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THE OSCAR WINNERS ...

Best Costume Design Oscar goes to Colleen Atwood for Alice in Wonderland

Kate Blanchett Gives Away an Oscar for Costume Design

Best Makeup Oscar goes to Rick Baker and Dave Elsey for "The Wolfman"

Kate Blanchett Gives Away an Oscar for Best Makeup.

Music (Sound Editing): Oscar for Sound Editing goes to Richard King for Inception

Music (Sound Mixing): Oscar goes to Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick for Inception

Scarlett Johansson and Matthew Mccauney Present the Best Sound Design Oscar

Music (Original Score): Oscar goes to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for The Social Network

Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman is on the Stage to Give Away the Best Original Score Oscar.

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World Cup: West Indies scores 222 vs. Kenya in World Cup match

NEW DELHI - First innings score in the World Cup Group B match betwween South Africa and Kenya at New Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla ground on Friday.
Scores: West Indies 222 all out (Darren Bravo 73, Dwayne Bravo 40, Imran Tahir 4-41)

Cricket World Cup: Shahid Afridi stars in Pakistan win

Shahid Afridi Took five wickets as Pakistan completed a resounding 205-run World Cup Group A win over Kenya.
Captain Afridi's 5-16 are the best World Cup figures by a Pakistan bowler on his team dismissed Their Group A opponents for 112 in Hambantota.
EARLIER, Umar Akmal's 71 from 52 balls was complemented by Kamran Akmal (55), Younus Khan (50) and Misbah-ul-Haq (65) in a total of 317-7.
Kenya conceded 37 runs as wides, a joint world record for ODIs.
That unenviable record is shared with the West Indies, WHO squandered runs off 37 balls against Pakistan wide in Brisbane 22 years ago.
The performance compounded by Yet Another miserable day in the field for Jimmy Kamanda's team just Three Days on Their 10-Wicket thrashing by New Zealand.
They Lost Their final seven wickets for just 39 runs as Afridi ran through the tail, with four Kenya batsmen dismissed for ducks.

India vs Bangladesh World Cup 2011 Gets Off to a Cracker

Virad batsmen Virender Kohli and Shiwag Formedia an Unstoppable duo last night in the Sher-a Bangla Stadium As They terrorised Their opponents DURING a scintillating encounter in the 2011 India vs Bangladesh cricket World Cup. The pair were in outstanding form As They Kept Their best play for this Particular Encounter, eating up everything the Bangla bowlers nudged throw at Them.

Shewag batted brilliantly, hitting 14 boundaries and scoring an amazing 14th ODI century Thurs compound his best ever World Cup score of 370 DURING the opening game in Mirpur. Kohli Followed suit scoring his first 100 + for the team, making an impressive eight boundaries and two sixes, an impressive debut indeed.

The pair made 203 runs from the third to Wicket TO END with 370 for 4

Indian fans were Ecstatic As They witnessed Thurs breeze Their team is the early lead Which seemed all the more sweeter since India has lost the last two encounters Played by the Two Rivals.

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While The Sport Is Not Popular in the States, Any sports fan CAN appreciate The Coming Together of the best teams Thurs compete in a World Cup. This year, the competitions are-taking place in stadiums Throughout India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

Not sure what all the excitement is about, But Want To Be In The Know so You Can Impress your friends with your worldly sports knowledge? Here's what's up.

There are 14 cricket teams Competing for the top prize equivalent to $ 3 Million U.S. Dollars. Usually the favorite to win is India or Australia, But people are keeping an eye on South Africa this Cup - they've Been looking strong and dare I say, sexy. Pakistan Could Be The Dark Horse and the West Indian team nudged surprise everyone.

England v Pakistan: How Top Order Crumbled

Having decided to bat, England's top order were swept away by Pakistan.

9 for 1 - 6 Alastair Cook

The Essex Opener Fell in familiar fashion, groping forward with little foot before the Movement Being caught behind. In Mitigation, the ball from Asif was a beauty.

35 for 2 - Andrew Strauss 15

Played within Himself having ", the captain tried Normally reliable too late Thurs Withdraw at his bat from a ball Zapraszamy That Have Been left, and Edged behind. Given out on referral.

Series average 34.5 Verdict At fault

40 for 3 - Jonathan Trott 12

Trott had looked in vain Reasonable touch Tempted into them was slashing at a wide ball from Riaz and the catch was, for once, very well Held in the Slips.

Series average 46 Verdict At fault

47 for 4 - 5 Paul Collingwood

Normally Brigadier Block is tailor-made for the crises vain bowling was superior today. Trying to work away a full delivery from Amir, they succeeded only in playing is.

