Sunday, June 8, 2014

Sharapova wins French Open in second longest final

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Maria Sharapova holds the trophy as she poses during the ceremony after defeating Simona Halep. – Reuters Photo

Maria Sharapova holds the Suzanne Lenglen trophy, and Romania's Simona Halep holds the runner up trophy. – AFP Photo

PARIS: Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title in three years at Roland Garros on Saturday, defeating Romania's Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4 in a gripping final, the first to go the full distance in Paris in 13 years and the second longest on record.

Buffon, Pirlo still hungry for Italian job

Argentina make Falklands protest before World Cup

Soha to learn Punjabi for film on 1984 anti-Sikh riots

blockbuster actress Deepika Padukone was Wednesday signed on to endorse Axis

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Mumbai:Bollywood`s blockbuster actress Deepika Padukone was Wednesday signed on to endorse Axis Bank. She will front the private sector bank`s new campaign ‘Badhne ke kai naam hai…’, and says she`s happy to be associated with a service so important to an individual`s progress.

Sharapova in battle of blondes

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French Open: Bouchard faces childhood idol Sharapova in battle of blondes

Paris: Eugenie Bouchard clashes with childhood idol Maria Sharapova in the French Open semifinals on Thursday in a match-up which ticks all the right marketing boxes for the women`s tour.

Happy to make a mark in Bollywood: Sunny Leone

Mumbai: Indo-Canadian adult film star Sunny Leone is happy for getting noticed but is not sure if she has made her mark in Bollywood. Before making her Bollywood debut in `Jism 2`, Sunny had participated in the fifth season of the reality show `Bigg Boss`.Sunny also did a special song in

First film on Indian army to release in Pakistan

Holiday, the first film on Indian army, set to release in Pakistan on June 6, reported Hindustan Times.

Directed by A.R. Murugadoss, the film stars Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha and is based on an Indian army officer.

First Lady Fashion Seven

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This photo taken May 12, 2014 shows first lady Michelle Obama waving as she leaves the crafts area as she and Jill Biden hosted their annual Mother’s Day tea to honor military mothers at White House in Washington. AP

First ladies feel all sorts of pressure to project a fashionable look,

and over the decades they’ve tried a range of cash-saving strategies

to pull it off without going broke. Seven frugal do’s _ and don’ts _ that

first ladies have tried over the years:

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This Feb. 4, 1981 file photo shows former first lady Betty Ford getting outfitted with a spring wardrobe by Seventh Avenue designer Albert Capraro, in New York. She is wearing a cranberry tweed wood jacket with a silk blouse and flat wool skirt. AP

This 1895 file photo shows Edith Kermit Roosevelt wearing a turn-of-the-century dress of black re-embroidered lace over taffeta. Edith Kermit Carow married Theodore Roosevelt in December 1886 and served as first lady from 1901 to 1909. AP

Rihanna's 'sexually suggestive' perfume ad restricted in Britain

Rihanna arrives at the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art May 5, 2014 in New York. – Photo by AFP

LONDON: A raunchy British poster promoting Barbadian pop superstar Rihanna's perfume can only be displayed in areas where children are unlikely to see it, the country's advertising regulator ruled Wednesday.

Apple strikes a new chord in the future of music

Updated May 19, 2014 04:11pm

The leaf on the Apple symbol is tinted green at the Apple flagship store on 5th Ave in New York April 22, 2014. — Reuters Photo

More than a decade ago, the late Steve Jobs pulled one of his trademark reality distorting maneuvers, browbeating music label executives into selling songs on Apple Inc's then-nascent iTunes digital store for a mere 99 cents apiece.

Samsung to sell first Tizen phone in 3rd Quarter

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SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will begin selling a smartphone that runs on its Tizen operating system in the third quarter of this year, advancing the company's plans to reduce dependence on Google's Android software.

Samsung, the world's top smartphone maker by sales volume, said in a statement that the smartphone called Samsung Z will go on sale in Russia first.

