SHAH RUKH KHAN AND AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN ON THE RED CARPET OF VOGUE WOMEN OF THE YEAR 2017 IN MUMBAI.

OMG! RED MARK ON MAHIRA'SBACK: A SURGERY SCAR OR A

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Yudhvir Jaswal, Group Editor and CEO of Y Media with Harbhajan Singh and photographer Bashir Nasir at an event in Brampton.

RAKHI SAWANT TO PLAY'MISSING' HONEYPREET INSANNEW DELHI, (IANS) Actress RakhiSawant says she will expose GurmeetRam Rahim Singh in a biopic in whichshe will star as the disgraced DeraSacha Sauda sect chief's adopteddaughter Honeypreet Insan, who isbelieved to be now hiding in Nepal."Yes, I'm playing Honeypreet as I haveknown her for seven to eight years. Iknow everything about her. I believeshe is in London right now. My brotherRakesh Sawant and I are producing thefilm," Rakhi told IANS. "I'm in Delhiright now. We will be shooting hereonly. Our set will be exactly like hisSacha Sauda. I promise my audiencesthat 'Main baba ki sab pol khol ke hidum lungi' (I will be relieved only afterexposing him)," she added. The releasedate of the biopic is yet to be finalised.The sect chief has been jailed sinceAugust 25 when he was convicted bythe CBI cour t in Panchkula on twocounts of rape of female disciples in1999. He was then sentenced to 20years of rigorous imprisonment and afine of over IRs30 lakh.

DESK REPORTNEW DELHI - Rumours are rife that actor Ranbir Kapoor and Pakistaniactor Mahira Khan are seeing each other after photos of Ranbir-Mahiraduring a smoke break in New York City went viral on the internet. Inthe photo, while Ranbir is dressed casually in T-shir t and trouser,Mahira looks gorgeous in a backless short white dress. However, what caughteveryone's attention was a red mark on Mahira's back. Internet users thought itwas a love bite. However, a source close to Mahira said it was a surgery scar."Mahira was suffering from this cyst for a very long time and one could see it evenon the sets of Raees. She got the surgery done earlier this year andwhat you see in the photos is nothing but the surgery scar," the sourcetold us. Interestingly, many also pointed out that these photos of Ranbirand Mahira have been clicked in July this year.

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DESK REPORTMISSISSAUGA - Addinganother feather to itscap, Y Media an-nounces launch of itsnew FM radio - SouthasianPulse Drive Time on91.9FM starting MondayOctober 2nd and willcome from Monday toFriday between 3pm to6pm. The new show willhave a blend of enter-tainment, music, news and analysis. The group earlier announced astrategic tie-up with India's leading news channel - NDTV that haspresence in over 100 countries including Canada. Talking on this,Yudhvir Jaswal (Group Editor and CEO, YMedia) said: "Today Y MediaGroup has become the largest South Asian media group." Cricket starHarbhajan Singh was present at launch event hosted by Y Media.

Y MEDIA LAUNCHES NEW FM RADIOSOUTH ASIAN PULSE DRIVE TIMEON 91.9FM FROM OCTOBER 2ND

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INDORE, (IANS) India rode on a strong batting performance to defeatAustralia by five wickets in the third One-Day International (ODI) andclinch the five-match series at the Holkar Stadium here on Sunday.The win also saw India leapfrog South Africa and Australia to the topspot in the world ODI rankings. The hosts were earlier occupying thethird position which has now been taken by Australia. The Proteashave dropped one spot to be ranked second. Chasing a target of 294runs, India crossed the line in 47.5 overs to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. With this win, India skipper Virat Kohl iequalled predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni's record run of nineODI wins on the trot. Dhoni's winning streak as captain stretchedfrom February 2008 to January 2009. Kohli's winning r un star tedon July 26 this year. Openers Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahanegave India a fine star t with a par tnership of 139 runs. Rohit scored71 runs off 62 balls. The Mumbai batsman was in fine form, smash-ing the ball four times into the stands and six times to the ropes.This was his 33rd half-century in ODI cricke t. Rahane hit nineboundaries while scoring 70 runs off 76 balls. Later, Hardik Pandyaproduced a power-packed knock lower down the order to carry thehosts to the cusp of victory.

