West Indies stunned by Ireland even after scoring 304

Match 5:  West Indies vs Ireland  in Nelson West Indies 304-7 (50 overs)  Simmons 102, Dockrell 3-50; Ireland 307-6 (45.5 overs) Stirling 92, Joyce 84, Taylor 3-65 Ireland won by four wickets West Indies were103-5 in 30 overs after a display of accurate seam bowling by Dockrell and excellent fielding trapped both big hitting Gayle…

Smart TV’s have got ears!

Samsung’s latest smart TV’s strongest assets becomes its weakest point. Samsung, the South Korean electronics giant has warned users not to discuss sensitive subjects  in front of its Inter-connected latest smart TV which could listen to conversations. A voice recognition feature can activate  and potentially transmit information to a third party without any warning. According…

IPL 8 auction :Yuvraj Singh auctioned to Delhi Dare Devils for £1.7m

  Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was snapped by Delhi Daredevils in the IPL 8 players’ auction, bought for a record £1.7m ( Rs 16 crore /USD 2.57m) the costliest player, at Bangalore city hotel. Delhi Daredevils, who have the largest spending power with £39m among all the eight franchises taking part in the auction, also…

THRIFTY MAID GETS A LAY – OR TWO – REVIEW OF FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

The new bestselling film of the first book of  the trilogy “Fifty Shades of Grey” stars the daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele,  and she is partnered by the respectfully hunky Jamie Dornan playing  Christian Grey.  Jamie is actually an Irish born actor who is married with one child,…

South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 62 runs

Match 3: South Africa  vs Zimbabwe  in Hamilton. South Africa 339-4 (50 overs): Miller 138*, Duminy 115*; Zimbabwe 277 (48.2 overs): H Masakadza 80, Chibhabha 64. South Africa won by 62 runs. David Miller (138 not out off 92 balls) and Duminy (115 not out from 100) came together at 83-4 and made a record one-day…

Finch, Marsh stars in Aussie win

World Cup Cricket 2015, 49 matches, 14 teams, over 2 billion fans. Match Two Australia vs England at Melbourne  Australia 342 for 9 (Finch 135, Maxwell 66, Bailey 55, Finn 5-71) beat England 231 (Taylor 98*, Marsh 5-33) by 111 runs Finn finished the innings with five wickets and England’s first ODI hat-trick in nearly five years for…

Kiwis trounce Sri Lanka in World Cup Cricket 2015 opener

New Zealand beats Sri Lanka by 98 runs  Match One:-  New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Hagley. New Zealand beats Sri Lanka by 98 runs. Co-hosts New Zealand flexed their muscles by earning a convincing 98-run victory over 2011 finalists Sri Lanka in the ICC World Cup opener at the Hagley Oval here Saturday. After…

208 private jets chartered for extravagant Indian wedding!

A lavish week-long wedding of Sanjay  –  son of British based Indian billionaire Gopuchand Hinduja who is worth £12bn and  whose businesses include finance, defence, oil and It sectors and Anusuya  Mahtani, a fashion designer, was attended by 16,000 guests “ferried” in 208 private jets.  The extravagant celebrations began in Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace  hotel…

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY – MAKE LOVE NOT WAR!

How will you spend yours? Valentines Day is not always happy for some people – take this couple on the left in the paintings entitled “Anatomy of a Relationship”. They’ve both seen better days together – sometime in the distant hazy past.  But for the happy couples who are in love, falling in love, entwined…