TROUBLED TIMES FOR MR & MRS DHONI? R 75 crore cheques issued by Sakshi Dhoni's company to Indian captain under I-T scanner

Under attack Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is likely to face another trouble now in an Income Tax department’s probe, said sources. 

 

According to the sources, Amrapali Group Chairman Anil Sharma issued four post-dated cheques worth Rs. 75 crore to the Indian captain in the financial year 2011-2012. The cheques’ encashment was to be done in 2014.

 

The Ranchi unit of the Income Tax Department is looking into tax implications of the cheques.

 

Notably, Dhoni is the brand ambassador of Amrapali while his wife Sakshi holds a 25% stake in Amrapali Mahi Developers Private Ltd.

 

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SC Allows CSK, RR To Play In IPL7, Sunil Gavaskar Interim President For Tournament, Srinivasan Asked To Go

The Supreme Court has pronounced its interim judgement in IPL spot fixing case. The apex court has made it clear that no team has been disqualified from playing IPL7 as of now. Further, Sunil Gavaskar has replaced N. Srinivasan for IPL7. As interim president of BCCI, Gavaskar will exercise all powers concerning Ipl.

Mukul Mudgal, who headed an independent probe committee investigating corruption in the IPL, on Friday hailed Supreme Court's decision to make former Indian cricket team captain Sunil Gavaskar as the interim President of BCCI.

Except players and commentators, no other employee of India Cements or its subsidiary or associate companies will participate in any duties, rules the court.

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Malaysian GP In Sepang To Get Sober In Light Of MH 370 Fiasco

The unfortunate MH 370 disaster is all set to have its affect on the upcoming Malaysian Grand Prix later this month, with the Sepang circuit opting to tone down the celebrations leading up to the F-1 event. 

 

 

The Sepang racetrack is geographically close to Kuala Lumpur`s international airport, where the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight took off on March 8 and vanished from radar screens shortly afterwards.

 

As a mark of respect for  the deceased 239 passenger and crew members, a major F1-related concert featuring Christina Aguilera at Kuala Lumpur`s Twin Towers has been cancelled. 

 

Sepang CEO Razlan Razali told AFP that despite the tragedy, attendance numbers looked set to be on track, with about 30 percent of race-day tickets already sold. However, Ram Sithambaram, owner of an F1 outlet at the airport, said sales of tickets and merchandise had been poor for the race, first staged in 1999.

 

 

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BLACK DAY FOR INDIAN CRICKET: Supreme Court Asks BCCI President N Srinivasan To Step Down To 'save Cricket'

In a major blow to BCCI President N Srinivasan, the Supreme Court has come down hard on him, saying the board President should step down.

 

 

After hearing the inquiry reports submitted by the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee on betting and match-fixing in Indian Premier League 2013, a two-member bench comprising Justice AK Patnaik and Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla observed, "If you want to clean cricket, Srinivasan has to step down. If he doesn't we will pass the verdict," SC told BCCI lawyers.

 

 

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Pop Star Shakira Unveils Official Song Of World Cup 2014

Colombian pop star Shakira has recorded her second official World Cup song after the superhit Waka Waka back in 2010.

 

The 37-year-old singer, who has been in a relationship with Spanish footballer Gerard Pique since 2010, has penned La La La - a reworked version of her new song Dare, for this summer's Brazil event, reported Daily Star. 

 

"It is an upbeat, Brazilian track. The lyrics are personal and I have actually recorded a version for the World Cup," Shakira said. 

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World T20: Dhoni’S Men Beat Pakistan By 7 Wickets, Here Are The Heroes

Bolstered by a rare praiseworthy bowling effort and buttressed by customary heroics with bat, India defeated traditional foes Pakistan by 7 wickets in the Super 10 opener here on Friday, in the process, maintaining their all-win record against their neighbours in World Cups. 

Chasing a target of 131, India got off to a nervous start. However, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma did well to put up 54 runs for the first wicket. Later, Suresh Rain and Virat Kohli combined for a 66-run partnership to bring India home.  Earlier, Amit Mishra led the way for India, who restricted Pak to just 130 off their allotted 20 overs. 

