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2ND TEST: SOUTH AFRICA DEFEAT AUSTRALIA AT ST GEORGE'S PARK AND LEVELLED SERIES AT 1-1 THANKS TO SOMEBRILLIANT BOWLING BY KAGISO RABADA.

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MUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Richa Chadha has been roped in to play the lead role in a biopic onShakeela, a 1990s' actress from Kerala who acted in several adult films in languages like Tamil,Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. The biopic will tell the tale of Shakeela from when she enteredthe film business at the age of 16 and traces her life journey from there.Shakeela became a popular figure in the film business at a time popularity was only for the menin the industry dominated by them. "The film is the story of Shakeela, one of the most famousactors from Malayalam cinema from the 1990s who rose to a spectacular amount of fame. Herfans were spread across Asia and she earned fanfare as a woman which back then wasunheard of," Richa's spokesperson said in a statement.

MUMBAI - On receiving death threats,Urvashi said: " I was shocked andspeechless when I star ted receivingdeath threats. I felt vulnerable. It [re-ceiving death threats] has been hap-pening quite often these days, es-pecially in our industry. First, ithappened with SanjayLee la Bhansali'sPadmaavat, and nowwith our film. Peopleneed to under-stand thatw h a t e v e rthey see ussayingo nscreen,we arenot doing it onour own. There aredialogue wri ters for amovie, there is a script to befollowed... whatever my charac-ter says is not a reflection onmy personal opin ion or principlesin life. However, we, as a team,don't mean to hur t anyone'ssentiments. I value our holybooks and epics."

COLOMBO (IANS) - A combined effort helped India beat Sri Lanka by six wicketsin the fourth match of the Nidahas Trophy Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tri-series at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium here on Monday. Chas-ing 152/9 target in a match which was curtailed to 19 overs due to rain, RohitSharma (11) and Shikhar Dhawan (8) could not provide the star t India wanted. Theduo was sent back to the pavilion in the four th over with only 22 runs on board.New batsmen Lokesh Rahul (18) and Suresh Raina (27), who were looking goodat the crease, were dismissed after getting a good start. The first one to go wasRaina in the seventh over. His time at the crease was cut short by Nuwan Pradeepwhen scoreboard was reading 62 runs. Three overs later, Rahul got hit-wicket offJeevan Mendis. But after that, Manish Pandey (42) and Dinesh Karthik (39) playedsensibly and made sure that their team overhaul the target without any morehiccups. Together they forged an unbeaten 68-run par tnership.For Sri Lanka, Akila Dananjaya took two wickets. Earlier, put in to bat, Sri Lankaposted 152/9. The hosts lost their wickets at regular intervals. Apar t from openerKusal Mendis (55), no other batsmen contributed handsomely. The hosts star tedon a steady note but when scoreboard was reading 25 runs in three overs,opener Danushka Gunathilaka (17) was dismissed by pacer ShardulThakur. Incoming batsmen Kusal Perera (3) also failed this time and wassent packing cheaply by leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in the very nextover. With scoreboard reading 34/2, Mendis and new batsman UpulTharanga (22) joined hands and forged a 58-run partnership to stabilisethe innings. Just when things seemed good in the middle, Tharanga was sentback by pacer Vijay Shankar in the 11th over, making the score read 96/3. SkipperThisara Perera (15) also failed to rise to the occasion and gifted away his wicket toThakur when he was needed the most.

Subedar Joginder Singh releasing on April 6NEW DELHI - Subedar Joginder Singh is a Punjabi film on India's HighestWar time Gallantry Award - Param Vir Chakra winner Subedar Joginder Singh.

He fought three wars (as perrecords) for India before achievingmar tyrdom in the Sino-Indian War of1962 while commanding a platoon in

North Eastern Frontier Agency (NEFA) (NowArunachal Pradesh). The story portrays his

character and motivation in the scene ofbattle. The film stars Gippy Grewal and Aditi

Sharma and is being directed by SimerjitSingh. The movie will be released on April 6.

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AKSHAY KUMAR PLAYS CRICKET ON 'KESARI' SETMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Akshay Kumar played cricket with the entire cast and crew of his upcoming film "Kesari" on set. Akshay on Fridayshared a photograph of the crew. "Meet this year's cricketing champions, team 'Kesari' from Wai. Work hard, play harder," he wrote. Thefilm, which also stars Parineeti Chopra, is being shot in Wai, in Maharashtra's Satara District. Produced by filmmaker Karan Johar, theAnurag Singh directorial is based on the battle of Saragarhi. "Kesari" is slated for 2019 Holi release.

