will help Sri Lanka to be all together after 30 years of civil war.

Some popular Tamil actors like Rajnikanth, Kamal Hassan, Vijay, Ajith and Surya have already rejected the offer to take part in the IIFA.

However, IIFA brand ambassador, Amitabh Bachchan, will not take part of this event. Star couple, Abhishekh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will not join the event too. Because of their absence, the power of stars will reduce in the gala event.

Let’s see if Salman Khan will perform in this event at the end.

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IIFA 2010 Awards will help to make bridge between India and Sri Lanka

One of the most popular award ceremonies, IIFA, which will start from June 3-5, has been criticized for being hosted at the Sri Lankan captain, Colombo.

This prestigious and start studded awards ceremony has been boycotted by most of the Tamil citizens from different parts of the country as it is alleged that many Tamil citizens was killed during the fight between Tamil Tigers and . It is also reported that Bollywood stars were requested to boycott the event to show their respect to the dead civilians. It is seen that IIFA will make the relation between the two countries from sweet to sour.

However, it is believed that IIFA will help Sri Lanka to make stronger ties and improve better relations with India.

With the vision of building bridge across businesses, communities, nations and cinema, creating ‘One people, One world’, IIFA has started its journey in Sri Lanka. This event has come as a 'big opportunity' to promote Sri Lanka in Bollywood.

Sri Lankan Captain, Kumar Sangakkara, is a big fan of Bollywood movies and like all the Khans. He believes that IIFA would help Sri Lanka to go beyond all the barriers, including social and political. It would help to make bridge between the two countries. The IIFA 2010 Awards will be enjoyed by the Sri Lankan people.

To rehabilitate former Tamil Tigers child soldiers, a charity match will be played between Sri Lankan selectors and Indian celebrities. Money that would collect through this humanity project will be used to re-establish, re-educated and rehabilitated the child soldiers.

Kumar Sangakkara appreciated it and said, “It will be lot of fun and lot of entertainment. It is also a very touching humanitarian cause as a village for 100 families will be built. It is a great initiative”.

Bollywood has international appeal around the world. In Sri Lanka, it has huge popularity. It is true that IIFA has become a great source of entertainment for Sri Lankan people. If super stars boycott this event then it will make negative impact about Sri Lanka around the world.

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Maria Sharapova-Justine Henin match was suspended at the French Open

The most exciting match between the two former world number one players; Maria Sharapova and Justine Henin has been suspended due to bad weather that forced the organizer to call the match off with one set left at hand.

Both Maria Sharapova and Justine Henin met each other in the third round of French Open. The rainy and windy match was unable to continue the match because of darkness. Prior to this match both the contestants faced each other ninth times.

The match between Maria Sharapova and Justine Henin and got the favorite tag as it brought two former No. 1s, who jointly owned 10 major titles.

No doubt, Justine Henin was the most favorite player as she won four Grand Slam titles at the French Open. However, Maria Sharapova was not less favorite of this game.

Henin tied the match with 6-2 win in the first set and equaled the record of 40^th consecutive set victory which was set by Helen Wills Moody from 1926-32.

Match turned into an excitement while Sharapova made her return in the second round with a 6-3 victory.

The match was called off for the day by the tournament referee Stefan Fransson as rain is falling and light fading. This match will continue in the resume day when both players will play the last set to decide the result of the match.

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IIFA Awards title sponsor was bought by Micromax

The 11^th annual ceremony of IIFA Awards will be held in Sri Lanka at Colombo. This star studded function will kick off from June 3 to 5 in 2010. The title sponsorship of IIFA 2010 Awards was bought by Micromax, domestic handset manufacturer. Now, the title will be Micromax IIFA Awards.

Micromax Business Director, Mr. Vikas Jain, is delighted with its collaboration with the IIFA Awards. This association with IIFA will help Micromax to create international appeal around the world.

Mr. Vikas Jain is hopeful about their partnership with IIFA. He also expects that it will provide unique experience for their consumers to strengthen their relationship with the Indian Diaspora. He also said that Micromax IIFA Awards will reach new height that was never seen before.

According to Mr. Sabbas Joseph, IIFA is pleased to partner Micromax as the title sponsor of the IIFA Awards 2010.

More than 500 million people will be charmed by the Micromax IIFA Awards.

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Shah Rukh Khan will perform at the IIFA 2010 Awards: Is it rumor or true?

Rumor spread out that Shah Rukh Khan would perform at the International Indian Film Academy 2010 Awards that will kick off from June 3 to 5. It has been linked through the organizers of the event.

Salman Khan, who is also well known as the arch-rival of Shah Rukh Khan, had already said that he would perform at this star glittering event. This rumor came after his statement to the media.

