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Friday, March 16, 2012

Bangal Tigers Dissect Indians


Amazingly Bangal tigers Friday defeated Indian team badly which is a feat for Bangladesh after five years whereas despite making 100th century, Sachin’s efforts were at a fiasco and he could not save Indians from bangal tigers in Asia Cup 2012! Sachin Tendulkar made 100th centuries that is another record in the history of international cricket and surely Sachin’s performance is appreciable in this regard. The team of Bangladesh is considered to be weak but today’s achievement shows that Bangladesh has improved a lot and can face any team now. Bangal tigers are now stepping forward in order to stand in the queue of the best cricket teams of the world and surely it will reach or get its destination!

Asia Cup 2012: 4th Match - Bangladesh beats India


A stunning five-wicket victory over formidable India despite a historic century by Sachin Tendulkar in the fourth match of the Asia Cup one-day tournament here at the Shere Bangla national Stadium on Friday. Chasing a difficult target of 290, Bangladesh completed their historic win with four balls to spare. Tendulkar, who now has 51 hundreds in Tests and 49 in one-day internationals, cracked one six and 12 fours in his 147-ball 114 to help his team post a challenging 289-5. The memorable moment came in the 44th over when Tendulkar turned left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan to square-leg for a single to become the first batsman to score a century of centuries. But Bangladesh batted remarkably well to achieve the stiff target with four balls to spare in the day-night match for only their third win over India in 24 one-dayers and keep alive their hopes of reaching the final.

Taliban suspended contacts with USA


The US-Taliban talks had built hopes of a fledgling peace process, just days after an American shooting spree left 16 Afghans dead. "It was due to their alternating and ever-changing position that the Islamic Emirate was compelled to suspend all dialogue with the Americans," a statement posted on the Taliban website said. “The Islamic Emirate has decided to suspend all talks with Americans taking place in Qatar from (Thursday) onwards until the Americans clarify their stance on the issues concerned and until they show willingness in carrying out their promises instead of wasting time,” the group said in a statement. The Taliban also said talks with the government of President Hamid Karzai were pointless and none had taken place. The announcement came days after an American soldier was accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians in the south. The killings in Kandahar province on Sunday have raised questions about Western strategy in Afghanistan and intensified calls for the withdrawal of foreign combat troops. Earlier on Thursday, a senior US commander defended moving the American soldier accused of the killings to a military detention centre in Kuwait, saying it would help ensure a proper investigation and trial. Furious Afghan civilians and members of parliament have demanded the staff sergeant be tried in Afghanistan over the shooting, one of the worst of its kind since US-backed Afghan forces toppled the Taliban in late 2001. Karzai called on Nato-led forces to move out of all Afghan villages in response to the shooting. US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, in Kabul on a two-day visit to try to soothe Afghan anger, discussed the massacre with Karzai at his heavily guarded palace and faced demands from the Afghan leader that any trial be transparent. “I assured him first and foremost that I shared his regrets about what took place. I again pledged to him that we are proceeding with a full investigation here and that we will bring the individual involved to justice. He accepted that,” Panetta told reporters. Tension has risen sharply since the killings and the burning of copies of the Koran at the main Nato base in the country last month, adding urgency to Panetta’s visit.

Irani 'medical aid' to Syria


An Iranian aircraft carrying 40 tonnes of "medical aid" arrived in Syria on Thursday, the first of four such shipments destined for Tehran s regional ally, the official IRNA news agency reported. The cargo which arrived in Damascus early Thursday was to be handed over to the Syrian Red Crescent, the agency said, quoting the Iranian ambassador to Syria, Mohammad Reza Raouf Sheibani. Sheibani said Thursday s shipment included "medicines and medical equipment" and the subsequent shipments would comprise "food products, ambulances, tents and blankets." He said the deliveries were being made "in the framework of reinforcing the relations and support of Tehran to this country." Iran is standing fully behind the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad as it battles armed rebel groups it describes as "terrorists". Tehran has voiced opposition to any foreign "interference" in Syria, and denied US allegations it is sending arms to Syria. US officials have said they suspect Iran is providing Assad with arms, electronic monitoring equipment, intelligence and advice on how to crack down on the uprising. The head of Iran s elite military Quds Force, Brigadier General Qassem Suleimani, has paid at least one visit to Damascus recently, the paper said, citing US officials.