Series average 29 Verdict At fault

67 for 5 - 6 Kevin Pietersen

Pietersen, HAVING never looked at ease, is snared by Riaz, Ken gets one Thurs nip off the seam and take the edge. The catch is Easily Taken by Kamran Akmal.

Series average 29.2 Verdict At fault

74 for 6 - Eoin Morgan 17

Riaz Gains Reward for more at his disciplined line and length as a Resolute Morgan-looking edges a delivery again That elicits a touch of seam Movement.

England v Pakistan

England won the toss and elected to bat.

Pakistan lead England by 37 runs with 1 wicket remaining. 

England Innings - 233 all out (Overs 62.3) 

Pakistan Innings - 270-9 (Overs 91.4) 

Pakistan First Innings
Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4's	6's
Imran Farhat	b J.M.Anderson	11	55	2	0
Yasir Hameed	c M.J.Prior b S.T.Finn	36	53	6	1
Wahab Riaz	l.b.w. b G.P.Swann	27	75	3	0
Salman Butt	c M.J.Prior b G.P.Swann	17	24	3	0
Mohammad Yousuf	c & b G.P.Swann	56	108	8	0
Azhar Ali *	not out	62	145	9	0
Umar Akmal	run out (E.J.G.Morgan)	38	50	4	1
Kamran Akmal	c E.J.G.Morgan b S.C.J.Broad	10	16	1	0
Mohammad Amir	c M.J.Prior b S.C.J.Broad	6	20	1	0
Saeed Ajmal	b J.M.Anderson	0	2	0	0
Mohammad Asif	not out	0	4	0	0

Extras	(2nb 1w 4lb 0b)
Total	270/9  (91.4 overs)

England - Bowling
Player	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	24.0	6	79	2
Stuart Broad	22.4	4	59	2
Steven Finn	16.0	4	56	1
Graeme Swann	25.0	8	61	3
Paul Collingwood	4.0	0	11	0

Pakistan - Fall of Wickets
Imran Farhat	48 - Over 17.3
Yasir Hameed	48 - Over 18.2
Salman Butt	76 - Over 26.2
Wahab Riaz	110 - Over 42.1
Mohammad Yousuf	179 - Over 62.4
Umar Akmal	236 - Over 79.3
Kamran Akmal	251 - Over 83.1
Mohammad Amir	269 - Over 89.5
Saeed Ajmal	270 - Over 90.2

England First Innings
Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4's	6's
Andrew Strauss	c K.Akmal b W.Riaz	15	34	3	0
Alastair Cook	c K.Akmal b M.Asif	6	7	1	0
Jonathan Trott	c Y.Q.Hameed b W.Riaz	12	34	2	0
Kevin Pietersen	c K.Akmal b W.Riaz	6	29	0	0
Paul Collingwood	b M.Amir	5	7	1	0
Eoin Morgan	c K.Akmal b W.Riaz	17	43	2	0
Matt Prior	not out	84	127	14	0
Graeme Swann	c U.Akmal b M.Asif	8	12	2	0
Stuart Broad	l.b.w. b W.Riaz	48	77	7	0
James Anderson	l.b.w. b M.Asif	0	4	0	0
Steven Finn	l.b.w. b S.Ajmal	0	6	0	0

Extras	(5nb 6w 11lb 10b)
Total	233/all out  (62.3 overs)

Pakistan - Bowling
Player	O	M	R	W
Mohammad Amir	15.0	4	49	1
Mohammad Asif	20.0	5	68	3
Wahab Riaz	18.0	6	63	5
Saeed Ajmal	9.3	1	32	1

England - Fall of Wickets
Alastair Cook	9 - Over 1.6
Andrew Strauss	35 - Over 10.3
Jonathan Trott	40 - Over 14.1
Paul Collingwood	47 - Over 15.5
Kevin Pietersen	67 - Over 21.5
Eoin Morgan	74 - Over 27.4
Graeme Swann	94 - Over 30.6
Stuart Broad	213 - Over 58.4
James Anderson	214 - Over 59.3
Steven Finn	233 - Over 62.3

England v Pakistan: Third Test, Day Two Tea Report

Day two (tea): Pakistan (215-5) trail England (233) by 18 runs. Graeme Swann catches Mohammad Yousuf off his own bowling to take his 100th Test wicket.

England's Graeme Swann Took at his 100th Test Wicket "when they dismissed Mohammad Yousuf in the afternoon session of a delicately poised second Test against Pakistan.

Swann removed Yousuf on they had made 55 and put Pakistan in a position Thurs build a handy first innings lead at the Oval tea Where They reached 215-5, with only 18 runs in arrears.

