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MUMBAI - Meet Shiv (Sushant Singh Rajput) and Saira (KritiSanon), two seemingly ordinary individuals, going about theirlives until their paths cross and they realise that they belong toone another. Unaware of a connection that was forged overseveral hundred years ago, Shiv and Saira are inexplicablydrawn to each other and have a beautiful and hilarious relation-ship in very little time. Shiv is a laugh a minute and unknow-ingly brings so much sunshine into her life that Saira feels thisis too good to be true. Until, of course, the third angle to theirrelationship emerges in the form of Zakir Merchant, a billionairewho goes all out to woo the beautiful yet strikingly down-to-ear th Saira. From this point on, her life takes a turn thatchanges everything about her destiny. A prophecy looms largeover the destinies of Shiv, Zak and Saira in this life too. Kritispoke about her character in Raabta. "My character believes inreincarnation. When we meet someone we either get a good orbad vibe and that is maybe because there is some connectionand I do believe in this." Set against the beautiful backdrop ofBudapest, Raabta stars Sushant Singh Rajput, who shot to famerecently as legendary cricketer in MS Dhoni: An Untold Story.The film also star ts Kriti Sanon off Diwale fame. This will bethe first time that Kriti and Sushant appear together on screen,and they definitely have a connection! Raabta is the directorialdebut of Dinesh Vijan, producer of blockbusters such as LoveAajKal, Cocktail and Badlapur.The film's songs have already proved incredibly popular andare creating a great buzz and air of expectancy for the filmitself. The song 'IkVaari' and the title song 'Raabta' whichfeature the stunning Deepika Padukone have crossed more than

20 million views on YouTube. Produced by Homi Adajania,Bhushan Kumar and Dinesh Vijan, Raabta is distributed interna-tionally by Coconut Movies and releases nationwide on June 9.

DESK REPORTMUMBAI - Social media has been pretty hyped about Diljit Dosanjh and SonamBajwa-starrer upcoming - Super Singh, ever since Dosanjh's look as a Sikhsuperhero came out a while back. Well the hype has not slowed down as withinabout 33 hours of its release, the trailer crossed 2 million views, and standing onnumber one or two spot on YouTube. Diljit talked exclusively to Yudhvir Jaswal,Group Editor and CEO of YMedia during his visit in Toronto recently. He confessedhe never planned anything for success. It all happening by the grace of God. Themovie will be released on June 16. The film, directed by Anurag Singh, featuresDiljit in the role of a Punjabi superhero. Super Singh is the first everPunjabi language superhero film. Diljit and Balaji motion pictures joined handstogether to produce this film after the success of Udta Punjab. Diljit had said in astatement earlier: "It has been a great journey with Balaji and after Udta Punjab, uscoming together for Super Singh makes it all the more special."

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NEW DELHI (PTI) Shah Rukh Khan is the latest celebrity to face a death hoaxas a European news network reported that the Bollywood star was "killed ina plane crash." A European news network called El Pais TV announced a'breaking news' segment that SRK was "killed along with seven others whena private jet he was travelling in crashed." The superstar talked about thehoax and a ceiling collapse on the sets his film with Aanand L Rai whilesharing his eventful week with fans on Twitter. Rumours of Shah Rukh Khan'sdeath led to a lot of panic. Joint Commissioner of Mumbai Police DevenBharti contacted the management of Shah Rukh Khan and was informed thatthe reports were untrue. "This isn't the first time that Shah Rukh Khan hasbeen at the receiving end of a death hoax. But this time, the gravity of thesituation was worse since the news made it to a WhatsApp group of Mumbai'stop cops. It had already been picked up by legitimate French and Indianwebsites. SRK's team had to field calls all day," a source told Mumbai Mirror.

