Model Poonam Pandey to be part of Khatron Ke Khiladi 4

Model Poonam Pandey, who grabbed headlines after declaring that she will strip in public if the Indian cricket team won the World Cup, will be among the 13 celebrity contestants in Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi -Torchar.

Apart from Pandey, actresses Aarti Chhabria and Kashmira Shah, Sambhavna Seth, former national women's cricket team skipper Anjum Chopra, TV stars Aashka Goradiya and Smita Bansal, are the other prominent names who will be seen in the fourth season of the reality show.

Models Diandra Soares and Aliesia Raut, Dina Singh, wife of Vindoo Dara Singh, VJ Bani,

I made error of judgement in World Cup semifinal: Afridi

KARACHI: Impressed with Mahendra Singh Dhoni' captaincy in the World Cup final, Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said he too should have promoted himself in the order in the semifinal against India.

In the final against Sri Lanka, Dhoni came up the order and batted at No.5 which proved to be a masterstroke. Dhoni shouldered the responsibility, hitting a match-winning unbeaten 91.

Afridi said he is not a born leader and he could have shown better judgement in the high-pressure match against the arch-rivals.

ODI record a bonus for Watson

It wasn't until he walked off the ground that opener Shane Watson started pondering whether he had broken Australia's one-day international cricket scoring record with his unbeaten 185.

Watson's 96-ball stay in Monday's nine-wicket thrashing of Bangladesh in Dhaka also included the most sixes ever hit by a player in a single innings (15) and the highest proportion of a team total, in Australia's 1-232.

Watson only three months ago hit what is now the sixth-highest score by an Australian, 161 not out against England at the MCG.

Giving Tendulkar Bharat Ratna would require change of rules

The calls for bestowing Sachin Tendulkar with the ‘Bharat Ratna’ may have got louder after India’s World Cup triumph but giving the country’s highest civillian honour to the batting icon would require tweaking of the criteria that has been laid down for the coveted award.

The ‘Bharat Ratna’ was started in 1954 and has so far been given to 41 eminent personalities, none of whom are sports-persons, the reason being the criteria for the coveted honour.

Sarabhai asks Hazare to retract Modi praise

Danseuse and activist Mallika Sarabhai, who was one of the vocal supporters of Anna Hazare's anti-corruption crusade, asked the social reformer to retract his praise of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for development work. Sarabhai, who spearheaded the support for Hazare in the state, said she will distance herself from the movement if Hazare does not take back his endorsement of Modi.

In her e-mail to the veteran Gandhian, she said "We are deeply shocked by your endorsement of Narendra Modi's rural development. There has been little or no rural development in this state. In fact, village grazing lands and irrigated farmlands have been stealthily taken by the government and sold off at ridiculous prices to a small club of industrialists.

Won't force my son to become a cricketer: Tendulkar

Mumbai: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar today said that Indian team's World Cup victory has had a huge impact on his son, Arjun, but he would not force him to become a cricketer.

Talking to reporters today at Wankhede Stadium -- the venue of the historic triumph -- Tendulkar said, "I was inspired by Indian team's victory in 1983 World Cup. The 2011 victory has made a huge impact on my son Arjun... I will not pressurise him to become a cricketer. He can choose what he wants to do."

India Storms Into The World Cup Final

Mumbai :Men in blue will play Sri Lankans for the title, a first time clash between two sub-continent teams.

Inida stormed into their third final of the ICC Cricket World Cup yesterday, beating Pakistan by 29 runs in a thrilling semi-final clash at Mohali. India conquered their arch rivals in front of a vociferous crowd of more than 30,000 that cheered all the way at every run and wicket. India will take on Sri Lanka in Saturday's final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. It is the first time a World Cup final is being played by two teams from the subcontinent.

The Sri Lankan team, led by skipper Kumar Sangakkara, has arrived in Mumbai yesterday afternoon to play in the finals on April 2.