When I made 'Guzaarish' on euthanasia, there was hue and cry: BhansaliMUMBAI, (IANS) Af ter the Supreme Cour t announced on Friday that a person has the "right to die with dignity" in case of an irreversiblestage of terminal illness, filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who tackled the theme of euthanasia in "Guzaarish", has recounted that thesubject had sparked a hue and cry when the movie released in 2010."I remember when I had made 'Guzaarish', there was plenty of hue and cry over my plea to allow the irreversibly ailing to end their lives,"Bhansali said. "Guzaarish" narrated the story of a quadriplegic hero's (Hrithik Roshan) plea for death. Now another Hollywood filmseems to have taken from the idea of happy-dying in "Guzaarish".Andy Serkis' biopic "Breathe" is a real-life drama about Robin Cavendish who contracted polio at the age of 28 and defied doctors'doomsday declarations by outliving all the medical prophecies. Cavendish, played by Andrew Gar field, decides to end his life in a niceand happy sur rounding inviting his closest friends and loved ones for a farewell par ty on the night before he pulls the plug on his life.This was a scenario constructed in "Guzaarish" much earlier where the quadriplegic Ethan (Hrithik) invites his close friends over for ahappy send-off. Aren't the similarities coincidental between two films made in two different continents and time zones? Bhansali said:"I haven't seen 'Breathe'. But the similarities must be unintentional.""Guzaarish" was based on someone close to Bhansali, he said. "Though I am no stranger to pain, what I saw in this person took pain andsuffering to another level, I realised that there comes a point in every life when a full stop is the only solution." While researching on thesubject of euthanasia for the movie, Bhansali had let go off all temptation to watch films on the subject of mercy killing. "I didn't want toget even remotely influenced in my thought and vision by what other filmmakers have done on the subject," he said.

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HONOUR: CONFESSIONS OF A MUMBAI COURTESANMARKHAM - Award-winning actress, Dipti Mehta, came to Flato Markham Theatre re-cently where she per formed her highly acclaimed one-woman show, HONOUR: Confes-sions of a Mumbai Cour tesan. HONOUR: Confessions of a Mumbai Cour tesan is a fictionalstory but it could not be closer to the truth for millions of sex trafficking victims. Since asmall child Dipti was fascinated by these stories but as she grew up she got busy withtheater, radio, TV, film and voiceover work and lef t questions related to sex workers on theback burner. She says: "In 2009 when I moved to NYC area and found myself looking foracting jobs and realizing there were not that many, I was lef t with the gif t of time. Time thatbrought back nostalgic memories of home and those unanswered questions. That was thebir th of HONOUR: Confessions of a Mumbai Cour tesan."HONOUR: Confessions of a Mumbai Cour tesan is an attempt to break stereotypes. It is apiece that operates on many levels: music, dance and storytelling, in order to engage theviewer on a very visceral level. It connects the hear ts of the characters to those of theaudiences watching their story. For these 65 minutes we are one community, viewers andbrothel dwellers, connected through our shared humanity.The purpose of creating HONOUR: Confessions of a Mumbai Cour tesan is to raise aware-ness and break down the social stigma that exists around sex workers. The show gives voice to trafficked victims in a way that reachesthe viewer's soul. Why is there ever an us and a them? That is the question at the center of the piece. Dipti adds: "I am committed tobreaking down those bar riers and making a difference in the community of sex workers. If I can reach one heart, if I can change onesoul, if I can move one human being by this piece, the world shifts. I want to shift the world a million times, reaching as many peopleas I can, connect us as human beings through love and compassion."When all the labels are taken away what remains is a mother, a daughter, a friend, someone trying to survive, trying to createa safe haven for their family, a life that is precious and beautiful fi l led with hopes and dreams, innocence and laughter,hear tbreaks and sadness; this is the story told in HONOUR: Confessions of a Mumbai Cour tesan. A tribute to millions of sextrafficking victims around the globe.

