Thursday, August 25th, 2011
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… 2010 cricket stadium mount road chennai secretariat city train railway station metro track …
… 2010 cricket stadium mount road chennai secretariat city train railway station metro track …
Sunday, August 21st, 2011
Majola was implicated, after a KPMG forensic audit, in four possible breaches of the Company’s Act in the IPL 2 and Champions League in 2009.
Cricket SA received legal advice and after consideration and the board’s opinions, they decided merely to rap Majola over the knuckles.
Speaking at the conclusion of CSA’s annual general meeting in Port Elizabeth, vice-president AK Khan, who was standing in for president Mtutuzeli Nyoka, who was attending to “personal, family business in Johannesburg”, said the organisation now considered the matter closed.
“After long, hard and sensitive deliberation and various legal opinions, including opinions from our previous board meetings with Sascoc, the minister of sport and recommendations from KPMG, the board looked at the overall picture and unanimously took the following decision,” said Khan.
“Due to the insufficient disclosure of bonuses received by the chief executive in respect of IPL 2 and the Champions League in 2009, the chief executive, Mr Gerald Majola, has been severely reprimanded by the board of South Africa.
“All senior management of CSA have now been advised that according to the Company’s Act of 2008, they must declare all amounts received by them from sources other than CSA to the board promptly,” he added.
Majola would not comment on how he felt about the decision, other than to say cricket should prevail.
“I don’t want to talk about how I feel. I think I need to talk about where the organisation is at the moment. The organisation has been transparent,” said Majola.
“They checked when there were doubts and saw how things were done. They satisfied themselves and they made a decision that I have to respect. We have to move forward from this and concentrate on cricket. We should be on the back pages not the front pages,” said Majola.
In other matters, CSA produced record profits for the year 2010/2011 without financial irregularity.
Income recorded for the year amounted to R727-million versus the previous year’s R497-million, a 46% increase. The bottom-line profit margin was recorded as R247-million against the R148-million from 2009-2010.
Cricket SA is a Section 21 company, which allowed for certain tax allowances and ultimately a tax recovery. The net result is that CSA’s income for the year was R295-million versus last year’s R88-million.
The domestic format will once again return to 50 overs to fall in line with international cricket, replacing the 40 overs from last year and the proposed 45 overs for this coming season.
High Performance coach Vincent Barnes has also been added to the national selection committee of four so that there are more selectors to cover franchise games.
Meanwhile, Reuters reported yesterday that Waqar Younis would quit as Pakistan coach for medical reasons after next month’s tour of Zimbabwe.
Younis, whose contract was due to run until the end of 2012, announced his resignation at a news conference in Lahore.
“I have no issues with anyone but because of medical reasons I have decided I can’t continue as coach after the Zimbabwe tour,” said the former fast bowler. “The Pakistan Cricket Board have accepted my resignation.”
The former Test captain was appointed coach after the national team had a poor tour of Australia last year.
Waqar’s resignation comes at a time when the Pakistan Cricket Board have just made wholesale changes to the backroom staff, removing long-serving manager Intikhab Alam and assistant coaches Aaqib Javed and Shahid Aslam.
The board said the trio needed to give more time to their duties at the national cricket academy.
Governing board member Naveed Akram Cheema will be the manager on the tour of Zimbabwe and former Test batsman Ijaz Ahmed is a new assistant coach.
Waqar, 39, took over as coach after Pakistan were whitewashed in Australia on a tour where he worked as bowling consultant.
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
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pakistan won the match gret match……
Saturday, August 13th, 2011
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between CSK and KXIP from IPL 2010. … IPL “Indian Premier League” “IPL 2010″ cricket T20 entertainment CSK KXIP “Chennai Super Kings” “Kings XI …
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
~li~ Action packed movies getting growing viewership among non-metro cities
Bollywood star Ajay Devgan’s action flick ‘Singham’ marked a successful return to the action packed films as the film will screen on 748 UFO digital theatres in 2nd week post release. In fact in its 2nd week, it is going to screen in more UFO digital cinemas as compared to the recent two popular movies “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” and “Murder 2″. In case of UFO Digital theatres, it is observed that the new trend action packed films become increasingly popular among the people in non-metros and small towns and, such trend is going beyond the traditional pockets of movie goers because of growing installation of over 2300 UFO digital screens across the country.
