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Second Test: India overwhelm SriLanka by an innings and 239 runs

SUNNY LEONE AND ARBAAZ KHAN AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO PROMOTE THEIR FILM TERA INTEZAAR IN NEW DELHI.

FAILURE 'BIGGEST ASSET' FOR ME: SUBHASH GHAIPANAJI, (IANS) Filmmaker Subhash Ghai says failure is a blessing in disguise as they make one push boundaries and per form better."In my journey of 45 years as a filmmaker, failure has been the biggest asset for me. You should treat failure as a blessingbecause it gives you a different energy all together," Ghai said here during his masterclass at the ongoing 48th InternationalFilm Festival of India (IFFI). "Failure is an attempt. There is no filmmaker in the world who has not made flop films," he added.Having star ted his directorial career with the 1976 film "Kalicharan", Ghai's reper toire is studded with cinematic gems like"Karz", "Ram Lakhan", "Khalnayak", "Pardes", "Taal", "Saudagar" and "Karma". Ghai says he will get back to the director's chairbut with the right script. "A filmmaker always wants to make a film. The subject will have to something that I haven't done. I don'twant to make a film just for the heck of it."

MUMBAI, (IANS) The atmosphere of "in-tolerance" and "barbaric" statements on"beheading" of filmmakers and actors hasupset Rohit Roy, who says he is frustratedabout being an Indian living in India. "Forthe first time, I'm sad, frustrated, enragedthat I'm an Indian living in India... Neverthought I'd ever say that. Indeed, very sad.Jai Hind," Rohit tweeted. Rohit said: "To-day, people are offering rewards for theheads of actors/directors for a film that they haven't seen one singleframe of! The government is doing nothing to stop this abetting even!Forget creative freedom, isn't this 'intolerance' scary for all Indians?Saddened," he tweeted. He said: "India is what it is because of itsdiversity, sense of democracy and impor tantly, it's secularism. Hin-duism, a way of life, is inclusive in nature."

MUMBAI, ( IANS) After get t ing several threats over her f i lm"Padmavati", actress Deepika Padukone says she would like to feel"safer and protected" at this point of time. In an interview with "Talk-ing Movies: India Special" for BBC World News, the actress voicedher opinion on the whole stir. The show will go on air on Saturday,read a statement. Asked whether she would like to have better pro-tection from the state, she said: "In an ideal world, yes. I think it is too

soon to tell... But yes it would be nicer tofeel safer or protected at this point."

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's attempt tobring alive the story of Rajput queen

Rani Padmavat i on the si lverscreen with his movie

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garding the Rajput queen, andBhansali has denied it repeatedly.

KOLKATA, (IANS) Actress Rani Mukerji, who is coming back tothe big screen with "Hichki" after a long hiatus, says she

doesn't ask her husband and filmmaker Aditya Chopra to casther in films. "I don't talk about work with Aditya. I don't tell him

to cast me in films, I can only tell him when do we make ournext baby. My conversation with Adi is all about love and Adira.

I can't have a huge family as I think I have missed the bus. Ishould have star ted long time ago. But I can always try for a

second child," Rani said at the India Today Conclave East2017 on F riday. Rani, who has appeared in films like

"Black", " Laaga Chunari Mein Daag", "Mardaani" and "NoOne Killed Jessica", says she "never wanted to be an actor"

in the first place. "My mum wanted me to be an actor, Iactually agreed to her wish. My father was very against mymum's wish. He was not very keen that I join films becausehe has been in the industry for so long. He thought that I wasn't

too strong to go through the perils of cinema. I told my mum sheshould reconsider as I will make a fool of myself. But she

wanted me to at least try. I did it and I realised that I wanted todo this. And then, there was no looking back," said Rani.

