Kapil to fulfill Indian migrant's last wish .

Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev is all set to fulfill the last wish of an Indian migrant to Australia who died more than six decades ago.

Kapil will land in Australia this weekend to collect the ashes of Pooran Singh and take them to India for immersion.

Kapil will also attend a ceremony organised by the Victorian Sikh Community this Sunday to collect the ashes. Pooran, who migrated to Australia 111 years ago, had wished that his ashes be immersed in River Ganges.

Kapil to fulfill Indian migrant's last wish .

World Cup final ball auctioned off for $74,000 brought by Spanish Fan

First Time WC winner have another chance to rejoice as one of the Spanish fans have bought a ball used in Spain's World Cup final win over Holland for £48,200 ($74,000) in an online charity auction.

Proceeds from the sale on eBay are due to go to 46664, Nelson Mandela's campaign to prevent HIV/Aids.

The company said 133 bids had been placed from 55 international bidders.

World Cup final ball auctioned off for $74,000 brought by Spanish Fan

Yes to Cola, no to Bollywood: Saina Nehwal

By Uma Sudhir for NDTV

World No 2 in Badminton, Saina Nehwal, is shuttling her way towards becoming one of the top spots brands in India. Brand strategists say that she can now charge up to 30 lakh per endorsement - 500% more than what she used to get before her ranking shot up.

Unlike her coach, Pullela Gopichand, who refused to endorse aerated drinks at the peak of his career, Saina says she's wide open to offers, especially since she's somewhat of a Cola girl herself.

"Today's generation wants to drink everything. I am also one of them. Gopi sir took a very brave decision because he believes if we do anything, the public follows. I don't see it that way that if I drink, others will also start drinking it,'' she said.

Yes to Cola, no to Bollywood: Saina Nehwal

Here Come the World No. 2, Saina Nehwal

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal is just a step away from realising her goal of becoming the world's number one player as she jumped one place to a career-best second in the latest international rankings.

"I am very happy to achieve the world number two so soon in my career. The last three wins have really helped me. It is a great feeling but I feel my priority still will be to win more tournaments for India rather than focussing on ranking," Saina said.

"It will be difficult to hold on to the ranking but I hope to continue my hard work and win more titles and become the number one player soon," said the Hyderabadi shuttler, who is down with fever and cold.

Here Come the World No. 2, Saina Nehwal

Mr. Dhoni sign deal worth 200 Crores, leaves sachin behind.

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has signed a whopping Rs 200 crore endorsement deal with a talent management company, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar in the corporate contract sweepstakes.

Dhoni has entered into a three-year deal with Rhiti Sports Management and Mindscapes, which will manage the Indian skipper's long list of endorsements and brand associations, corporate profile, patents and digital rights, images, visibility on social networking sites and merchandise through a joint venture.

Tendulkar's three-year deal with sports management firm Iconix, signed in 2006, was worth Rs 180 crore.

Confirming the development, Rhiti Sports General Manager (Operations) Sanjay Pandey said as per the agreement, the company will be looking after Dhoni's entire spectrum of endorsements.

Mr. Dhoni sign deal worth 200 Crores, leaves sachin behind.

Nelson Mandela under pressure from FIFA to attend FIFA WC 2010

Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela says the former South African president has been put under "extreme pressure" by Fifa Governing Body to attend Sunday's World Cup final.

Nelson Mandela will be 92 years old by next week.

Nelson Mandela cancelled plans to attend the opening ceremony after his great-granddaughter died in a car crash the night before the tournament.

Fifa head Sepp Blatter has said it will be "wonderful" if Mr Mandela attends.

Speaking to the BBC, Mandla Mandela said: "We've come under extreme pressure from Fifa (the governing body of world football) requiring and wishing that my grandfather be at the final.

Nelson Mandela under pressure from FIFA to attend FIFA WC 2010

Clash of Oracles, Octopus Paul v/s Parrot Mani Parakeet.

