Jessica Alba Gives Birth to Baby Girl

Actress Jessica Alba Sunday announced the birth of her second daughter with movie producer husband Cash Warren.
The new addition, named Haven Garner Warren, joins three-year-old daughter, Honor Marie.
The 30-year-old, who got her start on the TV show "Dark Angel," announced the news on her Facebook page.
"Hi Everyone, Hope you're enjoying the weekend. Cash and I are so excited to announce the birth of our daughter, Haven Garner Warren," Alba wrote.
"She was born on Saturday, weighed 7lbs [3.2kg], and was 19 inches [48cm] long. Healthy and happy! Big Sister Honor couldn't be more excited about the new addition to our family.
"Thank you for all of your support during my pregnancy. It means the world to me."
Alba, who also announced her pregnancy via Facebook, told Us Weekly last month that Honor was "as excited as a kid can be [about becoming a big sister], even though she doesn't really know what it means just yet."
The Golden Globe-nominated actress will next be seen in "Spy Kids 4" which opens in the US on Friday

Will, Kate wedding biggest event in internet history

The entire world was spellbound, as it watched the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

The wedding which is touted as the biggest of the year had set an internet traffic record, making it the sixth biggest event in the internet history.

According to Keynote Systems, an internet monitoring company revealed that most news websites had pretty good traffic, as millions of people watched the live stream on the internet.

Incidentally, it’s reported that global internet traffic at some of the websites had hit a maximum of nearly 5.3million page views per minute, at 1.30pm yesterday.

Meanwhile, the statistics data for television coverage revealed that BBC and ITV1 attracted 24 million viewers to television.

Social networking sites performed well
Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter had also attracted huge traffic, as several people updated and commented about the royal wedding.

The topic that generated a lot of attention on Facebook and Twitter revolved around Westminster Abbey, Prince William, Kate Middleton and David Beckham.

From Kate’s dress, wedding ceremony to the newly wed’s procession to Buckingham Palace, had gathered a huge number of comments and hits among UK users of Facebook.

Data in Facebook revealed that more than 6.8 million commented on the wedding and on the micro blogging site Twitter, the wedding was mentioned 67 times a second.

Meanwhile, it’s also revealed that YouTube didn’t have much traffic and was available 100 percent, while the royal wedding site was available 74 percent of the time respectively.

William and Kate’s wedding outshined President Obama’s election
However, the new Duke and Duchess had failed to be the strong contender on the biggest news event of all times.

According to Akamai, an internet hosting provider that supposedly manages 20 percent of world’s internet traffic revealed that Prince William and Kate’s wedding didn’t manage to beat last year’s World Cup Soccer match, since the streaming for the wedding was less than the World Cup.

However, the royal couple managed to outshine President Obama’s 2008 election, as the number of views was 4.3 per minute back then.

Ashwin: MSD’s mystery man

That bowlers have it tough is a well-documented fact of modern cricket. And their job becomes harder even as the length of a cricket match shortens. Bowling in a Twenty20 game is a prospect that must make even the hardiest bowler balk - the short boundaries, the field restrictions, the flat tracks and the license to bludgeon each delivery all conspire against the bowler.

In such a scenario, every captain wishes for of the services of a bowler who can deny the opposition runs in Powerplays and pick up crucial wickets with attacking bowling. MS Dhoni is one captain to have been granted his wish in the IPL in the form of the trusty Ravichandran Ashwin.

The tall, strapping off-spinner has emerged as one of the best Powerplay bowlers in recent times. He shot into prominence in IPL 2010 where he ended up as CSK’s second highest wicket-taker with 13 scalps – Muralitharan had 15. He also had the best economy rate (6.10) among those who had bowled six or more overs in the tournament. After playing a pivotal role in Chennai’s victorious IPL campaign, Ashwin and Muralitharan had a key role in the title-win at the Champions League Twenty20 that followed. Together they accounted for 25 batsmen, out of which the younger partner scalped 13 at an economy rate of 6.51. What makes Ashwin special in the shorter formats of the game is the variety in his bowling; he uses his deliveries intelligently, without getting predictable.

