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  • Srinivasan booed by Eden Gardens crowd

    Indian cricket board president N. Srinivasan, facing calls for his ouster in the wake of the arrest of his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings chief executive officer Gurunath Meiyappan in the spot fixing scandal, was booed by the crowd at the Eden Gardens after the Indian Premier League final Sunday. The moment of embarrassment for Srinivasan came when anchor Ravi Shastri introduced him to the ...

  • Events outside the ground were disrupting Fleming

    Observing that "events outside the ground were disrupting", Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming Sunday blamed its batters for poor shot selection after they were "outplayed" by the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League final at the Eden Gardens here. "It has been a difficult week for us. Events outside the ground were disrupting. We are not used to such things. We are very ...

  • Tendulkar bids adieu to IPL after Mumbai Indians success

    Batting great Sachin Tendulkar Sunday bid adieu to the Indian Premier League, two days after his illustrious former India teammate Rahul Dravid, and moments after his side Mumbai Indians were crowned champions at the iconic Eden Gardens. Tendulkar, who retired from ODIs in December last year, missed Sunday's final against two-time champions Chennai Super Kings due to an injury on his left wrist ...

  • Captaincy was a good challenge Rohit Sharma

    Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma said leading the side to their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title win here Sunday was a great experience. "Captaincy was a good challenge and it's been a great experience and a learning curve. We knew we haven't won the title for the last five years but this time we were very determined, credit goes to all the players and staff involved," he ...

  • IPLs Fair Play Award for Chennai Super Kings

    Battling spot fixing charges, Chennai Super Kings, who finished runners-up to Mumbai Indians, were given the Fair Play Award in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Sunday night. The IPL had surprisingly removed the Fair Play points-table from its website since the two top teams -- Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals -- were embroiled in the spot fixing scandal. The ...

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The War Room [Blu-Ray]

The War Room [Blu-Ray]

Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebakers The War Room is one of those great accidental documentaries whose Plan B turned out to be infinitely more fascinating and historically worthwhile than its Plan A. Hegedus and Pennebaker had originally wanted to make a film about Bill Clintons 1992 p ... ...

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  • Celebs congratulate Mumbai Indians on Twitter

    Congratulations kept rolling in as celebs took to Twitter to laud the Mumbai Indians for their triumph in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League Sunday. Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, a Mumbaikar, said she had a "big grin on my face" after the win. "CongratulationsMI;-) As a Mumbaikar I've got a big grin on my face tonight :-))))) SorryCsk but u've won be4 ! Well played Dhoni ! Ting," ...

  • Three arrested for cricket betting in Kolkata during IPL final

    City police busted two alleged cricket betting rackets Sunday night and arrested three people from two areas of the metropolis while the Indian Premier League final was on at the Eden Gardens. Sleuths of the Special Task Force and Detective Department made the arrests by conducting joint operations in Baguiati area in Kolkata's northeastern outskirts and central hub Burrabazar, police sources ...

  • Mumbai Indians spill out at Eden Gardens to celebrate

    It was an invasion of blue on the green turf of the iconic Eden Gardens here Sunday as Mumbai Indians smashed away to a 23-run victory over two-time winners Chennai Super Kings in the finals of the sixth edition of Indian Premier League. Linking arms, the Mumbai "paltan" headed by Sachin Tendulkar broke through the barrier outlining the field to hug and embrace their team mates on the ...

  • Mumbai thrash Chennai to claim maiden IPL crown

    Mumbai Indians crushed Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs to lift their maiden Indian Premier League crown and give the iconic Sachin Tendulkar - who announced his retirement from the league - a fitting farewell gift in front of a capacity crowd at the Eden Gardens here Sunday. Riding on a blitz 60 from Kieron Pollard, Mumbai posted a competitive 148/9 before restricting Chennai to 125/9 in a game ...

  • Mumbai Indians grew stronger as IPL progressed John Wright

    Mumbai Indians coach John Wright commended his team for winning its first Indian Premier League title and maintaining consistency in the two-month-long tournament. "I am delighted for the boys. It is a tough tournament to win. It is long and there is a lot of travelling involved. The team grew stronger as the tournament progressed," said Wright, who is also a former India coach. The New ...

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