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CAST: SANJAY DUTT, ADITI RAO HYDARI,

SIDHANT GUPTA, SHARAD KELKAR, RIDDHI SEN

DIRECTOR: OMUNG KUMAR

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"Bhoomi" seems to be a rehash of a C-grade potboiler of the early1970s. It is a degenerated rape and revenge drama replete with blaseexpositions and gory action sequences. Set in a middle-class milieuin Agra, it is the story of a gang rape survivor, Bhoomi (Aditi RaoHydari). She is the independent daughter of a shoemaker Arun Sachdev(Sanjay Dutt). Apar t from being a professional make-up and mehendiar tist, she is a wedding planner. She is in love with Doctor Neeraj(Sidhant Gupta) and is all set to get married to him.A family friend, the timid Vikas (Puru Chibber), who has a sweetmeatshop in the neighbourhood, is her silent lover. After being spurnedearlier, he approaches the local goon Dhauli (Sharad Kelkar) whoalong with his crony Gulab (Veer Aryan), advises him to rapeBhoomi a day before her marriage. How the father and daughtertake revenge, forms the crux of this tale.Apar t from the ace production qualities that the film boasts of, thewr i t i ng , c red i t ed to co-p roducer Sandeep S ingh and Raa jShaandilyaa is the weakest. Casual, dramatic and over tly forced,the script is lazily crafted. The plot is laden with formulaic tropesof an oft-seen revenge drama with one-dimensional, stereotypi-cal characters and cliched dialogues. Sanjay Dutt does not failhis audience. His on screen aura does half his work. He delivers

what is expected of him in a per functory manner but with pa-nache. Aditi Rao Hydari as the resilient, stuttering Bhoomi is ear-nest in her approach but fails to hook you emotionally. SidhantGupta in a poorly written character as Bhoomi's love interest,Neeraj is wasted.Timid, shy and frightful, Puru Chibber por trays his character Vishalwith all sincerity. Sharad Kelkar as the antagonist Dhauli, is likethe run-of-the-mill bad man of Hindi cinema. He adds no nuancesto his character and he disappoints, for no fault of his. He is ablysuppor ted by the character playing Gulab. Shekhar Suman asArun's friend and drinking par tner, has his moments of on screenglory when he attacks Gulab.The only actor who stands out among the ensemble is Riddhi Sen,the young Bengali actor who plays Jeetu, Bhoomi's neighbour anda trusted employee. With a wide graph to per form, he is naturaland does not disappoint. The background score and the musicwhich includes a seductive item number per formed by the effort-less Sunny Leone, is mundane and dismissible. Overall, this filmcoming from director Omung Kumar who had earlier given us filmslike "Mary Kom" and "Sarbjit", is a big let down. The entire viewingexperience is truly repulsive and an eye sore.