NAGPUR, (IANS) India bowled out Sri Lanka for 166 runs in theirsecond innings to register a victory by an innings and 239 runs in thesecond Test and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series here onMonday. Beginning the day 384 behind with nine wickets in hand andneeding to bat about five sessions to save the Test, Sri Lanka failed tostep up to the pressure and folded up inside the tea session on thefour th day at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. Captain Dinesh Chandimal(61) waged a lone battle as shared a 58-run stand for the eight wicket with SurangaLakmal (31) to delay the inevitable.Indian bowlers hunted in packs, with all of them getting into wickets column. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (4/63), left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (2/28),pacers Umesh Yadav (2/30) and Ishant Sharma (2/43) were all over the Sri Lankanbatsmen. Ashwin, following his four wickets, became the fastest bowler to take300 wickets in Test history. The 31-year-old, who bagged eight wickets in the Test,achieved this feat in 54 matches, surpassing the record of Australia's Denis Lillee,who achieved the milestone in 56 Tests. Ashwin also became the fifth Indian toclaim 300 wickets. After India declared their first innings on a mammoth 610/6 onSunday, taking a 405-run lead, it was always going to be tough for the visitors, whohave an inexperienced batting line-up in the five-day format. They had lost openingSadeera Samarawickrama (0) before stumps on Sunday. On Monday, resumingthe play at 21/1, Sri Lanka kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Two overnightbatsmen Dimuth Karunaratne (18) and Lahiru Thirimanne (23) lacked patience inthe morning.BRIEF SCORES: Sri Lanka: 205 all out and 166 all out (Dinesh Chandimal 61,Suranga Lakmal 31; Ravichandran Ashwin 4/63, Ravindra Jadeja 2/28, UmeshYadav 2/30, Ishant Sharma 2/43) vs India: 610/6 declared.INDIAN CRICKETER BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR GOT MARRIED TO NUPUR NAGAR IN MEERUT.

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NOT JOINING POLITICSRIGHT NOW: RAJINIKANTHCHENNAI, (PTI) Will he or won't he? Superstar Rajinikanth,often asked if he was going to take the plunge into politics,has said he won't -- not yet, that is. There was no "pressingneed" for him to join politics at this moment, the actor toldrepor ters at the Chennai airpor t. "There is no pressing needfor a foray into politics right now," said the actor of severalsouthern and Hindi blockbusters such as "Enthiran", "Shivaji"and "Hum". Rajinikanth, who commands a huge fan following,also said he would meet his suppor ters after his bir thday next month."I will meet my fans only after my birthday (December 12)," the actor saidon returning to the city yesterday after visiting the Sri Raghavendra SwamyMutt in Mantralayam in Andhra Pradesh. The 66-year-old star has inrecent times hinted at the possibility of joining politics. On anearlier occasion, while addressing his suppor ters, he hadurged them to be "ready for war" when the time came, andsaid the "system is rotten." His cinema colleague KamalHaasan has also spoken about a possible political career. Hesaid he would be willing to work with Rajinikanth if the super-star ever decided to enter politics.

Kapil thanks Bachchan forlending his voice to 'Firangi'MUMBAI, (PTI) Amitabh Bachchan has lent his famous bari-tone voice to Kapil Sharma's upcoming film "Firangi" and theactor-stand-up comic said he is grateful to the megastar forthe gesture. The 36-year-old actor said through his "power ful"voiceover, the "Pink" star made added another dimension tohis film, which he has also produced. "Dear sir @SrBachchanthank you so so much. Just saw and can't explain how big youmade our movie with your power ful and dynamic voice. Kotikoti pranaam (I am grateful)," Kapil tweeted. "Firangi", whichmarks Kapil's second big-screen outing after "Kis Kisko PyaarKaroon", is scheduled to be released on Friday.

Shilpa Shetty to come outwith cookbook in JanuaryNEW DELHI, (PTI) Actor and wellness entrepreneur ShilpaShetty Kundra will come out with a cookbook in January whichwill feature 50 of her most special recipes. "The Diary of aDomestic Diva" will have some recipes that have featured inShetty's popular Sunday Binge videos on Instagram. The book,to be published by Penguin Random House India, aims toshare quick and hassle-free methods of cooking healthy, nu-tritious and delicious meals, all of which have been favouritesin the Shetty-Kundra household. Shetty says the recipes inher book welcome readers to her love for food and offer themvariety, taste and the occasional food coma. She says manypeople reached out to her asking if they can cook quick mealsfor their families that are not just high on nutrition but alsotaste. "Additionally, the very first thought associated with goodfood is that it takes a pain-staking amount of time to make.