BIRMINGHAM (IANS) Defending champion India put up an all-roundshow to drub arch-rivals Pakistan by 124 runs via Duckworth-Lewis(DL) method in a rain-marred Group B encounter of the ChampionsTrophy here on Sunday. Asked to bat, the Indians rode on a power-packed performance by the top order to post a challenging total of319/3 in an innings affected by rain twice -- and consequently shor t-ened to 48 overs. Fur ther rain interruptions forced the match officialsto revise the target to 289 runs off 41 overs according to the DLmethod. The Pakistanis were off to a steady star t thanks to openersAzhar Ali and Ahmed Shehzad, who put together an opening stand of47 runs in nine overs before pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck thefirst blow for India by trapping the latter leg before.Ali continued to battle on, top scoring for Pakistan with a steady 50runs off 65 balls before being dismissed. But the rest of the Pakistanbatsmen seemed to buckle under pressure and failed to rise to thechallenge. The promising Babar Azam -- touted as Pakistan's answerto Virat Kohli -- seemed decidedly ordinary during his 12-ball stay inthe middle, scoring just eight runs before a superb reflex catch byRavindra Jadeja off Umesh Yadav's bowling ensured his depar ture.A 30-run stand between Ali and Mohammad Hafeez followed by a 23-run partnership by Hafeez and Shoaib Malik was the only bit of resis-tance that the Pakistanis could manage thereafter. Apar t from Ali,Hafeez was the only Pakistan batsmen who managed to stand up tothe Indian bowlers even as wickets fell at regular intervals at theother end. He scored 33 off 43 balls with two hits to the fence.Fast bowler Umesh Yadav was the most successful among the Indianbowlers with figures of 3/0 in 7.4 overs. Fellow pacer Hardik Pandya and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja returned identical figures of 2/43 while BhuvneshwarKumar notched up 1/23. Earlier, a brilliant batting display helped India post achallenging 319/3. Top-order batsmen Rohit Sharma (91 runs in 119 balls), skip-per Virat Kohli (81 not out), Shikhar Dhawan (68 runs in 65 balls) andYuvraj Singh (53 runs in 32 balls) were the major contributors.

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CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2017: INDIAN FANS CELEBRATE AFTER INDIA THRASHED PAKISTAN BY 124 RUNS. TOP-ORDER BATSMENROHIT SHARMA (91 RUNS IN 119 BALLS), SKIPPER VIRAT KOHLI (81 NOT OUT), SHIKHAR DHAWAN (68 RUNS IN 65 BALLS) ANDYUVRAJ SINGH (53 RUNS IN 32 BALLS) WERE THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS.

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MUMBAI, (IANS) "Outrageous fash-ion" has been a part of his life sinceschool days. And actor RanveerSingh, known for his eccentric style,says his craziest look is yet to comebut it can't be crazier than how popstar Lady Gaga dresses."In school and adolescence, I wasknown for my outrageous fashion. Iwas the first to sport baggy jeansand show off the top of my briefs as afashion statement, the first to wearsports jerseys, use styling gel, wearchunky silver jewellery. It's how Ihave always been. People in myschool WhatsApp group are hardlysurprised; they say it's good to knowI haven't changed," Ranveer said inan interview to Vogue India's June2017 issue.

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AMITABH BACHCHANBEGINS WORK ONKBC'S NEW SEASONMUMBAI, ( IANS) MegastarAmitabh Bachchan has an-nounced that reality TV gameshow "Kaun Banega Crorepati"will return to the telly world soon.He has already star ted recordingregistrat ion quest ions for i t .Amitabh's announcement comesat a time when there was a buzzthat Aishwarya Rai Bachchanmight come on board to host thenew season of the widely popu-lar general knowledge-basedgame show. "KBC has gracefullyagreed to reappear and in doingso has coerced me into record-ing the Registration Questions forthe contest to be on air by Au-gust-September this year," the 74-year-old actor posted on his bloglate on Thursday night. The showwas first aired in 2000, changingthe face of Indian television andgiving Amitabh a new lease of lifein showbiz.

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PUNJABI SUPERSTAR DILJIT DOSANJH PROMOTESCANADA AROUND THE GLOBE THROUGH SUPER SINGH!