Kimmel calls Trump 'lowestrated President'LOS ANGELES, (IANS) Jimmy Kimmel has tagged USPresident Donald Trump as the "lowest rated President inhistory" after the latter took a swipe at the low ratings ofthe 90th Academy Awards, hosted by the comedian. TheABC telecast of the show for American audiences attractedthe fewest viewers from the time such records have beenmaintained.According to data released by Nielsen, a record low 26.5million people watched its telecast, a nearly 20 percentdrop from last year, nytimes.com repor ted. Trump took ajibe at this by tweeting: "Lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY.Problem is, we don't have Stars anymore - except yourPresident (just kidding, of course)!" To this, Kimmel posted:"Thanks, lowest rated President in HISTORY."The Oscars ceremony saw host Jimmy Kimmel crackinga joke about Tr ump as he addressed "Get Out" directorJordan Peele. "None other than President Trump called'Get Out' the best three-four th of a movie he had seen thisyear," Kimmel quipped at the gala, where several celebritiestook a stand for immigrants and 'Dreamers' amid theongoing immigration debate over a programme thatprotects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants fromdepor tation.

'Vampire Diaries' actresssuffers miscarriageLOS ANGELES, (IANS) "The Vampire Diaries" actress ClaireHolt has said she has suffered a miscarriage. The 29-year-old was expecting a baby with her fiance, AndrewJoblon, but lost her child last month. Taking to Instagramon Monday to share her story, Holt urged others who gothrough a similar loss not to stay silent and told fans thatspeaking out was helping her to heal her pain, repor tsmir ror.co.uk. "I took this photo 10 days ago, as I waited forsurgery af ter my sweet little baby lost its hear tbeat. I sentit to my fiance in the waiting room to show him that I wasokay. I wasn't," she wrote, sharing a photograph of herselfin hospital clothes and showing a thumbs up. "I've neverfelt more broken in my life. I debated sharing this so soonand I'm still frightened about making such a private strugglepublic, but I'm doing it anyway because it's impor tant. "Af termy D & C (Dilation and curettage), I spent hours onthe internet searching for women who had been through it.I was desperate to find someone, anyone, who could relateto what I was feeling," she wrote.

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'HATE STORY IV': FEMME FATALESHINES IN THIS REVENGE SAGA

CAST: URVASHI RAUTELA, VIVAN

BHATENA, KARAN WAHI, IHANA DHILLON

DIRECTOR: VISHAL PANDYA

For a change, this four th edition of "Hate Story" series is apleasant surprise. It is not a noir film but it cer tainly has afemme fatale who is impressive and who holds her ownagainst characters that are bad. Keeping with the theme of thefranchise, revenge remains the core issue at the hear t of thistale too. And there is ample skin show and frothy music whichunfor tunately does nothing to propel the nar rative.The story by Sameer Arora revolves around business tycoonVikram Khurana's two sons Aryan (Vivan Bhatena) and Rajvir(Karan Wahi). While Aryan is happily married to Rishma(Ihana Dhillon), Rajvir is a flir t whose girlfriends don't last forover six months. Rajvir stumbles upon Tasha (UrvashiRautela) after he is assigned to find a fresh face to model fortheir company with the instruction, "Aisa chehra jo madhoshbhi kare aur hosh bhi uda de".Tasha is a dancer at a local club who aspires to be a model.And she cer tainly fits the bill for not only does Rajvir fall forher, but also his older brother Aryan and their father Vikram(Gulshan Grover) -- who too has a roving eye but keeps it incheck owing to his for thcoming mayoral elections -- find her

very attractive. While Rajvir genuinely falls in love withTasha, Aryan hoodwinks his brother to get closer to her. Butwhat it results in is a web of manipulation, doubt, blackmailand ultimately revenge.The plot, narrated in a non-linear manner, is skilfully craftedwith a taut and neat screenplay. The first half of the film isracy and keeps you hooked and the second half gets into apreachy tone. The dynamics between the actors are rocksolid. With her oomph and floss, Urvashi Rautela as thefemme fatale Tasha is impressive. She is the star attractionof the film.Of the two male leads, neither Vivan Bhatena nor Karan Wahihave the on-screen charisma to counter-balance Urvashi.They deliver, but per functorily. Gulshan, on the other hand, isslack and wasted in a stereotypical role. The productionquality of the film is superior and the visuals by cinematogra-pher Sunita Radia are appealing. While the locales andscenes are matter-of-factly layered, the songs are cut likemusic videos. None of the songs stand out. Overall, "HateStory IV" is an engrossing tale despite its predictability.