GONE THROUGH LOT OF STRUGGLE TO JOIN FILMS: SHRADDHAPANAJI, (PTI) She hails from a family full of popular actors and singers, but Shraddha Kapoor has said joining films was not a cake-walk for her. The 30-year -old star, who is the daughter of actor Shakti Kapoor and is also related to legendary singers Lata Mangeshkarand Asha Bhosle, said she struggled a lot to get her first big break in the industy, which of late has been plagued by the nepotismdebate. "I was very impatient to get into films. It was a loud voice inside me that said acting is the profession I want to join."A lot of people think if you are a son or daughter of an actor you don't need to audition, but that is not the case. I have gone through alot of struggle to join films. I can't even count how many auditions I have given or how many times I have been replaced. It is not easy.My first two films didn t get noticed and it was tough. But 'Aashiqui 2' changed things," Shraddha said on the sidelines of InternationalFilm Festival of India (IFFI) here. The actor inaugurated the Enter tainment Society of Goa s Bioscope Village initiative at the 48thedition of the festival. Post the success of "Aashiqui 2", Shraddha gave back-to- back hits, and the actor said her aim was to grow withevery film she does. "I wanted to act since I was a kid. Whenever I used to see my dad coming home after a shoot with a moustache,I became very curious about his job. I used to get fascinated with seeing him playing various roles. I am living my dream now. AndI believe you keep learning with your films. You grow with time and I hope I am growing, she said.Her last release "Haseena Parkar" per formed below the expectations at the box office, but the actor said she was not disappointed byit. "My aim is to try something different every time and failures will happen. But its ok. Films may not work always, but I am happy thatpeople still love me. The affection I get from my fans is amazing and it keeps me going."

THREATS TO BHANSALI, DEEPIKA WRONG: ADITYANATHGORAKHPUR, (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said those who have threatened "Padmavati" directorSanjay Leela Bhansali and actress Deepika Padukone are wrong. Adityanath said the Uttar Pradesh government had already pre-sented its views to the censor board and central government."Those who have threatened to behead Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Leela Bhansali are wrong," Adityanath said here. A BJP leaderhad announced a reward of Rs 10 crore for anyone who beheads Bhansali and Padukone. He was booked on Tuesday. Adityanath alsosaid that Bhansali should respect the sentiments of people protesting against the film."Bhansali has no right to play with the emotions of people. If people are protesting, he should respect their sentiments," he said."Padmavati" was scheduled to hit the theatres on December 1 but it has been mired in controversy over conjectures that it distor tshistory about Rajput queen Padmavati. Its release has been deferred and a new date is to yet to be announced.

Films about the movie industry tend to demonstrate the sleazy side ofshowbiz - but with a gentle touch. "Julie 2" goes about it with hammersand tongs. The story of the rise and fall of an ambitious actress has afamiliar ring to it. A lot of the experiences that Julie (Rai Laxmi) goesthrough seem inspired from the events that transpired in the life of ac-tress Nagma. The whole episode where Julie has a roaring affair withSouth Indian superstar Ravi Kumar (Ravi Kissan, delightfully Telugu inhis speech and manner) is borrowed from Nagma's link-up with SarathKumar, as is Julie's subsequent link-up with a cricketer which endsrather crudely with the cricketer declaring to the shocked actress that hecan't marry her as she has been with too many men before him. "Not thatI expect you to be a virgin. But there has to be a limit," he drawls. This iswhere the audience either hopes for the character to be killed or commitscollective suicide. Then there is veteran actor Anant Jog who smacks hislips as though he has just found a juicy chicken leg when he meets theheroine.Subtlety is not a quality that the characters of this film value.Writer-director Deepak Shivdasani strings together the betrayals of themen in Julie's life with a sledgehammer impact. There is no ambivalencein the way Julie's men are presented in the plot. Apart from her faithfulman-Friday endearingly named Ambani, all the men in Julie's life arejerks, lechers and potential rapists. By the time she sobs: "No one wantsto love me, they all want only my body", Julie's slump into self-destruc-

