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BRAMPTON BEAST-TEAMINDIA GAME ON OCTOBER 9

NO CANDLELIGHT DATESFOR ALIA BHATT

SALIM KHAN ALONG WITH HIS SON SALMAN KHAN AND WIFE HELEN PARTICIPATES IN A PROCESSION FOR THE IMMERSIONOF AN IDOL OF LORD GANESH IN MUMBAI (IANS).

The historic game will beplayed at Powerade Centre

DESK REPORTBRAMPTON - Brampton Beast hockey team will play a historicgame against Team India on Oct.9th, at Brampton's Powerade Cen-tre. This is the first time that Team India will travel to Canada. Thegame will start at 7:15pm. The announcement was made in a pressconference at Brampton City hall this week. City Mayor Linda Jeffreyand other city councilors were also in attendance. "When India hasover 10 ice rinks built and the team is playing at a higher level, wehope the people remember October 9 as the day Team India playedthe Brampton Beast and as the day that ignited a passion for icehockey in India as well." said Cary Kaplan, President Brampton Beastwhile talking about the impor tance of this interesting game.

HEAD COACH OF THE NATIONAL ICE HOCKEY TEAM OFINDIA, ADAM SHERLIP

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John Abraham and item numbers? No wayNEW DELHI, (IANS) After making the audience laugh with "WelcomeBack", actor John Abraham says his next film "Rocky Handsome" will"raise the bar of action" in India. In fact, he says his action sequencesin the Nishikant Kamat directorial, are like his "item numbers".The actor-producer, who promises some never-seen-before actionwith the movie, has trained hard for the Aikido, Hapkido and KravMaga forms of mar tial ar ts that are featured in the actioner. "'RockyHandsome' has got a lot of hand-to-hand combat. It's completely dif-ferent. No one has ever seen action designed like this before in Hindicinema," John told IANS. He had to train for a month to perfect theaction."Just like how actors train for songs and dance sequences, I trainedmyself for action. There are eight or nine action sequences in the filmthat are my item numbers. Nishikant and I actually joked that we havegot our item numbers in the form of action," he quipped. "I have trainedso intently for it. I trained myself for like 12 hours every day. It'sactually tough and takes a toll on you. But what has come out finally,is amazing. The audience will love watching a different type of film,"the 42-year-old added. While it's definite that "Rocky Handsome" willbe high on action, it won't be devoid of emotion.Talking about it, John said: "I must draw a parallel here... just like'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' had a child, even 'Rocky Handsome' has a beauti-ful kid and more than the action, it's the emotion that people will walkaway after watching that film. Nevertheless, he guarantees that "With

'Rocky Handsome', we will raise the bar of action in this country. NowI've just star ted 'Force 2' and I'm nervous because we have to gobeyond that ('Rocky Handsome'), and that's exactly what we are try-ing." "Rocky Handsome", which reunites John and Kamat after 2011film "Force", also stars Shruti Haasan and Nathalia Kaur. It will re-lease on February 5, 2016. Meanwhile, John is currently busy shoot-ing for "Force 2" in Budapest, Hungary along with his co-star SonakshiSinha. Talking about the film, John said: "'Force 2' is an emotionalfilm. We have got strong emotions in it. The script looks strong and ithas great director like Abhinay Deo."

MUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Alia Bhatt says that she would prefer a datewearing pyjamas at her home instead of a candlelight dinner all deckedup. "Honestly, I'm not into this candlelight and going out and dressing up.I want to be be in pyjamas at home, and watch my favourite TV shows,'Game Of Thrones', 'Friends'. I want to eat my favourite cheap food,whether it is pizza, or other cheap food like samosas or chaats. Now I'vebecome a vegetarian, so the cheap food is less nowadays . I want to bein the comfort of my home with my partner and be myself and this wouldbe a 'shaandaar' date for me," said Alia when asked about her ideal date.Responding to Alia's answer, Shahidquipped: "That means you'll be throw-ing pizzas and 'chaat' at each other."Alia and Shahid were promoting theirfilm aShaandaar' at his alma materMithibai College and when one of thestudents asked Alia who she wouldlike to go on a date with from the in-dustry except Shahid, he interrupted,"Why did you leave me out?"When reminded that he was marriedand hence committed, he replied:"Everybody is committed in some wayor the other. At least, hypothetically let mebe alive." Alia was clueless about the dateand asked for suggestions from thecrowd who took numerous namesexcept Shahid. At this, he said: "I'mone of you and you're taking othernames and not my name, I'mvery hurt." Finally Alia said,"I'll go on a 'Shaandaar'date with Shahid and allstudents of MithibaiCollege." Shaandaaris a romantic comedyhaving the backdrop ofa destination weddingand is produced byDharma Productionsand Phantom Films.

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Movie Review

BY TROY RIBEIRO

hollywood

SHARUKH KHAN MEET SOUTHERN ACTOR MAHESH BABU ON THE SETS OF FILM BRAHMOSTAVAM AT RAMOJI FILM CITY INHYDERABAD (IANS).

