South Africa beat the West Indies by seven wickets in a World Cup Group B match here Thursday.
AB de Villiers scored an unbeaten 107 off 105 balls with eight fours and two sixes with South Africa winning with 43 balls remaining.
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- India Wins the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup - Final - 02-04-2011
- India beat Pakistan by 29 runs - 2nd SF - 30-03-2011
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- Sri Lanka Crushed England by 10 wickets - 4th QF - 26-03-2011
- New Zealand beat South Africa by 49 runs - 3rd QF- 25-03-2011
- India beat Australia by 5 wickets - 2nd QF - 24-03-2011
South Africa beat West Indies by 7 wickets
Pakistan beat Kenya by 205 runs
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31 convicted in Godhra train burning case
Ahmedabad, Feb 22: A special court on Tuesday indicted 31 in the 2002 Godhra train burning case .
The judgement was pronounced by designated Judge P R Patel, who had completed hearing arguments of the prosecution and defence in September last year.
NDTV reports: The court pronounced judgment on the role of over 90 people accused of conspiring and burning the S-6 coach of the Sabarmati Express on February 27, 2002. Fifty-nine people, mostly Kar Sewaks returning from Ayodhya, were killed in the incident.
The verdict was pronounced at Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Central Jail, where the trial was held, on whether there was a pre-planned conspiracy behind the attack on the S-6 coach of the Sabarmati Express or whether it was a spontaneous riot situation fuelled by an altercation between Kar Sevaks and Muslim vendors at Godhra station in Gujarat.
IBN Live reports: Special Public Prosecutor JM Panchal said that the court upheld that the burning of the train was a pre-planned conspiracy. "The motive of the conspiracy was to set the train on fire," said Panchal. However, one of the main accused in the train burning case, Maulana Umarji, has been acquitted. For the families of those killed in the arson, the nine-year wait has been agonising.
Hindustan Times reported that many families of those killed on the train were living in poverty, and were angry with Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for not doing enough to help them.
ANI said the Supreme Court had on October 26 last year vacated its stay in the 2002 Godhra communal riots case, thereby paving the way for the trial court to pronounce its verdict.
The apex court, however, said the trial court should not pronounce its verdict in the case relating to the killing of former Congress MP Ehsan Jaffrey in which the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has questioned Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
Tuesday's verdict, which accepts the state contention that a conspiracy resulted in the burning of the train, overturns Tehelka magazine's report that it was a case of mob fury.
Earlier on April 27, 2010, the apex court had asked the SIT, headed by former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director RK Raghavan, to probe the role of 64 people, including that of Gujarat Chief Minister Modi in the post-Godhra riots cases. The court directive came in response to a petition filed by Zakia Jaffrey, whose husband Ehsan Jaffrey, ex-Congress MP, was killed during the Gulburg society riots along with 39 others. In her complaint Zakia Jaffrey alleged that Modi, his cabinet colleagues, police officials and senior bureaucrats aided and abetted the riots.
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Australia beat Zimbabwe by 91 runs
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New Zealand beat Kenya by 10 wickets
Here is the complete World Cup 2011 schedule.
India beat Bangladesh by 87 runs
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Cricket World Cup 2011 Opening Ceremony
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 schedule and Cricket World Cup 2011 fixtures: ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 schedule and Cricket World Cup 2011 fixtures are given below on our website.