The carrom ball, known to trick batsmen, gives his captain the option of opening the bowling with spin. Ashwin’s towering frame, on the other hand, helps him get some extra bounce off the wicket, deceiving batsmen. While the 24-year-old likes to mix his deliveries up and vary his pace and length, he, unlike many modern day spinners, isn’t obsessed with the mystery balls, losing sight of the basics. He uses the variations only to complement his strong stock ball – the off-spinner – and an immaculate line and length. By his own admission, having started his career as an opening batsman has helped him read the batsman’s mind and strategise more effectively. To complete the package, Ashwin has a big heart and an unwavering mental strength.

He’s someone who believes in taking adversity in his stride and striking hard when the opportunity arises. Ashwin’s fighting spirit was on display during CLT20 2010 in South Africa. Dhoni called him to bowl the super-over against Victorian Bushrangers to decide the outcome of a tied match and he was hammered for 23. Chennai lost. In their next match, the Warriors, chasing down CSK’s modest 136, needed 32 from the last three overs with seven wickets in hand. Ashwin convinced his captain to give him a chance to redeem himself.

When he got it, he didn’t let it go, picking up two crucial wickets giving away only seven runs. The pressure created by Ashwin in the 18th over was doubled by Muralitharan in the 20th and Chennai qualified for the semi-finals. Ashwin’s responsibility in the Super Kings camp will go several notches higher this season since they have lost their wily magician Muralitharan to the Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The off-spinner may have got only two games in India’s triumphant World Cup campaign (he picked two wickets in each game), but when Dhoni dons his yellow jersey, the Chennai lad is sure to figure prominently in the team’s plans.

Sarah Palin story

You’ve most likely heard of Lady Gaga? What of Mama Grizzly? Or Lady Blunder? No? Well, I’ll bring you up to speed. John McCain brought Mama Grizzly or Lady Blunder also known as Sarah Palin to national limelight when he picked her as the GOP's first female vice presidential nominee.

They were pitted against Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama in the United States of America 2008 presidential elections. I’m not sure why anyone gives Lady Blunder the time of the day let alone a microphone to air her gaffes! The media hype and circus around her just like Paris Hilton, leaves me puzzled, considering the social blunders and tactless remarks they bring to the table.


A colleague of mine described Sarah Palin’s nomination in 2008 as a masterstroke. I wasn’t convinced it was a masterstroke. But arguing with this colleague is akin to having a conversation with the deaf. So, I let him be while shaking my head in disagreement. Palin had been governor of Alaska before her nomination.


My colleague’s ‘profound’ reasoning was that since Obama didn’t pick Senator Hilary Clinton for his running mate (he chose Joe Biden instead) it was a politically deft move for McCain to have picked a woman as his running mate. Events were later to prove this was more of a death knell or ‘death stroke’ for the McCain camp.


The Obama camp questioned Sarah Paling’s complete lack of experience in international politics and some politicians even questioned how this woman could fill the vacant seat of the nation’s President should McCain die during his term, given that he was already in the evening of his life at over 72 years old. And this was the point at which Sarah Palin began her misadventures and gaffes. She and the Republican camp countered this ridicule of her lack of foreign experience with the claim that her home state of Alaska is near Russia and gives her experience in Russian affairs. Really? This faux pas was only the intro of more blunders to come.

Her slip of the tongue has achieved legendary status. In a recent live radio interview, Sarah Palin mistakenly called N. Korea an "Ally" of the United States. What? No way! In this interview, Palin twice referred to North Korea as America's ally and urged President Obama to firmly demonstrate the alliance.


One might even have missed the first gaffe, had she not said just seconds after the first slip uttered: "Obviously, we gotta stand with our North Korean allies." What?


Upon hearing that, the popular conservative host Glenn Beck immediately interjected, "South Korea."

But a star has been born. Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, emerged as the star of America when she accepted to be John McCain’s running mate at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. The American public and media have seemingly not had enough of her since then.

“American Idol" is a reality television competition to find new solo singing talent and entertains millions of viewers all over the world, but not Sarah Palin.


In excerpts from her recently released memoir, "America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag," the former vice-presidential candidate slams the reality show for hosting what she refers to as "talent deprived" contestants. Wow, this Lady Blunder doesn’t pull her punches!


"Did you ever wonder where the producers of 'American Idol' come up with the seemingly endless supply of people who can't sing but are deluded enough to get in front of a national television audience and screech out a song anyway?" Palin asks in the book.