It is also speculated that Shah Rukh Khan might not attend at the IIFA Awards due to his cold relationship along with IIFA brand ambassador, Amitabh Bachchan.

May be, Amitabh Bachchan didn’t bring them together to avoid the clash. The most upsetting matter is that Amitabh Bachchan will not attend at the IIFA Awards this year. Even star couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will not be seen at this event.

However, it is known to all that he will lead the Indian celebrity cricket team against the Sri Lankan cricket team in a charity game that will be held at end of this function.

India’s top celebrities like Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Riteish Deshmukh and Vivek Oberoi will perform in this event. It is supposed that Boman Irani, Riteish Deshmukh and Lara Dutta will host the event.

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Arjun Rampal will not attend at the IIFA Awards 2010

Bollywood superstar, Arjun Rampal, will not be attending at the upcoming International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards 2010, that will take place in Sri Lanka at Colombo, as he will go to Hong Kong to take part in a charity event promote his upcoming film, Raajneeti, directed by Prakash Jha.

He has confirmed his miss out on his Twitter page, “Will not be going to IIFA, have a charity event in Hong Kong for Raajneeti that day.”

It seems that star power will significantly reduce because of his absence of this star glittering event. Not only he but also legend actor, Amitabh Bachchan, who is the brand ambassador of IIFA Awards, and celebrity couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will not attend at this event.

Aishwarya's spokesperson said that she will go to Paris to attend at the French Open and her husband will be in Istanbul shooting his new movie, Game.

Arjun Rampal has been criticized for his love-making scene with a theatre actress. For his role in Raajneeti film, he had observed some young politicians like Rahul Gandhi, Sachin Pilot, Milind Deora, the young Rajiv Gandhi and the young Sanjay Gandhi to know their mannerism and body language.

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Michael Essien Ruled out of World Cup 2010

Ghana midfielder Michael Essien is going to miss the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa as the Chelsea star would not be able to get over the knee injury before July. Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has named the 27-year-old midfielder in the 23-man final Ghana squad for the World Cup.

A joint evaluation of the midfielder’s recovery conducted by the medical staffs of Ghana Football Association and Chelsea has revealed that the player would not be able to take part in the World Cup. The evaluation has also found out that Essien’s future would be in jeopardy if he is taken to South Africa.

Michael Essien picked up the injury when he was in Angola with Ghana to participate in the African Cup of Nations 2010. The midfielder thus missed the whole second half of the Premier League season.

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Imran Khan talked about I Hate Luv Storys

Imran Khan is perhaps the future superstar in Bollywood. He has got heartthrob label for his debut film, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa, which was his hit romantic comedy film. Now, he will be seen to act in a male lead role in an upcoming Hindi film, I Hate Luv Storys (IHLS), to repeat the genre.

Imran Khan has opened his mouth and talked about the film. He said that his upcoming movie, I Hate Luv Storys, is a parody of all things Bollywood. According to his speech, it has been revealed that his upcoming movie does not mock Bollywood.

His new movie will show the idea of love in a different way. Title seems funny and audience may think that the movie is about anti-anything. He also says that the film does not take a patronizing look at Bollywood.

Despite not being the superstar, Imran is expected that many audiences will come and watch the film to see the fact that will make everyone laugh.

He told PTI, “IHLS is a self parody and we are not shying away from admitting that. See, the fact is that there is a tendency amongst a lot of people in the industry to say that the song and dance routine is passe. It is something that I have never understood.”

It is going to be the first directorial film for Punit Malhotra and will be produced by Karan Johar.

Audience can see Imran Khan pairing up with Sonam Kapoor, who also got fame for her romantic character in her two previous movies. The interesting thing is that it is going to be the third film for both stars.

May be, IHLS will make a new trend in Bollywood. It is also believed that this is going to be a challenging work for both lead stars. Let’s see how audience takes it.

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Kimiko Date Krumm lost to Jarmila Groth at French Open 2010

Calf injury has forced Japanese veteran, Kimiko Date Krumm, to be eliminated from the second round of the ongoing French Open 2010. She was beaten by Jarmila Groth of Australia 6-0, 6-3.

Kimiko Date Krumm challenged doctor’s orders and went to play her second round game. It is pathetic that she could not advance further as she was hampered by a calf injury that he sustained in her first game against Dinara Safina. She was extraordinary against the former world number one and last year’s runner up Dinara Safina, whom she defeated in the first round of this tournament.

"Yesterday I took an MRI. I went to the clinic, and the doctor said 'of course don't play. It's too risky'.

"The results were not good, but I had the same problem before so I feel if I'm standing in the middle I don't feel the pain.

The thirty-nine-year-old player, Kimiko Date Krumm, became the oldest woman of this tournament who reached the second round in the Open era since Britain's Virginia Wade in 1985. She made her first appearance at Roland Garros since 1996 after a 12-year absence.