'DIL JUUNGLEE': A LIGHT ANDFROTHY ENTERTAINER

CAST: TAAPSEE PANNU, SAQIB SALEEM,

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DIRECTOR: ALEYA SEN

"Dil Juunglee" is a frothy romantic comedy about a boy and girlfrom diverse backgrounds, with completely different goals anddesires in life. Koroli aka Koro (Taapsee Pannu), the onlydaughter of a wealthy businessman Mr Nair who wants her totake over and run his business, is constantly immersed inbooks, romantic characters and fantasises about being marriedhappily with a home and husband. Business does not obviouslyinterest her at all. "Mujhe numbers samajh nahin aate, mainconfuse ho jaati hun (I don't understand numbers, I get con-fused)," she says. And all she longs for is someone to love her.After several attempts at seeking love, sometimes, almostpleading with the boys, Koro meets Sumit Uppal (SaqibSaleem), a Lajpat Nagar gym instructor, who dreams of makingit big in Bollywood, when he enrols in her English speakingclasses to better his accent and language. An otherwise self-absorbed guy, Sumit or Bond 007 as he prefers to call himself,dotes on his mother, who has single-handedly brought him up.The inevitable happens and although they are diametricallyopposite, they fall in love. With both sets of parents opposingthe mar riage, they plan to elope and get married, friends in tow.A twist at half-time however changes their lives. Following theinterval, the setting shif ts to London, where seven years later, Koronow successfully manages her father's business and has done himproud. She is all set to marry a childhood friend Jai and byhappenstance meets Sumit again who is there for a shoot.The simple storyline notwithstanding, writer-director Aleya Sen

manages to keep the audience hooked through her well-etchedcharacters and astute approach to the narrative. There aregenerous doses of humour and most of the dialogues are wittyand replete with life lessons. While the story may seempredictable, it never ceases to engage you. There is enter tain-ment galore and the strong per formances by each of thecharacters, including the suppor ting ones, enhances theexperience.Abhilash Thapliyal as Sumit's friend Prashant is endearing.Srishti Shrivastva as the snooty Shumi, with an accent and adisregard for the 'Lajpat Nagris', lights up the screen. Taapseeas Koro is brilliant and effor tless. She breathes the characterand is extremely convincing as the incorrigible romantic wholives in a make-believe world. Her transition in the second halfis equally commendable. Saqib as the flamboyant, self-centred,rustic Delhi lad with stars in his eyes, is equally proficient anda treat to watch. He too essays the progression in his characterwith panache.The film boasts of good production values and whether it is thebylanes of Old Delhi or the London Bridge in the UK, these havebeen beautifully captured by the lensman. The music, includingGuru Randhawa's "Nachle na" to the romantic remix track"Gazab ka hai din", is melodious and fits well in the narrative.Overall, this film surrounded by almost no hype, is a pleasantsurprise as it enter tains you completely and keeps you rivetedto the screen.

Director: Arjun Mukherjee; Cast: Richa Chadha, PulkitSamrat, Renuka Shahane, Sharman Joshi, MasumehMakhija, Ankit Rathi and Aisha Ahmad

Debutant director Arjun Mukherjee's "3 Storeys", with amisleading title, is a craftily narrated tale of charactersliving in a three-storey chawl in Mumbai. Set in a middle-class dwelling in the hear t of Mumbai, the setting plays asignificant part in por traying the social fabric and astutelyintertwines the lives of the people living there.The first act star ts on an intriguing note but soon crumbles.The narrative, with its twists and turns, is on-the-nose andproceeds with reckless abandon. And the characters re-ally need to "get it" if the story is to have its triumphantthird-act liberation, which they do. Their tales are exciting,absorbing yet cliched. Renuka Shahane, with prostheticsand gaudy make-up as the Goan, Flory Mendonca is a tadover the top. Though she per forms to the best of her ability,she seems to be a misfit in her role.She plays a pampering mother who spares the rod andspoils her son Anthon. Masumeh Makhija and SharmanJoshi pair as star-crossed lovers; Varsha Joshi a Brahmingirl and Shankar Verma the ace embroider, who land upliving in the same building. Their on-screen chemistry ispalpable. Similarly, debut actors Aisha Ahmed and AnkitRathi as Malini and Sohail make a cute pair caught in aninter-religion love story. Their romance, though under-played, creates a ripple and you root for the two.Among the others in significant roles are Himanshu Malikas the bachelor police officer Ganpat, who lives alone andRicha Chadha, the seductress-cum-nar rator. Thoughwasted in miniscule par ts, they have their moments of on-screen glory. The film, mounted on a moderate scale, istechnically sound. Will Humphris' camera work is good inpar ts. His frames capture the locales and emotions sharply,but some of his frames are shaky and the lighting a tadpoor. Clinton Cerejo's music blends well with the nar rativeand elevates the viewing experience. Overall, an intelli-gent viewer would initially dismiss the film as a lazily pennedplot with banalities and plot-holes galore, but then the writerscheekily and astutely wrap up the film... At some points, itmakes you say, "Ah, I did not see that coming." And, if youare in a good mood, you will leave the film on a positivenote or else you will feel cheated for investing in the char-acters that were just a figment of one's imagination. None-theless, climb the "3 Storeys" and find out for yourself.

