State wushu c’ship gets under way
The 11th Delhi state wushu championship was declared open at the Talkatora Stadium in the capital on Friday. The three-day event is being organised by the Delhi Amateur Wushu Association, and will see participation from over 30 teams and 600 players in the senior, junior and sub-junior categories this year.
A toast to Amarula
A South African native would tell you that Amarula could make an elephant drunk. A quaint mix of the extract of the marula fruit and cream, this South African liqueur is the seventh most requested liqueur worldwide, according to a survey.
Bhullar’s team win Pro-Am
Gaganjeet Bhullar started the Gujarat Kensville Challenge weekend well, leading his team of young local golfers, Varun Parikh, Kairav Shah and Anshul Patel to victory in Wednesday’s Pro-Am in Ahmedabad.
Neha ends title drought
Neha Tripathi managed to keep Smriti Mehra at bay despite a card of five-over 77 on the third and final day of the opening event of the 2013 Hero women’s professional golf tour at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club on Thursday. After a tight error-filled front nine, Neha totaled 226 to finish three clear of Smriti (76) and five ahead of Vani Kapoor (76).
Neha surges ahead
Neha Tripathi played a flawless brilliant back nine of three-under 33 to come up with an even par 72 that catapulted her into the lead after the end of the second round in the opening event of the 2013 Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour in Kolkata on Wednesday.
No country for Kamal?
So, this is the latest from Kamal Haasan. He’s reworking “certain scenes from Vishwaroopam”, is planning to take his “his battle” to the Supreme Court, is very, very broke, and yes, he’s also planning to leave the country.
After half-a-century in Indian cinema and four national awards, a visibly-upset, during a Wednesday morning presser, said that, as an artiste, he was “fed up” with the system.
Where are people being branded?
Following in the footsteps of their Israeli counterparts, Animal Rights activists in England will be branded with a red hot iron in order to raise awareness about the cruelty endured by cattle.
Sona heads to the South
Sonakshi Sinha seems to be riding high on the hattrick successes of Rowdy Rathore, Son of Sardaar and Dabangg 2. Turns out, now the actress is not just a sought-after name in Bollywood, the film industry down South seems to want her too.
Shahid and Bebo to clash?
Former lovers Shahid Kapur and Kareena Kapoor will find themselves locking horns at the box office when their respective films release at the same time.
Telefunken Club triumph
Telefunken Club beat Air India by five wickets in the final to clinch the 17th Sahibzada Ajit Singh cricket tournament in the capital on Wednesday. Deepak Khatri (70) and Priyank Tehlan (69) played handy knocks as Telefunken made it a one-sided affair as they chased down the 225-run target in just 28 overs.