Date Krumm could not repeat her success against the 23-year-old Jarmila Groth and received her first loss.

Date Krumm began her career in 1989 and became giant killer after defeating many top ranked players including Steffi Graf. She rose to international prominence in the early 90s. In 1995, she reached number four in the world ranking.

It is expected that she will be recovered soon and make her return to the tennis court as soon as possible.

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Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard in Mourinho’s Real Madrid Plan

Jose Mourinho, the most likely new coach of Real Madrid, has revealed his interest for two England midfielders: Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard. Both the players in their positions are considered among the best in the world.

It is expected that Real Madrid would officially announce Mourinho’s move to the club from Inter Milan very soon. In fact, the Spanish giants recently sacked coach Manuel Pellegrini.

Former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho has always been an admirer of the two creative midfielders. During his stint at Chelsea, he tried to bring in Gerrard at the West London club.

Real Madrid is believed to hand Mourinho a large amount to spend in the Summer transfer market. Real failed to win any silverware last season despite spending a huge amount to land the players like Ronaldo and Kaka last summer.

This year, they are ready to go for the players Mourinho suggests, and in return, they want trophy next season. After bringing Champions League glory to Inter Milan, Mourinho has once again proved that he has the ‘magic touch’ when it comes to winning trophies.

Reports available in the media also suggest that the coach is also keen to sign Chelsea left back Ashley Cole. However, signing Gerrard and Lampard would not be that easy after the two players having spent big part of their successful careers at their current clubs.

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Punit Malhotra made directorial debut with I Hate Luv Storys

Punit Malhotra made his directorial debut with I Hate Luv Storys which casts future superstars Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor in the lead roles. This upcoming film has been produced by Dharma Productions and it will be screened on June 2, 2010.

From the funny title, movie lovers can guess that this movie is about anti-love. However, Punit confirms that the movie will tell about pro-love where a young falls in love despite being cynical about the whole concept.

Punit Malhotra is confident about the film. He may be new in directorial field but he is no stranger in showbiz as he has worked behind the camera for ten years. He has assisted Karan Johar on Kabhie Khushi Kabhi Gham, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Kabhie Alvida Naa Kehna, Amol Palekar on Paheli and Tarun Mansukhani on Dostana. All of them hit the box office. It is also expected that his first directorial film I Hate Luv Storys will become hit movie.

Before making his directorial debut he was known as the nephew of Manish Malhotra. Now, movie goers will know him in his own identity.

Punit Malhotra also says that the music of this movie will attract the audience. Especially the title song will be the most attractive one. As the movie is made based on young so, young generation will be attracted to watch this film on big screen.

Both Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor are going to make pair for the first time. Let’s see if people like their on-screen chemistry.

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Sol Campbell Considering Celtic Move

Sol Campbell is now in transfer talks with Scottish club Celtic. The Arsenal defender’s shot-term contract expired at the end of the season. Arsenal is interested to hand him a one-year contract extension, but the former England centre back wants 2-year extension. It is reported Celtic is interested to give him a 2-year contract.

So, it seems he may leave London for Celtic this summer. Campbell has admitted that he is serious considering Celtic and would talk to the club officials.

“I’ve spoken with Neil about moving to Celtic. And I’ve been impressed with what he had to say. Celtic is a serious option for me. We’re talking, although we haven’t yet discussed figures. Nothing is set in stone,” the defender told The Sun.

Sol Campbell joined Arsenal in January following a fall-out with League 2 side Notts County at the start of the last season. The veteran’s performance was impressive with Arsenal in the short term, but his stay at the club is not yet confirmed.

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India vs Zimbabwe 1st ODI 2010: Preview and Live Score

After the end of Twenty20 World Cup 2010, Zimbabwe and India are going to play their first one-day international game in the upcoming tri-nation ODI series in Zimbabwe. Host team, Zimbabwe, will take on India on May 28, 2010 in the first match of triangular series. This match will be played at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. It is scheduled to start at 07:00 GMT and 12:30 Indian Standard Time.

India:

Twenty-four-year-old player, Suresh Raina, will be seen leading Indian cricket team in this tour series. He has become the 20^th Indian captain and the first from Uttar Pradesh. It is going to be the most important match in his career as he will make his captaincy debut against Zimbabwe.

Suresh has not gained enough experience to lead any team. He has led the India A team in the past and his home state of Uttar Pradesh.

No doubt, it will not be an easy task for him as he will have to lead a young Indian squad. It will be interesting to see if he can successfully lead the team.

Before leaving India, he attended his first-ever pre-tour press conference in Mumbai. When he was asked if he had got any tips from regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, he revealed that he was asked to keep things simple.

