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  • CA chief Sutherland says IPL not a concern for Oz Ashes bid

    Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland has said that Australia's Ashes bid in England will not be compromised by the Indian Premier League (IPL). Two members of the Ashes party, Shane Watson and James Faulkner, remain on the subcontinent with their team, Rajasthan Royals, who will play in an elimination semi-final in Delhi, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Describing the ...

  • Kiwi keeper Watling ruled out of Headingley Test with knee injury

    New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling has been ruled out of the second and final Test against England at Headingley starting from Friday because of a knee injury. Watling injured his knee during New Zealand's 170-run first Test defeat at Lord's last week, News.com.au reports. Following Watling's injury, Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum, who deputised behind the stumps at Lord's, will keep at ...

  • Kiwis warn starry-eyed Root not to get carried away by adulation and familiarity at debut Headingley Test

    Upcoming England batsman Joe Root has been warned to expect a fiery attack by the New Zealand side in the middle as they look to ruin his first homecoming at Headingley. Although Root is out to etch his name into Yorkshire cricketing folklore on his debut Test, however, Kiwi pace bowler Neil Wagner is of the opinion that all the adulation and familiarity of home could backfire on the youngster ...

  • Andy Flower bans England on Ashes talks

    England coach Andy Flower has prohibited England's cricketers from public discussions about the Ashes until next month. The players will face disciplinary actions if they speak in interviews or write on Twitter about the two-test series against Australia, Sydney Morning Herald reports. Sources said that Flower wants the players to focus on New Zealand series and the ICC Champions Trophy ...

  • England opener Nick Compton faces pre-Ashes attack from OZ pacer Siddle

    Australia's ace spearhead Peter Siddle kick started an Ashes war of words by targeting England opener Nick Compton. "I am going to stick it up to the Poms, that's all I are working on," said Siddle. Siddle, whose in-your-face style has earned him the nickname of 'Sid Vicious', has earmarked the England opener for some special attention this summer. In the past Glenn McGrath targeted players ...


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Glory [Blu-Ray]

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Edward Zwicks Glory is one of the great war films and perhaps the greatest film ever made about the American Civil War. While there are dozens of films stretching back to the silent era that are either about the Civil War or use the war as a historical backdrop, Glory was the first to ... ...

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  • Broad Anderson will make Ashes difficult for Aussies Ian Botham

    Cricket commentator Ian Botham has said that England's opening bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad will make the Ashes series even more difficult for the Australians. The combination of Broad and Anderson with their skills and abilities will prove tough for the Australians as while Broad uses his pace and height to devastating effect; Anderson uses his swing and his craft to keep batsmen ...

  • Leatherhead councillor and retired chemist made Mole Valley Council chairman

    Chairman Councillor David Sharland and vice-chairman Councillor Emile Aboud A Leatherhead councillor and retired chemist has expressed delight at being made chairman of Mole Valley Council. Councillor David Sharland, who represents Leatherhead South, paid tribute to outgoing chairman Councillor Caroline Salmon on Tuesday night. Coun Sharland told the council: "She has ensured ...

  • Attenborough delights with butterfly talk

    Sir David Attenborough wowed a packed crowd in Richmond last weekend when he delivered a speech about butterfly migration. The world-renowned naturist spoke in the Duke Street Church on Saturday, May 18, as part of the Environment Trust for Richmond's Lifecycles talk. The 87-year-old, a patron of the trust, then signed books for hundreds of fans who queued outside the door to meet ...

  • Wacky Tolworth food festival could be next on the menu

    Robin Hutchinson, the man behind 'Community Brain' Foodies hope to take over Tolworth and Thames Ditton next year as plans for the second Surbiton Food Festival take off. The inaugural event culminated with racing sardines and a tug of war between ancient 'clans' on Saturday, May 18. It was followed by a 'Big Brunch' throughout Surbiton on the ...

  • Tenants champion and deputy mayor visits Mulberry

    Richmond Council's deputy mayor has been raising awareness of a cancer charity based at West Middlesex Hospital after her own experience with the disease. Councillor Lisa Blakemore shared a cuppa, a cake and a chat on May 17, at the Mulberry Centre, to raise money for people who have been affected by cancer. Coun Blakemore, who is also the tenants' champion for the borough, ...

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