You may think then that Lady Blunder would not allow her children participate in such talent hunts or talent exhibition shows for talent deprived people? Yet Palin’s daughter Bristol Palin is currently on the reality show "Dancing With the Stars," and she goes on to say that those unqualified contestants who appear on "Idol" are "victims of the cult of self-esteem."


"No one they've encountered in their lives — from their parents to their teachers to their president — wanted them to feel bad by hearing the truth," she writes. "So they grew up convinced they could become big pop stars like Michael Jackson."


In a strange twist, a Wisconsin man angry at the success of Bristol Palin on "Dancing with the Stars" blasted his TV with a shotgun as she waltzed her way into the program's finals. Just the way Sarah Palin is upset at the talent deprived contestants of American Idol, some don’t believe her daughter deserves getting to the finals of "Dancing with the Stars" and aren’t happy about it. The Wisconsin man named Steven Cowan decided to blast his television to smithereens because just like Sarah Palin he couldn’t stand to see a victim of the cult of self-esteem move up the ranks of the ABC competition.

Despite a history of dismal performances and low scores from the judges; Bristol Palin advanced to the show's semi-finals on the strength of viewers' votes, which ultimately decide the contestants' fates.

Sarah Palin is amazingly considered to be the favourite for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. She also rivals the charming and eloquent Barack Obama in poll popularity.

Strange things do happen in America. Selflessly and out of the magnanimity of her heart, the former half-term Alaska governor said she "would offer [herself] up in the name of service to the public" and run for President in two years if "nobody else wanted to step up" during a recent interview on Fox News.

It will however take more than her current 'Mama Grizzlies' Video, encouraging conservative women to become more active, to shake my perception of her and her foot in the mouth politics.

Earthquake & Tsunami hits Japan

Japan was hit by a massive earthquake the measured 8.9 on the Richter scale, on March 11. This was followed by a 10 meters high Tsunami wave that washed away Northern Japan. The nearest city to the epicenter is the coastal city of Honshu, 130 km (80 miles) from the quake center. Japan's capital city Tokyo is situated 373 km (231 miles) away. Take a look at some photos.

Save Our National Animal - Tiger

Save Tiger
 
The tiger, one of the most magnificent animals in the world, is also one of the most endangered. A cat of beauty, strength, and majesty, the tiger is master of all and subject to none -- except humans. Of the eight original subspecies of tigers, three have become extinct within the last 60 years; and there are less than 50 South China tigers left on this planet -- few, and possibly none, survive in the wild.

There are five different kinds or subspecies of tiger alive in the world today. These tigers are called Siberian, South China, Indochinese, Bengal, and Sumatran. Their Latin name is Panthera tigris. Tigers are an endangered species; only about 5,000 to 7,400 tigers are left in the wild. Three tiger subspecies, the Bali, Javan, and Caspian tigers have become extinct in the past 70 years.

Poachers are continuing to exterminate the world's remaining Tigers. New demand across Southeast Asia for the skins, teeth and claws of tigers is endangering much of the great cats, particularly the Sumatran tiger. Currently, the demand for Tiger parts is centered in several parts of Asia where there is a strong market for traditional medicines made from items like tiger bone and body parts. Volumes are sizeable and there has been little enforcement action against poachers and traders.

What Needs to be Done to Save the Tiger:

 Local institutions and people Scientists who were closely involved in managing tigers at the local level, Hemendra Panwar of India and Hemanta Mishra of Nepal, pointed out an important lesson more than a decade ago: unless local community needs are met, conservation of the tiger will not succeed and protected areas will perish. Therefore, conservation programmes

must reconcile the interests of people and tigers. In most situations, a sustainable tiger conservation strategy cannot be achieved without the full participation and collective action of individual rural households whose livelihoods depend on rights of access and use of the forests where tigers live.