Match | Date | Teams | Venue |
1 | 19 Feb | India vs Bangladesh | Dhaka |
2 | 20 Feb | New Zealand vs Kenya | Chennai |
3 | 20 Feb | Sri Lanka vs Canada | Hambantota |
4 | 21 Feb | Australia vs Zimbabwe | Ahmedabad |
5 | 22 Feb | England vs Netherlands | Nagpur |
6 | 23 Feb | Pakistan vs Kenya | Hambantota |
7 | 24 Feb | South Africa vs West Indies | New Delhi |
8 | 25 Feb | Australia vs New Zealand | Nagpur |
9 | 25 Feb | Bangladesh vs Ireland | Dhaka |
10 | 26 Feb | Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | Colombo |
11 | 27 Feb | India vs England | Kolkata* |
12 | 28 Feb | West Indies vs Netherlands | New Delhi |
13 | 28 Feb | Zimbabwe vs Canada | Nagpur |
14 | 1 Mar | Sri Lanka vs Kenya | Colombo |
15 | 2 Mar | England vs Ireland | Bangalore |
16 | 3 Mar | South Africa vs Netherlands | Mohali |
17 | 3 Mar | Pakistan vs Canada | Colombo |
18 | 4 Mar | New Zealand vs Zimbabwe | Ahmedabad |
19 | 4 Mar | Bangladesh vs West Indies | Dhaka |
20 | 5 Mar | Sri Lanka vs Australia | Colombo |
21 | 6 Mar | India vs Ireland | Bangalore |
22 | 6 Mar | England vs South Africa | Chennai |
23 | 7 Mar | Kenya vs Canada | New Delhi |
24 | 8 Mar | Pakistan vs New Zealand | Pallekelle |
25 | 9 Mar | India vs Netherlands | New Delhi |
26 | 10 Mar | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | Pallekelle |
27 | 11 Mar | West Indies vs Ireland | Mohali |
28 | 11 Mar | Bangladesh vs England | Chittagong |
29 | 12 Mar | India vs South Africa | Nagpur |
30 | 13 Mar | New Zealand vs Canada | Mumbai |
31 | 13 Mar | Australia vs Kenya | Bangalore |
32 | 14 Mar | Pakistan vs Zimbabwe | Pallekelle |
33 | 14 Mar | Bangladesh vs Netherlands | Chittagong |
34 | 15 Mar | South Africa vs Ireland | Kolkata |
35 | 16 Mar | Australia vs Canada | Bangalore |
36 | 17 Mar | England vs West Indies | Chennai |
37 | 18 Mar | Sri Lanka vs New Zealand | Mumbai |
38 | 18 Mar | Ireland vs Netherlands | Kolkata |
39 | 19 Mar | Australia vs Pakistan | Colombo |
40 | 19 Mar | Bangladesh vs South Africa | Dhaka |
41 | 20 Mar | Zimbabwe vs Kenya | Kolkata |
42 | 20 Mar | India vs West Indies | Chennai |
43 | 23 Mar | First Quarterfinal | Dhaka |
44 | 24 Mar | Second Quarterfinal | Colombo |
45 | 25 Mar | Third Quarterfinal | Dhaka |
46 | 26 Mar | Fourth Quarterfinal | Ahmedabad |
47 | 29 Mar | First Semifinal | Colombo |
48 | 30 Mar | Second Semifinal | Mohali |
49 | 02 Apr | FINAL India vs Sri Lanka | Mumbai |
*To be confirmed. Most probably it would be played in M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (Bangalore). |
Group A – Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya.
Group B – India, South Africa, England, Bangladesh, West Indies, Netherlands and Ireland
World Cup 2011Reserve day from knock out stage
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National Games Begins With a Colourful Opening Ceremony
A spectacular laser show towards the end of the opening ceremony brought the spectators on to their feet in the Mega Sports Complex in the outskirts of the city.
The timing of the February 12-26 National Games clashing with the much-awaited Cricket World Cup in the sub-continent proved to be a dampener as the premier multi-discipline competition of the country failed to generate a keen media interest nationwide.
As announced earlier, star son of Ranchi, Mahendra Singh Dhoni could not take part in the opening ceremony due to Team India commitments, though performances by Bollywood and local artists, laser shows and spectacular fireworks at the end filled in the void.
Amid vociferous chants of Jai Jharkhand, the state's chief minister Arjun Munda made a sincere appeal to forget about the torrid build-up to the National Games which was in jeopardy having missed deadlines after deadlines.
"Chhodo kal ki batein, kal ki baat purani. Naye daur mein likhenge milkar nayi kahaani hum hindustani, hum hindustani," Munda sang the popular song in his speech that saw loud cheers from the crowd.
Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi was at his usual hyperbole, saying, "10,000 athletes and officials are taking part here. This is world's best infrastructure. This is going to be the biggest National Games ever. I'm very happy that you have got all the good facilities."
The three-hour opening ceremony began with aerobatics ahead of the formal programme as chief guest governor of Jharkhand MOH Farook, Kalmadi, Munda and Jharkhand Olympic Association president arrived at the near-packed venue that has a 35,000 seating capacity.
With the National Anthem played in the background, floral welcome was showered on the chief guests as the governor declared the Games open as tricolour balloons were released in the sky while white pigeons were set free.
The first hour of the ceremony was all about the march-past of the athletes and speeches by the dignitaries including that of Munda, Kalmadi and Jharkhand Olympic Association president RK Anand, among others.
Jharkhand's teen sensation and Commonwealth Games archery gold medalist Deepika Kumari started the relay run with the torch from one end of the stadium and passed it on to international pugilist Aruna Mishra.
Former Indian women's hockey captain Sumrai Tete took the torch from Mishra before finally handing it to Olympian hockey player Sylvanus Dung Dung.
Dung Dung, who was part of the Indian Olympic hockey team that won gold in 1980 Moscow Games, ignited the giant torch as fire crackers lit up the sky.
The 'baby archer' Deepika, who shot into the limelight at the Commonwealth Games, took the Games oath on behalf of the athletes.
There were also folk dances from Jharkhand-Maanbhum Chhau, Paika, Jhumar, Mudar, Kurukh, Karsa portraying the rich cultural heritage of the tribal-dominated eastern state of India.
A tribute to Jharkhand warrior Birsa Munda in a mesmerising 10-minute performance peppered with Bollywood numbers set the tone for the colourful opening ceremony.
Games mascot 'Chhaua' -- baby dear -- made an aerial entry into the athletics complex and ran around the stadium with the torch with echoes of 'Vande Mataram'.
There was a special laser show on eminent Jharkhand sportspersons that included Jaipal Singh Munda, who captained the gold medal winning Olympics hockey team in 1928, Dung Dung, archery coach Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Tete and Indian cricket skipper Dhoni, bringing loud cheers from the crowd.
Sukhwinder Singh crooned popular Bollywood numbers, including 'Chhaiya Chhaiya', 'Chak De India'.
In the last part of the show, Bollywood actors Vivek Oberoi, Amisha Patel and Sameera Reddy added the glamour quotient as the opening ceremony stretched to more than three hours.
A laser show followed by dazzling fireworks lit up the sky in the Ranchi outskirts marking the beginning of a new chapter in Jharkhand's sporting history.
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IBM to offer USD 1,000 stock bonus to staff
Technology giant IBM today said it will give USD 1,000 worth of shares to its over one lakh employees in India as part of its centennial celebrations.
IBM, which will celebrate a hundred years of existence on June 16 this year, will give each of its employees globally a USD 1,000 stock bonus.
"IBM employees globally, except those at the executive level, will receive USD 1,000 in stock bonuses," an IBM India spokesperson said.
He, however, declined to comment on IBM''s India headcount, since the company does not disclose country-level employee numbers.
However, industry analysts peg the strength of the company''s India-based workforce at over one lakh. IBM has four lakh employees globally.
"The company is still working on the eligibility criteria for the bonus. However, one of the criteria is that the person has to be an employee (full-timers and part-timers included) of IBM or its wholly-owned subsidiaries before December 31, 2010," he said.
Eligible IBM employees will be offered ''restrictive stock units'' (RSU), under which the employee will be promised returns on the stocks awarded without actually owning them.
This means that at a stock value of USD 159 (on January 28), the USD 1,000 stock bonus will translate into 6-7 stock units.
Also, since these stock incentives will not vest until 2015, anybody quitting the company before June 16, 2015, will no longer be eligible to receive shares.
IBM reported revenues of about USD 100 billion and record free cash flow of USD 16.3 billion in 2010.
Source:http://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/IBM-offer-USD-1-000-stock-pti-204082388.html
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