tion is nearly complete. The only man who seems to genuinely care forher is her first film director played with an affectionate swagger byNishikant Kamat. One of the film's most compelling episodes has Kamatticking off a sleazy film financier who openly propositions the shockedand tearful Julie, by hinting at a sexual liaison with the financier's 18-yearold sister. At times like this, the narrative gathers its wits to deliver atelling blow on the grime behind the glitz of show world. At a time whenthe predatory culture of Harvey Weinstein has come out in the open,"Julie 2", in its subverted way, tells us why the sexual predators ofBollywood cannot be exposed. The film deploys an unusual level of melo-drama to create an aura of progressive ruination around its protagonist. Itfinally slumps to a groaning halt. But not before executing an end-gamethat attempts to take the saga of the casting couch to a suspenseful level.Debutante Rai Laxmi stands impressively tall even as her charactercrumbles to the ground. She has a fairly firm grip over her character'smessy life and proves herself quite a "chick' off the old oomphy block".It is a little startling to see seasoned actors like Pankaj Tripathy, RatiAgnihotri and Ravi Kissan pitching in with bombastic per formances. Butthen, bombast is the need of the hour. "Julie 2" is an old-fashioned high-pitched melodramatic take on an actress' journey from zero to wow. Ithas plenty of unexpected twists and turns in the plot, not all of themconvincing. The narrative neatly balances the engaging and the corny.

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TWINKLE KHANNA INVITED AT THE UN FORWOMAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY

UNITED NATIONS - Best-Selling Author, Film Producer and vocalfemale empowerment champion, Twinkle Khanna was invited to bepar t of a panel of "girl power" change-makers at the annualinternational Women's Entrepreneurship Day [WED] event, whichconvened at the United Nations in New York City.Held to empower women and girls globally to help alleviatepover ty, WED curated the Sparking Confidence in Girls with Stars ofToday panel, which saw Twinkle Khanna join discussions withother eminent personalities including Sara Bareilles, singer,songwriter, six-time Grammy Nominee, Broadway Musical Writer/Composer - Waitress; Mikaila Ulmer, 12-years-old, Founder of Me& the Bees Lemonade; Successful ABC Shark Tank Contestant,Angela Simmons; Founder/Designer Foofi and Bella; Editor Angela'sRundown, Star WE TV's Growing Up Hip Hop and MTV's Run House,Philanthropist. The panel was moderated by Veronica Dagher,'Secrets of Wealthy Women' @WSJPodcasts and Wall StreetJournal Wealth Adviser Repor ter.In an event replete with a host of high-profile attendees such as theCEO of Beauty Evolution, Bobbi Brown; the First Woman Television

Producer in the US Lucy Jarvis and one of the Board of Directors ofUN Women For Peace Association Muna Rihani Al-Nasser, TwinkleKhanna shared her inspirational thoughts on the key aspects toovercoming female oppression in industries far and wide to ensurethat all have the equal oppor tunity to become successful. A serialentrepreneur, Twinkle Khanna's latest role is that of producer for'Padman' - the world's first feature film on menstrual hygienereleasing in cinema's around the world on January 26, 2018.Padman stars one of India most high-profile stars and renownedchange-innovators, Akshay Kumar, who plays ArunachalamMuruganantham - the man who created the sanitary napkinrevolution in India by inventing a machine to make low-costsanitary pads. Speaking on the impor tance of raising the issue ofmenstrual hygiene not just in India, but around the world, TwinkleKhanna said: "In my country we have a huge issue in that only 20%of women use tampons and sanitary pads, the rest do not haveaccess or simply cannot afford to buy them. There is a global tabooand I wanted to detach the stigma attached to menstrual hygiene asit is such a natural part of the female body."