- Technologies for conservation of resources There already exists a wide range of technologies and practices in forest and watershed management and agriculture, both traditional and new, for conservation of resources. The biological processes that regenerate forests and make agriculture less damaging to tiger habitats take time to become established

- Use of external institutions Institutions, such as NGOs, government departments, and banks, can facilitate processes by which local people develop their sense of ownership and commitment. When little effort is made to build local skills, interest, and capacity, people have no interest or stake in maintaining structures or practices once the incentives for conservation stop. Success hinges on people’s participation in planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, which leads to the formation of new institutions or the strengthening of existing ones

- Conservation of tiger habitat and of prey In many areas peripheral to tiger habitat, grazing lands for livestock have been converted to crops or degraded by excessive use; livestock is of poor quality and of poor productivity; wood for fuel and building has been exhausted; and sources of income are limited. The rehabilitation of the natural resource base of local people is essential if they are not to seek their requirements in protected areas. This requires ecodevelopment with the support and cooperation of specialized government organs and the non-governmental conservation community.

Ronaldo's Biography (Brazil)

Full name: Ronaldo Luíz Nazário de Lima
DOB: September 22, 1976
Birthplace: Bento Ribeiro, Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
Other nationality: Spanish
EU passport: Yes
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 82 kg

Club: Real Madrid CF
Position: Forward [C]
Number: 9
Contract Expires: June 2009
Previous Clubs: Sao Cristovao > Cruzeiro > (€6m) PSV > (€19m) Barcelona > (€30.5m) Internazionale > (€45m) Real Madrid

International debut: March 1994, v Argentina
Caps: 91
Goals: 58
World Cups: USA 1994, France 1998, Japan-Korea 2002, Germany 2006
Palmares:
FIFA World Cup (94, 02)
Copa America (97, 99)
Confederations Cup (97)

South American Supercup (93)
Intercontinental Cup (02)
UEFA Cup Winners Cup (97)
UEFA Cup (98)

Brazilian Cup (93)
Dutch Cup (96)
Spanish Supercup (96, 03)
Spanish Liga Primera (03)

Dutch League Top Scorer (96)
FIFA World Player of the Year (96, 97, 02)
World Soccer Player of the Year (96, 97, 02)
U-21 European Footballer of the Year (97, 98)
Spanish Liga Primera Top Scorer (97, 04)
European Footballer of the Year (97, 02)
FIFA World Cup MVP (98, 02)
Italian Serie A Footballer of the Year (98)
Copa America Top Scorer (99)
FIFA World Cup Top Scorer (02)
Intercontinental Cup MVP (02)


1976
Born September 22 in Bento Ribeiro, a poor neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro.
1993
A teenage prodigy with Cruziero, Ronaldo scored 58 goals in 60 games before moving on to Europe.
May: Wins Brazilian cup with Cruzeiro, his first professional title.
1994
March: Makes National team debut against Argentina.
June: Member of the Brazilian team that win World Cup, altough he sat on the bench for all matches.
July: Signs with PSV for 6m euros fee.
1996
May: Wins Dutch Cup with PSV.
June: Signs for Spanish giants Barcelona.
August: Member of the Brazilian team that won the Bronze Medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games.
December: Wins his first FIFA World Player of the year award.
1997
May: Converts the decisive penalty which clinched the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup for the Catalan club; Barcelona fails to win the Spanish League title as Ronaldo ends as the league top scorer.
June: Wins Copa America with Brazil, ends tournament as second best top scorer with 5 goals.
July: Joins FC Internazionale for a world record 30.5m euros fee.
December: First player to retain his title as FIFA World Player of the Year; First South American to win the prestigious European Footballer of the Year award.
1998
May: Scores 1 goals as Internazionale defeats Lazio 3-0 in the UEFA Cup final.
July: Helps Brazil to reach the final at the World Cup finals, but a mysterious and terrific display against France saw the Brazilians defeated 3-0.
1999
April: Marries Milene Domingues, the marriage lasted four years and ended in divorce.
July: Wins second Copa America, ends competition as top scorer with 5 goals.
October: Scores Inter's fifth goal in a 6-0 win over Lecce but later limped off with a knee injury which required surgery and kept him sidelined for six months.
2000
April: Returns to action in the Italian Cup final, but ruptured a knee ligament just six minutes into a appearance as a second-half substitute. Causing him to miss the entire 2000/1 season.
2001
September: Makes his return to official action against Romanian side Brasov in the UEFA Cup first round.
November: Makes his first Italian League appearance for almost two years, but limps out of his Serie A comeback with a thigh injury after just 14 minutes against Lecce at the San Siro.
2002
June: Inspires Brazil to win their 5th World Cup trophy, finish the competition as top scorer with 8 goals, 2 of them in the final.
July: Signs for Real Madrid.
December: Named Intercontinental Club Cup's MVP as Real Madrid defeats Olimpia in Yokohama; Wins third FIFA World Player of the year award; Wins second European Footballer of the Year award.
2003
May: Ends first season at Madrid, scoring 21 times in 30 domestic matches as they won the Primera Division title.
2004
May: Madrid fails to retain title as Ronaldo ends as the league top scorer.
2005
February: Marries Daniella Cicarelli, their relationship lasted only 3 months.
November: Given Spanish citizenship.
2006
May: Turns down a $120 million, 10-year offer to play for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.