Katti Batti - cliched and confusing;too much masala ruins script

CAST: IMRAN KHAN, KANGANA RANAUT,

VIVAN BHATENA, MANASVI MAMGAI

DIRECTOR: NIKHIL ADVANI

RATING: *1/2

Sunny Leone has great work ethic: 'Luv U Alia' directorMUMBAI, (IANS) Filmmaker Indrajit Lankesh says actress Sunny Leone, who will be seen in a cameo in his for thcoming Kannada film"Luv U Alia", has a "great work ethic" and he enjoyed working with the sultry siren. "It has been an absolute delight working withSunny. She has great work ethic. Originally we had decided to do four changes for the song 'Kamakshi'. But working with Sunnyturned out to be so smooth that we were running ahead of schedule," Lankesh said in a statement. The director also added thatSunny was "very cooperative" and also gave some valuable suggestions. "We decided to add a couple of looks and experimentwith a couple as well. Sunny was very cooperative and she also gave some valuable suggestion for the looks. She has a keen eyefor style and detail," he added. Featuring actors Ravichandran and Bhoomika Chawla in lead roles, the romantic drama willfeature the "Jism 2" star in an interesting role. "Luv U Alia" will have its Kannada release on Friday, following which a Hindi-dubbed version of the movie will release across India.

Imagine you are riding an unruly mare who trots tossing you about,and then after nearly two hour fifteen minutes of a tumultuous andawful ride, reaches you at your destination, safe and sound. That isexactly what you would experience while watching Director Nikhil Advani's"Katti Batti". On the face of it, "Katti Batti" is supposed to be a rom-combetween a die-hard romantic and a commitment-phobic girl, at least that'swhat the trailers promised. But what you get is a potpourri of emotionaltrajectories offered in a non-linear, confusing and obscure manner.Narrated from Madhav Kabra (Imran Khan) aka Maddy's point of view, thenarration begins with an inexplicable, found footage technique revealing hislive-in relationship with Payal Malhotra (Kangana Ranaut). And then we aresuddenly thrown into the emergency ward of a hospital where the doctorsand Maddy's friends are trying to revive him after his alleged suicide attempt.After Maddy is successfully revived, we learn that his drinking Phenyl wasan accident. And what follows is Maddy's pursuit to convince his ladylove tobe friends with him once again. Their on-and-off relationship has now hit rockbottom after 5 years of living together.Kangana and Imran make a lovely, volatile pair. Their on-screen chemistry ispalpable.On the performance front, the film is Imran Khan's canvas. His is the onlycharacter that is well etched. With his look recollecting the charm of Diltonfrom Archie's comics, Imran is honest, charming and expressively convinc-ing. You like him when he woos his girlfriend, admire him when he sticks tohis guns and hate him when he is boorish and callous.On the other hand, Kangana Ranaut as Payal Malhotra who comes from a

broken family, is an extension of the various roles you have seen Kanganaperform in her earlier films.She brings nothing new to the table, except for confidently carrying herself offwith a plethora of outlandish wigs, in the staid role.Of the supporting cast, Vivan Bhatena is wasted in a bland role as Payal's ex-boyfriend, Ricky Ahuja. And Manavsi Mamgai as Devika, Maddy's colleagueis passable. But the two characters who really stand out with realistic perfor-mances are Maddy's sister Koyel and his friend Vinay.And with the director's sense of infusing humour, the rest of the supportingcast like Varghese Bhai the estate agent, Mr. Ramalingam - Maddy's southIndian boss, the paan chewing security guard at Payal's house in Delhi andthe salesman at Maddy's school friend Tina's shop, are forced caricatures,who are duds with their over-the-top histrionics.The script written by director Nikhil Advani and Anshul Singhal has a convo-luted screenplay riddled with forced humour and glaring plot holes whichinclude underdeveloped characterisations. For example, Payal is a complexcharacter with perfunctory depth to carry the tale forward. With her familyand back story missing, hers is a half-baked character that is cardboard thin.Also the script is punctuated with songs that do not elevate the viewingexperience. The numbers except for the last one are laborious and ear-sores. They explain the situation but neither do they take the storyforward nor do they reveal anything new. As for the direction of thisfilm, like his previous film "Hero", this one too, is carelessly mountedwith conviction of formulaic Hindi masala films. But what the directordoes not realise is that too much masala could spoil his film, at leastfor the audience. Overall, the tragedy of "Katti Batti" lies in the fault ofits director.

Kanye West bans models fromgossiping about himNEW YORK, (IANS) Rapper-designer Kanye West has bannedNew York Fashion Week models from talking about him andhis wife Kim Kardashian. "Kanye's hacked off some reallyhigh-profile models by asking them to sign the agreement,par ticularly because it stated that he could sue them for up to$10 million if they spoke out about him," a source was quotedby mirror.co.uk as saying. "It's a ridiculous amount and somemodels flat out refused. He's not considered a great talent -everyone knows his show is just a media frenzy, so some girlswould rather not be associated with him. "The document isridiculous and totally over the top - but that's just Kanye."

Beckham as James Bond wouldbe interesting: Sam SmithLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Singer Sam Smith, who has written thetheme song for new James Bond adventure "Spectre", says itwould be "interesting" to see former footballer David Beckhamas the popular spy. The 23-year-old singer also believesBeckham would make a very handsome leading man, repor tsfemalefirst.co.uk. "That would be interesting, that's all I'll say -that would be very interesting. He'd look fit for sure! He looksamazing in a suit," Smith said while talking about Beckhamstarring in the film series. There were speculations thatBeckham has been offered the titular role of the popular filmfranchise after he showed his keenness to act. The "Stay withme" hitmaker also hopes singer Ellie Goulding follows hisfootsteps and records the next song for the film series.