Based on the figures from the UFO Digital Moviez, it is noticed that Ajay Devgan starrer ‘Singham” continued to hold screening in 748 UFO Digital Cinemas across the country for the second week ended August 4, 2011. Last week, it was screened in 894 UFO digital cinemas. Previous week’s release ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ also holds sizeable screens at 172 screen during the week as against 203 screens of UFO Digital cinemas for the week of July 21-28, 2011 This year’s so far Super-hit ‘Murder 2’ continues to screen on 80 UFO theatres across India in its 4th week. In fact, ‘Murder 2’ becomes very popular among the film goers in UFO digital cinemas located in non-metro cities and towns across India.
UFO, the world’s single largest networked digital cinema platform, has over 2,300 digital cinemas across India. It has revolutionized the way films are distributed and exhibited through its pioneering technology, infrastructure and unique pay per show business model, bringing in a ‘First Day First Show’ regime for film distributors and cinema owners.
Amongst other Hindi films, ‘Gandhi to Hitler’ screens on 77 UFO theatres in its 3rd week while ‘Khap’ screens on 67 UFO theatres in its third week.
In terms of non-Hindi films, Tamil film ‘Kanchana’, which releases July 22, screens on 87 UFO digital theatres. Telegu film ‘Badrinaath’ which released on June 10, 2011, screens on 46 UFO digital theatres ; other two Telugu dubbed films ‘Kanchana – Muni 2’ and ‘Sega’ screens on 68 and 42 UFO digital theatres respectively. The lone Bengali movie ‘System’ screens on 42 UFO digital outlets for the week.
About UFO Moviez
UFO Moviez India Limited (UFO) was founded by Valuable Group in the year 2005 and jointly promoted in association with Apollo International Limited a part of the USD 1.5 billion Group Apollo.
UFO is the only company in the world delivering MPEG – 4 High Definition content for Digital Cinema via satellite. The Company has revolutionized the way films are distributed and exhibited through its pioneering technology, infrastructure and unique pay per show business model, bringing in a ‘First Day First Show’ regime for film distributors and cinema owners.
The company’s strength lies in its innovative business approach, execution skills and focus on technology enabled business solutions. Within a short span of time, the company has grown into the world’s largest and probably the only satellite delivered digital cinema network with more than 2350 installations in India and Nepal.
3i, an international investor focused on Private Equity, Infrastructure and Debt Management investing in Europe, Asia and North America, has made substantial investment in UFO to fuel UFO’s ambitious growth plans. 3i’s competitive advantage comes from its international network and the strength and breadth of its business relationships.
UFO has rolled out its 3D initiative and will be converting 1250 3D enabled screen in the country by 2013 opening larger business prospects for the Indian Film Industry and giving audiences a wider range in entertainment. UFO Moviez also pioneered the concept of alternative content and was instrumental in bringing the Indian Premier League 2010 cricket tournament LIVE in around 700 theatres on a pan India basis in High Definition with the Finals and Semi-finals being screened in 3D .
After firmly entrenching itself in the Indian market, UFO is actively working in markets such as Russia, Sri Lanka, UAE, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, etc.
(Source:www.ufomoviez.com)
For more detaills contact:
Mr. Chirag Jethmalani
Adfactors PR
Monday, August 8th, 2011
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“Runnin’ Down a Dream” from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ October 5, 2010 show at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, CA. Sorry for …
Friday, August 5th, 2011
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our afternoon coaching at the Pefa Orphanage from the October 2010 Cricket Without Boundaries trip to Rwanda. Helping to promote HIV/AIDS …
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
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match No. 16 between CSK and KXIP … IPL “Indian Premier League” “IPL 2010″ cricket T20 entertainment CSK KXIP “Chennai Super Kings” “Kings XI …
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
Ajay Devgan’s action flick ‘Singham’ marked a successful return to the action packed films as the film will screen on 748 UFO digital theatres in 2nd week post release.
Online PR News – 30-July-2011 -Action packed movies getting growing viewership among non-metro cities
Bollywood star Ajay Devgan’s action flick ‘Singham’ marked a successful return to the action packed films as the film will screen on 748 UFO digital theatres in 2nd week post release. In fact in its 2nd week, it is going to screen in more UFO digital cinemas as compared to the recent two popular movies “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” and “Murder 2″. In case of UFO Digital theatres, it is observed that the new trend action packed films become increasingly popular among the people in non-metros and small towns and, such trend is going beyond the traditional pockets of movie goers because of growing installation of over 2300 UFO digital screens across the country.