It will be interesting to see if Suresh Raina pays attention to his skipper’s advice when it comes to the action in Zimbabwe. India’s most experienced player, Sachin Tendulkar, told him to be humble. His humble attitude will help him to achieve everything.

Getting captaincy means extra responsibility. It will not be different for Suresh Raina. He takes it as a big challenge. He played under Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and MS Dhoni, who are known as the best captains in the history of Indian cricket. Let’s see if he follows their foot steps and takes India to a better position.

MS Dhoni, who was called “Captain Cool” for his cool gesture during team’s serious situation, has been rested for tiredness. His fans will miss him a lot. However, it is expected that Dhoni will make his come back as soon as possible.

Bowling line up will be the main cause of concern for the Indian cricket team as there are no senior bowlers. Selectors rested some senior players from this short tour series.

To fill up the gap, selectors called some young and inexperienced bowlers. No doubt, it will be a challenging task for them, but at the same time, it will be interesting to see if they can support their team.

However, skipper, Suresh Raina, said that Zimbabwe tour will be a learning experience for the inexperienced bowlers. He also said that bowlers will get a chance to compete in the seamer-friendly tracks to secure their positions before the seniors’ return.

Suresh Raina will largely depend on Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar and Ashok Dinda as they have good form in domestic cricket. Their performance brought them in the main squad. Now, they will have to struggle hard to prove their quality and advance their career in the international cricket.

Vinay Kumar has been called as the replacement of injured Praveen kumar. He, along with Ashok Dinda, will play an important role for team India.

Zimbabwean venues are helpful for pace bowling so, Indian cricket team will have to use more pace bowlers to get the benefit of the pitch. However, Indian batsmen are not skilled in bounce and pace. Because of these two weaknesses they were eliminated from the Super Eight round in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2010 that took place in West Indies.

Despite India’s poor performance in the recently concluded T20 tournament, Suresh Raina is hopeful of a better performance. Now, they are going to play in the longer format of cricket game that has no similarity with the shortest version of cricket game.

Fans will be interested to see how Indian cricket team performs without some high profile players like MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan. Raina is considered as the only experienced player in Indian squad. He will have to perform under huge pressure. It might also affect his performance.

Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe cricket team will also play under a new captain, Elton Chigumbura. Elton Chigumbura is looking forward to the series as an opportunity to improve their own game against two fielding weakened nations.

It is a great opportunity for his team to prove that they can play well against the top nations in international cricket. He will be looking to win as many games as possible and continue the form.

As Indian cricket team reached Zimbabwe without the majority of their senior players, host team will be looking forward to take advantage.

Indian cricket team has been drafted as the second favorite team following Sri Lanka in the tri-nation series.

However, host team Zimbabwe is no less powerful. They improved their performance day by day. In the T20 World Cup 2010 warm-up matches, they defeated two strong teams: Australia and Pakistan.

Another reason to give Zimbabwe the favorite tag is that Indian selectors have selected a second-string Indian team where nine senior players have not been included.

Despite India’s shocking performance in T20 world cup, stand-in captain, Suresh Raina, believes his young side will make big bounce back in the winning streak. This tour series can reduce India’s pain as they failed to get the trophy second time. Indian cricket team is the number one in Test ranking. They will try hard to take the number one position on ODI ranking as well.

It is also believed that India vs Zimbabwe 1^st tri-nation ODI series will be the much viewed game. Fans of both countries will be watching to see this game live on TV. Ten Sports will broadcast this match live in South Asian sub-continent including India, Bangladesh and Pakistan etc. Doordarshan will also broadcast this match live in India. Supersport has got the right to broadcast in Africa.

Here, I am giving some websites name where from you can get live score of this match:

Cricinfo

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action8cricket

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cricketworld

In the end, the India vs Zimbabwe is going to be one of the most exciting and nail biting ODI matches in the tri-nation series.

Arsenal Valued Cesc Fabregas at ₤80 million

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has already made it clear that he sees future away from Arsenal. The midfielder has grown into a world class player since his arrival at the North London club from Barcelona in 2003. Now, Barcelona is desperate to complete the signing of their former student before the world cup football 2010 begins. Barcelona is reportedly interested to spend ₤30 million for the player.

However, Arsenal has recently valued Fabregas at ₤80 million. So, it seems that the final decision on his future may come after the world cup, though Barcelona wants to wrap up the deal before the tournament considering that a successful world cup could escalate the player’s price.

Arsenal, on the other hand, has no headache at the moment as it knows that Fabregas would move to Barcelona sooner or later. Now, Gunners are keen to make some good cash in on their most prized asset.

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Arsenal and Chelsea Eyeing on Barcelona Midfielder Gai Assulin

Arsenal has now set their target on Barcelona’s young midfielder Gai Assulin. The Israel international has also attracted the attention of Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti.

