Nupur Mehta sues Sunday Times for Rs. 10 crores

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Small time Bollywood actress Nupur Mehta has announced that she plans to sue the British daily, Sunday Times of London, that published her picture along with a Cricket match fixing story.

Small time Bollywood actress Nupur Mehta to sue Sunday Times of London

Small time Bollywood actress Nupur Mehta to sue Sunday Times of London

The newspaper published a story alleging her that she has been used as honeytrap by bookies to fix Cricket matches including the ICC Cricket World cup 2011 semifinal match between India and Pakistan.

Her lawyer, says “My client’s picture was used without her permission, and even though it was morphed, it was easily identifiable. We are going to send them a legal notice, and if their response is not in tandem with what we want, we’ll file a civil and criminal defamation suit.”

Nupur Mehta also adds, “I want monetary compensation plus a punishment code, and a denial in their paper.” She also hoped ke ussey “dher saari movies milein, aur itne paise ki main khud apni movies produce kar sakoon.”
Her lawyer further adds, “We’re planning to ask for 10 crores.”

Nupur Mehta, the Bollywood actress, hogged limelight when a UK based newspaper claimed that she was used as a honey-trap for luring cricketers. But Nupur has been denying the allegations since day one.

India Thrashed Pakistan In The Mother Of All Cricket Matches

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Indian Cricket Team Celebrates After Defeating Pakistan in the Semifinal of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

Indian Cricket Team Celebrates After Defeating Pakistan in the Semifinal of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

The hype was there, the teams were there, the players were there, the prime ministers were there and so was the occasion, it was indeed, India VS Pakistan – the 2nd Semifinal of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. With public frenzy and media scrutiny geared on, this sure promised to be a cracker of a contest.

Early in the day, Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat on what looked like a very unlike Mohali wicket. It was slow and sluggish, grass just enough to bind the surface together.

Shoaib Akhtar continued to warm the benches as Pakistan went in unchanged. India on the other hand, decided to tinker with their team, a winning combination, astonishing, indeed. Ashish Nehra was brought in, in place of Ravichandran Ashwin who must be cursing his stars, missing out on perhaps the biggest game of his life.

Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were out there, doing what they do best for India; scoring runs and at a brisk rate. India looked to be marching on towards another 300 run score after a phenomenal start as the opening duo forged a healthy 48 before Sehwag was caught wanting playing across the line to Riaz, dismissed for 38.

Tendulkar and Gambhir then steadied things as Pakistan went on to drop a flurry of catches, Sachin looked a shadow of himself, failing to put away the bad deliveries, giving opportunities to the Pakistanis with every blink of the eye. He got lucky, and as all great players do, they might not be on top of their game all the time, but they scrap and scrap hard. Sachin was no different as the champion made a patient 85 being the rock behind India’s batting.

Mohammad Hafeez accounted for Gambhir as the south paw was deceived in the flight only to be stumped by Kamran Akmal. Wahab Riaz ensured Shoaib Ahktar would not be missed as he put on an impressive spell of fast bowling, using reverse swing to laudable effect. Riaz did for both, Kohli and the in form Yuvraj in a space of 2 balls sending shivers down the Indian dressing room. India were 141 for 4 at that stage and had succumbed the early initiative they had. Dhoni chipped in with a sluggish, albeit vital 25. But once again, the star of the show was Suresh Raina as his contribution along with the lower order propelled the Indian total to 260.

A defendable, but not a winning total. India had to let the scoreboard pressure build on Pakistan and so they did. Pakistan got off to a sedate start before Kamran Akmal slashed at one away from his body, and was caught at cover point, Yuvraj the catcher.

Hafeez, Asad Shafiq and Younis Khan built solid partnerships but it was the rate of their scoring that was huge cause for concern. Despite being a 100 odd for 2, Pakistan were behind the eight ball as far as runs were concerned and you knew, a couple of wickets and the pressure would be right back on the Pakistanis and so indeed was the case. Yuvraj and Harbhajan stifled the batsman with Misbah Ul Haq’s aid who seemed to have dug himself a hole. Misbah was unable to rotate the strike but stuck through and once Umar Akmal and Shahid Afridi were making their way back to the pavilion, Sri Lanka knew who they were playing.