Based on the figures from the UFO Digital Moviez, it is noticed that Ajay Devgan starrer ‘Singham” continued to hold screening in 748 UFO Digital Cinemas across the country for the second week ended August 4, 2011. Last week, it was screened in 894 UFO digital cinemas. Previous week’s release ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ also holds sizeable screens at 172 screen during the week as against 203 screens of UFO Digital cinemas for the week of July 21-28, 2011 This year’s so far Super-hit ‘Murder 2′ continues to screen on 80 UFO theatres across India in its 4th week. In fact, ‘Murder 2′ becomes very popular among the film goers in UFO digital cinemas located in non-metro cities and towns across India.
UFO, the world’s single largest networked digital cinema platform, has over 2,300 digital cinemas across India. It has revolutionized the way films are distributed and exhibited through its pioneering technology, infrastructure and unique pay per show business model, bringing in a ‘First Day First Show’ regime for film distributors and cinema owners.
Amongst other Hindi films, ‘Gandhi to Hitler’ screens on 77 UFO theatres in its 3rd week while ‘Khap’ screens on 67 UFO theatres in its third week.
In terms of non-Hindi films, Tamil film ‘Kanchana’, which releases July 22, screens on 87 UFO digital theatres. Telegu film ‘Badrinaath’ which released on June 10, 2011, screens on 46 UFO digital theatres ; other two Telugu dubbed films ‘Kanchana – Muni 2′ and ‘Sega’ screens on 68 and 42 UFO digital theatres respectively. The lone Bengali movie ‘System’ screens on 42 UFO digital outlets for the week.
About UFO Moviez
UFO Moviez India Limited (UFO) was founded by Valuable Group in the year 2005 and jointly promoted in association with Apollo International Limited a part of the USD 1.5 billion Group Apollo.
UFO is the only company in the world delivering MPEG – 4 High Definition content for Digital Cinema via satellite. The Company has revolutionized the way films are distributed and exhibited through its pioneering technology, infrastructure and unique pay per show business model, bringing in a ‘First Day First Show’ regime for film distributors and cinema owners.
The company’s strength lies in its innovative business approach, execution skills and focus on technology enabled business solutions. Within a short span of time, the company has grown into the world’s largest and probably the only satellite delivered digital cinema network with more than 2350 installations in India and Nepal.
3i, an international investor focused on Private Equity, Infrastructure and Debt Management investing in Europe, Asia and North America, has made substantial investment in UFO to fuel UFO’s ambitious growth plans. 3i’s competitive advantage comes from its international network and the strength and breadth of its business relationships.
UFO has rolled out its 3D initiative and will be converting 1250 3D enabled screen in the country by 2013 opening larger business prospects for the Indian Film Industry and giving audiences a wider range in entertainment. UFO Moviez also pioneered the concept of alternative content and was instrumental in bringing the Indian Premier League 2010 cricket tournament LIVE in around 700 theatres on a pan India basis in High Definition with the Finals and Semi-finals being screened in 3D .
After firmly entrenching itself in the Indian market, UFO is actively working in markets such as Russia, Sri Lanka, UAE, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, etc.
(Source: www.ufomoviez.com)
For more detaills contact:
Mr. Chirag Jethmalani
Chirag.jethmalani@adfactorspr.com
Adfactors PR
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
Newfoundland has perched in fog-bound isolation ever since sea levels rose at the end of the last Ice Age, cutting it off from the Canadian mainland. Until a year ago, it was in cricketing solitude too, as the only province in Canada without a recognised association to promote the game. However, that solitary confinement is over, and this week an artificial pitch has been laid on the Feildian Grounds in St John’s, bringing a hard-ball cricket league to the region for the first time in decades.
It’s a fantastic step towards rejuvenation, but what happens next is still a bit unclear. How does Cricket Newfoundland (Cricket NL) make sure this isn’t just a flash in the pan? Rather fortunately, most of the neighbouring provinces have faced similar battles, and are some way further down the line. Tapping into their experiences and expertise is a sure-fire way of improving our chances of success.