Why Rihanna is 'still single'?LOS ANGELES, (IANS) Singer Rihanna seems to have re-sponded to swirling rumours that she's dating rapper TravisScott. The "Diamonds" hitmaker shared a post on Instagramwhich points out why she's st i l l s ingle, repor tsaceshowbiz.com. "Omg why are you still single?" read a linein the post, which came along with the answer, "Cos I'm ac**t". Rihanna and Scott are rumoured to be dating as theyhave been spotted together severaltimes in the past few days. The twowere even seen making out at a NewYork Fashion Week after-par ty heldlate last week. They didn't seemto mind kissing in front of otherguests including Pharrell Will-iams and Wiz Khalifa. Prior tothat, Rihanna was spotted at-tending Scott's concer ts andbuying his new album.

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KANGANA RANAUT, IMRAN KHAN AND FILMMAKER NIKHIL ADVANI DURING A MEDIA INTERACTION OF FILM KATTI BATTI INMUMBAI (IANS).

CAST OF UPCOMING FILM PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 2 IN GURGAON (IANS).

No one thought I could pulloff a thriller: Varun Dhawan

GUESS WHO MADE SAINANEHWAL'S DAY!HYDERABAD, (IANS) A visit to the set of "Dilwale" turned out tobe a happy and amazing experience for badminton ace SainaNehwal. The film's lead star Shah Rukh Khan says even he hada little 'tuk tuk' moment with her.The tryst between the 'Badshah' of the silver screen with thereigning queen of badminton cour t, seems to have had aBol lywood touch! "Dhal gaya din ( tuk). Ho gayi shaam(tuk)...Jaane doh jaana hai. Who all know this song fromHumjoli?? My tuk tuk moment with Saina," Shah Rukh tweeted.Along with the lyrics of the popular Mohammed Rafi-Asha Bhoslesong from movie "Humjoli", the 49-year-old also shared an im-age in which he is posing with Nehwal with badminton racquetin his hand.The cine icon also devised a way to beat Nehwal at the game -with a string-less racquet. "Made sure @NSaina had no stringsin her racquet...maybe the only way 2 beat her at badminton. Uhav a lovely family," SRK posted. Nehwal, who clinched a sil-ver medal at the Badminton World Championships last month,was happy at the meeting and thanked director Rohit Shetty forletting her watch the film's shoot."#Dilwale I would like to thank Rohit Shetty sir the director forshowing us the Dilwale shooting amazing person. Oh my GOD!Shahrukh sir ur such a nice person very happy to meet u...Umade my day thank u so much," she shared with a string ofimages. She also posted images featuring actors Varun Dhawanand Kriti Sanon, who also play a pivotal role in the film.

MUMBAI, (IANS) Dia Mirza, who has shared screen space withShabana Azmi in films like "Tehzeeb" and "Honeymoon TravelsPvt. Ltd.", says she is grateful to the veteran actress and socialactivist to have her humanity inspire her. The former beauty queencouldn't stop herself from showering Shabana with kind wordson her 65th bir thday on Friday."Happy Bir thday @AzmiShabana. You are awesome and I amgrateful to have your humanity inspire me," Dia tweeted. "DilDhadakne Do" star Priyanka Chopra went on to call Shabana herfavourite. "Happy bir thday @AzmiShabana!!! My favourite... Al-ways look up to you so much! Lots of love." Actress Huma Qureshiagreed with Priyanka. "Happy bir thday @AzmiShabana. You arealways loved, admired... my absolutely fave actor!! The veteranactress was touched by the bir thday greetings. "Am overwhelmedby the love and affection of bir thday greetings pouring in already.Feel loved and respected. Thank you all. You are my strength,"Shabana posted on the micro-blogging site.

WHO INSPIRES DIA MIRZA?

PRIYANKA CHOPRA'S LOOKIN 'JAI GANGAAJAL'

MUMBAI, (IANS) She has her jaw clenched and her eyes wellup with tears -- Priyanka Chopra spor ts a tough and intenselook on the first poster of Prakash Jha's "Jai Gangaajal"."So proud! Thank you @prakashjha27 for giving me 'JaiGangajaal'! In theatres on March 4, 2016 - over to u guys,"Priyanka shared on Twitter along with the film's poster. She haswon praises galore for the poster. "Look at you, Peace! That's aserious jaw clench! Gussa ho toh @priyankachopra jaisa ho!:)," composer Vishal Dadlani tweeted."@priyankachopra every film, every move you lift the bar &wow the world,how many hrs do you have in a day to do all youdo? #WhatsSheMadeOf," shared director Kunal Kohli. "JaiGangaajal" is the sequel of 2003 film "Gangajal". It also fea-tures actor Ajay Devgn.

MUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Varun Dhawan, known for his vibrant person-ality, believes it took a "mad genius" like Sriram Raghavan to presenthim in an intense role in "Badlapur". Otherwise, he says people hadnever thought that he could por tray a dark character in a thriller."I had always wanted to do a thriller but I guess no one thought that Icould ever pull it off. 'Badlapur' offered me the chance to experimentwith the genre which I enjoy watching," Varun said ahead of the worldtelevision premiere of "Badlapur" on and pictures. Having starred in"Student of the Year", "Main Tera Hero" and "Humpty Sharma KiDulhania", Varun's role in "Badlapur" came as an image-breaker.Talking about his transformation from a romantic hero to an actionhero, the actor said: "Well, 'Badlapur' did transform me… I neverlooked at the role as the hero's, but just prepared for Raghu's role… Ifelt his pain, he is as flawed as any other human being."He believes the director helped him push his limits for the film, whichwill premiere on September 20 at 8.30pm. "Sriram is a mad geniuswho keeps looking to push the envelope and do something new. I amvery lucky to have worked with a director like him so early in mycareer," Varun said, and added that the experience of working withNawazuddin Siddiqui was equally enriching. "Nawaz bhai is a giftedactor. The things we do to each other (in the film), required us to hateeach other. So, the chemistry had to be little weird while we wereshooting. However, we bonded really well while promoting the film.Nawaz bhai's character and performance is one of the key reasonswhy the film worked," he said.

Suniel Shetty loves being called Athiya's fatherMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Suniel Shetty is pleased with the response to his daughter Athiya Shetty's debut film "Hero". He says he would nowlove to be referred to as "Athiya Shetty's father". Asked if he prefers being called by his own name or as Athiya's father, he replied:"Athiya Shetty's father! That's what every parent wishes... to be known by their children's name."A proud father, Suniel believes Athiya is a natural when it comes to her acting. He is happy that she is "extremely confident, she'slooking good, and that she's acted well. That is the biggest compliment for a father...I wish that she'll do good work so that shecontinues to receive good work," he said and added that while "several critics have panned her film but there has been immensepraise for Sooraj (Pancholi) and Athiya".Suniel agrees box office collections matter a lot, but he feels people should have realistic expectations from a movie starringdebutants, even if it has Salman Khan as its producer. "This is a Salman Khan production and not a Salman Khan starrer. Peopleare expecting Rs.200 crore to Rs.300 crore, but they are just kids. I think they'll manage to earn around Rs.50 crore."His advice to his daughter was "that there would be several critics who have an agenda of saying bad about the kids and the film".He told them: "This criticism would give you fur ther strength to be stronger for the next. Consider this criticism as a lesson and thinkabout how you can work on it and implement the suggestions." Suniel is glad that "that's what Athiya's been doing".

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PRIYANKA CHOPRA, MONICA DOGRA TOCOMPETE AT 2015 EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS

SHAHID KAPOOR AND ALIA BHATT DURING THE SONG LAUNCH OF FILM SHAANDAAR IN MUMBAI (IANS).

Hyderabadi food on SRK's mindMUMBAI, (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is busy shoot-ing for his upcoming film "Dilwale" in Hyderabad, wants to gorge onsome local food with actor Mahesh Babu.The 'Badshah' of the Hindi film industry took a break from his shootingschedule of Rohit Shetty's directorial "Dilwale" here and visited MaheshBabu on the sets of the his upcoming Telugu film "Brahmotsavam".They met on Saturday and exchanged pleasantries.Mahesh was overwhelmed by the King Khan's surprise and expressedhis gratitude by saying "It was a pleasure meeting @iamsrk".In a response to his tweet, Shah Rukh said: "@urstrulyMahesh it wasmy pleasure actually. And your crew was so warm and welcoming.Will drop in again and have some Hyderabadi food with you." TheHindi cine icon seems to be on a spree of meeting stars of the city ashe had earlier met badminton ace Saina Nehwal and shared his little'tuk tuk' moment with her on the social platform.

Arjun Rampal in 'rock on' modeMUMBAI, (IANS) For many, a Sunday morning means bed,blanket and coffee, but for Arjun Rampal, it was full of music!"Sunday mornings. Pianos, guitars and lots of songs being played, indifferent chords. Ok need to concentrate and make some music.Rock On," Arjun tweeted. On the film front, the actor, who was in newsfor his rocky relationship with his wife Mehr Jessia, is geared up towalk onto the big screen through the sequel of the 2008 musicalentertainer "Rock On!!". "Rock On 2", written and directed by debutantfilmmaker Shujaat Saudagar, will see Farhan Akhtar, Arjun, PurabKohli and Prachi Desai reprising their roles from the original film.Actress Shraddha Kapoor is a new addition to the star cast.

BIG B, KANGANA TO SHARESCREEN SPACE IN AD FILMKolkata, (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and NationalAward-winning actress Kangana Ranaut will be seen togetherfor the first time, in an ad film. The two will share screen spacein a new BoroPlus antiseptic cream television commercial(TVC) which will air in October, a statement said on Wednes-day. The commercial is produced by Rajkumar Hirani Produc-tions and directed by Karan Narwekar. "The new TVC aims tocapture one of the biggest talent pools that Bollywood can offerat this point of time and create a classic," said Priti Sureka,director, Emami Limited. "We are confident that the storyline ofthe ad film will resonate with every movie lovers irrespectiveof their age."

AYUSHMANN HAPPY TO TICKTHINGS OFF HIS 'BUCKET LIST'MUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who turned ayear older earlier this month, is busy ticking things off hisbucket list -- attending the Singapore Grand Prix, and watchinga Maroon 5 concer t live. A fan of global music sensation Ma-roon 5, Ayushmann, who is a singer himself, decided to gifthimself a chance to attend a concer t of the American pop rockband along with experiencing the excitement of witnessing rac-ing at the Singapore Grand Prix. "Life is nothing but an endeav-our to tick your bucket list," said Ayushmann, who is "reallyexcited" to see Maroon 5 and Bon Jovi concer ts in Singapore."Adam Levine is a world youth icon. Would love to see himperform live," added the "Vicky Donor" actor, who was seen in"Hawaizaada" and "Dum Laga Ke Haisha" this year.

