Manchester United vs Chelsea Live on ESPN, Sky Sports TV Channels: EPL 08-09

If you want to get the live score and updates of the match between Manchester United and Chelsea, then visit the following link:

Manchester United vs Chelsea Live Score and Updates: 11 January 2009

Manchester United hosts Chelsea in an important premier league fixture on Sunday with both the clubs looking to come out with full three points from the match. Chelsea sits at the second place in the league point table with 42 points from 20 outings, while Manchester United secures the fourth place with 38 points from 18 matches. So, the Red Devils are 4 points adrift of Chelsea at this moment with 2 matches in hand. However, if Manchester United can defeat Chelsea on Sunday and then defeat Wigan Athletic midweek, then they can move up to the second place with 2-point advantage over Chelsea with a match in hand.

Both the sides are not at their very best in the recent weeks, even though they are very much in the title race in premier league. United is undefeated at home in premier league so far this season, while Chelsea has not lost on the road in premier league yet. So, the best home side will face the best away team of the league. No doubt, it is expected to be highly competitive.

Sky Sports 1 television channel is going to telecast the match live for the European football fans, while ESPN TV channel will show the match live for the South Asian fans. So, European and South Asian fans can watch the match live in Sky Sports and ESPN television channels.

Australia v South Africa: Tweny20 and ODI Fixture and Timetable

South Africa has secured a record breaking viceroy over Australia in Australian land. The last or 3rd Test that brought a satisfy victory on 7 January 2009 and that was started from 3^rd January.

South Africa confirmed the series victory during the 2^nd test. By acquiring victories in the Perth and Melbourne tests they crowned the big record that South Africa did in Gram Smith’s captaincy.

After Test drama, there are still two tournaments re knocking at the door; one is Twenty20 international tournament and One Day International tournament.

 

Fixture and Timetable:

 

Sun 11 D/N 19:35 local, 08:35 GMT	1st Twenty20 International - Australia v South Africa Melbourne Cricket Ground
Tue 13 D/N 18:35 local, 08:35 GMT	2nd Twenty20 International - Australia v South Africa Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Fri 16 D/N 14:15 local, 03:15 GMT	1st ODI - Australia v South Africa Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sun 18 10:00 local, 23:00 GMT	2nd ODI - Australia v South Africa Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Fri 23 D/N 14:15 local, 03:15 GMT	3rd ODI - Australia v South Africa Sydney Cricket Ground
Mon 26 D/N 13:45 local, 03:15 GMT	4th ODI - Australia v South Africa Adelaide Oval
Fri 30 D/N 13:30 local, 04:30 GMT	5th ODI - Australia v South Africa Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

 

Here is the complete schedule of the next T20 and ODI tournaments. The two Twenty20 and four One International matches will be taken place as a Day-Nigh match. The two T20 matches will be grounded 19:35 local time and 18:35 local. One ODI the will be as a Day light match will be taken placed on 10:00 and others matches will be held during 13:30 to 14:15.

Bollywood film Billu Barber has been taken from Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol

Irrfan Khan and Lara Dutta’s upcoming hindi film is ‘Billu Barber’. They act in the leading roles. This is the first time of   Shahrukh Khan in a supporting role. The film other supporting actors are Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani and Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra will be seen as guest appearances. The film is reformed according to the Malayalam film ‘Kadha Parayumbol’. The film is scheduled to be released on 13 February, 2009.

 

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The story is set in today's day and age. Billu (Irrfan Khan) plays a village barber. His business is running low because he has not been able to upgrade himself according to the changing trends. One fine day, a film unit visits his village to shoot a movie. It stars a superstar (Shahrukh Khan), who Billu claims to have been friends with.

 

Shahrukh Khan and Gauri Khan produced and Priyadarshan directed ‘Kadha Parayumbol’ was written by Sreenivasan. Irrfan Khan will appear as Billu and Lara Dutta as Billu’s Wife. The music director is Pritam and Gulzar & Sayeed Quadri. There is 15 songs and that already been released. 