 

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World T20: Yuvraj Singh, Shane Watson, Lasith Malinga Or Boom Boom Shahid Afridi, Here Are Top T20 Icons To Watch Out For

 With matches involving ‘minnows’ finally giving way to top dogs, the ongoing World T20 in Bangladesh is set to get hotter by the day. Winners of the inaugural edition, India, sounded alarm bells with a clinical win over 2010 winners England in the warm-up on Wednesday; this after previous edition’s finalists Sri Lanka trumped India a couple of days earlier. 

The maverick Pakistani has scored more ducks than anyone in World T20. That, however, is just one part of the story. Afridi has 9 Man of the Match awards to his credit in World T20, easily a record

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IPL Match-Fixing: Chennai Superkings Skipper MS Dhoni Sues Top Media House, Seeks Rs. 100cr For 'tarnishing Image

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday moved Madras High Court seeking Rs 100cr as damage from a top media house for wrongly involving & accusing him of match fixing. 

 

In his plea, Dhoni has denied his involvement in any such unlawful activities and alleged that the news channel had wrongly accused him in match fixing scandal and maligned his image.

 

According to a report published in an English daily, Dhoni has already won an interim order from the court restraining the media house for two weeks from telecasting interviews or news pertaining to certain IPL match-fixing allegations against him. 

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SHOCKING VIDEO: Pak Cricketer Shahid Afridi INSULTS WOMEN, Claims 'They Should Only Cook Food, Not Play Cricket

Cricketer Shahid Afridi's statement on Women cricketers in Pakistan has shocked cricket lovers and women all over the world. Many have questioned the attitude of the outspoken Afridi—father of four daughters. During an interview that he gave to Pakistan's ARY News TV, the anchor asked Afrid about his view on women's playing cricket in Peshawar, Afridi made the shocking statement: "Our women have "zaiqua" in their hands; they are good cooks."

When the anchor tried to follow it up with another question on this subject, Afridi cut him off,"Thank you. You got your answer."


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India Cricket News : IPL 7 could be held post elections

Adding to the incertitude regarding the timing of the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has, reportedly, given its go ahead to the BCCI for holding matches post the General Elections. However, the MHA, it is believed, has directed the Board to discuss security related issues with the concerned state governments.

According to reports earlier on Monday, the MHA okayed a proposal from the BCCI to hold "44 of the 60" matches of IPL 7 within the country, with Bangladesh being the favourite to host the first 14 matches of the cash-rich league


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Jab They Met: Unseen Pictures Of Gorgeous Tanya Perera Who Stumped Asia Cup Hero And Sri Lankan Pacer Lasith Malinga

Riding on pacer Lasith Malinga’s five-wicket haul,  Sri Lanka on Saturday regained the Asia Cup trophy with a comfortable five-wicket victory over defending champions Pakistan. 

 

The Sri Lankan pacer pegged Pakistan back as he demolished the rival top order with his fierce pace. Malinga has always been a dominant force for Sri Lanka. You know him for his low-slung action, accurate yorkers or his quirky hairstyle yet how many of you know about the woman behind his success?

 

It's Matara girl Tanya Perera, the lovely wife of the cricketer. Lasith first met Tanya at a hotel in Hikkaduwa in Sri Lanka. 

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David Warner, Ryan Harris Attain Career High Rankings In Tests

enturies in each innings of the deciding Test and a Herculean bowling effort has catapulted the Australian duo of David Warner and Ryan Harris respectively to their highest-ever career rankings in Test cricket. 

 

In the Test bowler rankings, Harris - with a match haul of 7-95 - moves up two places to second position, behind only Dale Steyn, to overtake South African Vernon Philander and Australian teammate Mitchell Johnson.

 

 

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Kashmiri students who cheered for Pak slapped with sedition charges

Cheering for Pakistan has landed Kashmiri students at Swami Vivekanand Subharti University in fresh trouble, with sedition charges being reportedly slapped against 67 students who had gone berserk after Pakistan trounced India in the Asia Cup thriller on Sunday.