MONTREAL - Punjabi Superstar singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh is gearing up forthe release of his upcoming film Super Singh, which was extensively shot inand around Montreal, Canada in October 2016!!Diljit just closed his sold out Canada Dream Tour in Toronto , afterhaving sold out crowds all across the nation from Vancouver,Edmonton, Winnipeg and Toronto! Diljit was in Canada for the entiremonth of May for his tour and has closed his tour and now promot-ing Super Singh, the first Punjabi super hero film. This is Diljit'sfour th film production shot in Canada, the previous three were shotin the Greater Vancouver and Victoria areas of British Columbia.Diljit has a soft spot for Canada as all his blockbuster films, Jatt &Juliet 1 & 2, and Sardaarji have been shot here, so Canada isdefinitely proving to be his lucky charm and he goes all out toshowcase the best of Canada to the world! Diljit says: "Canada isnot only one of the most beautiful places in the world but also oneof the best to live and work in. Every time I shoot a film or come fora tour here, I feel so much love and appreciation and truly witnessand experience Canada's multicultural vibe and an encompassingsprit. Canada feels like home because my hear t always feels likeit's at home. Thus I love showcasing the best of Canada to all theaudiences across the world as everyone should see what an

amazing place this country is!"the new movie is shot in Montreal as filmmakers wanted theiraudiences to experience the warm French-Canadian culture of thecountry on screen. The film's Canada-born and raised producerPawan Gill says: "We chose Montreal because most Punjabiaudiences around the world have seen the western par t of Canadaas so mnay films have been shot there in the past 17 years. Whilegrowing up in Surrey, I always wondered why Punjabi filmmakersrarely explored other par ts of Canada."As a university student at the University of British Columbia Itravelled to Montreal for two summers in a row working on asummer exchange program between French and English speakingCanada, and at that time the cultural diversity and the inherentbeauty of Montreal always stayed with me. So whenshor tlisting locations for our film, I chose Montreal as an optionand immediately both Diljit and our Director Anurag Singh, whohas shot two films in Canada before, jumped at the idea and lovedwhat they saw!Even though I've been now living and working in Mumbai as afilmmaker for the past 12 years or so, at hear t I'm a true blueCanadian and my hear t swells with pride when the world not only

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compliments Canada for its physical beauty but for its inner souland spirit, and that's essentially what our film is about!" SuperSingh is a film that explores the crisis that many immigrants dealwith and how to take pride in your own identity and integrate intomainstream society while making the world a great place to live inwith diversity.Like most Bollywood films, this film tells this story through musicand dance and has the inherent spirit of comedy to keep audiencesengaged and enter tained throughout, while attempting to give out astrong message to the community at large. This film has exten-sively used local Canadian talent in the film and in fact the secondfemale lead in the film, Alexandra Bandean is born and brought-upin the greater Montreal area. She is seen extensively in the trailerthroughout and it would be a treat to see her shine on screen andperform in the Bollywood style dance numbers with Diljit. The firstsong shot between the two was released over the weekend.Super Singh presented by Balaji Motion Pictures, produced by BratFilms with international release through Grandshowbiz Enter tain-ment, is set for a worldwide release on June 16. It will be a majorrelease all across Canada. So do not miss to see the half Canadianand half Indian Punjabi super hero come to life on screen!!


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This film is a remake of the American psychological horrorthriller "Oculus", which was directed by Mike Flanagan andreleased in India in October 2014. The original film was basedon a shor t film of the same name made in 2006 and was co-written by Jeff Howard. Loaded with horror tropes, the film istouted to be a spine chiller that psyches your mind with reflec-tions of the past and hallucinations of the present.But unlike the English version which was engaging, this filmpenned by director Prawaal Raman is burdened with a self-imposed history, a verbose script and a badly mounted screen-play loaded with ghost-induced hallucination and flash backs.This makes the viewing distractedly confusing, and far fromwhat it was flaunted to be. Oscillating between events that tookplace years ago and the present, it is the story of the Merchantsiblings Natasha (Huma Qureshi) and Kabir (Saqib Saleem).They are the driving force of the tale.Convicted for the brutal murder of his father Alex (AdilHussain), Kabir is released from the correction centre after hisgirlfriend and criminal psychologist Tanya (Rhea Chakrabor ty)convinces the cour t that he can have a smooth transition intosociety. On his release, Natasha emotionally cajoles Kabir toreturn to their childhood home, which she sets up with elec-tronic gadgets, three cameras, and a caged dog. She does this