2011 Worldcup opening Cerimoney

The 10th edition of the 2011 World Cup is underway in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. A total of 14-team are competing in the event along with hosts India and Sri Lanka. After the Bangaladesh national anthem was played out, the captains of respective teams entered the stadium on decorated rickshaws.

India singer Sonu Nigam then entertained the crowd with an English number.

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams helps kickstart the 2011 cricket World Cup on Thursday at the tournament's opening ceremony, marking the start of a gruelling six-week sporting marathon.

Favourites India will go into the tournament opener against Bangladesh on Saturday in Dhaka in buoyant mood after two wins in their warm-up matches, including a crushing 117-run victory on Wednesday over New Zealand.

Valentine's Day History

We all indeed know about valentine day date i.e. fourteenth February and that it is a day of lovers. But I'm sure many of us do not have a clear idea as to who discovered Valentines Day and how did the very idea of celebrating Valentine's Day come from? Many of us are ignorant about the origin of Valentine's Day. It is interesting to learn about Valentine Day story so read further to know about the history of Valentines Day.
Actually nobody has a clear idea as to who was saint valentine because there were three different saint Valentines and all were martyred. Some stories suggest that valentine day owes its origin to the Roman Empire during the reign of emperor Claudius II. It was in those times when the emperor felt that married men turned out to be poor soldiers and thus he was against the very idea of marriage of young couples. But when he got to know that saint valentine defied him and was secretly encouraging young lovers to get married, he passed orders for his death. And it was on the fourteenth of February when this great saint valentine died in around 270 AD. A couple of stories suggest that saint valentine protected Christians from the clutches of harsh Roman punishments.
While some maintain that Valentine himself initiated the concept of sending love message in which he had ended the note by writing 'from your valentine'. People say during imprisonment he fell in love with the jailor's daughter and he had expressed his feelings for her in the most romantic manner by writing a love letter. Well the more the mouths, more the number of stories. But one thing that everyone believes in is the fact that Valentine was a very romantic person and was the one to lay the foundation for lovers to come forward and express feelings to their valentine. So guys always remember, love is the most beautiful feeling of heart that thrills the other organs so don't hesitate confessing it to the person you love and we wish you good luck!!!