Ashamed to call myself citizen of this country: Neeraj GhaywanMUMBAI, (IANS) Filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan of "Masaan" fame says he feels ashamed to call himself a citizen of a country wherepeople go about freely af ter threatening ar tistes on national television. He said: "I am genuinely appalled and ashamed to callmyself a citizen of this country, because to see a man come on national television and announce that he is going to give Rs 5 crore(to anyone) for cutting Deepika's (actress Deepika Padukone's) nose or head and then (the offer) goes up to Rs 10 crore, andnothing has happened about it. "That is really unfortunate and it's a sad state that we are living in."On "S Durga" and "Nude", the two films which were excluded from the final Indian Panorama selection for the 48th International FilmFestival of India (IFFI), Ghaywan said: "I feel we all are feeling the pressure. Films like 'S Durga' and 'Nude' were not allowed to screenat IFFI and this is something we have to question. But the thing deeply hur ts me was that the biggest female star of our country isthreatened like this on a national television and there are no charges and no arrest done so far. And it is being done to save the honourof a fictitious woman. How ironic are these times?"

'NEWTON' WINS TWOHONOURS AT APSAMUMBAI, (IANS) India's Oscar entry "Newton" securedtwo wins at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Brisbane onThursday, with Rajkummar Rao winning the best actor andMayank Tewari and Amit V. Masurkar claiming the bestscreenplay honour. Manipuri movie "Lady of the Lake" wona special mention. The winners' names were being up-dated on the event's Twitter handle, which also gave aglimpse into Rajkummar's acceptance speech."Let's keep doing this beautiful work, let's keep makingthese wonder ful stories. Here's to cinema," Rajkummarsaid and thanked his late mother for blessing "Newton",read a post on the official APSA Twitter page. Congratula-tions came in for the team. "Congratulations my darlingRajkummar Rao and amazing talents Mayank Tewari, AmitMasurkar. A win at the APSA is a huge achievement andshould make India super proud," tweeted Hansal Mehta,who has worked with Rajkummar multiple times.Even actor Manoj Bajpayee congratulated Rajkummar."Newton" is India's official entry for the foreign languagefilm category at the Academy Awards 2018. Produced byDrishyam Films and directed by Masurkar, the movie re-volves around a young government clerk who is sent onelection duty to a Maoist-controlled town and how the ideo-logical struggle puts him in an awkward situation.

I'm not business-minded asa producer: Kapil SharmaMUMBAI, (IANS) Comedian-turned-film producer KapilSharma, excited about his new movie "Firangi", says he isnot very "business-minded" as a producer and rather en-joys the creative part of filmmaking. Kapil has produced"Firangi" and has also acted in it. Asked if it is a toughtask to dabble in acting and production simultaneously, Kapil toldIANS: "I think I am not business-minded as a producer, which I wassupposed to be, to make a film in a tight budget."For instance, in the film, which we shot in Punjab, we waited for thereal winter to come so that we can capture the beauty of Punjab inwinter -- how people look nice in a village wedding wearing shawlsand how larger than life our big fat Punjabi wedding looks like.In fact, we shot in real fog, at a beautiful location inRopar, from where Satluj river passes."Focusing on this elaboration of beauty, what we didn'trealize that in winter, the day is shor ter, and thereforethe shooting schedule got extended than usual. There-fore, the budget also extended. So I realized that I amsomeone who enjoys storytelling, creativity and enter tain-ment, but I am not so great with finance management." Thestory of the film "Firangi", set in 1920s' Punjab, revolvesaround a villager named Manga who goes through a toughtime in the society for being a servant of British govern-ment at a time when Indians were fighting for freedom.

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AUSTRALIAN SKIPPER STEVE SMITH (L) AND ENGLAND'S CAPTAIN JOE ROOT HOLDING A REPLICA ASHES URN IN BRISBANE.