MUMBAI, (IANS) Actor-singer Priyanka Chopra, Monica Dogra ofShaa'ir and Func fame and three other Indian ar tists have beennominated by VH1 at the 2015 Europe Music Awards under theBest India Act category, which falls under the Worldwide Act cat-egory. The Worldwide Act is a global category where the besttalent is picked from across continents. Fans decide the bestwinning talent from among all the nominees through votes, read astatement. The other Indian acts to be nominated for the awardare Indus Creed, Your Chin and The Ska Vengers. Fans can vote

for their favourite act on MTV EMA's website and for social mediavoting, they must tweet/post both #MTVEMA #EmasOnVh1 AND#Nominate(ar tist name) for their vote to be counted. Fans cancast their votes till October 14. In the next stage of voting, thelocal winner under Best India Act goes head to head with winnersfrom regions across the world to become one of the six World-wide Act winners. The Worldwide Act winners will be announcedon the 2015 Europe Music Awards show, which will be aired onVH1 in October.

Never been drawn to heroic characters: Imran KhanNew Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Actor Imran Khan says he has "never been drawn" towards "heroic" roles as he feels that they lack "gravitas"and "emotional resonance. I've never been drawn to heroic characters. Such characters don't appeal to me and I don't find theminteresting," Imran, whose latest film "Katti Batti" released on Friday, told IANS."I always feel that your film has to be grounded in reality for it to be relatable and for letting people to invest in it because if it's entirelya fairytale world, then at some point, it lacks gravitas. It lacks an emotional resonance," the 32-year-old added. Imran feels that filmscripts should be grounded in reality and to grab viewers' emotions, "you have to make them laugh from the gut".The father of one said: "Whatever genre of film you are making, it has to be rooted in reality. You have to feel like this could happen tome in reality. When you watch Bollywood's over-the-top masala films, nobody ever feels that I can go through the same thing. I'malways drawn towards films where I want people to watch my film and feel like this could be their story."In "Katti Batti", Imran stars with Kangana Ranaut in a story of a live-in relationship. The actor, who is the nephew of Bollywood superstarAamir Khan, says he never pays attention to those who compare him with the "PK" star. Asked whether comparisons to Aamir matterto him, Imran said: "I don't pay attention to those people. I don't get annoyed with them because if anything that anyone will say will helpme and will contribute in some way, then I'm happy to listen. Otherwise, I'm not interested."I've never really discussed my work with Aamir. In my family, we value honesty and excellence. We hold each other to a very highstandard. It's not about being from a filmy family, it's being from my family. My family expects a lot of each other."

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RANDEEP HOODA WITH ROBBIE ALOMAR WHILE IN TORONTO TO PROMOTE HIS FILM BEEBA BOYS AT TIFF. HOODA IS A GREATBLUE JAYS FAN (PHOTO-MICHELLE PRATA-TORONTO BLUE JAYS).

BCCI CHIEF DALMIYA DEAD,CONDOLENCES POUR IN

KOLKATA, (IANS) Board of Control forCricket in India (BCCI) presidentJagmohan Dalmiya, who was admittedto a hospital three days ago after com-plaining of chest pain, died on Sundayevening, triggering shock and sorrowamong the fraternity who termed it a greatloss to the game."His condition became unstable this morn-ing, and we were able to successfullystabilise his cardiac condition .However, in the late evening, Dalmiya suffered a massive gastro-intes-tinal bleeding and in spite of all the efforts of doctors he succumbed tothe bleeding at 8.45 pm," attending doctor Anil Mishra said.The veteran cricket administrator, 75, was admitted to the B.M. BirlaHospital on Thursday night and shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).He also underwent a coronary angiography with his condition remain-ing stable for close to three days.Credited with turning the gentleman's game into a global sport of bigmoney and a reach well beyond its traditional bastions, Dalmiya'sdeath was widely mourned.President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi con-doled his death and extended their condolences to his family.Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar tweeted: "Heartfelt condolences to thefamily & friends of Jagmohan Dalmiya. Had met him in June. little did Irealise that it would be the last. Will always cherish his encouragement& support over the years. Worked hard for the game of cricket & ex-celled as an administrator," tweeted"Was touched by his effor ts to make my penultimate Test at EdenGardens very special. RIP Jagmohan Dalmiya," he added."Saddened by Mr. Dalmiya's death. Immense contribution to Indian andworld cricket. A huge loss. Always a players man! Condolences tofamily!" posted former India captain and leg-spin great Anil Kumble onTwitter."Dalmiya Ji's contribution 2 Indian cricket was immense.He was anastute administrator&a visionary.His demise is a huge loss 2 Indiancricket," added former Indian batsman V.V.S. Laxman.Former India cricketers Madan Lal and Chetan Sharma also expressedtheir shock."It is a big loss to Indian cricket. He was one of the finest cricketadministrators I have known. We owe it to him for uplifting the status ofIndian cricket to what it is today. He was a great manager of people,"Lal, who was part of the 1983 World Cup-winning Indian team, toldIANS. "He was a great man. He was the man responsible for the upliftof Indian cricket. From starting players' pension, to their welfare tocommercialisation of the sport, we owe a lot to Jaggu Da," said Sharma,the first Indian bowler to bag an international hat-trick.Sharma, who said he had played for Bengal for 5-6 years, said Dalmiyawas "partly responsible" for his selection in the Indian team also.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rushed to the hospitalalong with city Mayor Sovon Chatterjee to pay her last respects.CAB officials and former cricketers too reached the hospital."He was a giant amongst sports administrators, a true lover of Bengal,"said Banerjee, announcing he will be accorded state honours."Dalmiya's contribution to cricket cannot be described in words. It isreally shocking to realise that he is no more. I had talked to his familymembers when he was hospitalised on Thursday. They told me he wasdoing fine. "He was like a victorious king who fought valiantly in the fieldof cricket administration and today he left us but remained undefeated.He had so many dreams about world cup cricket. We will try to fulfilthose dreams," she said. "He was an asset... we are all proud of him.We will give him state honours."Dalmiya's funeral will take place on Monday at the Keoratala cremato-rium. Condoling the death, BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said: "Onbehalf of all the members of BCCI, I wish to submit our condolences tothe bereaved family of Mr. Dalmiya. As a visionary and a father figure ofIndian cricket, Mr. Dalmiya worked towards the development of thegame of cricket in India. The cricketing fraternity will miss him dearly."Paying rich tributes to Dalmiya, ICC chief executive officer DaveRichardson said it was his legacy that India will forever remain impor-tant for world cricket.