in order to prove her point that the framed mirror which theirfather had purchased as an ar t collection, in reality is theresidence of a supernatural force that caused their parents'death. Thus citing that Kabir and their father are innocent ofall the horrific violence that occurred years ago.Her only motive now is to prove her point and destroy themirror. During the course of this exercise, the duo lose gripon reality and their trauma is once again rekindled. On theper formance front, every actor seems to execute their partperfunctorily. Huma Qureshi and Saqib Saleem, though siblings inreal life, seem to be distant on screen and their performance lackslustre. They fail to internalise their fear and hence their act seemsshallow and fake. Similarly, the enthusiasm of the character seemsto be lost on Adil Hussain and Lisa Ray who plays his wife. This isevident when Adil mechanically recites the poem, "Fi fie, foe, fum, Ismell the blood of an English mana." The rest of the charactersseem like mere pawns on the board. Also with a majority ofthe por tion shot in the single house and events, past andpresent unfurling concurrently with a handful of characters,the film fails to create anxiety and instead seems moretheatrically staged. Overall, despite the above averageproduction values and a fine technical team, the film fails toengage you psychologically.

Orlando Bloom spends timewith Katy Perry lookalikeLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Actor Orlando Bloom was spottedat the Malibu beach with a mystery woman who lookedlike his former girlfriend Katy Perry. In some photographs,Bloom and the woman looked cosy as they sat side byside on the sand on Sunday, repor ts dailymail.co.uk. Atone point, the woman cuddled up to Bloom while the twochecked out images on Bloom's cell phone. During thebeach outing, Bloom was seen wearing a pair of red trunksalong with retro sunglasses. The mystery woman, mean-while, spor ted a polka dot bikini and high-waisted bot-toms with flower detailing.

Miley Cyrus, LiamHemsworth trying for twinsLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Singer Miley Cyrus and actor LiamHemswor th are repor tedly trying for twins. The couplereconciled in early 2016. "The Last Song" co-stars arebelieved to be "super excited" for Cyrus to be pregnant,repor ts okmagazine.com. "Miley and Liam just love thatfamily dynamic and Miley is desperate to give Liam achild and figures why not go for twins," said a source."The couple has looked into IVF to increase their chances,and they're both super excited. A boy and a girl wouldmake Miley's happiness complete," the source added.Cyrus has also given up alcohol, weed and other drugs inorder to have a healthy pregnancy. The "Wrecking ball"hitmaker also released a new single "Malibu", which isdedicated to Hemswor th.

NO BAD BLOOD WITH JAYZ, BEYONCE: ORALOS ANGELES, (IANS) Singer Rita Ora says there's no"bad blood" with Jay Z and his wife and singer BeyonceKnowles after suing the rapper's Roc Nation label. "Thetruth is, it was a respectful separation. It is a very re-spectful separation and there is no bad blood whatso-ever, 150 per cent," she said about leaving the label, re-por ts mirror.co.uk. In 2015, Ora, who signed to the labelin 2008 but only released one album, filed a lawsuit claim-ing the company's change in direction led to her beingforgotten about. The following year, the 26-year-old star report-edly reached an out of court settlement and she went on to sign withAtlantic Records. "I'd hug Beyonce if we bumped into each other.There is always just smiles and love, I mean, from everydirection, honestly," Ora said to The Sun newspaper.



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ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY: VIRAT KOHLI AND RAVINDRA JADEJA CELEBRATE THE WICKET OF AZHAR ALI DURING THE INDIA-PAKISTAN MATCH. INDIA BEAT PAKISTAN BY 124 RUNS.