Angelina Jolie 'thrills' at box office success of 'Maleficent'

This image released by Disney shows Angelina Jolie as Maleficent, left, in a scene with her daughter Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, portraying Young Aurora, in a scene from the film, "Maleficent." – Photo by AP

SHANGHAI: Actress Angelina Jolie said Tuesday she was thrilled her latest film Maleficent, a modern retelling of the life of Sleeping Beauty's arch-nemesis, had debuted at the top of the box office.

Maleficent raked in nearly $70 million in North America over the past weekend. The movie not only casts Jolie in the title role as the malevolent fairy but was also produced by the star.

Solar plane debuts with eye on world trip

A German test pilot lands the experimental aircraft ‘Solar Impulse 2’ after its first flight at an air base here on Monday.— Photo by AFP

PAYERNE: A sun-powered plane made a successful test flight on Monday, clearing a vital hurdle towards its goal of a round-the-world trip next year, its pilot and mission chiefs said.

‘Solar Impulse 2’ carried out a flight lasting two hours and 15 minutes, half an hour longer than scheduled, German test pilot Markus Scherdel said. “Everything worked as expected,” Scherdel told a press conference at an

Altaf Hussain arrested for money laundering; MQM denies

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain was arrested on Tuesday in London on charges of money laundering but his party has denied that any arrest had happened.

The London Metropolitan police confirmed that a 60-year-old man had been arrested from a

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Lara, Umar Gul to feature in Lord’s bicentenary game

West Indies batting legend Brian Lara. - AFP (FIle Photo)

MANCHESTER: West Indies batting legend Brian Lara has been added to the star-studded list of players who will take part in the MCC v Rest of the World Lord’s Bicentenary match scheduled to be staged on July 5, it was announced on Wednesday.

The 45-year-old Lara, a veteran of 131 Tests and 299 ODIs, will play alongside fellow all-time batting great Sachin Tendulkar for MCC, with

Brad Pitt hit in the face at 'Maleficent' premiere

Cast member Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt pose at the premiere of “Maleficent” at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California May 28, 2014. The movie opens in the U.S. on May 30. – Photo by Reuters

HOLLYWOOD: An infamous red carpet prankster struck actor Brad Pitt in the face as he signed autographs at the Hollywood premiere of a film

Aussie rapper Azalea equals Beatles double atop US chart

Iggy Azalea onstage during the 2014 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. – Photo by AFP

LOS ANGELES: Australian rapper Iggy Azalea has scored a US chart double only previously achieved by the Beatles, with hits at number one and number two, Billboard magazine said Wednesday.

The Aussie star's “Fancy” rose from the number two spot to top the

Rates of Diesel and Petrol from 01 June 2014 in Pakistan will Increase

Pakistan government is going to increase the rates of

Diesel Rs. 2.50
Petrol Rs. 1.50
from 01 June 2014

Agassi picks Nadal over Federer as all-time best

Nadal has a convincing 23-10 head-to-head record against Federer and is one Australian Open victory away from becoming only the third man to win all four Grand Slam titles twice. -Photo by AFP

SINGAPORE: Andre Agassi has picked Rafael Nadal ahead of Grand Slam record-holder Roger Federer when asked to choose the best player in tennis history, a report said on Thursday.

The American, putting a new slant on one of the sport's great debates, said he prefers Nadal because the Spaniard has thrived in an ultra-competitive “golden age of tennis”.

Vidya Balan tries 122 looks for 'Bobby Jasoos'

Vidya Balan on the sets of 'Bobby Jasoos'

Bollywood actor, Vidya Balan, who will play the role of a female detective in the movie Bobby Jasoos has tried 122 looks during shooting for the film, reported Hindustan Times.

Apparently, Vidya invested two weeks in trying the looks. "She underwent 122 changes, out of which around 12 were shortlisted. Each look required

X-Men' set to soar at US holiday box office

From left, actors Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender pose for photographers for the UK premiere of X-Men: Days Of Future Past, in London on Monday, May 12, 2014. – Photo by AP

LOS ANGELES: The latest "X-Men" blockbuster is expected to take North America's box office by storm this weekend, as the mutant superhero gang reunites for one of the biggest US film-going holidays of