TIGER SHROFF IS'CHOREOGRAPHER'S ACTOR'NEW DELHI, (IANS) Tiger Shroff is an "amazing per former"and is a choreographer's actor, says choreographer RahulShetty. Shetty worked with Tiger on the song "Beat pebooty" and this year's track "Mundiyan" from the for th-coming f i lm "Baaghi 2" . On col laborat ing wi th the"Baagh i " ac to r, She t t y to ld IANS: "T ige r i s achoreographer's actor. You can make him do anything.He will follow you and make your work look even moresuperior." The audience loves Tiger's dancing skills. Butwhat are his shortcomings?"Yes, Tiger is an amazing per former. As far as his shor t-comings are concerned, I know that he works really hardfor everything, and that is how all his shor tcomings be-come his power points," said the choreographer who hasalso worked with actors like Akshay Kumar and VarunDhawan. "Baaghi 2" is directed by Ahmed Khan, who isalso a popular choreographer. Did he give suggestions toShetty? "Yes, he is the captain of the ship. He is an inspira-tion to me. So, it was like an examination for me to choreo-graph this song ('Mundiyan'). I tried my best to do justiceto it," he said.When he is not working on films, reality shows like "NachBaliye" keep him busy. "I am the child of reality shows.That is why I still choreograph reality shows and keepmyself updated with the new styles and techniques. Butyes, I have plans to do my own reality shows in future,"said the choreographer, who became popular after par tici-pating in "Dance India Dance Doubles".

Taapsee, Malaika urge womento take up self-defenceMUMBAI, (IANS) Actresses Taapsee Pannu and MalaikaArora on International Women's Day have encouragedwomen to be strong and take up self-defence classes toprotect themselves and feel empowered. Taapsee, whohas featured in strong roles in films like "Pink" and "NaamShabana', is associated with #StandStrong - Women'sHorlicks latest digital campaign to encourage women totake up self-defence. Taapsee said: "Women are breakingout from boundaries today and while they do that their bod-ies need to keep up. With the right nutritional suppor t of -fered by Women's Horlicks we all can equip our bodieswith the physical strength to be able to take care of ourselves. Ihave always inspired women to take up self-defence which can instilconfidence in women to tackle any situation should it arisewhen one's own security is being threatened.

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AZLAN SHAH CUP: INDIA THRASHIRELAND TO FINISH 5THIPOH (MALAYSIA), (IANS) India finished fif th at the SultanAzlan Shah Cup hockey tournament with a 4-1 thrashing ofIreland here on Saturday. Varun Kumar scored twice frompenalty corners while Shilanand Lakra and Gurjant Singh gotthe other goals for India. Julian Dale exploited some poormarking by the Indian defenders to get a consolation goal forthe European minnows in the final quar ter. India thus avengedthe 2-3 loss to Ireland in their last league stage match onFriday which had eliminated their already slim chances ofqualifying for the medal rounds. Ireland finished sixth in thetournament. Saturday's match capped a rather insipid cam-paign for India during which the only positive results were a5-1 rout of hosts Malaysia and a 1-1 draw with Europeanpowerhouse England.