Australia vs South Africa 1st Twenty20 2009: Preview, Live Score

If you want to get the live score and updates of the first twenty20 match between Australia and South Africa, then visit the following link:

Australia vs South Africa 1st Twenty20: Live Score, Updates

Following a rare test series defeat at home, Australia is going to take on visiting South Africa in the first of the two-match Twenty20 series in Melbourne on 11 January 2009 (Sunday). South Africa is full of confidence after clinching a historic test series victory on Australian soil recently, even though they lost the third and the final test of the series. Australian team regained some of their lost confidence by wining the third test match at Sydney. So, Australian team will now look to take revenge in the upcoming Twenty20 and ODI series and they would like to kick off their revenge program right from the first Twenty20 which will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Match: Australia vs South Africa, First Twenty20, Australia vs South Africa Twenty20 Series 2009

Date: 11 January 2009, Sunday

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia

Kick off: 19:35 local time (08:35 GMT)

Australian selectors recently named 13-member Twenty20 squad with Mathew Hayden being the notable exclusion. This hard-hitting opener is going though a bad patch of time and Australian selectors indicated that they are looking for a young player who would be part of Australian team for World Twenty20 which will take place in England in June this year. New South Wales opener David Warner has been rewarded a call in Australian twenty20 team for the first time. Warner, who has been in an excellent form in Australia’s domestic cricket this season, is expected to open with hard-hitting batsman Shaun Marsh followed by Ricky Ponting, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, and Brad Haddin (wk) in the batting line up.

There are three all rounders in the squad: James Hopes, Ryan Harris and Cameron White. Pacer all-rounder Hopes and leg-spin all rounder White are expected to make it to the final eleven. Pacer Shaun Tait has been back into Australian squad after 12 months since he walked away from cricket because of exhaustion (both physical and mental). Left arm pacer Nathan Bracken and Tait are expected to lead Australia’s pace attack, while Hopes’ handy medium pace could be pretty effective for hosts. Now, there is another place left to make it eleven and the place could most probably go to off spinner Nathan Hauritz in what pacer Ben Hilfenhaus and uncapped all rounder Ryan Harris would be left out of the first eleven. So, Australian has a very balanced Twenty20 squad in the presence of a number of all rounders as well as hard hitting batsmen who have been in excellent form in recent time.

Australia’s Twenty20 Squad

Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Hussey, David Hussey, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, Nathan Bracken, Brad Haddin (wk), Shaun Marsh, Shaun Tait, David Warner, Ryan Harris, Cameron White, Nathan Hauritz.

Well, South Africa also has very strong squad which would definitely take a stern test of the host side. Even though they would miss their inspirational Captain Graeme Smith who is currently injured out for the Twenty20 and ODI series against Australia. Some of the important players of South African are Johan Botha, Herschelle Gibbs, Morne Morkel, Albie Morkel, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini, Jean-Paul Duminy, AB de Villiers and there are some promising uncapped players like left arm pacer Lonwabo Tsotsobe, hard-hitting batsman Vaughn van Jaarsveld and young all rounder Wayne Parnell who starred in 2006 U-19 World Cup.

South Africa’s Twenty20 and ODI Squad

Johan Botha (c), Hashim Amla, Mark Boucher (wk), AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Neil McKenzie, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Makhaya Ntini, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Vaughn van Jaarsveld.

Australia and South Africa faced each other in Twenty20 internationals twice so far with both sides winning once each. Both the matches were held way back in 2006. No doubt, both the teams have gone though many changes in these three years. Australia’s dominance in world cricket is gradually being faded away, while South Africa’s dominance is rising day by day. Australian will definitely miss the service of injured all rounders Andrew Symonds and Shane Watson. On the other hand, South Africa will not get Captain Graeme Smith.

Twenty20 cricket is always full of entertainment. It is, in fact, a complete package of excitement and enjoyment for three hours. Twenty20 cricket is more uncertain than any other version of cricket as a Twenty20 match can take an abrupt turn at any situation. So, the upcoming match is also expected to be a highly competitive affair with both Australia and South Africa looking to start the twenty20 series with a win in Melboune.

Online Live Score and Updates

Here, I am giving some website links from where you can get to know the live score and updates of the match between Australia and South Africa:

Cricinfo

Espnstar.Com

Cricket Next

Predicting for a cricket match is always very hard because cricket is a game of uncertainty, and when it comes to Twenty20 cricket, making prediction is as hard as facing the speediest bowler in the world with a bat made of plastic. Both Australia and South Africa have 50-50 chances to win the match as both sides include some match winners. I just hope that the first twenty20 match of the series will be as exciting as the test series.