Misbah picked up his scoring rate a little, but was a lone ranger as the pace trio of Munaf Patel, Ashish Nehra and Zaheer Khan did a fabulous job in stifling the opposition.

A match that might not have quite gone down to the wire, but it was an enthralling one to say the least. The outcome of the match meant that people were dancing in the isles of India as they made their way to a 3rd final, looking formidable to bag the World cup en route giving the greatest cricketer of the modern era a perfect send off on his home ground.

We said it would be a perfect script if India and Sachin would get to the finals, well guess what, they did. Indeed, a Sachin 100, 100th international century will be an absolute treat to the 30000 people who turn up there. Let’s not forget Sri Lanka will be hoping to give the same to Muttiah Muralidaran who too, will call it quits come April 2nd.

West Indies- England preview

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Not long ago, the England Cricket team were showered with praises from past and present cricketers, not to mention the media. But now, as they stare down the barrel with a must-win against the West Indies, not all look rosy for Andrew Strauss’ men.

While not many gave the Darren Sammy-led West Indies a chance, but now, the tide has changed and how. While Strauss has some work to do in order to get his team in shape, Sammy too has his plates full. With Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad ruled out of the World Cup, Strauss is in double trouble. The losses to Bangladesh and Ireland notwithstanding, the English captain has many worries in the fragile middle-order.

With eith Ravi Bopara or Ian Bell likely to do the opening honours, keeper-batsman Matt Prior may be asked to bat down the order. With Eoin Morgan looking a certainty to play his part in the middle-order, Strauss will have to decide whether to play the woefully out-of-form Paul Collingwood. While Colly’s commitment or talent has never been in question, his form would be compounding the worries for Strauss ahead of a do-or-die encounter at the Chepauk on Thursday afternoon.

English bowlers haven’t necessarily set the stage ablaze. The biggest culprit for their indifferent show in the quadrennial event has been none other James Anderson. He has doubled the misery for his team with his aweful length especially during the slog overs but the heartening aspect has been Graeme Swann’s spells. While Graeme may not have had a Swann-song yet, but the offie is capable of coming to the party against the Windies on Thursday as he is known to be a big-match player.

West Indies, on the other hand, are on a three-match winning streak and more importantly, have the momentum by their side. A game which depends so much on momentum could surely tilt the equation in the Carribean team’s favour. While Sammy would prefer dashing opener and former captain Chris Gayle to feature in the side, the left-hander could still be preserved for the knockout stages of the competition.

With the batting order have not necessarily sizzled in this competition, their bowling order has been on target. With the likes of pacers Kemar Roach, Sammy spearheading the attack, the presence of Suleiman Benn has added teeth to the attack. West Indies possess dynamite in the form of Kieron Pollard who can not just give the white ball a whack but can scalp a few wickets to give his team the edge. If Pollard is given the freedom to bat up the order, no score is big for his team and no boundary long.

With WI skipper yet to win a toss in this tournament, he would want to do on Thursday as batting first on the Chepauk wicket is easier than chasing under the lights under humid conditions which could test any batting line-up.

The England-West Indies clash will be watched closely by India and Bangladesh for obvious reasons. Lots will change in the World Cup by the time the match ends.

LOAN STAR

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vladimir-weissShould the Premier League’s best talent go out on loan with lesser clubs or stay training with the first team and keep match fit with the reserves?

So what should club do with your young prodigies? Should they go out on loan, or not? Certainly they’ll be many thinking yes send them out to a top championship side or a lower Premier League outfit to learn a bit more about the English game.He’ll be able to get some first team practice and bulk up to come to terms with the sheer physicality of our style of play.

Others might be thinking please don’t send our Vladimir Weiss or Machida out on loan. What if we need him? After all, he has just starred in an international standard World Cup qualifying campaign, so surely he can cope with club football.

One argument would be that certain types of players suit certain types of loan deals. Meat and veg British style defenders like Jon Terry and Jamie Carragher for example would certainly benefit from the physical competition of the Championship or even the first division.

