SYDNEY: South Africa made 408 for five against the West Indies on Friday, the second-highest World Cup total of all time.
In the process, South Africa captain AB de Villiers smashed the second-fastest World Cup Century off 52 balls in the Pool B game at the Sydney Cricket Ground before finishing on 162 not out. The highest World Cup total is 413 for five made by India against Bermuda, a non-Test nation, in Trinidad in 2007. The fastest ever World Cup century was made by Ireland's Kevin O'Brien, off 50 balls, against England in Bangalore during the 2011 tournament. "It was a very enjoyable knock today. The foundation from the boys at the start freed me up," said de Villiers. "I had a bit of luck here and there. I'm not a huge fan of setting targets but we had plans in place of reaching 300 halfway through the innings. This game is only half way and the only thing on my mind is winning it. We want to go and defend this total now." Sports News, World Cup 2015 Live Update Friday's innings was the second time in as many months that de Villiers had hammered the West Indies attack after smashing the quickest all-time one-day international century, off just 31 balls, against them in Johannesburg on January 18.
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Latest News : AHMEDABAD seems to have become the epicenter of Gujarat's Swine Flu menace; of the 255 cases reported across the state, 129 are in the city. And of the 12 deaths recorded in the state in the last 24 hours, four were in Ahmedabad.
Dr Rajesh Solanki, who heads the pulmonary medicine department of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, is trying to tackle the many swine flu cases being reported in the last few days. He is helped by a team of doctors and para-medical staffers, at the custom-made swine flu Out Patient's Department at the civil hospital. RELATED Over 670 Dead Due to Swine Flu, At Least 10,000 Test Positive Over 650 Dead Due to Swine Flu, At Least 10,000 Test Positive Swine Flu Claims 41 Lives in Punjab, Haryana Read More : Swine Flu Death Toll Reaches Gujarat But the medical staff is overworked and may be at risk themselves. Three medicos at the hospital have already tested positive for swine flu. Doctors say enough safeguards are in place, but as the hospital is swamped with cases, most of the 150 doctors at the civil hospital are working with barely any breaks. "A sizeable number of patients who visit the OPD turn out to be affected by the virus so the pressure is much more, but we are working round-the-clock to ensure that they are taken care of,'' Dr Solanki told NDTV. Most cases of swine flu are reported too late for them to be treated in time, say doctors, claiming late diagnosis is the primary reason for the rising number of deaths. But the government may also have reacted late to the growing crisis. Door-to-door surveys were launched just about a week ago, after the number of swine flu cases shot up; OPDs to handle swine flu cases were set up only 10 days ago. Government doctors, meanwhile, are hopeful that a change in weather may help bring the number of swine flu cases down. "In the next one week, we expect the virus to hit a saturation point and then there will be a dip in such cases,'' said Dr Solanki. View Source By : ndtv Bollywood celebrities who were glued to the television as they cheered for Indian Cricket Team in the World Cup cricket clash against Pakistan, have congratulated the men in blue for their maiden win in the tournament.
India again emerged victorious against Pakistan at the Adelaide, Australia by winning the sixth consecutive World Cup game since the rivalry started way back in 1992. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who today made his live cricket commentary, tweeted: T 1770 - Well played INDIA .. entire team showed resolve, talent and determination ..!! May you continue such onwards .. JAI HIND !! Actress Alia Bhatt Tweeted HUM JEEET GAYEEEE !!!!!! #ICCWorldCup2015 #INDvPAK #WontGiveItBack Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, who is an avid cricket fan, said, “Namaskar. I congratulate Indian cricket team from my heart for their win.” “Its great to start on a winning wicket. Hope the guys keep up the good show all through,” posted Preity Zinta, co-owner of IPL team Kings XI Punjab. Anupam Kher tweeted, “JAI HO. Touch Wood. #GreatStart.” “Bleeding blue What a start Way to go team India…!! #ProudDesi,” tweeted Sushant Singh Rajput, who is all set to star as Indian skipper MS Dhoni in an upcoming biopic. Kabir Bedi tweeted, “Brilliant victory for India! A beautifully played match! A billion of us rejoice! #IndvsPak #WorldCup2015.” “Woke up watching #IndvsPak match today. This is what I call a perfect Sunday and perfect start to the World Cup,” wrote Ajay Devgn. Devgn’s ‘Action Jackson’ co-star Sonakshi Sinha tweeted, “Yay! We won.” Arvind Kejriwal had asked Delhi for a majority. It has given him an assembly with virtually no opposition. The Aam Aadmi Party has redefined the words absolute majority, now leading in 67 of Delhi’s 70 seats.
The 46-year-old Mr Kejriwal will take oath as Delhi’s Chief Minister at the Ramlila grounds on February 14. It was on February 14 last year that he had resigned after 49 tumultuous days as Delhi chief minister. Bedi apologises to Modi as AAP stretches lead to 67 seats The BJP has registered a nightmare result. It is leading in only three seats now; its chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi has lost from a BJP safe seat. Nine months ago, the party had swept the capital’s seven Lok Sabha seats and was the single largest party in assembly elections held in December 2013 with 31 seats. Latest Political News India Mr Kejriwal, 46, was showered with flower petals as he stepped out to speak to the packed crowds outside his party office a little before noon. By his side his wife, Sunita, made a rare appearance. “We will always walk the path of truth,” Mr Kejriwal said, to loud cheers, adding, “It is very scary, the kind of support the people of Delhi have given us.” Latest News India A whopping 53 per cent share of the vote has powered the AAP avalanche. The BJP’s vote share is almost unchanged from last time at 33 per cent. The Congress, in complete decimation, has lost 15 per cent in vote share and will win no seat in Delhi, which it ruled for 15 straight years till 13 months ago. BJP Congratulates Kejriwal Mr Kejriwal has an invitation for a “chai pe charcha” from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who tweeted, “Spoke to @ArvindKejriwal & congratulated him on the win. Assured him Centre’s complete support in the development of Delhi.” Best Wishes To You, Hazare to Kejriwal Gandhian activist Anna Hazare Tuesday extended his Best Wishes to his protege and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal as his party headed for a landslide win in the Delhi assembly election. This is the first major setback for PM Modi since he registered a massive win in the national elections in May last year. The BJP had won most recently held state Elections. It was reported last month that Samsung is working on a couple of new tablet lineups which will be released later this year. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A and Galaxy Tab A Plus are believed to be among the upcoming tablets and their purported specifications have been leaked online. Both are said to be mid-range tablets with the Galaxy Tab A Plus being Samsung’s first tablet outside of the Note series to come with the S Pen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A and Galaxy Tab A Plus both will have 8-inch and 9.7-inch models. The smaller Tab A will have the same specifications as the smaller Tab A Plus, same goes with the larger Tab A and Tab A Plus. You might be wondering about the difference between these two tablets. For starters the Galaxy Tab A Plus is said to come with the S Pen and it may have 2GB of RAM as opposed to 1.5GB on the Tab A. The 8-inch models of these tablets are said to come with a 1.2GHz Snapdragon 410 quadcore processor, 1,024×768 pixel resolution display with 4:3 aspect ratio, 2 megapixel front and 5 megapixel rear camera, 16GB on board storage and a 4,200mAh battery Smart Phone News. 9.7-inch models will have more or less the same specifications with the exception of a 1.2Ghz Qualcomm APQ8016 processor and 6,000mAh battery. LTE and Wi-Fi only variants might be offered and the tablets are going to be just 7.4mm thin. No word as yet on when Samsung plans on announcing these new tablets. |
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