Alia, Varun and Sidharth to perform at Justin Bieber's India concert?

Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan have been approached to be part of the concert.

 

Justin Bieber is scheduled to perform in India for the first time in May this year and going by the looks of it, the organisers are leaving no stone unturned to make it a grand success.

The sale of tickets have already started on Wednesday and the event also looks likely to be a star-studded affair.





‘Student of the Year’ stars Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan have been approached to a be part of the concert.

Arjun Jain, director of White Fox India, told mid-day, "We have already received confirmation from some of the biggest celebrities in India for the concert and will try to definitely integrate indigenous elements into the event. We are considering bringing Alia, Sidharth and Varun on stage, like they did in their first film. However, things are in the planning stage now.”

While the three stars made their debuts together and also featured together on their mentor Karan Johar’s chat show ‘Koffee with Karan’ and the Dream Team Tour, they have not been spotted together all that often.

While Alia and Sidharth are reportedly dating, reports of Varun not getting along with the couple have often made the rounds. So it would be interesting to see the trio come together after a long time.

The performances of the three stars could just be one of the star attractions on the show and we could see several other celebrities coming together like we saw recently when Coldplay and other artistes had arrived in Mumbai for the Global Citizen concert.

PSL fixing scandal: Sharjeel claims innocence, says 'truth will come out soon'

Suspended opening batsman Sharjeel Khan on Wednesday said he "did nothing wrong or anything that would malign his country",

"The truth will come out soon," he said in a brief media talk, adding that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked him to refrain from talking to the media.PCB had sent Khan and Khalid Latif back home following their alleged involvement in spot fixing during the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) in United Arab Emirates.According to media reports, Sharjeel and Khalid Latif both deny the match fixing charges but admit to meeting the alleged fixer on the recommendation of a former Pakistani Test player.They are expected to admit to negligence on their part for not informing PCB regarding the man's offer.The suspended players are further expected to hand in their written replies to PCB's charge-sheet within the next week, DawnNews reported.According to PCB officials privy to the matter, even if any fixing charges are not proven against the suspended players, they are expected to receive a ban minimum ban of one year for the breach of PCB's Anti-Corruption Code.PCB handed over charge-sheets to Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif for their alleged involvement in spot-fixing during the PSL, on February 18.The charge-sheets were handed over to both the players after recording their statements separately and they are expected to submit their written replies within two weeks of the date.If both players confess to all the charges levelled against them then the PCB will form a disciplinary committee to decide about the punishment, board officials said.But if the players deny these charges then a trial court would be set up by the PCB’s Anti-Corruption unit under chair of a former Judge and with representation of one former player to investigate the matter, PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan had said.Shaharyar had said Sharjeel and Khalid will be given one to two weeks to submit their replies against the charge-sheets, after which the board will level formal charges.PSL authorities in their initial statements on the scandal had claimed that while the investigation against three other cricketers — Mohammad Irfan, Zulfiqar Babar and Shahzaib Hasan — was ongoing, Sharjeel and Khalid were sidelined from the PSL after they had confessed to wrongdoing.Both were suspended provisionally by the PCB’s anti-corruption unit, and immediately sent back home.

Shahid Afridi unveils ICC Champions trophy cup

 

 Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi unveiled the trophy for ICC Champions trophy - to be played in England in 2017 - as the 100-day countdown to the event started on Tuesday.

Afridi, who has played 398 ODIs, 98 T20Is and 27 Test matches, recently reiterated that he doesn’t aim to play international cricket again and has already said goodbye to it.

The veteran told a press conference after his 28-ball-54 against Karachi Kings in the PSL that he isn’t playing league matches with the intention of a return to international cricket.

“I have already said goodbye; I am just playing this for my fans. For me, my foundation is more important. I have played for my country professionally and have done whatever I could,” he said in response to a question that if he still wants a farewell match.

ICC Champions Trophy would be played in England in June this year.Neighbours and rivals, Pakistan and India will clash on June 4 at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka claim last spots for World Cup

Pakistan Women and Sri Lanka Women have clinched the final two places for this summer’s ICC Women’s World Cup in England.

Bangladesh, the only other team still in contention, lost to Sri Lanka by 42 runs in their rain-affected final game of the World Cup Qualifier in Colombo.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka join India and South Africa as the top four teams from the Super Six phase and join hosts England, plus Australia, New Zealand and West Indies at this summer’s competition.
It is the first time since 1993 that England have hosted the tournament, which starts on 24 June in Derby live on TV. The competition will be played in a round-robin format, with Derby hosting eight games in total including a semi final on Thursday 20 July.
Tickets for all fixtures at the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 go on sale on Wednesday 8 March via the ICC tickets website. Semi final tickets are on sale now.
ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier: Super Six final table

	P	W	L	NRR	Pts
India (Q)	5	5	0	+1.981	10
South Africa (Q)	5	4	1	+0.953	8
Sri Lanka (Q)	5	3	2	+0.146	6
Pakistan (Q)	5	2	3	-0.150	4
Bangladesh	5	1	4	-1.127	2
Ireland	5	0	5	-2.013	0

Derbyshire Members for 2017 season will receive a special discounted price on ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 tickets for matches at Derby.

