Sachin to debut on big screen
New Delhi: After a stellar cricketing career which spanned over two decades, iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar is all set to play himself in a film made on his life. A Mumbai-based production company 200NotOut is working on the movie to be directed by award-winning British director James Erskine. The planned film is expected to be “between 90 minutes and two hours” and could be released by the end of this year or early next year. “Shooting for the film has been going on for the past year and we aim to continue filming through the year,” the spokesperson was quoted as saying.
Imran Khan ties knot
Islamabad: Pakistan's flamboyant cricketer- turned-politician Imran Khan today tied the knot with TV anchor Reham Khan at a simple ceremony here, ending days of speculation about his marriage. The most talked about wedding of the season between Imran, 62, and Reham, 42, was conducted by Mufti Saeed at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief's Bani Gala farmhouse on the outskirts of the capital. Reham, a former weather reporter for the BBC and now an anchor with Pakistan's Dawn News, reportedly has three children from a previous marriage.
Sepp welcomes vp’s challenge
Geneva: FIFA President Sepp Blatter has welcomed his election rival Prince Ali bin Al Hussein's challenge as good for debate. Blatter is quoted by Swiss daily le Matin saying “I can only be happy with this candidature.“ The 78-year-old Blatter, who is strongly favored to get a fifth mandate in the May 29 election, says “we are in a democracy and this can only be beneficial for debate.”
Korean Gp dropped of F1
Paris: The Korean Grand Prix has been dropped from the 2015 Formula One calendar, reducing the season to 20 races. The race, set to be staged on May 3, was added at the last minute to the calendar last month at a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, but motorsport's governing body FIA removed the event from its revised schedule. The Korean Grand Prix was held from 2010 to 2013 but was dropped from the calendar after organizers faced financial difficulties.
ligue 1 to observe silence
Paris: A minute's silence will be observed ahead of all French football, rugby and basketball matches this weekend as the world of sport moved to honour the 12 victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack. The tribute was observed during the ligue 1 match between lille and Evian on Wednesday night followed by an emotional rendition of la Marseillaise, the French national anthem, as players of both teams wore black armbands. Twelve people, including two policemen, were shot dead by heavily armed gunmen at the offices of the satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo in Central Paris on Wednesday morning.