Knights & Angels reality show: Cheerleaders for the IPLT20

Cheerleaders are the attractive part of the Twenty20 tournament. It was started during the inaugural Twenty20 world tournament that was took place in South Africa in September 2007. In 2008, BCCI started another T20 tournament named IPL T20(Indian Premier League) that huge popularity. The second season of this tournament will be taken place on April 2009. Kolkata Knight Riders is one of the popular team that was secured by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. For is team Kolkata Knight Riders, he is going to select 6 cheerleaders through a TV show called Knights & Angels.

TOI reported:

The star will pick six cheerleaders for his Kolkata Knight Riders team, for the upcoming second season of IPL, through a TV show called Knights & Angels. It is rumoured that the show will be produced by Shah Rukh’s production house, Red Chillies Entertainment, along with another TV channel.

 

In the inaugural ceremony the Kolkata Knight Riders played very well although they failed to continue their follow. Now, the owner hopes that his team will be able to show best performances most of the teams and will be titled IPLT20 2009 owners. 

Yuvraj Singh’s Personalized Cricket Bat from Reebok

Reebok is well known sports based company in the world. It provides different types of equipments. India is a big field for sports based business especially for cricket apparatuses. It started its mission in 1995. Many of the Indian stars batsmen were provided Reebok products. As per as, I can remember that Indian former captain Mohammed Azharuddin used to play with Reebok Bat. The star crickets of Indian crickets Yuvraj Singh also use the product. 

“My bat is the most important part of my cricketing life. My bat has to stand for something I believe in and what I represent, therefore I decided to personalize it”, said Yuvraj Singh. 

Recently, Reebok India has launched a cricket bat where they have used the design of the tattoo of Yuvraj Singh’s arms and the color is golden and black. The official has explained in detailed that I have use as a quote. 

Mr. Sajid Shamim, Executive Director Marketing and Product, Reebok India Company said “Yuvi, as Yuvraj Singh is fondly referred to by his friends, admirers and fans, was the genesis of this new bat sticker. The wings in the design borrowed from the tattoo on Yuvraj’s arm, represents flight, flight towards success and achievement. The black and gold colors used in the design represent power & grit of a sportsperson. And we felt that the combination of the two would symbolize dynamism which has been one quality inherent to Yuvraj Singh’s personality”. 

Although this is a new concept in India but the fans of Yuvraj Singh will be craze to buy this bat. May be the Reebok is using the theme as a marketing policy. 

Source: Reebok India Press Release

http://www.businesswireindia.com/PressRelease.asp?b2mid=17869

Chandni Chowk To China: Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone and Music Reviews

‘Chandni Chowk To China’ is Akshay Kumar’s first movie with Deepika Padukone that will be released in 2009. Some parts of the story, has taken form Akshay Kumar’s real life. The film has been shot in china and it is the first bollywood Hindi film that shot in the different place in China.

The film was directed by Nikhil Advani and produced by Rohan Sippy. Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone have acted the vital roles. Akshay Kumar as Sidhu/Liu Shengh and Deepika Padukone as Sakhi/ Meow Meow have acted this kind of roles. Mithun Chakraborty and Gordon Liu are also acted in two important roles. Mithun Chakraborty acted as Dada and Gordon Liu as Hojo in the film. Gordon Liu is a Chinese martial arts film actor. Other artists are Ranvir Shorey(chopstick) and Roger Yuan(chiang). Deepika Padukone has played double roles as a Chinese and as an Indian woman. The film’s music directors are Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonsa, Kailash Kher, Bappi Lahiri, Bohemia (musician). On December 2008, the music was released. The film has eight songs including two songs and remixed by Amyth. The song title   S.I.D.H.U sung by Kailash Kher and it is 5:40 minutes song. Neeraj Shridhar, Anushka Manchanda, Shankar Mahadevan has sung the song title Chandni Chowk To China and this song’s duration is 4:26 minutes. India Se Aaya Tera Dost (Aap Ki Khatir) is 6:29 minute’s song and singers are Bappi Lahiri, Ravi K Tripathi. Others song’s titles are Tere Naina, Chak Lein De, Chandni Chowk To China (CC2C), Chandni Chowk To China(Remix) Chak Lein De(Remix). The film‘Chandni Chowk To China’ will be released on 16^th January.