How fabric made from the same material as Coca-Cola bottles can fix your snapped shoulder

• Plastic from Coca-Cola bottles is being used to fix disconnected shoulder joints
• Several current and former Six Nations stars have had the 'Coke-bottle fix' 

• This includes Welsh flanker Sam Warburton, who has the most caps as captain  

Fabric made from the same material as plastic Coca-Cola bottles is being used to fix disconnected shoulder joints.

The injury occurs when the ligament holding together the collarbone and the shoulder blade snaps and the two become permanently detached, causing severe and often chronic shoulder pain.

The injury is regularly seen in rugby players – with several current and former Six Nations stars having had the 'Coke-bottle fix' – including Welsh flanker Sam Warburton, who holds the record for the most Wales caps as captain.

Others are Welsh team-mates Alun Wyn Jones and Leigh Halfpenny.

One in ten of all shoulder injuries are acromioclavicular joint – or ACJ – tears, and they can be caused by any big impact fall, such as coming off a bicycle or a rugby tackle

While ACJ dislocation used to be most common in professional sports people, surgeons are now seeing many more of these injuries as more of us take up outdoor sports.

Traditional surgical treatments included repairing the ligaments, or moving ligaments from another part of the body to replace them.

The procedure now preferred by surgeons involves using a braided suture made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the same recyclable material used to make plastic bottles.

Richard Evans, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Spire Cardiff Hospital, was an early convert to the procedure, called Lockdown, and has used it to repair ACJs in several rugby players.

Warburton, 28, tore his ACJ in 2008. He had a Lockdown operation, carried out by Mr Evans, and was back in training three months later, and playing first-team rugby after just 18 weeks.

Shakib, Tamim to play against Karachi tonight

 Shakib, Tamim to play against Karachi tonight

Tamim Iqbal and Shakib AL Hasan are going to play their third match of the season in Pakistan Super League as Peshawar Zalmi are all set to face Karachi Kings tonight. The clash between this two teams will underway at Sharjah Cricket Stadium at 10.00 pm in Bangladesh time.

KP's 88 helped the Gladiators beat Lahore Qalandars by 5 wickets

Pakistan Super League 2017: Kevin Pietersen's blitzkrieg 88 helps Quetta Gladiators beat Lahore Qalandars

In the 11^th match of the Pakistan Super League 2017, Quetta Gladiators romped home against Lahore Qalandars by comfortably chasing down 201 runs in 18.5 overs on Saturday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. They were led from the front by Gladiators’ Kevin Pietersen who scored 88 runs off 42 balls and Sarfraz Ahmad who sored 45 off 25. The Qalandars had set a target of 201 runs. For the Qalandars, JJ Roy scored 52 off 27, Fakhar Zaman made 47 while Mohammad Rizwan scored 46. Quetta Gladiators’ Hasan Khan took two wickets while Zulfiqar Babar got one wicket.

The Gladiators elected to bowl first and Qalandars’ openers Jason Roy and Fakhar Zaman, with Roy scoring 51 off 27. Zaman scored 47 while Umar akmal chipped in with 17. Things didn’t start off well for the Gladiators who lost their first wicket in the third over (Saad Nasim) followed by Ahmed Shehzad who departed for 15. But it was Pietersen and Rossouw who built the first proper partnership, and then went berserk scoring 3 fours and 8 sixes in his innings.

Brief Scores:

Lahore Qalandars 200 for 3 (Jason Roy 51, Fakhar Zaman 47, Mohammad Rizwan 46, Cameron Delport 35; Zulfiqur Babar 1 for 28, Hasan Khan 2 for 28) lost to Quetta Gladiators 202 for 5 (Kevin Pietersen 88*, Rilee Rossouw 33, Safraz Ahmed 45; Sohail Tanvir 2 for 47, Mohammad Irfan (4) 2 for 48) by 5 wickets.

Teams:

Quetta Gladiators: Shehzad, Mohammad Nawaz, Kevin Pietersen, Luke Wright, Rilee Rossouw, Mahmudullah Riyad, Anwar Ali, Tymal Mills, Hassan Khan, Nathan McCullum, Thisara Perera, Bismillah Khan, Mir Hamza, Zulfiqar Babar, Saad Nasim, Umar Amin, Noor Wali.

Lahore Qalandars: Brendon McCullum (captain), Azhar Ali, Aamer Yamin, Sohail Tanvir, Sunil Narine, Umar Akmal, Jason Roy, Yasir Shah, James Franklin, Mohammad Rizwan, Cameron Delport, Fakhar Zaman, Bilawal Bhatti, Ghulam Mudassar, Usman Qadir, Grant Elliot, Chris Green, Saif Badar, Mohammad Irfan (Jr.), Zafar Gohar.