Australia hire Sriram as spin con-sultant for Bangladesh tourMELBOURNE, (IANS) Australia have hired former India all-rounderSridharan Sriram as a coaching consultant to counter the spin-friendly conditions they will encounter in their upcoming tour ofBangladesh. Sriram, 39, a left-hand batsman and left-arm spinner,played eight One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for India. He is bestknown for being a prolific run-maker for Maharashtra and Tamil Naduin India's domestic cricket.Sriram has served as assistant coach to Indian Premier League (IPL)sides before. He worked with the Australia A side during its recenttour of India, Cricket Australia said on their website on Sunday.Australia face Bangladesh in a two-Test series next month."Working with the Australian Test team is a great honour," Sriram toldthe website on Sunday."I've played international cricket for India and I'm looking forward tosharing my experience and knowledge of subcontinental conditionswith the squad. The Australian cricket team talks about 'one-percenters' and my role will be to contribute that one percent to helpthe team adapt to the conditions and opponents quickly."

BENGALURU, (IANS) Suresh Raina led the way with a century asIndia A defeated Bangladesh A by 75 runs in the third unofficial one-dayer at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Sunday.The Indians thus claimed the three-match series 2-1. They had de-feated the visitors by 94 runs in the first match earlier in the week.Raina scored 104 runs off 94 deliveries, hitting nine boundaries and asix along the way.Batting first after winning the toss, India A suffered an early jolt whenMayank Agarwal (4) was sent back by pacer Shafiul Islam in the thirdover.But skipper Unmukt Chand (41) played a patient knock to bring theinnings back on track before Raina and Sanju Samson (90) put to-gether a 116-run par tnership to help the hosts post a competitive totalof 297/6.Rishi Dhawan also came up with a useful unbeaten cameo of 26 runs

off 15 balls lower down the order to help the hosts finish their inningson a high note. The Bangladeshis did not help their cause by conceedingas many as 23 extras.Bangladesh A's chase began on a shaky note as pacers SreenathAravind and Dhawal Kulkarni struck early blows.The match then saw a 21-minute rain interruption, after which thetarget was revised to 290 in 46 overs.But there was no change in the visitors' for tune when play resumedas spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Karn Sharma kept on the pressure.Liton Das (21) and Mominul Haque (37) attempted to stage a fightbackwith a 44-run stand for the four th wicket, but Kuldeep dismissed bothof them in quick succession. Sabbir Rahman (41 not out) came upwith some late fireworks for the visitors, but by the time rain inter-rupted again, Bangladesh A were at 141/6, a considerable way behindtheir Duckwor th-Lewis par score of 216.

CONTD. FROM PAGE 17Kaplan said that there are numerous ways for the community to get involved including billeting families for 10-12 Team India hockeyplayers. The Beast and India Ice Hockey Association are also actively looking for sponsors to suppor t the game. Kaplan mentioned thatBrampton City Councilors Jeff Bowman and Gurpreet Dhillon will be honorary captains for Team India and Team Brampton, respectively. Mayor Linda Jeffrey thanked Hockey Commentator and community activist Dr Parminder Singh for supporting the event. Head Coachof the National Ice Hockey Team of India, Adam Sherlip was excited about the game and said that Team India and local community couldboth benefit from the oppor tunity. "We're really thrilled to connect India's national team to one of Canada's largest South Asiancommunities and help develop the program in a great hub of hockey," said Sherlip.Sherlip was initially asked to be involved with the National Ice Hockey Team of India in 2009 where he helped select and train the team.In April 2015, Team India par ticipated in the IIHF Ice Hockey Challenge Cup of Asia Division I in Kuwait. The Brooklyn native coachhelped launch a fundraiser for equipment for the team and to attend the tournament. Sherlip will carry a roster of 10-12 players from India this October. He plans to host tryouts for the remainder of the spots on the teamfor any Canadian players of Indian descent who are interested in representing Team India. Tryouts will take place at the Powerade Centrein Brampton, Ontario. "They have heard of Canadian hockey and have had Canadian players come over to India and show them how the game is played. Adamand I are excited about them experiencing the Canadian game first hand," said Akshay Kumar, Director, India Ice Hockey Association."It's going to be a challenge they have never faced and they get to really experience ice hockey, not just Asian ice hockey."Ticket packages for this game are $29.90 plus HST and seats can be reserved at bramptonbeast.com or over the phone at 905-564-1684.A por tion of the ticket package will be donated to Team India.