Both of the Animal Oracle had delivered the results. Octopus Paul form Germany had selected Spain to be FIFA WC 2010 champions, where as Muniyappan's Mani Parakeet which is professional fortune teller in the streets of Singapore had picked Holland to the World Champions 2010.

People are seeking Mani's help to win bets on the World Cup matches, according to a report by the Channel News Asia.

Muniyapan, Mani's owner of Indian origin, said he was now getting 10 customers in an hour compared to 10 on a regular day due to growing popularity of his parrot.

Clash of Oracles, Octopus Paul v/s Parrot Mani Parakeet.

IPL 4 is all set be guided by Yesteryear Cricketers

After the exile of Lalit Modi, IPL governing body had decided that Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri, all of whom led India will be taking decision which will determine the future of Multi Billion Dollar game.

The former captains who will decide how the league will shape up have tossed interesting thoughts at the eight existing franchisees to draw out their ideas before laying down the rules for the crucial auction that is to be held in August or September.

Retention of players, the salary cap and the format may go through a revolutionary process before all conditions are agreed upon by the eight existing franchisees and the two new teams (Pune and Kochi).

IPL 4 is all set be guided by Yesteryear Cricketers

Paes-Black win Wimbledon mixed doubles title

India's Leander Paes wins his 12th Grand Slam title after he and his Zimbabwean partner Cara Black clinched the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship with a straight set victory here on Sunday.

Last year's runners-up and second seeds Paes and Black beat 11th seeds South African-American pair of Wesley Moodie and Lisa Raymond 6-4, 7-6 (5) in the finals here.

With this win, Paes now have 12 Grand Slam titles - six men's doubles and six mixed doubles Grand Slam crowns

Paes and Black, who put up an impressive performance coming into the final, broke their rivals thrice and pocketed the first set 6-4 in just 37 minutes.

Paes-Black win Wimbledon mixed doubles title

Master Blaster Sachin at Wimbledon 2010[PICS]

Sachin wavin to Crowd.

Master Blaster Sachin at Wimbledon 2010[PICS]

Sepp Blatter apologises to England, Mexico for Referee Mistakes.

(AP) With pressure for video replay mounting after two blatant missed calls at the World Cup, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said soccer's governing body will reopen the issue after the tournament.

Blatter said Tuesday that FIFA deplores ``when you see the evidence of refereeing mistakes.'' It would be ``a nonsense'' not to consider changes, he said.

The referee at England's second-round match with Germany on Sunday missed a clear English goal that would have tied the score 2-2. Germany went on to win 4-1. Hours later, a referee awarded a goal to Argentina on a play in which goal-scorer Carlos Tevez was obviously offside. Argentina went on to beat Mexico 3-1.

Sepp Blatter apologises to England, Mexico for Referee Mistakes.

Thulani Ngcobo is the FIFA World Cup Fan No. 1[OFFICIAL].

Thulani Ngcobo, a resident of the Soshanguve Township outside Pretoria can now officially claim the title of South Africa's No. 1 football fan after he set a new world record for attending the most matches at a World Cup tournament.

He has so far attended 38 matches.

Thulani Ngcobo is the FIFA World Cup Fan No. 1[OFFICIAL].

Longest match ever Recorded for Wimbledon.

John Isner won the longest tennis match on ever recorded on Thursday by beating Nicolas Mahut 70-68 in the final set of their first-round encounter at Wimbledon.

Picking up at 59-59 in the fifth set, the match continued on serve with no break points until the American hit a backhand passing shot past the Frenchman in the 138th game of the set to finish the contest in front of a packed crowd on Court 18.

The  final score read: 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3) 70-68.

Isner finished with a total of 112 aces and Mahut 103.

The first-round match lasted 11 hours, 5 minutes, over three days. The fifth set alone lasted 8 hours, 11 minutes.

Longest match ever Recorded for Wimbledon.

Ace Indian Shuttler Saina Nehwal is now World No 3.

Saina Nehwal does what she says. Thats why Hyderbadi loves Saina rather then the Glam seeking Tennis girls Sania I mean to say Sania Mirza whos is now not an indian any more.