KOHLI RESTED FOR SRI LANKAODIS, ROHIT TO LEADNEW DELHI, (IANS) Days after India skipper Virat Kohli hit outat the cramped schedule of the team ahead of the crucial South Africa tournext month, the BCCI selection committee on Monday rested the 29-year-old batsman for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka,starting December 10. The BCCI, however, retained Kohli in the squad forthe third and final Test to be hosted at the Ferozshah Kotla here fromDecember 2-6.For the ODI rubber Kohli's deputy in limited overs Rohit Sharma will takeover the reins of the side, which has Punjab pacer Siddarth Kaul as the lonenew face. The ODI series will also see the return of all-rounder HardikPandya, who was given a break for the ongoing three-match Test seriesagainst the Lankans. The first ODI will be played at Dharamsala on Decem-ber 10, followed by games at Mohali (December 13) and Visakhapatnam(December 17). The 50-over series will be followed by a three-match T20Iseries, starting December 20.India will finish their limited overs matches against Sri Lanka on December24 (final T20I) before they fly off to South Africa on December 28, with thefirst Test star ting on January 5. They play a two-day warm-up tie, star tingon December 30 at Boland Park, Paarl. In South Africa, the Kohli-led sidewill play three Tests, five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20Internationals (T20Is).SQUADS:For third Test: Virat Kohli (Captain), Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, ShikharDhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (Vice-Captain), Rohit Sharma,Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, KuldeepYadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Vijay Shankar.For ODI series: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane,Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Kar thik, MS Dhoni(WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, JaspritBumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddar th Kaul.

PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma lose in HongKong Super Series Open finalKOWLOON (PTI) Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu's questfor a second successive women's singles title ended in disap-pointment after she went down in straight games to ChineseTaipei's Tai Tzu Ying in the Hong Kong Open Super Series finalhere on Sunday. World No. 43 Sameer Verma's dream to winhis first Superseries title came crashing down, as he lost to thelocal player NG Ka Long Angus 14-21, 21-10, 11-21 in the final.

ASHWIN FASTEST TO TAKE 300 WICKETS IN TESTSNAGPUR, (IANS) India premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday became the fastest bowler in the history of Test cricketto take 300 wickets. The 31-year-old, who bagged eight wickets in the second encounter against Sri Lanka here achieved this feat in54 matches, surpassing the record of Australia's Denis Lillee, who achieved the milestone in 56 Tests. Sri Lanka lower-order batsmanLahiru Gamage was Ashwin's 300th scalp. "I really hope I can go on to double these 300 wickets, I have only played 50 Tests. It is noteasy bowling spin, it looks like you are just ambling up," the Tamil Nadu player said on achieving the milestone af ter the match. "Ashwin holds an bowling average of 25.30 in Tests with an economy of 2.88.

AUSTRALIA BEAT ENGLAND BY 10 WICKETS IN 1ST ASHES TESTBRISBANE, (IANS) Batsmen David Warner (87 not out) and debutant Cameron Bancroft (82 not out) helped Australia beat England by10 wickets and take 1-0 lead in the Ashes Test at the Gabba here on Sunday. Australia needed just 16 overs and a little over an houron the final morning to complete a resounding win, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC) website. Warner and Bancroft's173-run stand broke an 87-year-old record for the highest ever unbeaten opening stand in a successful chase in Test cricket. Warner was unbeatenwhen Bancroft brought up the winning runs. It was Warner's ninth Ashes half-century and his 25th in all Tests, while for Bancroft, it was a maiden Test fifty. Af terEngland had been bowled out for 302 in their first innings, Australia were struggling at 201/7 when Smith came to its rescue with his 21st century. Withsupport from Pat Cummins, who made 42 in an eighth-wicket stand of 66, Smith made sure Australia eked out a slender but important 26-run first-inning lead.England seemed well placed to make a match of it despite losing two early wickets, but the dismissal of captain Joe Root, trapped legbefore by Josh Hazlewood for 51 shor tly before lunch on day four, led to a remarkable collapse.