Rabada in more trouble withfresh conduct breach chargeDUBAI, (IANS) For the second time in four days, South Africapaceman Kagiso Rabada found himself in a soup on disci-plinary grounds with the International Cricket Council (ICC)confirming on Monday that the pacer has been repor ted for anew level one offence. The fresh charge relates to the send-off he gave Australia vice captain David Warner after dis-missing the opener on Sunday, the third day of the secondTest at St. George's Park - the same day that he was contest-ing a more serious charge related to his on-field behaviourwith Aussie skipper Steve Smith on the opening day of thematch.A Level 1 offence carries with it a maximum of 50 per centmatch fee fine and two demerit points. Earlier, Rabada washit with a level two charge for the Smith incident, whichcarries a sanction of three or four demerit points. Rabada isalready on five demerit points, and reaching eight demeritpoints automatically triggers a two-Test ban.This is the four th instance that the 22-year-old fast bowlerhave been charged, two of which have been for send-offs.InFebruary last year, Rabada was charged for inappropriateand deliberate physical contact with Sri Lanka's NiroshanDickwella while in July 2017, the pacer was caught usinginappropriate language after dismissing England all-rounderBen Stokes.In the recently concluded series against India last month,Rabada was charged for using language which could pro-voke an aggressive reaction from another player in the send-off of India batsman Shikhar Dhawan. ICC match referee JeffCrowe will deliver his verdict later on Monday after whichthe Proteas will get a clearer picture of whether the pacerwill be available for the remaining two Tests of the four-match series against the Kangaroos.

Wrong if BCCI dropped Shamifrom annual contract for hiswife's complaint: Usha NathKOLKATA, (IANS) BCCI's former Principal Legal Advisor UshaNath Bandyopadhyay on Monday said it would be "illegaland wrong" if the BCCI has cancelled pacer MohammedShami's annual contract on the basis of a "complaint by hiswife". Shami, engaged in a bitter feud with his wife HasinJahan, found himself out of the Board of Control for Cricket inIndia's (BCCI) 26-member annual contracts system onWednesday.However, the BCCI so far has not clarified whether the deci-sion was taken simply on merit or in view of the ongoingcontroversy involving shami's wife, who accused the Ben-gal pacer of domestic violence and carrying on extra-maritalaffairs. Shami faces charges of attempting to murder hiswife by poisoning her, with a First Information Repor t filed atthe Jadavpur police station the implicating the cricketer andfour others under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. "The selection (of a player) is done on the basis of merit andI have nothing to say if a player's contract is cancelled on thebasis of that. If the contract is cancelled on the basis of acomplaint by his wife, it would be illegal and wrong. BCCIhas no right to cancel the contract on the basis of a com-plaint filed by his wife," said Bandyopadhyay. According tothe lawyer, action against a person can be taken once he isconvicted by a cour t.

IPL unveils anthem for 2018 editionNEW DELHI, (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) on Mon-day launched the anthem for the 2018 edition, star ting April 7with defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on ChennaiSuper Kings. In a first, the BCCI and Star India have collabo-rated to create anthem for the campaign this year which putsspotlight on what the IPL stands for - pitting the best in T20cricket against each other. And aptly, they have named theanthem 'Best vs Best'.

IPOH (MALAYSIA), (IANS) Australia regained the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup titleafter overcoming England 2-1 in the final, while Argentina claimed the bronzemedal with a 3-2 win over hosts Malaysia here on Saturday. Australia tookthe lead in the 38th minute when Blake Govers fired home from a penaltycorner. Youngster Sharp doubled Australia's lead in the 53rd minute, scram-bling the ball home from close range after skipper Mark Knowles' initial drag-flick effor t was saved. England ensured the game went down to the wire,when Sam Ward shot past Andrew Charter in the 54th minute but Australiaheld on to claim their 10th title of this biennial tournament. "It was a verycautious first half. We got an edge in front of England. They kept on comingand we held on in the end," Australia coach Colin Batch was quoted as sayingby his federation's website. Australia won the circles entries count 16-10along with the shots count seven to four, but the decisive factor was theKookas' conversion from penalty corners taking two from three. Australiafinished the tournament, which included Commonwealth Games opponentsEngland, Malaysia and India, with six wins from six games. Batch added: "It'snot often a team goes through in that capacity because of the quality of thetournament. We're very pleased with that. It was a typical final, very tough,

we're pleased with the win." In the bronze medal play-off, Malaysia fell shor tof a superlative comeback victory as they came from two-goal down to lose2-3. Juan Mar tín López (1st) and Gonzalo Peillat (11th) gave the 2016 Olym-pic champions 2-0 lead. Drag-flick specialist Peillat ended as the tournament'shighest scorer with eight strikes.