The advantage is that Assulin has now been a free agent. So, he can move to any club according to his wish, without seeking Barcelona’s consent.

Signing young talents from Barcelona is nothing new to Arsenal. The North London club signed current captain Cesc Fabregas and Fran Merida from the Catalan side in the past. Over the years, Cesc Fabregas has developed into one of today’s best playmakers in the world.

Assulin did not get enough first team football last season. As a result, there are many reasons for him to consider the Arsenal and Chelsea interests. Considering Wenger’s reputation in nurturing young talents, Assulin could be tempted to move to the North London club.

Chelsea, however, is trying to bring in some young players in its bid to strengthen the squad for the next season. The Blues have many experienced players, but it lacks youthful exuberance. So, Ancelotti is looking to land some young talented players in the summer transfer window.

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Manchester City Preparing a £20m Plus a Player Bid for James Milner

Manchester City is now desperate to acquire the service of Aston Villa’s versatile midfielder James Milner for the next season. The England international has had a highly successful season with Villa and is now reportedly the target of a number of clubs including City’s arch-rival Manchester United and Chelsea. Manchester City already has a £20m bid rejected by Villa for the highly rated player, but manager Roberto Mancini has no intention to give up on his pursuit yet. Rather, he is now planning to offer an improved bid of £20m plus one of the four players: Stephen Ireland, Micah Richards, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Nedum Onuoha.

City is expecting that this offer would be enticing enough for Villa to jump in. Villa boss Martin O’Neill may consider the offer seriously thinking that he can get an established player for free plus a £20m surplus to spend in the summer transfer window. However, he may think otherwise too. Manchester City is a big rival for Aston Villa in the race of a Champions league spot. So, he may not like to strengthen City squad with his most prized asset. Rather, he would like to consider the offers from Manchester Untied and Chelsea.

However, Manchester City is now determined to land Milner in their pursuit to become a serious contender for next season’s premier league title. City failed to win a spot in Champions league this season despite spending heavily last summer. However, the Eastlanders, who suddenly got bucket full of money to spend in the transfer market since their Arab takeover, are willing to continue their spending spree this Summer.

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Sol Campbell Disappointed at not being Named in England World Cup Squad

Former England captain Sol Campbell has revealed his disappointment at not being considered for England’s world cup squad despite having a good season with Arsenal in premier league and Champions league. The veteran defender pointed out that his age was not an issue to get a place in the squad for manager Fabio Capello as he called up Jamie Carragher. According to Campbell, this is enough to prove that Capello does not like him as a player.

No doubt, Sol Campbell made an excellent come back to premier league. The defender started the season with League Two club Notts County before joining Arsenal in the winter transfer window. Many times during the second half of the season, he appeared as a savior to the North London club.

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Player Exhaustion Could be Lethal for England in World Cup 2010, Says Ferguson

Manchester Untied manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes that players’ exhaustion could be a big problem for the Three Lions in their world cup mission. England is aiming to embrace their second world cup glory, first since 1966, this year.

Alex Ferguson said that the intensity of English premier league is very great and it would be tough for the English player to play at their best in world cup. He also added that Wayne Rooney, who suffered a injury towards the end of the season, would be fit for the world cup.

When asked who would be favorite in the world cup, Ferguson said Brazil is the strongest side. He also sees good chance for Spain and France.

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Arsenal’s Hunt for Goalkeeper Continues

Following some disappointing performances from Manuel Almunia and Lukasz Fabianski this season, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is believed to be looking for a new goalkeeper for next season. A number of goalkeepers have been linked with a move to the club, and it seems the list is only getting longer.

Goalkeepers like Gianluigi Buffon, Doni, Bologna keeper Emiliano Viviano and some others have already been reported to be linked with a move to Arsenal next season. Well, the list is not yet finished. At list, there are two more goalkeepers who Arsenal is currently eyeing on.

Arsene Wenger has been an admirer of Olympique Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris who has recently been the best goalkeeper of the French league for 2 consecutive seasons now. However, Wenger knows that Lloris would not come at a cheap, even if Lyon agrees to let him go. In fact, the Arsenal manager has to spend over £12 million to secure his service.

So, the Frenchman has another goalkeeper in his target list: Andriy Pyatov. The Ukrainian international has already shown his talent for Shakhtar Donetsk during their triumph in UEFA Cup 2008-09. The 25-year-old keeper has talent as well as experience, and thus, filling the bills for Arsene Wenger.

Well, nothing is confirmed yet and Wenger has not made any formal bid for neither of the goalkeeper. However, it is believed that Wenger would spend considerable amount of money in the summer transfer window, following Arsenal’s strong financial success last season.