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KOHLI COMPLAINS OF CRAMPEDSCHEDULE AHEAD OF SA TOUR

SCHEDULE: SRI LANKA TOUR OF INDIA

India vs Sri Lanka: 1st TestWed, November 15-19, Kolkata, 11pm

India vs Sri Lanka: 2nd TestThu, November 23-27, Nagpur, 11pm

India vs Sri Lanka: 3rd TestFri, December 1-5, Delhi, 11pm

India vs Sri Lanka: 1st ODISat, December 9, Dharamsala, 3am

India vs Sri Lanka: 2nd ODITue, December 12, Mohali, 3am

India vs Sri Lanka: 3rd ODISat, December 16, Vishakhapatnam, 3am

India vs Sri Lanka: 1st T20ITue, December 19, Cuttack, 8:30am

India vs Sri Lanka: 2nd T20IThu, December 21, Indore, 8:30am

India vs Sri Lanka: 3rd T20ISat, December 23, Mumbai, 8:30am

Hogberg Records First CareerECHL Win as Beast Down RoyalsBRAMPTON - Reggie Traccitto scored the game-winninggoal and Marcus Hogberg made 36 saves as the BramptonBeast defeated their Nor th Division rivals, the Reading Roy-als, 3-1 on Friday night at the Powerade Centre. The Beastand Royals met for the first time since last spring whenBrampton ousted the Philadelphia Flyers affiliate in the firstround of the Kelly Cup playoffs.The Beast wasted no time and got off to a hot star t with agoal from Scott Jacklin. The shifty forward was able to find arebound off of a Stefan Fournier shot that was kicked into theblue paint by Royals goalie John Muse. Jacklin found theloose puck and jammed it home at 3:08 of the first. Bramptoncontinued its first period assault and this time it was ReggieTraccitto finding pay dir t. The defenseman revved his en-gine and rushed the puck up the ice.He slipped past a defender and curled off the sideboardsbefore ripping a shot that eluded the goaltender. That gavethe Beast a two-goal lead at 5:57 of the first. Brampton wouldtake a 2-0 lead into the first intermission and would hold theedge in shots to the tune of 18-15. Brampton didn't let up thepressure in the second and added to their lead with a beau-tiful goal from Alex Foster. The former Marlies captain re-ceived the puck in a smooth passing sequence from Bran-don Marino and Willie Corrin and made no mistake, as hefired a laser top corner.

Beast Erupt for Three in theThird and Topple Royals forFifth Straight WinBRAMPTON - Alex Foster netted a pair of goals and theBeast scored three straight in the third period to completethe comeback and defeat the Reading Royals by a score of5-4 at the Powerade Centre on Sunday afternoon. TheBrampton Beast and Reading Royals met for the secondgame of their two-par t weekend series. It was Marvel Dayand both teams were decked out in special jerseys, withBrampton wearing the armour of Iron Man and Reading spor t-ing the green of the Hulk.Reading opened the scoring right off the hop with a goal fromAlex Krushelnyski. He conver ted a pass and tipped it off hisstick past Beast star ter Marcus Hogberg at 1:09. Readingdidn't wait long to extend their lead and Krushelnyski buriedhis second of the game on a breakaway at 7:30. That gaveReading a 2-0 lead in the first frame. Brampton was unde-terred and got themselves on the board with a beautiful moveby Stefan Fournier. The big forward bullied his way to thefront of the net and flipped a hard backhand by Mark Dekanichat 15:35. The Beast continued to press the attack and Bran-don Marino whipped a hard shot at Dekanich that came outinto the slot. Alex Foster was waiting for the loose puck onthe doorstep and he made no mistake and tied the game at16:31. Both teams would head to the intermission with thescore even at two apiece. Shots were also knotted up at 10.Reading would once again get off to a hot star t in the secondand would score a goal 26 seconds into the period. StevenSwavely would receive the credit after stuffing it home.

