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Jessica Bratich dubbed hottest WAG in new poll |
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Monday, 15 June 2009 16:44 |
Melbourne, June 15 : Aussie cricket ace Mitchell Johnson's fiancee Jessica Bratich has been named the hottest WAG in a poll by a men's magazine.
Bratich, a karate black-belt, has beaten Aussie vice-captain Michael Clarke's fiance Lara Bingle, who secured the second place in the online poll by Ralph magazine.
With 34 per cent of the votes, Bratich narrowly took away the title from Bingle, who received 32 per cent.
Bratich also appears on the cover of the men''s magazine this month.
Other WAGs who appeared in the poll included Nathan Bracken''s wife Hayley (13 per cent), Shane Watson''s girlfriend Lee Furlong (12 per cent), and Simon Katich''s partner Georgie Willis (9 per cent).
"Jessica is a beautiful woman and Mitch is one of the best players in the Aussie Ashes squad," News. com. au quoted Ralph editor Santi Pintando as saying.
Meanwhile, no wedding date has yet been set for Johnson and Bratich, who allegedly split for a brief period last year. (ANI) |
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Mentor warns Ronaldo not to get caught in Madrid glitz, glamour |
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Monday, 15 June 2009 16:43 |
London, June 15 : Star Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been warned by his mentor that his career will spin into a freefall if he gets caught up in the glitz and glamour of Madrid.
Ronaldo''s Portugal boss Carlos Queiroz said that he is deeply worried that Ronaldo, 24, who moves from Manchester United to Real Madrid on a record pay-out of 80 million pounds, could be caught up in events away from the Bernabeu once he completes his switch.
Queiroz said: "I have my opinion about my wish regarding the career of Cristiano - and I think Manchester United was the right club for him. It''s something to do with the fashion, the television, a different game that is in place nowadays. "I must say that at Real Madrid, these things can happen very easily."
Queiroz had a spell as manager at Real during that period and believes the club''s failures were a result of too many commitments off the pitch.
He is adamant that the only way Ronaldo will become a success is if he is not exploited for marketing reasons.
"There were a lot of compromises and deals away from the pitch. When the club is huge and you put together players like Figo, Zidane and Roberto Carlos, the challenge is huge. (ANI)
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PCB prepares two security plans to salvage its 2011 World Cup hosting rights |
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Monday, 15 June 2009 16:42 |
Islamabad, June 15 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is readying two different security plans to table before the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the other three host countries, to salvage its 2011 World Cup hosting rights.
The PCB has reportedly hired two foreign professional security experts to chalk out the plans.
The PCB chairman Ijaz Butt would put forth the plans before the ICC and other concerned parties in a meeting scheduled to be held next week, The Nation reports.
According to the sources, the board has also decided to oppose the shift of the World Cup Secretariat's office from Lahore to Dubai.
The ICC had snatched the 2011 World Cup hosting rights from Pakistan, and subsequently shifted the tournament's headquarters from Lahore after the brazen terrorist attack on the visiting Sri Lanka cricket team in March.
It is expected that the PCB would also put forth the idea of hosting its share of World Cup matches in UAE, rather than awarding them to the other three host countries, India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. (ANI) |
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Alam rejects Qadir’s charges of ‘interference’ in team’s selection procedure |
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Monday, 15 June 2009 16:40 |
London, June 15 : The Pakistan cricket coach, Intikhab Alam, has rejected former chief selector Abdul Qadir's allegations that he was not given enough room in the team's selection procedures.
Alam said he was disappointed, as well as shocked by Qadir's statements, as the team for the ICC Twenty20 World Championship was finalized only after he had given his consent.
"Comments regarding our interference is Qadir's own opinion. Whenever the team is selected, everybody, including the selectors, coach, and captain, and it is only then the piece of paper with everyone's signatures if forwarded to the PCB chairman," said Alam.
Alam said if Qadir had issues, he should have presented his opinion at the time when the team was being selected, and not after resigning from the post.
"If he (Qadir) had issues with our interference or had problems with the selection, why did he sign those papers? He should've come out there and then and shared his thought instead of waiting until after tendering his resignation before making such statements," The Dawn quoted Alam, as saying.
Alam also played down the rumors about fissures in the national squad, and said that such reports were baseless.
It may be noted that after tendering his resignation Qadir had said that he would have dropped both Shoaib Malik and captain Younis Khan from the team, as he had spotted a clash between then during the Dubai one day international series against Australia.
He had also charged the PCB Governing Board member Shakeel Sheikh of ruining the PCB.
"Sheikh is the cancer of the cricket, he should be kept at arm's length from cricket," Qadir said. (ANI)
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