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Raymond Domenech Cut France World Cup Squad to 24

There is now only 1 man extra in the France squad for the World Cup 2010. Coach Raymond Domenech has recently reduced the squad to 24 by excluding 6 players from the 30-man squad announced last week. In fact, there is just one defender extra who will be dropped by 1 June, the FIFA deadline for the teams to submit their final squad. Domenech has kept the extra man as the back up for injured defender William Gallas.

If William Gallas can not recover his calf injury by the end of May, he would be the defender to be axed from the squad. However, if he can return from injury in time, then one of the 7 defenders would be dropped. There is possibility that the axe will come on uncapped Marc Planus.

The players dropped from the 30-man squad are: goalkeeper Mickael Landreau, two defenders: Adil Rami and Rod Fanni, two midfielders: Hatem Ben Arfa and Yann M'Vila and forward Jimmy Briand. Mickael Landreau and Hatem Ben Arfa had the same fate before the Euro 2008.

Earlier, France coach Raymond Domenech created surprise by not including Arsenal youngster Aaron Ramsey in the 30-man squad. France was the finalists of last world cup in Germany, but the Les Bleus suffered a shocking first round exit in Euro 2008.

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Work and Rest, Rest and Work

This is a very simple rule but I often forget. I ignore the matter of rest and that is why, when I am supposed to work, I am tired and exhausted and cannot work with full focus. As a result, I do a lot of works but I am all the time tired and the works I do cannot bring the desired results. Well, I cannot blame anyone but myself because when I am not 100% fresh but in a tired mood then I use my full potential. This is a simple matter but I failed to realize until now.

Of course, my own life has been full of ups and downs and I have been very unlucky to suffer a series of misfortunes. However, now, things look much brighter and I should be able to rest as much as needed at last.

From today, I want to again leave coffee, coke and if possible tea. Tea is not bad like coffee and Coke but tea also disrupts my normal sleeping. The most important to follow is this matter: work and rest, rest and work. This is a very simple matter but for many years, I forgot it. Now, I have to again follow it. 

Manchester United and Arsenal Tracking Phil Jagielka

Everton centre-back Phil Jagielka has attracted interest from top premier league clubs like Manchester United and Arsenal. Phil Jagielka may have missed most of the last season through knee injury, his versatility and experience could easily make an impact in any of the premier league side. The player can also play as a full back as well as a midfielder. Naturally, any club would like to capitalize on his versatility.

Arsenal is now looking for a defender with William Gallas all set to leave the Gunners this summer. Moreover, Arsene Wenger recently pointed out defense as the weak point of Arsenal. Manchester United, on the other hand, has a plenty of good central defenders, but the Red Devils suffered a lot during the last season when a number of defenders were out of action through injury. So, Sir Alex Ferguson would also like to strengthen his defense back up.

It is reported that both the clubs would start bidding for Phil Jagielka at Phil Jagielka. However, Everton would like to cash in on the player’s ability.

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Real Madrid Targets Jose Mourinho and Frank Lampard

Real Madrid has set its target on Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho and Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard. Real Madrid failed to impress this season despite last summer’s huge expenditure to land the players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka.

Now, rumors in the media suggest that the Spanish giants are eyeing on Mourinho and Lampard and the club would make a big amount bid for them in summer transfer market. Given Real Madrid’s typical spending spree, one can not rule out the possibility of Mourinho and Lampard joining Real Madrid.

Real Madrid was surprisingly crushed out of Champions League and is currently 1 point behind leader Barcelona in Spanish League with a match in hand. They can only retain the la liga title only luck favors them. Naturally, Real Madrid is not happy with current coach Manuel Pellegrini and it seems that the club would sack him this Summer.

Well, I do not know whether Real Madrid will succeed in signing the coach and the midfielder. However, even if Mourinho joins the club, I am doubtful about the club’s ability to live up tot the expectation. If you are a Real Madrid fan, please do not get me wrong.

Real Madrid may have many star players, but the team does not look very balanced. Another important thing is that Real Madrid needs to focus on building a strong youth side. After Iker Casillas, its youth side could not produce any quality player for the senior team.

Real Madrid has a different business model and they may have gained some success from business point of view. However, their on-field performance is not satisfactory at all. They could not win Champions League title since 2002 and over the last few seasons they could not even reach the last four of the tournament despite having many stars in the squad.

So, from the point of view of on-field performance, Real Madrid should take up a sustainable business policy so that they can build up a youth side that will be serving the club for a long time.

Rain Brought a lot of Comfort to the Body

Again I am losing my battle in weight loss and eating junk foods. For example, yesterday, I drank 2 cups of coffee and 3 glasses of Coke. Unfortunately, it was a very bad day and I was out whole day and it was very tough for me. So, I ate a lot of junk foods too: French fry, fried chicken and kebab. It is a very hot month of May.