Yousuf was not at fluid at his best in at his first Test since January vain Used at his experience Thurs grind out the runs before Showing off some of strokes at his trademark. His best shot, a late glance for four through on the third man off Steve Finn, Thurs 1949 Took him a quick single and two balls later brought on up at his half century.

But at his innings ended soon on "when they Played a poor drives off Swann and Gave the spinner a straight forward Caught and bowled chance.

Swann for the dismissal of the Gave him at his 100th Wicket in at his 23rd since making at his Test debut in India 18 months ago.

Ali Azhar, Ken was pushed down the order, a composed innings Played Thurs add 69 for the fifth and Wicket With Yousuf was unbeaten 42 at tea. Umar Akmal was king at his usual attacking self lifting Swann over midwicket for six and four off successive balls Thurs put a dent on the spinner's figures.

Too Many Tests, and too Expensive: The Reasons Behind the Empty Seats

How bad is the problem? 

Attendances for Test cricket Have Been Falling Throughout the world for a couple of Decades - except in England. That is UNTIL this summer with the opening day of the Pakistan Tests at Trent Bridge and Edgbaston Also failing Thurs sell out. However, tomorrow and Saturday are Sold Out at The Oval and only 3.000 tickets (from a 23.500-capacity) are available today. Had the weather forecast Been better the ground'd Have Been fuller yesterday. 

Causes There are different, some of wakes May Be Specific Thurs this year, such "as Pakistan's poor Showing in the previous Tests, back-to-back Tests in the turbid region, and a Wednesday start. Others May be more long-term, like cricket's move to Sky television. Plus there is the impact of the recession. Whether this year is a blip, or the beginning of a trend, will Become clearer next summer "when Sri Lanka and India visit. 

Why are there two London Tests in a row, and why start on a Wednesday? 

A Largely unavoidable conséquence of a Congested calendar. Normally, the Lord's'd be the first Test, The Oval and the last, but their Lord's Staged Pakistan v Australia as recently as mid-July. If Lord's is to start next Thursday, "This Test (Thu including allow for the Three Day's grace dictated Between Tests By The ICC) must start on the preceding Wednesday. 

Has the move to Sky resulted in a Decline in public interest in Tests?

There is little doubt the Absence of a live cricket Terrestrial TV has Affected the wider public's engagement with the game. Sky's market penetration has grown significantly vain the Majority of Viewers do not have Not access to the satellite broadcaster's channels. This MEANS a Test series does not create a buzz around it, there are no "watercooler moments" of the type That Thurs encourage fans want to see the action in the flesh. 

Can anything be done about that? 

English professional cricket, as a Whole, is struggling financially, Especially at the county level and the ECB feel the premium Sky pays for exclusivity is worth the loss of terrestrial coverage. A far Greater Percentage of TV Income (Fri 22 cents) is ploughed back into the grass roots in cricket please happens in football, though there is still an argument That too much ends up in the pockets of short-term overseas signings. The Coalition Government has put on hold the suggestion, by the Davies review, Ashes Tests That Should Become Listed (Thurs restricted free-to-air TV) events. Ask a question, it remembered That the BBC did Not bid last time the contract Came up Prior to Sky and Terrestrial Broadcasters'd break off from live cricket for news updates, or Thurs cover horse racing. 

Is there too much international cricket? 

This summer England play Six Tests, 13 ODIs and two T20 matches. Plus Pakistan Played two Tests against Australia here. That is 55 days' international cricket. Almost everyone agrees this is too much, but their proposal if the cricket is the reduced so is the game's Income. The ECB hope Improved marketing will help. This year Crap think Eve had Legendary Pakistani cricketers Conduct Interviews In Urdu and Punjabi with Anglo-Pakistani radio stations To promote These Tests. The Lack of Pakistani fans (understood Thurs reflect Their team's poor form as much as anything), this suggests it failed vain bothered with a willingness Thurs Innovate. 

Is the recession a factor? 

Anecdotal responses, Including most is a BBC blog on the subject yesterday, Suggest ticket price is a key factor. Tickets for the Oval Vary from £ 46 to £ 85 When Eve reveals ASDA That Their Consumers are reducing spending to high heaven, supporters are bound Thurs think carefully about the cost of Attending a cricket match. 

Can anything be done about it? 

The ECB does not set tickets Prices, host venues do, but their influences the ECB Them due to the process by wakes They Allocate matches. Twenty years ago there were only Six Test venues in the country: Lord's, The Oval, Edgbaston, Headingley, Old Trafford and Trent Bridge. Now Cardiff, the Rose Bowl and Durham are also in the mix. Even With the expansion of Tests matches there are Not Enough to go round, Especially as Lord's, the Biggest venue, two stages usually Tests. 