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INDIA 'A' PLAYERS POSE WITH THE TROPHY AFTER WINNING THE ODI SERIES AGAINST BANGLADESH 'A' AT CHINNASWAMYSTADIUM, IN BENGALURU (IANS).

Belgium down Argentina, makeDavis Cup final after 111 yearsBRUSSELS, (IANS/EFE) Steve Darcis got Belgium into the DavisCup final, a feat the country has not achieved since 1904, de-feating Argentina's Federico Delbonis in four sets in the lastelimination match and winning the semi-final 3-2.The No. 64-ranked Darcis took 3 hours and 9 minutes on Sun-day to defeat Delbonis, ranked one spot lower, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 and7-6(3).The last time Belgium made it to the Davis Cup was 111 yearsago, in its debut year in the world tennis competition, althoughit ultimately lost there to Britain 4-1.The November 27-29 final will once again be a face-off be-tween Belgium and Britain, the latter of which on Sunday quali-fied for the final after defeating Australia, also 3-2.Scotland's Andy Murray, ranked No. 3 in the world, defeatedAustralia's Bernard Tomic 7-5, 6-3 and 6-2 in 1 hour and 46minutes on Sunday, garnering the third and decisive point in theclassification that earned Great Britain a spot in the final, whichwill be held in Belgium.

INDIA'S IMPORTANCE INWORLD CRICKET DALMIYA'SLEGACY: ICC CEOKOLKATA, (IANS) Paying rich tributes to Board of Control forCricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya, ICC chiefexecutive officer Dave Richardson on Sunday said it wasDalmiya's legacy that India will forever remain impor tant forworld cricket."I first came across him when I joined the ICC and he was theBCCI president. He always struck me as a polite and respectfulman, quietly spoken but had a great attention to detail," saidRichardson condoling Dalmiya's death."I think when you can show respect to everybody you can be avery good administrator. He treated everybody the same- veryfairly."India would remain a very impor tant par t of world cricket andthat would be Dalmiya's legacy," said the former South Africanwicket-keeper.Dalmiya, 75, passed away at a city hospital on Sunday.

INDIA THUMP LEBANON 6-0IN AFC U-16 QUALIFIERSTABRIZ CITY (IRAN), (IANS) India finished their engagementsin the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 qualifiers instyle with a convincing 6-0 victory over Lebanon here on Sun-day.Besides a hat-trick by Suresh (28th, 71st, 89th), Komal (77th)and Amarjit (80th) scored one apiece. The other was an owngoal by Habib in the 76th minute.India led 1-0 at the interval.With this win, India finished second in Group E with six pointsfrom three matches. India beat Bahrain, then lost to Iran beforebeating Lebanon on Sunday.India are the hosts of the AFC U-16 Championships, to be heldnext year, and have already qualified as the hosts.But with their impressive per formance here, India stay oncourse to get a direct qualification spot as the second bestfinisher among all groups.India's coach Nicolai Adam was happy with his team's perfor-mance.

INDIA IN TOUGH GROUP ATASIAN BASKETBALL MEETNEW DELHI, (IANS) The Indian basketball team has been placedin a tough group with reigning champions Iran at the 28th FIBAAsia Men's Championship that will be held in Changsha, Chinafrom September 23 to October 3.India, who have been placed in Group A, will also have to tacklestrong title contenders Japan and Malaysia.The FIBA Asia Championship serves as a qualifying event forthe 2016 Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The Indian team, who will be captained by the experiencedVishesh Bhriguvanshi, boasts a strong attacking line-up thatincludes talented young forwards Amjyot Singh and AmritpalSingh.Amritpal and Amjyot are the first Indian players to secure pro-fessional playing contracts in Japan and will be raring to show-case their talent at Asian basketball's marquee event.Bhriguvanshi's ONGC teammate Yadwinder Singh is also ex-pected to play a crucial role for the team.Rajesh Uppar (point guard), Vikas Kumar (small forward/shoot-ing guard), A. Aravind (power forward) and Siddhant Shinde(guard) will provide much needed suppor t to the key star ters.Promising teenagers Akashdeep Hazra and Gurvinder Gill will be theother two forwards making their debut at the senior Asian level.

PAES-BOPANNA LOSS MADE IT TOUGHFOR INDIA IN DAVIS CUP PLAYOFF: SANIAMUMBAI, (IANS) Tennis star Sania Mirza believes that veteran LeanderPaes and Rohan Bopanna's disappointing loss in the doubles rubbermade it tough for India to make a comeback in their Davis Cup WorldGroup Playoff against Czech Republic.The Czech Republic clinched the tie 3-1 on Sunday after Jiri Veselydefeated Yuki Bhambri 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 in almost two hours in New Delhi.The Indian combination of veteran Paes and Bopanna disappointed,as they went down 5-7, 2-6, 2-6 in the doubles rubber on Saturday tohand the Czechs a 2-1 lead in the tie. The home team will now remainin Group 1 Asia/Oceania of the tournament."It was a tough loss I can say. It was a tough match yesterday forPaes and Bopanna. We expected them to win the match. But it didn'thappen. But these are a par t of spor t. But I think Czech was always atough team to beat. Even though we were at home and they came hereand defeated us," Sania, who was conferred with honorary lifetimemembership of the Cricket Club of India (CCI) on Sunday, told repor t-ers here. "They had Radek Stepanek. We always knew it is going tobe a tough match against the visiting side. But we have to move onand look ahead what is coming," she said.Speaking on her Swiss doubles par tner Mar tina Hingis, the women'sdoubles World No. 1 said, "We really have a good chemistry between