Then there are young players who are beasts at the age of sixteen like Micah Richards, Wayne Rooney, Tom Huddlestone, Carlton Cole and Michael Johnson need no introductions to the rigours of English football and can cope with the physical demands from day one.

Players blessed with very high technical skills fall into the same bracket as these guys but for different reasons. Ryan Giggs, Ronaldo and Joe Cole are players who possess speed, quickness of mind and lightning reflexes which enable them to effortlessly bridge the gap between Youth team and first team.

Sending out a Jack Wiltshire on loan to Bradford City would enable him to experience the ferocity of the lower leagues, but it could also result in a nasty injury if he becomes a marked man for being that ‘Winker-like Kid’ from the Premiership.

Sending him out to a Bolton or Stoke who are decent Premier League teams but play far from expansive football, may be detrimental to the lads development.

Psychology is definitely a major factor in a deciding whether a player is ready or not. If you believe in yourself then you have won the first battle and Vlad like Daniel Sturridge and Micah Richards before him has that belief to be a Premier League footballer.

Contrast this with the young international Welsh battering ram that is Ched Evans who often spoke of the difficulties he had in adapting to the step up to top level football. He was phased by the prospect of playing with Europe’s elite and is now plying his trade in the Championship.

A Vladimir Weiss doesn’t need to be loaned out because he is good enough to play with the City first team, learning from players great technical players like Robinho and Carlos Tevez.

Chelsea’s Gaël Kakuta certainly thinks playing against lower Premier League opposition like Wolverhampton Wanderers is much easier than playing in the reserve team games.

In an interview given after his Premier League debut Kakuta suggested he had found life easier in the Premier League with the club’s first team. He stated

“Premier League football is easier than in the reserves, because the game is much quicker, you have more choice when you play and you can play one-touch or two-touch. So it is much better.”

I waited a long time for Saturday and I am really happy. All of the players were behind me, helping me and talking to me, so that was good.”

And the eighteen year old Chelsea hotshot will now go straight into tonight’s reserve team for the game against Birmingham City.

His comments are interesting as he shows how playing at a high level with top quality players can be nothing but beneficial. Just look at Arsenal’s Young Guns who will be playing in the quarter finals of the cup.

Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey are all examples of diminutive players taking their chance when given an opportunity. So maybe its time to blood a few of our young guns against Wenger’s lot.

There’s another good reason to keep a young star in the first team squad and that is to put pressure on a first teamer.

A young hungry academy star waiting in the wings is just the same as a new signing in your position. Its competition for places and keeps you on your toes.

Siddle latest addition to injury list

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peter-siddle-jpgBelieve it or not, after Brett Lee, James Hopes and Tim Paine, Australia have now lost the services of impressive paceman Peter Siddle as well. Siddle will also head back to Australia owing to a stiff left side following the visitors’ victory in the fourth ODI on Monday. Siddle sent down a mere five overs in the game, but Australia still managed to pull off the win thanks to the efforts of Doug Bollinger and Shane Watson, who scalped three wickets each.

Aussie team physio Kevin Sims informed the media, “Peter’s injury does not appear to be a serious problem, but it is unlikely he will be able to safely bowl within the next week which would therefore not allow him to have any further participation in the tour.”

As for a replacement, no official announcement has come out from Cricket Australia as of yet. And if and when they do, the impressive Dirk Nannes will be a frontrunner. He was lately seen in IPL 2 and bowled with great gusto and success. Earlier, Clint McKay and Moises Henriques were drafted into the squad following Australia continual loss of players to various kinds of injuries.

Dhoni blames batters

Indian skipper MS Dhoni blamed the team’s batsmen for the defeat at Mohali while praising the bowling and fielding effort. Dhoni felt 250 could have been chased down, especially after the start they got, but rued the fact that they failed as a batting unit. He opined that India should have batted out their quota of 50 overs.

The captain, though, stood by his decision to field first, claiming the dew factor would have made a prominent impact as the bowlers would have found it difficult to grip the ball and reiterated that it was the batting that was primarily responsible for the disappointing loss.