Fortunately, this evening, storm and rain came. Now, the weather is very lovely and I feel very fresh in my body.

Today is a very big day for more than 1.2 million students in my country as SSC Results 2010 will be published. I sat for the exam exactly 20 years ago in 1990. Thanks God I passed that exam with a very good grade. 

Chelsea Captain John Terry Fit for FA Cup Final against Portsmouth

There was a doubt over the availability of Chelsea captain John Terry in Saturday’s FA Cup final against Portsmouth. The defender took a blow to his leg during a training session and the nature of the injury provided a fear at the Chelsea camp for the time being, just before the scan results showing nothing serious to worry about.

That means Chelsea is not going to miss its most experienced player for the Portsmouth clash at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Chelsea is now full of confident after clinching the premier league title last week. More than that, the FA Cup final looks to be an easy affair for the Blues, considering Portsmouth’s poor form this season.

Portsmouth was relegated from premier league this season. However, Chelsea’s in-form striker Didier Drogba said that Chelsea needs to remain focused on the game without needing to consider the current form of Portsmouth. Moreover, Drogba, who won the golden boot in premier league season with 29 goals, revealed that he was still hungry for goal and would like to help Chelsea win the match.

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Dimitar Berbatov Retires from International Football

Manchester Unitred striker Dimitar Berbatov has announced his retirement from Bulgarian national team. The decision came as a big surprise for many as he is still 29 which seems to be too early for retirement from international football.

Dimitar Berbatov said that he had taken the decision by himself, not by the influence of anybody else. He thinks that there are many talented players in Bulgaria who want to prove their talent as strikers and he sees good future for Bulgaria national team. He also confirmed that his retirement decision has nothing to do with the criticism he is suffering for his recent poor form.

The striker has been under huge pressure at Manchester Untied as he is struggling for form since joining the club in 2008 for a free of £30.75m from Tottenham Hotspur. There are many who even suggest Alex Ferguson may offload the striker in Summer transfer window.

However, Berbatov said that he would stay at Manchester United and play for the club until his contract expires. He also added that he had the quality to get success with Manchester United.

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Zanetti, Cambiasso and Gago Left out of Argentina’s World Cup Squad

Diego Maradona once again created surprises by strange selection. Recently, he has declared Argentina’s 30-man provisional squad for the upcoming world cup. Surprisingly, Maradona did not include three players like Javier Zanetti, Esteban Cambiasso and Fernando Gago.

Javier Zanetti is one of the most experienced Argentine players currently active in international football. The Inter Milan defender has the experience of representing Argentina in two world cup tournaments. His Inter Milan team mate Esteban Cambiasso is another surprise exclusion who has been in excellent form this season for the Milan club. The midfielder helped Inter reach the Champions League final.

There were very few people who could think of Fernando Gago being left out of Argentina’s preliminary squad. The Real Madrid midfielder has been in good form with his club.

Since taking up the charge of Argentina national team last year, Diego Maradona surprised the world football with his bizarre selection. He called up many veteran players who had already seen their best with Argentina.

Schedule of FIFA World Cup Football 2010

There are exactly 30 days before the world football’s biggest tournament kicks off in South Africa. FIFA World Cup 2010, the 19^th edition of the tournament, will get underway on 11 June and continue till 11 July. Winning the hosting bid in 2007, South Africa became the first African country to host a world cup football. There are 32 teams, from 6 confederations, who will be participating in the tournament vying for the prestigious title.

Venues

In total, 64 matches will take place across 10 venues in 9 cities in South Africa in the space of 1 month. Names of the cities and venues are given below:

Cities	Venues/ Stadiums
Johannesburg	Soccer City
Durban	Moses Mabhida Stadium
Cape Town	Cape Town Stadium
Pretoria	Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Port Elizabeth	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Bloemfontein	Free State Stadium
Polokwane	Peter Mokaba Stadium
Rustenburg	Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Nelspruit	Mbombela Stadium

Tournament Format

The participating 32 teams were divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each. Tournament draw was held on 4 December 2009 in Cape Town where the 32 participating teams were divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each.

Teams of a particular group will face each other once in a round robin league system in the group stage. That means, each team will play 3 games in the group stage. Top 2 teams from each group on the basis of points achieved will go through to the round of 16.

The knock-out phase of the tournament starts with the round of 16 where 16 teams take part in a one-off game to get into the quarter final stage. Winning teams of the round of 16 will progress to the quarter final where 8 teams will take part in 4 games through which the 4 semi finalists will be decided. Two winners of the semi final round will meet each other in the tournament final on 11 July 2010, just a day after the losing semi finalists compete for the third place.