Kim Clijsters Biography

Biography

SOCCER, GYMNASTICS & TENNIS
Father Lei is a soccer international and mother Els a Belgian champion in gymnastics, but Kim chooses tennis. At 6 she starts tennis-competition at Tennisdel in Genk. Bart Van Kerckhoven is her coach from 1992 till 1996. He sees Kim, at 11, winning the Belgian Junior Championship. He is then convinced she can become a top 10-player world-wide and bet a sixpack of beer on it.
TENNIS SCHOOL
In 1996 Kim goes to the tennis school in Wilrijk (Antwerp). The unique combination study-toptennis gives talented young persons the opportunity to show themselves on an international level. At the trainingcenter she meets coach Carl Maes. Maes accompanies her on practice and tournaments abroad. He shall be her coach from 1992 till June 2002.
WTA - DEBUT IN ANTWERP
Kim is successful in the junior grandslams and in 1998 she becomes the youngest national A champion ever (age 15). In ITF - tournaments, the step to the WTA -tour, she is also very good. The time comes in 1999: Kim debuts in the WTA tour in Antwerp. It is only in the quarterfinals that she loses to first seed Sarah Pitkowski.
OUR KIM
Kim makes her way through the WTA - tour. Because of her enthusiasm, spontaneity and sportsmanship, tennis lovers and colleagues worldwide come to love her in no time. The appreciation only rises when Kim remains herself even after successes in Grand Slams and at the Masters. "Our Kim" becomes a household name in Belgium.
34 + 11 TITLES
Kim can call herself unofficial world champion, twice even, as she won the Masters in both 2002 and 2003. In 2005 she beats the field of contenders at the US Open. She also reached four more Grand Slam finals and has won 34 singles titles in her career. In the doubles Kim is successful as well. In 2003 she wins both the French Open and Wimbledon along Ai Sugiyama. Together with the Japanese she reels in another 9 doubles titles.
THANKYOUVERYMUCH
In 2007 Kim concludes her wonderful career in tennis. Her last tournament is the one in Warsaw, but it is at the Diamond Games in Antwerp that Kim parts from her Belgian audience in a very moving way. The ode song by Clouseau says it all: 'You gave it all you got. You always kept your cool, because tennis is a game. Kim Clijsters thank you very much!'
SECOND CAREER
At a press conference on 26 March 2009 Kim announces her second career. In the new year Kim started training eagerly and systematically again. She initially aimed at participating in a few exhibition tournaments. Soon her hunger for more had her up her traininig schedule even more and on 10 August Kim will play her first official match since her retirement in Cincinnati. A week later she also takes part in the Toronto tournament. On 31 August she will be back at the US Open, the tournament she won in 2005.

Name :Clijsters
First name :Kim
Nick name :Killing Kim, Kim Kong
Nationality :Belgian
Date of Birth :8 June 1983
Place of birth :Bilzen, Belgium
Residence :Bree, België
Height :1.74 m (5'8 1/2'')
Weight :68 kg (150 lbs.)
Plays :Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Husband :Brian Lynch
Kids :Jada
Father :Lei Clijsters (died 4 January 2009)
Mother :Els Vandecaetsbeek
Sister :Elke Clijsters

VW unveils new Jetta

In a glittering ceremony at the Times Square in New York, Volkswagen unveiled its all-new Jetta sedan yesterday. Based on the sixth generation Golf platform, the Jetta has been a Volkswagen best-seller with over 9.6 million units of the previous five generations sold.
Designed to be bigger and bolder than before, the new Jetta no longer appears as a Golf with a boot, rather VW will now like us to believe that the Jetta is as independent a platform as say the Tiguan, sharing no components with the Golf. First shown as the NCC concept at the Detroit Motor Show, the Jetta's overall length has increased by 90 mm, with the wheelbase increasing by 70 mm. This could very well translate into more interior space and better ability to take on its rivals, the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Skoda Laura and Chevrolet Cruze. As the press release further states, the interior legroom has increased by 67 mm to take overall legroom up to 967 mm with genuine five seater capability.
On the outside, the 'design DNA' concept of group design chief Walter Da Silva and Klaus Bischoff focuses on making the car appear tauter than before. Trapezoidal head lamps, a black radiator grille and splitters on the front bumper (a la VW Polo) give the car its own identity. The strong waist line and knife cut wheel arches are derived as it is from the NCC concept to give the car some relief unlike the previous Jetta that was considered 'boring' by many.
The tail lamps seem to be inspired by the new VW Phaeton and Audi group cars, while making it rather interesting. On the whole, there are more pinched lines and creases to give the car more interesting lines and details that should be more visible in the flesh.
For Europe, six new engines are being offered on the Jetta. A 1.6-litre TDI with 105 bhp and 2.0-litre TDI with 140 bhp will be the mainstay of the diesel lineup. Four new petrol engines - a 1.2-litre TSI with 105 bhp, a 1.4-litre TSI with 160 bhp, a 1.4 TSI with 122 bhp and 2.0-litre TSI with 200 bhp will wrap up the range. Both the 1.2 TSI and 1.6 TDI feature Volkswagen's Blue Motion technology while six-speed DSG will be available as an option with all engines, except the TSI. Manual gearboxes too will be offered with these engines.
So when does the new Jetta arrive in India? Well, after the US and Europe, it's the turn for India, which could mean anytime in the second quarter of 2011 when the new teuton arrives. Expect it to be assembled in India like the current model and be a bit more expensive when it arrives. We expect Volkswagen India to offer the 2.0-litre TDI for sure, but whether they will now take the risk and offer their fuel-sensitive turbo petrols remains to be seen.