Dhoni also hoped that the youngsters in the side like Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja and Virat Kohli would learn the art of chasing soon, but added that they are still inexperienced so one can’t be harsh on them.

Ponting all praise for Bollinger

Dhoni’s opposition number Ricky Ponting, meanwhile, was all praise for newcomer Doug Bollinger. The left-arm quickie picked up three crucial Indian wickets – Sehwag, Kohli and Dhoni to set up Australia’s series-levelling win.

Describing him as “outstanding”, Ponting added that it was his spell that brought Australia back into the game after Sehwag’s sizzler. Bollinger ended with figures of 3 for 38 and it was only an all-round effort from Watson that prevented him from grabbing the Man of the Match.

Lee ruled out of series

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brettlee_australlia_0Aussie pace spearhead Brett Lee will not take any further part in the ODI series in India. His elbow injury has meant he will fly back to Australia. Moreover, Lee is in danger of missing the home Test series against West Indies as well.

The fast bowler managed to bowl only six overs in the first ODI in Vadodara and had to sit out of the second game at Nagpur. Earlier, Lee couldn’t take part in this year’s Ashes as well, since he was unfit.

“Brett’s elbow injury has not responded as well to treatment as we would have liked and therefore a decision has been made to send him home to consult with an elbow specialist,” Cricket Australia’s physiotherapist Kevin Sims told the media and added, “With an accurate diagnosis we can determine how best to manage the injury and give Brett the best chance of being available for selection at the beginning of the Australian summer.”

The other injured member of the team, all-rounder James Hopes, who is still suffering from a hamstring problem isn’t going back home, but will miss the third ODI in Delhi as well after sitting out of the Nagpur ODI. “We hope he will be okay for Mohali,” Ricky Ponting was quoted as saying in the press.

Thankfully for Australia Tim Paine’s replacement, wicketkeeper Graham Manou, is expected to reach Delhi in time for the third ODI. Paine picked up a broke finger, yet managed to pull off some great catches in the loss at Nagpur. He is likely to be replaced at the top of the order by IPL 1 hero Shaun Marsh. However, Lee’s absence has undoubtedly dealt a severe blow to Australia’s chances.

Wet welcome for Aussies

As if they weren’t enough problems facing the Australian team, their preparations were further hampered when their net session at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi had to be put off owing to wet practice pitches. Apparently, the curator had no idea of what time the team was going to train and thus watered the pitches. In the end, the Australians had to be content with some light practice.
“I am very disappointed. It seems everybody in the world other than the grounds man here knew what we were going to train. To turn up here and find the wickets completely unusable is disappointing. We only had one training day, and I am sure by the time the Indian team comes down here, the wickets will be fine. So it’s a bit of a disadvantage for us,” an extremely frustrated Ponting told the media.

Without Lee, Aussie bowling lacked venom

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brett_lee_australlia-jpgIndia‘s near-ruthless win at Nagpur can be attributed to a number of crucial factors. Indian skipper MS Dhoni’s knock undoubtedly stood out. But he got excellent support from some of the other batsmen and the bowling too looked a lot more potent with a mammoth score on the board. For Australia, their bowling lacked sting and the batsmen could do little after they lost early wickets in the chase.

Brett Lee’s absence in the Australian side stuck out like a sore thumb. Without their main wicket-taker, the bowling was highly impotent on a batting beauty. Mitchell Johnson, who was expected to take on the lead role in Lee’s absence, was particularly disappointing. The death overs exposed the entire Aussie bowling line-up. While Johnson sprayed it all over, the likes of Ben Hilfenhaus and Shane Watson failed to get the ball into the block hole, as a result of which Dhoni and Raina could swing their arms freely.

Amidst all the carnage, it was only Peter Siddle who stood out, keeping the ball right up to the bat and not allowing the Indian batsmen free runs. Unfortunately, his good performance was not well-reflected in his final bowling analysis. Off-spinner Nathan Hauritz managed to keep things tight. To India’s credit though, they ensured he did not get among the wickets. On rare occasions, the Aussies were slack in the field as well, with Ricky Ponting spilling a skier from Dhoni. That can be safely considered as an aberration and the Australians must be focused on improving the other two aspects of their game.