Hogberg Makes 53 Saves AsBeast Silence Wings in OvertimeBRAMPTON - Brampton Beast netminder Marcus Hogbergmade an astounding 53 saves and Brandon Marino scoredthe over time winner with under 15 seconds remaining inover time as the Beast defeated the Kalamazoo Wings 3-2 onSchool Day at the Powerade Centre. Jackson Leef scoredhis first ECHL goal and Chris Leveille netted his four th goalof the season to lift the Beast to their sixth consecutive vic-tory. Hogberg got his third straight star t and was the busierof the two goaltenders throughout the first period. Kalamazooused their strong transition game to work off the rush andpepper the Beast goaltender with 17 total shots over thecourse of the period. The big Swede only saw one go pasthim. It was a per fectly placed wrist shot from DannyMoynihan at the 16:16 mark that gave the Wings a 1-0 leadheading into the first intermission. The scoreboard displayedthe shots as 17-8 in favour of Kalamazoo. Brampton con-trolled the play to star t the second period and were rewardedwith a pair of goals. The first was Chris Leveille scoring hisfour th of the year to tie the game up at 1-1.

NAGPUR, (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday said a crampedschedule ahead of impor tant challenges such as the South Africacricket tour sometimes comes in the way of preparations. India willfinish their limited overs matches against Sri Lanka on December 24(final T20I) before they fly off to South Africa on December 28, with thefirst Test star ting on January 5. They play a two-day warm-up tie,star ting on December 30 at Boland Park, Paarl.In South Africa, the Kohli-led side will play three Tests, five One-DayInternationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). "Asusual cramped for time, which I think we needed to assess in futureas well because we very easily assess the team when we go abroadbut we don't look at how many days we have got to prepare before wego to a par ticular place to play," Kohli said. "And everyone star tsjudging players when results come after Test matches. But it shouldbe a fair game, where we get to prepare the way we want to and thenwe are entitled to be criticised. So we thought this (getting seam-friendly wickets at the ongoing series) is an ample oppor tunity for us

to challenge ourselves, put us in a situation (which they expect toencounter in South Africa)," he added. Kohli admitted that he hadasked for bouncy wickets for the home series against Sri Lanka keep-ing in mind the more tougher tour to South Africa in January. "Yes (Ihad), because unfor tunately we get only two days before we fly toSouth Africa af ter this series gets over. So we have no choice but tryto be in a game situation and think of what's coming ahead of us. "Hadwe got a month off ideally, we would have done a proper preparationin a camp sor t of scenario but we have to sort of make do with what we have,"Kohli said. India drew with the tourists in the first rubber at the Eden Gardens inKolkata. Indian cricketers have been playing non-stop cricket since the start ofthe IPL which was followed by the ICC Champions Trophy, away toursof West Indies and Sri Lanka and three successive home series againstAustralia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka comprising 23 matches (3 Tests,11 ODIs and 9 T20Is). After the South African tour ends in February,the Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin in April. Then in July, theywill embark on a long tour of England.

Tendulkar to flag off Kolkata Marathon on Feb 4KOLKATA, (PTI) Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar will flag off the second edition of the IDBI Federal Life Insurance Kolkata Marathonat Red Road here on February 4. Tendulkar, who is the face of the event, said it's his vision to see every Indian fit and healthy. "I amlooking forward to being back in Kolkata, the energy and turnout witnessed last year was exhilarating. I am hoping to see morepar ticipation from Kolkata this year. Come on Kolkata," Tendulkar stated in a release. The event will carr y a prize purse of Rs 10 lakh.Runners across the country can register online at http://www.kolkatafullmarathon.com/ in four categories -- full marathon, half -marathon, 10K and 5K Hope Run.

INDIA'S DIVIJ SHARAN WITH RUSSIAN PARTNER MIKHAIL ELGIN AFTER WINNING THE MENS DOUBLES FINAL OF BENGALURUOPEN - 2017 ATP CHALLENGER AT KSLTA.

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