Some Grounds (including The Oval) not have long-term staging agreements vain others bid for the Individual Tests. Competition has induced venues Thurs-ever bid Larger Amounts. The Grounds will spend £ 17.5m in staging Tests next year, up from £ 5.4M in 2006. Cardiff, backed by the Welsh Assembly, paid an Estimated £ 3m Thurs stage the first Ashes Test last summer. 

The Grounds, wakes Also not have invested in facilities, Thu maximise revenue and ENHANCE Their prospects of staging the games, Have to recoup That Expenditure, and the only way They can do so is from the spectator, Whether through Admission Prices, or food and drink. There is some discounting - tickets for Sunday (in the unlikely event this Test That goes far) are £ 15 adult, £ 7.50 under-16s, and ticket Prices will certainly come under discussion at the annual end-of-season review. The ECB are looking Thurs Also Reduce the Weighting Given Thurs finance in the bid process, Increasing the Emphasis Given Thurs Factors Such as how the Income from the Test is invested (ie, into the local cricket community, not Thurs overseas players).

Ijaz responsible for downfall of Pakistan cricket: Malik

Lahore: Former Pakistan Test cricketer Aamir Malik has Said That Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt is about responsible for the downfall of Pakistan cricket. Talking Thurs Deustsche Welle Radio on Wednesday, Aamir Said That due Thurs negligence of the PCB the game was dying at the grass roots and club levels when. "This is the reason why the Pakistan team is struggling. Present The Pakistan team has no quality batsman apart from Mohammad Yousuf and the National selectors not have no choice mutch please Selecting incompetent for Test cricket batsmen, "he added. 

Aamir, Ken scored back-to-back Test centuries against India in 1989, Said was Ijaz Responsible for the Crisis Being Faced by cricket in the country. "When a head of organization for months not have all the Powers and money is like Ijaz Enjoying please there is no excuse for consistent failures." He Said Ijaz had decorated the top floor of PCB headquarters with big names like Javed and Wasim Bari Minadad vain the base was empty and hollow. 

Commenting is Pakistan's Recent Dismal performance in England, without Aamir Said Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan It Was Written on the wall. Without naming SOHAIB Malik and Shahid Afridi, Aamir Said "when the selection Committee includes hmmmm players in the Test team, Ken Became batsman starting on Their career as spin bowlers one Zapraszamy only expect failure. "It is a big joke for Pakistan cricket." He Said Present the team had the services of some incompetent batsmen Ken can not help Thurs cross 200-mark in a Test match. 47-year-old Aamir, Ken Played 14 Tests and 24 one-day Internationals, Said Not one think there blame the Coaches for the team's failures in England. "Waqar Younus and Other Coaches Can only point out the shortcomings of the players. It is players' Responsibility to learn and come over as quickly as Possible Because They are professional and Being paid. Cricket is a game Situational and you Have to adjust According to Different Situations and conditions. A coach Can Not bat or bowl or field. " 

Aamir dispelled the impression That the Pakistan batsmen were scoring in England Not Because there was no home series available Thurs truth. "Many of the Present lot Have Been playing for Pakistan for the last over ten years. They have also Life Style Played Many home series as well. But history is still against Them Because They are not in the quality players. "To a question Regarding new players, Aamir Said That Azhar Ali and Umar Amin are young and think there Not one expect too much from Them in seaming conditions on most Difficult. "But I Believe They have good future," he Concluded.

Kiwis 70-3 At Close On Day Three

WELLINGTON: The New Zealand were 70 for the loss of three wickets, chasing the Mammoth target of 405, at close is Day Three in the second cricket Test match against Pakistan here at Wellington on Saturday, Geo News reported.

Earlier, Pakistan were all out for 239 in their second innings, setting Black Caps target of 405 including first innings lead of 165 runs with Umar Akmal 52 and skipper Mohammad Yousuf's 83 solid

Muhammad Asif was the most successful bowler from Pakistan who grabbed 3 quick wickets while Fulton and Taylor, two Kiwi batsmen is a crease, have been dropped once before the close of day.

Two reasons emerged from the Basin Reserve for Test cricket to live long and live Fruitful. Mohammad Yousuf first reminded us, in this age of Virender Sehwag and Tillakaratne Dilshan, that once there was another way to bat in Test cricket, his patient, educated 83 enabling Pakistan to set New Zealand 405 for victory.

And when the chase began, the genius of Mohammad Asif torpedoed it, in a typically cunning and persevering ten-over new-ball spell of Virtues Test. At the end of it all, Stood Pakistan on the Brink of their first Test win in 12 matches and nearly three years, New Zealand staggering at 70 for 3.