SULTAN AZLAN SHAH CUP 2018: INDIA BEAT IRELAND 4-1 TO FINISH AT FIFTH SPOT.

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CHENNAI SUPER KINGS [25 players]MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo. Karn Sharma, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, AmbatiRayudu, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Faf Du Plessis, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner,Lungisani Ngidi, Asif K M, N Jagadeesan, Kanishk Seth, Monu Singh, Dhruv Shorey, Kshitiz Sharma, Chaitanya Bishnoi

DELHI DAREDEVILS [25 players]Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Chris Morris, Glenn Maxwell, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, RahulTewatia, Mohammad Shami, Gautam Gambhir, Trent Boult, Colin Munro, Daniel Christian, Jason Roy, Naman Ojha, Prithvi Shaw,Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Avesh Khan, Abhishek Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Harshal Patel, Manjot Kalra, Sandeep Lamichhane, SayanGhosh

KINGS XI PUNJAB [21 players]Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Andrew Tye, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Karun Nair, Mujeeb Zadran, Ankit SinghRajpoot, David Miller, Mohit Sharma, Barinder Singh Sran, Yuvraj Singh, Christopher Gayle, Ben Dwarshuis, Akshdeep Nath,Manoj Tiwary, Mayank Agarwal, Manzoor Dar, Pardeep Sahu, Mayank Dagar

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS [19 players]Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Mitchell Starc, Dinesh Kar thik, Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Singh Yadav, Piyush Chawla,Nitish Rana, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, Ranganath Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, CameronDelpor t, Javon Searless, Apoorv Vijay Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi

MUMBAI INDIANS [25 players]Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Pat Cummins, Evin Lewis,Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Cutting, Mustafizur Rahman, Rahul Chahar, Pradeep Sangwan, Jason Behrendor ff, Jean-Paul Duminy,Saurabh Tiwary, Tajinder Dhillon, Akila Dhananjaya, Nidheesh M D Dinesan, Aditya Tare, Siddhesh Dinesh Lad, MayankMarkande, Sharad Lumba, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan

RAJASTHAN ROYALS [23 players]Steve Smith, Benjamin Stokes, Jaydev Unadkat, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jos Buttler, Ajinkya Rahane,Darcy Shor t, Rahul Tripathi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Zahir Khan Pakteen, Ben Laughlin, Stuar t Binny, Dushmantha Chameera, AnureetSingh, Aryaman Vikram Birla, Midhun S, Shreyas Gopal, Prashant Chopra, Jatin Saxena, Ankit Sharma, Mahipal Lomror

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE [24 players]Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Sar faraz Khan, Chris Woakes, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Brendon McCullum, WashingtonSundar, Navdeep Saini, Quinton De Kock, Mohammed Siraj, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Colin De Grandhomme, M. Ashwin, Par thiv Patel,Moeen Ali, Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, Pawan Negi, Tim Southee, Kulwant Khejroliya, Aniket Choudhary, Pavan Deshpande,Anirudha Ashok Joshi

SUNRISERS HYDERABAD [25 players]David Warner, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rashid Khan Arman, Shikhar Dhawan, Wriddhiman Saha, Siddarth Kaul, Deepak Hooda,Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Kane Williamson, Carlos Brathwaite, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Shreevats Goswami, Mohammad Nabi,Chris Jordan, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan, Sachin Baby, Bipul Sharma, Syed Mehdi Hasan, Ricky Bhui, Tanmay Agarwal

IPL 2018: COMPLETE SQUADS OF EIGHT TEAMS

Hogberg Shines in Return asBeast Defeat Railers 4-1BRAMPTON - Jackson Leef scored a goal and ChrisDriedger made 24 saves but the Brampton Beast fell to theAdirondack Thunder by a score of 3-1. It was the secondtime in four days that the Brampton Beast faced off againstthe Adirondack Thunder. This time the showdown came atthe Powerade Centre on Family Day. The first period wasrelatively quiet, with both teams trading chances. The mostexiting par t of the first frame was when Beast captain Bran-don Marino dropped the gloves for a brief yet spirited boutwith Adirondack's Brian Ward.Both goaltenders were solid in the first period. ChrisDriedger, making his second star t against Adirondack,stopped all seven shots he faced. Adirondack's Tomas Shollwas also per fect and finished the first with six saves. Bothteams would head to the intermission knotted up in a score-less tie.The second frame would see the Thunder take a 1-0 leadless than a minute in. James Henry would skate into thezone and fire a shot into the pads of Driedger.The shot was kicked out softly and Henry was able to slidehome the rebound for a 1-0 lead.Despite some furious chances, the Thunder would hold a1-0 lead heading into the second intermission. Shots ongoal were 19-17 in favour of the Thunder.