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INDIAVirat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, AjinkyaRahane, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya,Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, JaspritBumrah, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed ShamiPAKISTANSarfraz Ahmed(c), Ahmed Shehzad, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, FahimAshraf , Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Amir,Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, WahabRiaz, Fakhar ZamanAUSTRALIASteven Smith(c), David Warner, Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, JohnHastings, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Chris Lynn,Glenn Maxwell, James Pattinson, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mat-thew Wade, Adam ZampaSRI LANKAAngelo Mathews(c), Upul Tharanga, Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Mendis,Kusal Perera, Chamara Kapugedera, Asela Gunaratne, DineshChandimal, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Kulasekara, NuwanPradeep, Thisara Perera, Lakshan Sandakan, Seekkuge PrasannaBANGLADESHTamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Mushfiqur Rahim, ShakibAl Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat,Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, TaskinAhmed, Sunzamul Islam, Mehedi Hasan, Shafiul IslamENGLANDEoin Morgan(c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Sam Billings,Alex Hales, Jos Buttler, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy,Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark WoodSOUTH AFRICAHashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers(c), Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell, AndilePhehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Dwaine Pretorius, KeshavMaharaj, Farhaan Behardien, Morne MorkelNEW ZEALANDKane Williamson(c), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Neil Broom, Colin deGrandhomme, Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan, AdamMilne, James Neesham, Jeetan Patel, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner,Tim Southee, Ross Taylor

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Clarke prefers Yuvraj over Rahanein ICC Champions TrophyLONDON, (IANS) Former Australia captain Michael Clarke said he pre-ferred playing Yuvraj Singh ahead of Ajinkya Rahane. Clarke's commentscame after former India skipper Mohammed Azharuddin said Yuvraj andveteran wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni are indeed not thesame finishers they were a few years ago. "I'd go with the two mostexperienced players in Yuvraj and Dhoni. This is their time to really stand up.You do need the mix of youth and experience in the team. But if I have to pickbetween Yuvraj and Rahane, I would go with the experienced player," Clarkesaid at the Aaj Tak Salaam Cricket 2017 here. "MS Dhoni for me is a no-brainer. You have got to pick him. He was outstanding in the Indian PremierLeague (IPL) and still capable to win matches for the Indian team," he added.Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said the Dhoni factor will bethe key for India in the June 1 to 18 tournament in England and Wales. "Dhonihas been a bedrock of support for Steve Smith in Rising Pune Supergiantand for Virat Kohli in the Indian team," Sangakkara said. The Ranchi stumperstepped down from the national team's captaincy in January and handedover the mantle to Kohli. He was later replaced by Smith to lead the IPL-10runners-up Pune. "With MS as a wicketkeeper, he brings so much to theIndian side. His role in his own team in the IPL is also very similar to his rolein the Indian team. He's not the captain anymore in both sides," Sangakkarasaid. Clarke picked England, Australia, South Africa and India as the semi-finalists in the Champions Trophy, to which the other three - Azharuddin,Sangakkara and Smith also agreed.

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CONTD. FROM PAGE 17All forged crucial partnerships, played the ball to its merit and post-rain, whenit was more difficult to bat with the same concentration, applied themselves to theEnglish conditions. Apart from the top order, all-rounder Hardik Pandya's cameo(20 runs in six balls) was also useful. World No 8 Pakistan, on the other hand, wereseen struggling throughout the innings. Their fielders dropped several catches andtheir bowlers bowled poor length. For India, Rohit and Shikhar started on a cautiousnote and just when both the batsmen seemed to be settling in the middle, rainplayed the spoilsport. After almost a 40-minute hold-up, with the scoreboardreading 46 runs in 9.5 overs, India regrouped their strategy and started counter-attacking. Rohit and Dhawan displayed some brilliant shots in order to boostthe run rate. Rohit, who was struggling initially, got to his half-century in the19th over with a pull that went for a six at the mid-wicket. Soon, in the verynext over, Dhawan also brought up his 50 with a fine shot at backward point.After scoring 110 runs in 20 overs, both sought to exploit the conditions andpoor fielding from the Pakistani players. But while doing so, Dhawan wascaught at deep mid-wicket by Azhar Ali off Shadab Khan in the 25th over,