 

The varsity had earlier suspended these students and packed them off to nearby Ghaziabad in buses. Some students are reportedly back with their families in the Valley.

 

The students from Kashmir had, allegedly, raised pro-Pakistan slogans after Shahid Afridi blitz propelled Pakistan to one-wicket win over India in Mirpur. They also damaged university property, it was reported. Eyewitnesses said heated exchanges followed all-rounder Shahid Afridi’s last-over sixes off Ravichandran Ashwin, which quickly escalated to brawls, followed by several rounds of stone-pelting

 

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In PICS: Here’S How Pakistan's Shahid Afridi Sent Bangladesh, India Packing In 43 Balls!

In a murderous display of power hitting, Shahid Afridi stunned Bangladesh with a 18-ball 50, and guided Pakistan to their fourth Asia Cup final here on Tuesday. Such was the ferocity of Afridi’s brutal batting that a total of 326 was overhauled with three wickets and one ball to spare. Afridi’s 25-ball 59 included 2 fours and 7 towering sixes, and the 34-year old reached his fifty off just 18 balls, becoming the only batsman in world cricket to achieve the feat thrice. 

 

Prior to this, Afridi had blasted his way to a 37-ball ton in his debut ODI innings against Sri Lanka at Nairobi, in the course of which, he had scored a 18-ball 50. Later, on September 21, 2002, he repeated the feat against Netherlands in Colombo. He had scored 55 unbeaten runs off 18 balls and blasted 6 fours and 4 sixes.  

 

 

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South African Batsman Faf Du Plessis Accuses Australia Of Ball-Tampering During Third Test At Newlands, Cape Town

After being accused of ball tampering in the second Test –that they won- against Australia in Port Elizabeth, South Africa returned the favour to Michael Clarke’s side, with Proteas’ Faf du Plessis reportedly claiming something was amiss about the ball reversing  as early as the 27th over on the third day of the decisive third Test at Newlands.

 

Plessis’ allegations stem from Aussie pacer Ryan Harris’ pronounced reverse swing that he began getting from the 27th over of the day. Harris accounted for Hashim Amla in the 29th over near the end of the extended first session.

 

According to News.com.au, Du Plessis said something was fishy about the ball reversing so early as Australia gained the upper hand in the decisive Test match, with a 234-run lead at stumps with a full complement of second innings wickets.

 

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Aisa Cup: Was confident to hit the carom ball, says Shahid Afridi after dream finish

 

Almost 28 years ago, when Javed Miandad dented India’s ego and consciousness with that six off Chetan Sharma, the assault haunted an entire generation until Sachin Tendulkar took it upon himself to redeem things in Centurion.  On March 2, 2014, a day after the 11th anniversary of Sachin’s now famous upper-cut, Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi  alias boom Boom Afridi parked a couple of skiers in a delirious Mirpur crowd to lend another lasting blow to India, one that shall be lauded and loathed by Indians in equal measure. 

 

It was Pakistan's first one-wicket win over India since April 18, 1986.

 

 

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Asia Cup: India Score 264/9 In 50 Overs Against Sri Lanka, Mendis Claims 4 Wickets, Shikhar Dhawan Scores 94

In a clinical display of bowling, Sri Lanka restricted India to 264/9 in 50 overs in the ongoing Asia Cup tie here on Friday. Angelo Mathews shuffled his bowlers well after he won the toss and put India in on a low and slow track. Barring Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli, none of the Indian batsmen could find answers to the discipline of Sachithra Senanayake and the guile of Ajantha Mendis. 

 

Senanayake claimed three wickets at the cost of 41 runs off his 10 overs, while Mendis, despite conceding 60, had Indians in all sorts of trouble. He got Kohli off an absolute ripper, and later accounted for Shikhar Dhawan (94 runs, 114 balls, 7X4, 1X6) with a carom ball. 

 

In the end, it took two lusty blows from Mohammed Shami to push India to 264

 

 

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