It can be said that, with a mountain to climb, they had very little chance of succeeding in the chase. Still, the batting performance could have been better. A majority of their batsmen got starts, but none among them converted it into a big one. If your highest score chasing a 350-plus target is 53, it is clear you haven’t been too smart. Here again, some praise needs to be reserved for the Indian bowlers.

Praveen Kumar showed a lot of heart in the manner in which he came back after the battering at Vadodora. The quick cameo he played towards the end in a losing cause must have helped his confidence. And he repaid the faith placed in him by shining in helpful conditions. The dismissals of both Tim Paine and Ricky Ponting were of classical in-swinging deliveries, which Kumar specializes in. It is great to see a bowler still willing to stick to the basics of swing bowling and succeed. The only problem with it is that he gets too predictable and ineffective when the pitch has nothing to offer. This is an aspect he has to work on if he desires to attain greater heights.

Even as Kumar was penetrative, Ishant Sharma’s ‘back to form’ performance was equally heartening. There were ample signs of it in the opening match, but he was still dishing out some loose. At Nagpur, however, he was closer to his best. Getting the wicket of Watson with his first ball must have certainly given him a lot of confidence. He used his height to great effect and the opener had no answer to his rising beauty. Despite his success, India would still do well to restrict his ODI appearances and have him play more Tests so that he can remain fresh for key contests. If there is one big worry for India in the bowling department, it has to be Harbhajan Singh. The Indian offie was yet again far from penetrative. It has been a while since Harbhajan has been going through such a patch. And India cannot afford it to continue for too long, especially with a deserving replacement like Amit Mishra in the wings.

Thanks to the super show by Dhoni and co with the bat at Nagpur, the batting is looking strong once again. And with conditions likely to remain pleasant for the batters throughout the series, they can put beyond their woes at least for the time being. For the Aussies, their top priority will be to try and get their bowling in shape. Brett Lee’s return will definitely help, but Johnson and Hilfenhaus must also realize that they are way better bowlers than what their figures displayed on Wednesday. The batting needs improvement as well though it’s not as big a worry as their bowling. All said and done, let’s not forget that they are indeed the number one team in the world. Nagpur is history and Delhi will be a fresh beginning for both teams.

Life’s a beach for Rafa’s boys

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Rafael Benitez Liverpool Football Club ManagerRafael Benitez faces the biggest task of Liverpool managerial. Bigger than the motivational speech he had to deliver at half-time in Istanbul. Bigger than overhauling a 3-1 second-half deficit away to Luton Town on a wretched Kenilworth Road pitch on a cold January evening on FA Cup weekend. Bigger than convincing the Anfield faithful that Peter Crouch was fit to wear the famous red shirt. All of which he successfully achieved.

His latest task is to halt a run of four straight defeats for the supposed title challengers, starting with no less than champions, and bitter rivals Manchester United on Sunday. Defeat to Alex Ferguson’s men would leave Liverpool ten points adrift of the title favourites and all but finished with their aspirations of winning it – and it’s not even Halloween yet.

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Yet victory over United would only represent the first hurdle of many more to come if Benitez is rescue Liverpool’s season, plus his reputation (and quite possibly his job?). The Reds’ next three fixtures following the Anfield date with United are each just as crucial as halting their enemies from down the M62.

On Wednesday night it’s a daunting trip to the Emirates to face a talented young Arsenal side in the Carling Cup. Next up, it’s Fulham away on Halloween, where Roy Hodgson’s men won’t be needing masks to cause Liverpool some discomfort.

After the tricky Craven Cottage encounter, it’s the return fixture to Anfield conquerors Lyon, who sent the Reds into major crisis with a smash and grab 2-1 win there on Tuesday night. Take one second to recap on those four upcoming fixtures, and I’m sure you’ll agree each and every one are very, very losable for Benitez’ currently fragile side.