breaking their 136-run partnership. Kohli, who came in, supported Rohit wellat the other end by simply rotating the strike. Rohit, who now seemed confi-dent at the crease, kept on punishing the bowlers. But in the 33rd over, theskies opened up again and play was interrupted. After a 45-minute hiatus, theVirat-Rohit partnership soon ended in the latter's run-out -- and he missed awell-deserved ton. In the 37th over, Virat wanted to steal a single but a strongthrow from backward point by Babar Azam did the trick and Rohit, who slammedseven boundaries and two sixes, failed to scramble home. Incoming batsmanYuvraj Singh, true to his reputation, started thrashing Pakistani bowlers all around.The pressure started building on the bowlers and fielders and, as a result, theydropped Yuvraj and Kohli in the process, which cost them hugely in the deathovers. The two batsman forged a 93-run partnership for the third wicket beforeYuvraj was adjudged leg before wicket in the penultimate over after thePakistan skipper went for a review and was called correct. An unperturbedKohli and new batsman Pandya played freely and started knocking the ballout of the ground. Pandya hit three consecutive sixes off Imad Wasim in thelast over. Shadab and Hasan Ali took one wicket each.

WIN OVER PAKISTAN EMPHATIC START FORTITLE DEFENCE: YUVRAJ SINGH

BIRMINGHAM, (IANS) Indian veteran batsman Yuvraj Singh feels thattheir emphatic 124-run win over arch-rivals Pakistan in an encounterof the Champions Trophy match here on Sunday has given them aflying star t in their bid to defend the title. Asked to bat, the Indiansrode on a power-packed performance by the top order to post a chal-lenging total of 319/3 in an innings affected by rain twice -- and con-sequently shor tened to 48 overs.Top-order batsmen Rohit Sharma A(91 runs in 119 balls), skipperVirat Kohli (81 not out), Shikhar Dhawan (68 runs in 65 balls) andYuvraj Singh (53 runs in 32 balls) were the major contributors. Fur-ther rain interruptions forced the match officials to revise the target to289 runs off 41 overs according to the DL method.Pakistan were bowled out for 164 in 33.4 overs, thanks to precisebowling from paceman Umesh AYadav (3/30), medium pacer HardikPandya (2/43) and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (2/43). "India-Pakistan is always a big game, and I think it has set us up really well.Hopefully we'll take this confidence into the next game against SriLanka," Yuvraj said, upon being adjudged player of the match. Talkingabout his whirlwind knock, the left-hander felt that the foundationprovided by the openers set the stage for him perfectly to showcasehis power-hitting. "I thought we all batted really well. The openers

gave us a good star t, Virat finished well, and it gave me the oppor tu-nity to go and attack. You just have to go and back yourself, and tellthe opposition that you're here to attack," he said. "I was lucky I wasdropped, but I capitalised and I was hitting it well. I finished well."



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RANBIR KAPOOR, ADITYA ROY KAPUR AND SIDHARTH MALHOTRA AT THE CELEBRITY FOOTBALL INITIATIVE, PLAYED FORHUMANITY, IN MUMBAI.