Greatest ODI Of All Times | World Record ODI Match

To mark the 40th anniversary of One-Day International (ODI) cricket, the ICC's official website had called on supporters from across the globe to select their choice of the greatest ODI match of all-time.


The fans had between 22 December 2010 and 2 January 2011 to cast their vote on their favourite game from a choice of 10 memorable matches on ICC's official website or via Facebook or Twitter.

The match the fans chose was a run-fest at Johannesburg's famous Wanderers Stadium in March 2006. Batting first, Australia made a record 434-4 in 50 overs with captain Ricky Ponting setting the day alight with 164 off just 105 balls.

The mood of the capacity crowd did not improve when SA lost a wicket with just three runs on the board. But then an innings of magic from Herschelle Gibbs (175 off 111) backed up by cameos by Graeme Smith (90 off 55), Mark Boucher (50 not out) and Johan van der Wath (35) saw the Proteas to a scarcely possible winning score of 438 with nine wickets down and one ball remaining. It was a wonderful occasion and truly an ODI never to be forgotten.

The first ever ODI was played between Australia and England on 5 January 1971 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Cricket Worldcup 2011 schedule| Worldcup 2011 | Cricket worldcup fixtures

1
19 Feb
India vs Bangladesh
Dhaka

2
20 Feb
New Zealand vs Kenya
Chennai

3
20 Feb
Sri Lanka vs Canada
Hambantota

4
21 Feb
Australia vs Zimbabwe
Ahmedabad

5
22 Feb
England vs Netherlands
Nagpur

6
23 Feb
Pakistan vs Kenya
Hambantota

7
24 Feb
South Africa vs West Indies
New Delhi

8
25 Feb
Australia vs New Zealand
Nagpur

9
25 Feb
Bangladesh vs Ireland
Dhaka

10
26 Feb
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
Colombo

11
27 Feb
India vs England
Kolkata

12
28 Feb
West Indies vs Netherlands
New Delhi

13
28 Feb
Zimbabwe vs Canada
Nagpur

14
1 Mar
Sri Lanka vs Kenya
Colombo

15
2 Mar
England vs Ireland
Bangalore

16
3 Mar
South Africa vs Netherlands
Mohali

17
3 Mar
Pakistan vs Canada
Colombo

18
4 Mar
New Zealand vs Zimbabwe
Ahmedabad

19
4 Mar
Bangladesh vs West Indies
Dhaka

20
5 Mar
Sri Lanka vs Australia
Colombo

21
6 Mar
India vs Ireland
Bangalore

22
6 Mar
England vs South Africa
Chennai

23
7 Mar
Kenya vs Canada
New Delhi

24
8 Mar
Pakistan vs New Zealand
Pallekelle

25
9 Mar
India vs Netherlands
New Delhi

26
10 Mar
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
Pallekelle

27
11 Mar
West Indies vs Ireland
Mohali

28
11 Mar
Bangladesh vs England
Chittagong

29
12 Mar
India vs South Africa
Nagpur

30
13 Mar
New Zealand vs Canada
Mumbai

31
13 Mar
Australia vs Kenya
Bangalore

32
14 Mar
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe
Pallekelle

33
14 Mar
Bangladesh vs Netherlands
Chittagong

34
15 Mar
South Africa vs Ireland
Kolkata

35
16 Mar
Australia vs Canada
Bangalore

36
17 Mar
England vs West Indies
Chennai

37
18 Mar
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand
Mumbai

38
18 Mar
Ireland vs Netherlands
Kolkata

39
19 Mar
Australia vs Pakistan
Colombo

40
19 Mar
Bangladesh vs South Africa
Dhaka

41
20 Mar
Zimbabwe vs Kenya
Kolkata

42
20 Mar
India vs West Indies
Chennai

43
23 Mar
First Quarterfinal
Dhaka

44
24 Mar
Second Quarterfinal
Colombo

45
25 Mar
Third Quarterfinal
Dhaka

46
26 Mar
Fourth Quarterfinal
Ahmedabad

47
29 Mar
First Semifinal
Colombo

48
30 Mar
Second Semifinal
Mohali

49
02 Apr
FINAL
Mumbai