You have to admire the Spaniard’s perception on the controversial 1-0 defeat to Sunderland last weekend though. It would have been all too easy for Benitez to moan about the manner of the Black Cats’ winner, which clearly should have been disallowed for finding the back of the net via an ‘outside agent’ in the form of a big red beach ball. Those damn agents are everywhere these days aren’t they?!

Instead, Benitez chose to ignore the controversial incident and concede that his side were largely second best, only conjuring up their first shots on target in one passage of play in injury time. Simply not good enough from a team, many will now be too embarrassed to admit, greatly tipped to finally land the elusive Premier League crown.

If Darren Bent’s early winner at the Stadium of Light had been disallowed, Steve Bruce’s men surely would have eventually found a legitimate way of breaking down the Liverpool defence which, bar Pepe Reina, have been completely out of sorts all season.

When Fabio Aurelio saw his first-half header saved by Lyon keeper Hugo Lloris on Tuesday night, you sensed what was coming. Inevitably, not even Reina’s heroics could prevent an equaliser from substitute Gonalons amid a near-static Reds defence.

And when Cesar Delgado steered in the injury-time winner, Benitez cut a disillusioned figure on the touchline. God only knows what must have been going through his mind but I’m sure he was anticipating the headlines of “no Torres or Gerrard equals no team”, just as much as the rest of us.

Anyone who watches Liverpool often enough will know that is not the case. Indeed they beat Man United at Anfield last season without the pair of them, who are once again doubts ahead of this season’s fixture.

The reality is, Liverpool were not playing well with Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard in the team before the deadly duo got injured on international duty. Yes, they have both been on the score-sheet a few times this season, but the only displays of note to date this season are the 6-0 and 4-0 home drubbings of minnows Hull and Stoke respectively.

Returning to the future of Benitez in charge of the club. The Liverpool board have been notoriously lenient with under-performing managers, as Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier will both testify to. But under American ownership, the club has yet to face such a crisis, and who is to say they will not push the panic button if Benitez does not produce the goods in the upcoming four difficult fixtures.

If Benitez can get through United, Arsenal, Fulham and Lyon relatively unscathed, he will have jumped the first four hurdles of his biggest test as Liverpool boss.

If he can somehow overturn his team’s abysmal start to both the domestic and European campaigns to land either of the much coveted trophies, in particular the Premier League, then it will represent the biggest achievement he could only dream of before this all-important date with nemesis Ferguson.

It would be bigger than coming from 3-0 down to Milan to win the European Cup in Istanbul. Bigger than winning 5-3 in 90 minutes when up against it against a dogged Luton Town and going on to win the 2006 tournament in an epic FA Cup final with West Ham. It would be bigger than almost doubling Peter Crouch’s market value to £13million, and guiding him towards a successful international career with England. Something the lanky forward could never have predicted when he was relegated with Southampton. Landing one, or both, of the major honours from the position they currently find themselves in would top all these previous feats bundled together. Rafael Benitez would become untouchable, surely all the motivation he needs to turn this season around.

2009 Baseball World Cup – USA Wins Gold

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World Cup Finals

USA vs. Cuba

Justin SmoakTeam USA, currently 4th in the world after the big leaguers showing in the World Baseball Classic, faced off against perennial baseball powerhouse Cuba. On Thursday, the USA beat Cuba 5-3. Could the USA beat Cuba two in a row in the same competition?

The USA sent San Diego Padres prospect Cory Luebke to the mound, who was 1-0 with a 0.66 ERA in 13.2 IP with 15 Ks. Cuba countered with Norge Vera, who was 3-0 with a 0.44 ERA in 20.2 IP with 25 Ks and just 10 hits. Luebke was quick through three innings, while Vera was dominant as well, despite giving up Lucas May’s 3-run homer in the second (the first HR allowed by Vera). The LA Dodgers farmhand had 3HR in just 8 games with the USA, while he only had 6 HR in 68 games with his Chattanooga minor league team. The announcers joked that it must have been the Italian pregame spread of ham sandwiches and bruschetta. Vera dominated with 8Ks, but left with a no-decision and was hurt by his defense. Cuba fought back to tie the game at 4, but the USA put up a 6 spot in the top of the seventh, highlighted by a Cuban error and four straight singles by Justin Smoak, Jon Weber, Terry Tiffee, and Josh Kroeger. The Cubans again threatened in the bottom of the ninth against Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Brad Lincoln, loading the bases with two outs with World Cup HR-record holder Alfredo Despaigne coming to the plate. Veteran Nate Field came in to get Despaigne to fly out to deep left. 5,000 people showed up in Nettuno, Italy to see if USA could continue their recent dominance against Cuba.