Mississauga to Bid on 2020Ontario Summer GamesMISSISSAUGA - On the heels of hosting a successful 2016Ontario Summer Games, Council has approved the City ofMississauga's bid to host the 2020 Ontario Summer Games.Mayor Crombie said: "Mississauga continues to cement itsreputation as a leading destination to plan, organize and hostnational and international competitions of athleticism. We stillfeel the pride and legacy of the 2016 Ontario Summer Games.Council and staff are energized about the oppor tunity to onceagain showcase our civic pride and celebrate our communityspirit as hosts of the 2020 Ontario Summer Games."The Games are an oppor tunity to encourage volunteerism,contribute to local tourism and economic activity and help com-munities build their experience and resources to host large-scale events. Investing in local athletes is at the hear t of city-building. This is especially true in a diverse community likeMississauga. Spor t transcends language and culture. It is trulya unifying force for good," Mayor Crombie added. Mississaugawas selected to host the 2016 Ontario Summer Games, whichattracted more than 4,000 young athletes and officials compet-ing in 32 spor t events over four days. This was the largestspor ting event ever hosted in Mississauga, achieving an esti-mated economic impact of $6 million according to an assess-ment conducted by the Canadian Spor t Tourism Alliance."As a destination for spor t tourism, we are excited to place abid on the 2020 Ontario Summer Games," said Paul Mitcham,Commissioner, Community Services. "To host the Gamesagain would give us another oppor tunity to showcase ouroutstanding spor t facilities and welcome thousands of ath-letes and visitors to Mississauga." The Ontario SummerGames is the largest multi-spor t event in the province, with3,200 young athletes expected to compete in 23 spor t eventsin 2020. The preliminary operating budget is projected to be$1.652 million. The City's contribution of $250,000 will off-set staffing and administration requirements for the Games.Hosting the 2020 Games would advance the City's Spor tPlan and Spor t Tourism strategy. The strategy provides afocused approach and vision for the future of competitivespor t events in Mississauga. In addition to bidding for the2020 Summer Games, Mississauga will also host the 55+Ontario Summer Games in 2018.The Ontario Summer Games are suppor ted by the OntarioGovernment, through its Games Ontario program. This pro-gram delivers or suppor ts multi-spor t events, including theOntario Winter and Summer Games for youth, the Ontario 55+Summer and Winter Games, the Ontario ParaSpor t Games, the2017 Nor th American Indigenous Games and the 2017 InvictusGames. The City will submit the bid to the Ministry of Tourism,Culture and Spor t (MTCS) by June 15, 2017 and will be notifiedof the outcome of the bid in the fall.

Bowlers give India strong chance to defend CT title: LaxmanNEW DELHI, (IANS) Terming young pacers Jasprit Bumrah andBhuvneshwar Kumar as among the best death overs bowlers in worldcricket, former star batsman V.V.S Laxman said a powerful bowlingline-up gives India a strong chance to defend their Champions Trophytitle. Laxman said that skipper Virat Kohli will be depending on thesetwo bowlers because of their current form and the pace-friendly con-ditions in England which is hosting the Champions Trophy from June1 to 18. Kumar scalped three wickets in each of the two warm-upmatches that India played against New Zealand and Bangladesh whileBumrah was economical."India has got four quality fast bowlers andalong with that they have got two quality spinners in (Ravichandran)Ashwin and (Ravindra) Jadeja; it's impor tant to pick up wickets notonly with the new ball but also with the middle overs. "And I believe

that Virat Kohli will depend a lot on Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar,possibly two of the best death bowlers in world cricket, to bowl wellat the end," Laxman told IANS."So I think Virat Kohli has got luxury and options from which he canchoose the best playing combination depending on the surfaces theteam is going to play on and also the weather conditions. "I believethat India has got a very good chance of defending the ChampionsTrophy. The way they played in both the warm-up games, the batsmenare in good form, but the bowlers have been very ruthless," the formerright-handed batsman added. India are placed in Group B along withPakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka. The defending champions willstar t their Champions Trophy campaign on June 4 against arch-rivalsPakistan at Edgbaston.

Support your team with Facebook frames during Champions TrophyNEW DELHI, (IANS) Facebook recently launched custom profile picture frames to let cricket enthusiasts show suppor t for their favouriteteam as ICC Champions Trophy 2017 kicked off in Britain. Profile picture frames are a way for people to express suppor t for their team,social cause or an event by easily updating their profile picture or profile video with a frame, Facebook said in a statement. In the past,the social media giant has launched several theme-based frames, including frames for Mother's Day, Indian Premier League, amongothers. During the tournament, users will see a message from Facebook on the profile inviting them to add a profile frame to suppor t ateam. From this message, click into the profile frame experience, select the length of time you'd like to feature the profile frame in yourprofile picture and select "Use as Profile Picture."

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