Here, I am giving the full schedule of the FIFA World Cup 2010:

Stage	Date	Competing Teams (Group)	Time	Venue
Group Stage	11 June Fri	South Africa vs Mexico (A)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Soccer City, Johannesburg
		Uruguay vs France (A)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Cape Town
	12 June Sat	South Korea vs Greece (B)	GMT 11:30; Local 13:30	Port Elizabeth
		Argentina vs Nigeria (B)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
		England Vs United States (C)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Rustenburg
	13 June Sun	Algeria vs Slovenia (C)	GMT 11:30; Local 13:30	Polokwane
		Serbia vs Ghana (D)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Pretoria
		Germany vs Australia (D)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Durban
	14 June Mon	Netherlands vs Denmark (E)	GMT 11:30; Local 13:30	Soccer City, Johannesburg
		Japan vs Cameroon (E)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Bloemfontein
		Italy vs Paraguay (F)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Cape Town
	15 June Tues	New Zealand vs Slovakia (F)	GMT 11:30; Local 13:30	Rustenburg
		Ivory Coast vs Portugal (G)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Port Elizabeth
		Brazil vs North Korea (G)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	16 June Wed	Honduras vs Chile (H)	GMT 11:30; Local 13:30	Nelspruit
		Spain vs Switzerland (H)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Durban
		South Africa vs Uruguay (A)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Pretoria
	17 June Thu	Argentina vs South Korea (B)	GMT 11:30; Local 13:30	Soccer City, Johannesburg
		Greece vs Nigeria (B)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Bloemfontein
		France vs Mexico (A)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Polokwane
	18 June Fri	Germany vs Siberia (D)	GMT 11:30; Local 13:30	Port Elizabeth
		Slovenia vs United States (C)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
		England vs Algeria (C)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Cape Town
	19 June Sat	Netherlands vs Japan (E)	GMT 11:30; Local 13:30	Durban
		Ghana vs Australia (D)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Rustenburg
		Cameroon vs Denmark (E)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Pretoria
	20 June Sun	Slovakia vs Paraguay (F)	GMT 11:30; Local 13:30	Bloemfontein
		Italy vs New Zealand (F)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Nelspruit
		Brazil vs Costa Rica (G)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Soccer City, Johannesburg
	21 June Mon	Portugal vs North Korea (G)	GMT 11:30; Local 13:30	Cape Town
		Chile vs Switzerland (H)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Port Elizabeth
		Spain vs Honduras (H)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	22 June Tues	Mexico vs Uruguay (A)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Rustenburg
		France vs South Africa (A)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Bloemfontein
		Nigeria vs South Korea (B)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Durban
		Greece vs Argentina (B)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Polokwane
	23 June Wed	Slovenia vs England (C)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Port Elizabeth
		United States vs Algeria (C)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Pretoria
		Ghana vs Germany (D)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Soccer City, Johannesburg
		Australia vs Serbia (D)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Nelspruit
	24 June Thu	Slovakia vs Italy (F)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
		Paraguay vs New Zealand (F)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Polokwane
		Denmark vs Japan (E)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Rustenburg
		Cameroon vs Netherlands (E)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Cape Town
	25 June Fri	Portugal vs Brazil (G)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Durban
		North Korea vs Ivory Coast (G)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Nelspruit
		Chile vs Spain (H)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Pretoria
		Switzerland vs Honduras (H)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Bloemfontein
Round of 16	26 June Sat	1A vs 2B (Match 1)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Port Elizabeth
		1C vs 2D (Match 3)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Rustenburg
	27 June Sun	1D vs 2C (Match 4)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Bloemfontein
		1B vs 2A (Match 2)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Soccer City, Johannesburg
	28 June Mon	1E vs 2F (Match 5)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Durban
		1G vs 2H (Match 7)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	29 June Tues	1F vs 2E (Match 6)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Pretoria
		1H vs 2G (Match 8)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Cape Town
Quarter Final (QF)	2 July Fri	Winner M5 vs Winner M7 (QF-C)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Port Elizabeth
		Winner M1 vs Winner M3 (QF-A)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Soccer City, Johannesburg
	3 July Sat	Winner M2 vs Winner M4 (QF-B)	GMT 14:00; Local 16:00	Cape Town
		Winner M6 vs Winner M8 (QF-D)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Semi-final (SF)	6 July Tues	Winner QF-A vs Winner QF-C (SF-1)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Cape Town
	7 July Wed	Winner QF-B vs Winner QF-D (SF-2)	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Durban
3rd Place Play-off	10 July Sat	Loser SF-1 vs Loser SF-2	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Port Elizabeth
Final	11 July Sun	Winner SF-1 Vs Winner SF-2	GMT 18:30; Local 20:30	Soccer City, Johannesburg