With 750,000 inhabitants, New Brunswick is about 50% more populous than Newfoundland Labrador. As the only constitutionally bilingual province in Canada, it is also twice as linguistic. And when it comes to cricket, the place has it in its soul. The very name New Brunswick is a corruption of “New Ball! Runs! Wickets!” a battle cry used by English soldiers to confuse their French opponents in the Seven Years’ War*.
In the 19th century, cricket was mostly played in the largest city, Saint John, by local clubs and visiting naval teams. Two brothers from Saint John – George and Wallace Jones – played for Canada in the 1880s and ’90s, and toured the British Isles in 1887. George scored a half-century against the MCC at Lord’s, whilst Wallace went on to captain his country against the Australians in 1893. But as was so often the case in North America, New Brunswick’s early cricketing promise yielded to the delights of newer, brasher games.
A revival occurred in the 1960s, and the New Brunswick Cricket Association was founded, hosting matches against teams from Nova Scotia and Quebec. By 1980 the association was part of Cricket Canada, but real growth only began recently. In 2010 Cricket New Brunswick was established, replacing the NBCA and ushering in a completely new committee, led by president Aditya Aggarwal.
“When I arrived in New Brunswick,” Aggarwal told me, “the organisation was just about managing to put a team of 11 players on the field. Over the years, having worked with a migrating population, the board did not have many options and were ready for a transition in their outlook on how to attract fresh participants and promote the game.”
Based in the capital, Fredericton, Aggarwal and his colleagues now organise a local league as well as provincial tournaments , with players from Canada, India, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, the West Indies and Bangladesh. Longer-term development is key, though, not least by bringing cricket to local schools.
“In 2010, through our schools programme we introduced cricket to around 400 kids between the ages of five and 12,” Aggarwal said. “After the schools closed for summer, we ran a holiday programme, the first of its kind in New Brunswick, with 65 kids taking part, and 20 on the waiting list. The same programme is running this year as well, and the numbers have been strong again.”
It helps that along with the support of member volunteers, Cricket NB has a coach in Dunu Eliaba, who has played top-level cricket in New Zealand and Australia, as well as captaining the Cook Islands in ICC competitions.
Encouragingly, most of the kids enrolled in the programme are from Canadian families, and Aggarwal thinks that the ethos of the game has a lot to do with it. “The parents like the fact that cricket is a calm sport compared to hockey and football, and has a lot of skill-building aspects to it.
“Since the kids are starting out with the sport, and the rules can get pretty complicated, we set out basic batting, bowling and fielding without going into details. But the kids pick things up quickly and have shown a very good understanding of these basics. The idea is to slowly graduate them to the complicated rules over the years.”
Most are more familiar with baseball than cricket, though, and this can lead to a bit of confusion. “I think the funniest thing that I have seen,” recalled Aggarwal, “is when the kids were starting out, and instead of running straight between the wickets, they would often run diagonally to get to the base, as they would in baseball. This happened quite often and the other kids on the team would then scream ‘Go straight!’.
“And yes they do find the concept of a game that can go on for five days and not produce a result quite bizarre.”
While the children of New Brunswick are getting to grips with cricket, the local authorities are still struggling somewhat. “Since NB has a small population base, we have to compete with more popular sports, such as soccer, rugby and ultimate frisby. The authorities consider cricket a sport played only by the immigrant population, and though they do show interest in promoting the game, it is mostly when sold as an immigrant-attracting avenue.”
It’s similar in Newfoundland. The people pulling the purse strings can perceive cricket as a non-Canadian sport, but they are beginning to recognise its attractiveness to potential immigrants. In particular, the university has noted cricket’s appeal to international students paying higher tuition fees, and has shown an interest in promoting the sport. Money talks, as always.
But there has to be a long-term development strategy too, and the one Cricket NB has instigated is a great example. Getting the locals, and especially the local children, interested in cricket is the only guaranteed way to succeed.
“Our vision,” said Aggarwal, “is to have cricket being played in the parks and backyards of New Brunswick in the next 10 years. We want as much of the population involved as possible. To me, unless we have locals interested in the sport, the growth that we hope for can never be achieved.”
It’s a vision that surely everyone with an interest in Canadian cricket will agree with.
*This is, of course, a lie. It was named, rather more prosaically, after Brunswick, the ancestral home of King George III (the mad one).