DRIEDGER STONES WINGSAS BEAST WIN 2-1BRAMPTON - Jackson Leef scored a goal and ChrisDriedger made 24 saves but the Brampton Beast fell to theAdirondack Thunder by a score of 3-1. It was the second time in fourdays that the Brampton Beast faced off against the Adirondack Thun-der. This time the showdown came at the Powerade Centre on FamilyDay. The first period was relatively quiet, with both teams tradingchances. The most exiting part of the first frame was when Beastcaptain Brandon Marino dropped the gloves for a brief yet spiritedbout with Adirondack's Brian Ward.Both goaltenders were solid in the first period. Chris Driedger, makinghis second start against Adirondack, stopped all seven shots hefaced. Adirondack's Tomas Sholl was also perfect and finished thefirst with six saves. Both teams would head to the intermission knot-ted up in a scoreless tie.The second frame would see the Thunder take a 1-0 lead less than aminute in. James Henry would skate into the zone and fire a shot intothe pads of Driedger. The shot was kicked out softly and Henry wasable to slide home the rebound for a 1-0 lead. Despite some furiouschances, the Thunder would hold a 1-0 lead heading into the sec-ond intermission. Shots on goal were 19-17 in favour ofthe Thunder.

Wings Defeat Beast on WildSaturday Night in KalamazooBRAMPTON - Jackson Leef scored a goal and ChrisDriedger made 24 saves but the Brampton Beast fell to theAdirondack Thunder by a score of 3-1. It was the secondtime in four days that the Brampton Beast faced off against theAdirondack Thunder. This time the showdown came at the PoweradeCentre on Family Day. The first period was relatively quiet, with bothteams trading chances. The most exiting par t of the first frame waswhen Beast captain Brandon Marino dropped the gloves for a brief yetspirited bout with Adirondack's Brian Ward.Both goaltenders were solid in the first period. Chris Driedger, makinghis second start against Adirondack, stopped all seven shots hefaced. Adirondack's Tomas Sholl was also perfect and finished thefirst with six saves. Both teams would head to the intermission knot-ted up in a scoreless tie. The second frame would see the Thundertake a 1-0 lead less than a minute in. James Henry would skate intothe zone and fire a shot into the pads of Driedger. The shot was kickedout softly and Henry was able to slide home the rebound for a 1-0 lead.

India beat Bangladesh by 6wickets in Nidahas TrophyCOLOMBO, (IANS) India produced an all-round show tothump Bangladesh by six wickets in their second match ofthe Nidahas Trophy Twenty20 International (T20I) crickettri-series here on Thursday. India restricted Bangladesh to139/8 and then chased down the target with six wicketsand 1.2 overs to spare.

Be an Ontario 55+ SummerGames VolunteerMISSISSAUGA - Mississauga is the official host city for the 2018Ontario 55+ Summer Games, a celebration of active living, takingplace August 10 to 12. With less than six months to go, the City isassembling its volunteer team and taking applications. Approximately1,400 participants 55 years or older from across Ontario will com-pete in active and passive activities, including pickleball, cycling,euchre, tennis and more. Becoming a volunteer at the Games is agreat way to suppor t the community, learn about new activities andbe part of a team. About 400 volunteers will be required for roles likewelcoming par ticipants, assisting in the production of the openingceremonies, helping run spor t competitions and providing informa-tion to guests. All Ontario 55+ Summer Games volunteers must be:o 16 years of age or oldero available during August 10 to 12 inclusiveo available to attend an orientation session in JulyInterested in this Unique Opportunity?Volunteer applications can be completed online atosgmississauga.ca/volunteer. The online volunteer application cap-tures information about skills and experience, preferences and avail-ability. Questions about volunteering can be directed toosg55info@mississauga.ca

PSL SCHEDULE 2018 TIME TABLE

MULTAN SULTANS BEAT PESHAWAR ZALMI BY 19 RUNS IN A RECENT MATCH OF PSL 2018.

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