Team USA coach Eddie Rodriguez thought his team would have a good offense, but admitted that he didn’t think it would be that good. The USA was the best offensive team with a .305 average (before the finals), led by veterans Terry Tiffee (.353, 19 RBIs) and Jon Weber (.435, 12 RBIs), and World Cup MVP and Texas Rangers top prospect Justin Smoak (9 HR, 21 RBIs, 15 runs scored). They also had the second best pitching with a 1.96 ERA and 118 Ks, led by Luebke, LA Angels farmhand Trevor Reckling (2-0, 0.69 ERA, 14Ks, 13 IP), and Atlanta Braves farmhand Todd Redmond (3-0, 1.21 ERA, 17 Ks, 1BB, 22.1 IP).

Cuba had the best pitching staff (1.70 ERA, 144Ks, before the final) led by Vera, Freddy Alvarez (2-0, 0.56 ERA), and veteran reliever Pedro Lazo (0.00 ERA, 3SV). Offensively, the silver medal winning Cubans were led by World Cup HR-record holder Alfredo Despaigne (.420, 10HR, 16 RBIs) and Hector Olivera (.436, 21H, 15R). Cuba has made the finals of the World Cup 21 straight times since 1952. The final was a send off to veteran catcher Ariel Pestano, who will be retiring following the World Cup.

The rest of the World Cup field on Saturday…

Before the finals began on Sunday, the bronze medal game was played between Canada and Puerto Rico. Canada defeated Puerto Rico 6-2, winning their first ever bronze. Canada as a team was second in the World Cup with a .301 batting average and led in fielding percentage. Offensively, the Canadians were led by Minnesota Twins prospect Rene Tosoni (.357, 3 HR, 3 triples, 16 R, 16 RBIs). Matt Kniginyzky of the Kansas City Royals led the Canadian pitching staff with a 2-0 record, a 0.00 ERA and 11Ks in 18 IP. Puerto Rico finished fourth and was led offensively by Baltimore Orioles farmhand Miguel Abreu (.400, 6 doubles, 22 H). Mario Santiago, a Kansas City Royals farmhand, was 2-0, with a 1.80 ERA AND 10 Ks in 16.2 IP.

Australia defeated the Netherlands 4-1. Australia’s win gave them their best finish ever, fifth place, at the World Cup. Australia’s top two pitchers, David Welch of the Milwaukee Brewers (18 IP, 1.00 ERA, 22K) and Dushan Ruzic of the Cincinnati Reds (18 IP, 0.00 ERA, 11 K), combined on an eight hitter. Offensively, Australia was led by Philadelphia Phillies farmhand Joel Naughton (.464), Minnesota Twins prospect Luke Hughes (.286, 4HR, 5 doubles, 12 RBIs) and Philadelphia Phillies farmhand Tim Kennelly (.273, 10 RBIs). The Netherlands, coming off a great showing in the WBC, stumbled in the third round after going 6-1 in the second round and taking the number one seed in their pool. In losing four in a row to end the World Cup, they struggled to put runs on the board (though the team hit .286 overall, which was third in the World Cup). Offensively, they were led by veteran Sidney deJong (.371, 11 RBIs) and San Francisco Giants farmhand Sharlon Schoop (.364). Tom Stuifbergen of the Minnesota Twins led the Netherlands with a 1.10 ERA and a 1-0 record.

Final Standings

1. USA

2. Cuba

3. Canada

4. Puerto Rico

5. Australia

6. Netherlands

7. Venezuela

8. Chinese Taipei

Is it possible to see time?