This latest rankings comes after the Saina winning the India Open Grand Prix and the Singapore Open Super Series respectively.

It is now her career best ranking, i will be like her dream come true. According to me, saina believes in aim small small goals and achieves it and then targets her next. Firstly she expressed her desire to be reach World's Top 25 Ranking, then 10 then 5, then top 3, reaching her goal :).

I hope are Indian are keen to Saina Nehwal in First Position.

Saina, with 64791.2637 points, made a significant upward movement in the chart and is just behind Chinese duo of Yihan Wang and Xin Wang.

Ace Indian Shuttler Saina Nehwal is now World No 3.

Saina Nehwal wins Super Series title.

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal clinched the second Super Series title of her career by winning the Singapore Open with a straight-game triumph over qualifier Tzu Ying Tai in the finals here on Sunday.

Top seed Saina took just 33 minutes to beat Chinese Taipei's Tai 21-18 21-15 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Saina Nehwal wins Super Series title.

Twitter Launches Official World Cup Tracking Page.

The FIFA World Cup 2010 is officially opened and football fever is touching its new height. In order to make it easier to follow news and updates about specific teams and matches, Twitter has launched a brand new World Cup portal page.

The new page is smartly designed, displaying upcoming matches, the most interesting tweets (as determined by Twitter’s algorithm) and Twitter staff picks for relevant users to follow.

Twitter Launches Official World Cup Tracking Page.

Abby Sunderland is safe in Indian ocean, spotted by Australian Airbus A330

A teenage US sailor who went missing while sailing solo around the world has been found safe and well, her family has said.

Direct content from soloround.blogspot.com

We have just heard from the Australian Search and Rescue. The plane arrived on the scene moments ago. Wild Eyes is upright but her rigging is down. The weather conditions are abating. Radio communication was made and Abby reports that she is fine!

We don't know much else right now. The French fishing vessel that was diverted to her location will be there in a little over 24 hours. Where they will take her or how long it will take we don't know.

More updates as news comes in.

Laurence & Marianne

Abby Sunderland is safe in Indian ocean, spotted by Australian Airbus A330

FIFA 2010 has £6.2bn insurance, says Lloyd's

The 2010 World Cup in South Africa has been insured for more than £6.2bn, according to Lloyd's of London, the world's biggest insurance market.

Football world governing body Fifa, national teams, broadcasters and other firms with a stake in the tournament's success have all taken out policies.

Stadiums and training venues for the World Cup matches are covered to the tune of £3.2bn, underwriters say.

• Property - £3bn
• Contingency - £3bn
• Liability - £200m

Source: Lloyd's

But other business opportunities linked to the event account for another £3bn.

FIFA 2010 has £6.2bn insurance, says Lloyd's

Kaka kisses controversial Jabulani ball.

Kaka kissed the controversial Jabulani World Cup ball which has been criticised by some of his Brazil team mates on Friday.

Kaka, advertising face of Jabulani makers Adidas, was handed the ball by surprise by a reporter during the news conference at the Brazil team's hotel and kissed it in front of dozens of cameras.

"I'm not going to criticise the Cup ball," the 28-year-old Real Madrid playmaker told a news conference.

"Everything that's new, new technology, makes a different impression. At first, opinions were critical, but who knows if that won't change during the World Cup.

Kaka kisses controversial Jabulani ball.

Waka waka the official song for the FIFA 2010 [VIDEO].

FIFA says Latin diva Shakira’s Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) has been chosen as the official song for this edition of the World Cup. Shakira will perform the song with South African band Freshlyground during the event.

According to FIFA, Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) represents the vitality and energy of the host Continent. South African guitars back up the Afro-Colombian rhythm and Soca beat. The chorus is similar to that of a popular Cameroon song made famous by Golden Voices in particular.

However (a big however), everyone other than FIFA seems to think that the official song for the Football World Cup is Somalia-born Canadian hip-hop artist K’naan’s Wavin’ Flag. The song has virtually taken over social networking sites like YouTube and is even being played in commercials.

Waka waka the official song for the FIFA 2010 [VIDEO].