us. It all star ted this year the Wimbledon when we both fought hardand went on to win tough matches and finally the Championship. Weunderstand each other pretty well now and hope to bring and win oretitles in days to come."The duo won the women's doubles title at the Wimbledon, followed byUS Open recently."Thank you so much for the honorary lifetime membership. I feelproud to represent India at this level. I also feel proud to deliver andbring laurels for my country and hold the tri-colour high," she said.When asked if she had ever thought she would be ranked World No.1, the Padma Shri and Arjuna Award winner said, "Who doesn't want tobe world No.1. I wanted to change my goals as time came close andwanted to chase them up. There are some dreams which you achieveand there are some which you can't.""I am lucky and for tunate to reach the summit and it is surely a dreamcome true for me indeed. I am happy that my body is helping me to goahead. I was never No. 1 in college, now I am World No. 1. It is adream for anyone to be in the position I am in today, so I think I amproud," she added.The 28-year-old said that she would have surely been a cricketer ifshe was born as a boy.

GURKEERAT, ARAVIND EARN INDIACALL AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA

BENGALURU, (IANS) Uncapped Punjab all-rounder Gurkeerat Mannwas named in India's One-Day International (ODI) squad for the up-coming home series against South Africa while uncapped Karnatakaseamer S. Aravind was picked for the T20 internationals, the BCCIsaid on Sunday.India will host South Africa for three T20s, five ODIs and four Testmatches. The first competitive match is a T20, scheduled for October2, at Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh.The Sandeep Patil-led BCCI selection committee met here on Sundayto pick the limited overs squads for the 72-day tour by South Africa.The ODI squad picked was for the first three matches.Mann and Aravind were selected following their impressive perfor-mances with India A. The limited overs series will also witness thereturn of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the skipper following Virat Kohli'sfirst series win as Test captain against hosts Sri lanka.Seasoned all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, dropped for the second-stringside that played against Zimbabwe earlier this year, has been left outof the team again.Seamer Dhawal Kulkarni, who was in the squad for the Bangladeshtour, was also omitted. Fellow pacer Umesh Yadav got in the ODIsquad but another pacer, Varun Aaron, was dropped from both the

squads.Injured left-handed opener Shikhar Dhawan, who missed the last twoTests of the three-match series against Sri Lanka with a fracturedfinger, was named in both the squads.Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was recalled to the T20 squadwhile leg-spinner Amit Mishra was named in both the squads afterhis impressive show in Sri Lanka. Mishra will replace leggie KarnSarma for T20.Fast bowler Mohammed Shami, sidelined with a knee injury he suf-fered during in Australia last year, was not included.He is undergoing rehabilitation for the injury and has not played forIndia since the 2015 World Cup.The squads:T20Is: M.S. Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, SureshRaina, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Stuar t Binny, R. Ashwin,Axar Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma,Amit Mishra, S. Aravind.First three ODIs: M.S. Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, ViratKohli, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Stuar t Binny,R. Ashwin, Axar Patel , Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Amit Mishra,Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav.

Sports, entertainment closer than 20 years ago: Kapil DevNEW DELHI, (IANS) Former Indian skipper Kapil Dev, who has featured in cameos in Bollywood films and even made an appearancein TV show "Sumit Sambhal Lega", believes that the worlds of spor ts and enter tainment have come closer over the past two decades.Though he retired from cricket in 1994, Kapil has always been associated with the spor t in different ways like a coach or a commen-tator. He has even played cameos in films like "Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii", "Iqbal" and "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi".Asked about the blend between the two industries -- spor ts and enter tainment, he told IANS: "Spor ts is enter tainment, so there is nodifference between spor ts and enter tainment. If people come out and see spor ts, it's total enter tainment. The biggest enter tainment inthis world is spor ts."However, he is happy that the 'players' of both the worlds are coming closer than ever before."If Shah Rukh Khan can come to cricket, then cricketers can also promote films. If I do a cameo in a film, then I'm not becoming anactor, but I'm just trying to promote that situation like SRK does in IPL (Indian Premier League)."It's good to see people from different fields coming out to promote each other. These two industries have come much closer than whatit was 20 years ago," he said.The 56-year-old shot a cameo for Star Plus' TV show "Sumit Sambhal Lega", an Indian adaptation of the popular American sitcom"Everybody Loves Raymond".But what he's not comfor table with is a biopic, telling his life's story.Even while biopics on spor tspersons like Milkha Singh and MC Mary Kom have been appreciated, and more movies like "Azhar" and"M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story" -- on spor tspersons -- are getting made, Kapil said a film on his own life would make him feel"uncomfor table".

INDIAN CRICKETER VIRAT KOHLI AND TENNIS PLAYER SANIA MIRZA DURING A PROMOTIONAL EVENT IN BENGALURU (IANS).

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