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Just imagine the time, always moving front of you and getting your own dates for work. The main dates like birthdays, anniversaries, will help you to make dates for these, actually no need to use diaries. Dr. Julia Simner physiologists of Edinburgh University can be taken for an example of work she does everyday. She studies about brain sensory, and much number of connections which cannot be separable by two senses, its called synaesthesia,

Synaesthesia has an experience that they know, but looks extraordinary for others.
Extra connections between the brains are colors or areas in other languages. Dr. Simner says that the common variants are grapheme-color synaesthesia. People know the color of this is red but not actual red it’s like a shade crimson red like the alphabet “A”, and “B” is Turquoise blue. These colors are different by people, but one synaesthete seems to be very consistent. A person with a red “A” in synaesthesia, it means your “A” should be always red. And there are many question asked if this is unusual. Experiences of synaesthetic cannot be triggered by sensory, sounds heard and words read starts with colored letters, they can be triggered by thinking as well.

See the Future
A very usual time space should been taken for Synaesthesia. Holly Branigan is also a scientist from Edinburgh University, Holly Branigan said: I talked with Julia and as she took a look at me” and said “Synaesthesia can be seen” it was unbelievable for Holly. So what now? Holidays for Christmas and summer holidays seems to be shortly and looks pretty weird. When I think about the future it changes everything and it looks like turning me around through the whole year. At least 54 types Synaesthesia can be found; Simner thinks that this might be a common one; Dr. Simner says that anyone of a family has it for sure.

Personal Alphabet
Synaesthesia seems to be a very strange attraction process for any person; it has been taking reasonable affects and three main types of variants had taken place for the time being. Two of those look weird. One of this is ordinal-linguistic personification, not colors but exceptions of letters and numbers do balance impressions of genders specially. Do you know that seven is green? It’s just like a maniacal husband coming after work and shouting and his wife.

You know that there is no color on Thursday; it’s just like a girl staying at home for years and breaking out to the world at once. Another Synaesthesia is found and it is easy to find because a person touching by another person can see it and another person who looks at it can see it. So if you scratch your nose front of another person the person looking at it will feel he is also doing the same, it is said by Dr. Simner. Synaesthetes oftenly enjoy their experiences. So if you have a red “A”, you will really like it,
Dr. Simner says: but if I show you a green “A” you’ll hate it, so I will have to change the colors in my fonts to present about the synaesthesia.

Super-connected
If you wish to describe synaesthesia, in pure neurological sense, just a predisposition showed between to have pathways says Dr. Simner and connections can be seen, Everything can be seen through FMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging), all colors, describes and the rest. And newer imaging is also seen by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI); Dr. Simner says anyone can count all pathways. Tracks of moving water molecules, we are still referring pathways of the image, it can see clear that the water molecules have been moving

Power of mind
Some people sense beef getting roasted and whistles by eating strawberries tasting it. It might be an advantage to have Synaesthesia, having a look at the calendar kills me, says Holly, that others don’t have it. Dr. Simner has thought that for the time space she should have get with her team and get savant known as hyperthymestic syndrome. U.S researchers has wrote an article about Dr. Simner saying how she have been tied up after having a hamburger on 1974, Tuesday afternoon, and there was a patient in a condition serious, in this case, the small study section brought to their minds how time space can be taken, and as soon as Dr. Simner has got her something to her mind has stood up and asked is time-space Synaesthesia necessary for savantism. Dr. Simner start investigating to get more information about Synaesthesia, Neil Mayo and Mary Spiller were her colleagues, they found many about two connections about these, changes seem to be taking place for nine years, extraordinary is nothing for it, the whole nine years the experiment has been taking place, 39 facts and 123 events have recalled, an average person might have known about going to America when they were seven and they have been looking for the name of the guesthouse, they are recalling and searching a dog’s name. They were recall to ask dates of significant and political, and questions for some common sense, because they need for information about Synaesthesia to explain. Also teams are on good tasks and still the team is testing Synaesthete, because population seems to be general. However the testing will find sort and in the end, the team will celebrate some quiz in a pub and they should not forget their Anniversary.