By Roger More LONDON: All five members of legendary British pop group The Spice Girls braved sub-zero conditions to greet fans on the red carpet at the opening night of stage musical Viva Forever in London on Tuesday. Geri "Ginger" Halliwell, Emma "Baby" Bunton, Victoria "Posh" Beckham, Mel "Sporty" C and Mel "Scary" B were joined by show creator Jennifer Saunders to meet hoards of screaming fans at the Pic ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan Fish play a far more important role as contributors of nutrients to marine ecosystems than previously thought, according to researchers at the University of Georgia and Florida International University. In a pair of papers in the journal Ecology, they show that fish contribute more nutrients to their local ecosystems than any other source-enough to cause changes in the growth rates ...

By Zaheerul Hassan A reported rift between skipper MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir has further complicated India's quest to draw the ongoing Test series against England. Dhoni apparently is unhappy with Gambhir's attitude and is believed to have put in a word with the BCCI in this regard. Gambhir has not scored a Test century for almost three years now and is fighting to retain his place in the Indian team. He ...

FORMER ICC president Ehsan Mani has criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board for agreeing to tour India for a short one-day series later this month. “I think the PCB is wrong to have agreed to this. If it is a political decision, then the PCB should have asked the politicians to make sure that India reciprocated by coming and playing against Pakistan even if it was at a neutral venue,” Mani said in an intervie ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi broke German great Gerd Mueller’s 40-year-old record for most goals in a year by scoring for the 86th time in 2012 on Sunday. The Argentina forward scored twice to lead Barcelona to a 2-1 win at Real Betis in the Spanish league match. His first was an individual effort in the 16th minute to tie Mueller’s mark, and he eclipsed the 1972 milestone with a familiar left-footed fin ...

By Saj Sadiq Ehsan Mani spent his early life in Pakistan playing for the Rawalpindi Club and Government College Lahore XI from 1959 to 1965 as a right-hand batsman and a left-arm fast medium bowler. From 1989 to 1996, Mani represented the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) at the International Cricket Council. For the 1996 Cricket World Cup, he was on the advisory committee as the PCB representative. He was also ...

The teams entered the game as equal adversaries with a 6-6 all-time record at the Champions Trophy and were so evenly matched that the game was too close to call until the final horn. “This win means a lot to us. We haven’t had a medal at the Champions Trophy since 2004,” Pakistani player Shakeel Abbassi told the FIH’s website. The teams exchanged goals in the first half. India took the lead when VR Raghuna ...

Posted by Ravi It’s been a super year for Priyanka Chopra. After the success of Barfi!, in which where she played the character of an autistic person, she kept the momentum going with the international release of her single ‘In my city’. And now, she is gearing up to spend two special days at the International Film Festival of Marrakech in Morocco. We’re informed that three Bollywood films featuring the act ...