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'HASEENA PARKAR' SURVIVES THECURSE OF A CLUNKY LEAD

CAST: SHRADDHA KAPOOR, SIDDHANTH

KAPOOR, PRIYANKA SETIA, ANKUR BHATIA

DIRECTOR: APOORVA LAKHIA

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If only Haseena Parkar didn't suffer from the curse of clunky, inept,shoddy central per formance, it would have been a far more watchablepotboiler on gangsterism. And I use the word "potboiler" with all duerespect. It's not easy to make a massy masala movie out of themayhem and murkiness of the mafia kingdom. Rahul Dholakia's"Raees" earlier this year wedded crime and kitsch. Apoorva Lakhiadoes it with a fair share of elan and chutzpah. "Haseena Parkar" isabout that Dubai-based gangster who allegedly ran his nefarious busi-ness activities in Mumbai through his sister in the 1990s. The brotherand the sister had themselves a blast. For tuitously, Lakhia doesn'tmiss Da-wood for the trees. The carefully char ted journey of HaseenaParkar secretes enough enigma mystery intrigue dread uncer taintyfear and blood to keep us watching for two hours.Fasahat Khan shoots the shoot-outs and the volatile shindigs in shadesof sinister death. For better or for worse, Lakhia keeps the pacingfrenzied, almost ruinously so. Barely are the characters given a chanceto breathe their frustration and rage into a system that is so corrupt itfosters criminality. The uneven pacing pumped up with a poundingbackground score clearly indicates the director's massy intentions.And no harm in that. If only Lakhia's principal lead had insight intowhat she was supposed to do. Shraddha Kapoor slides cluelesslythrough the various lies and lives of Haseena Parkar with a complete

absence of inner conviction. Her per formance is so surface-level, Iwondered if I've seen a more sorry instance of miscasting in recenttimes. The unknown actress (Priyanka Setia), who plays the publicprosecutor in the interestingly constructed cour troom scenes, effor t-lessly steals every frame from the female lead. Haseena's lawyer,played by Rajesh Tailang, is equally compelling. And Ankur Bhatia asParkar's husband is suitably filmy flamboyant and fleeting in his briefrole. The rest of the teeming cast barely gets a chance to register inthe bloodsplattered storytelling. Shraddha's Haseena is a whiney ,self -impor tant, delusional trouble-shooter. Siddhant Kapoor's Dawoodis better, more roundly shaped probably because the actor is requiredlargely to speak on the phone to a sister whom he repeatedly extendsa helping hand, and not in the way other siblings do.It's Dawood's ambivalent role in his sister's life -- did he play a hand in empow-ering her criminal activities in Mumbai or did she compel him to stay away fromher affairs? That provides a sizeable leeway to the narrative. Those who have seenLakhia's riveting "Shootout At Lokhandwala", would know the director loves gang-ster shootouts. In "Haseena Parkar", the shootouts are more cinematic and staged,less real and documentary like. The emphasis is on generating a gratuitous excite-ment. In this endeavour, the narrative sometimes loses its hold on the characters'moral campus, letting them spin in their own web of deceit rather than pull them outof their discrepancies to make sense of their outlawed lives.

Halle Berry, 51, finds 'balance'with new 35-year-old beauLONDON, (IANS) Former Bond girl Halle Berry, 51, who has con-firmed her romance with 35-year-old music producer AlexanderGrant - aka Alex Da Kid, says he brings balance to her life. The Oscarwinner stepped out with her beau on Tuesday for a romantic datenight here and they walked arm-in-arm as they entered a restaurant,people.com. The outing came only hours after Berry posted onInstagram a photograph with the British-born producer. "My Bal-ance," she captioned the image in which they are seen in a cosyembrace. This marks Berry's first relationship since separatingfrom French actor Olivier Mar tinez and finalizing their di-vorce in December 2016. The actress has a 9-year-old daugh-ter Nahla Ariela with former boyfriend Gabriel Aubry and 3-year-old son Maceo Robert with Martinez. She was also previouslymarried to baseball player David Justice from 1993 to 1996 andmusician Eric Benet from 2001 to 2003.

Khloe Kardashian slams 'rude'body-shamersLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Reality TV personality KhloeKardashian has slammed body-shamers, who claimed that shehas put on weight. Khloe took to her Twitter account to hit back atcritics after they accused her of trying to hide her weight gain bywearing baggy clothes, reports aceshowbiz.com. She tweeted apaparazzi photograph from an outing with her reported athlete beauTristan Thompson here. The image featured her trading her usualform-fitting clothes for a black long-sleeved shirt, matching sweatpantsand a pair of black furry slippers. Defending herself from the allega-tions that she is wearing the baggy ensemble to hide her weight gain,the 32-year-old reality TV star wrote in the post: "So rude of people tosay I'm getting fat because I wore baggy clothes to get laser hairremoval." She added, "It's called being comfor table people."

Trump doesn't understandhealthcare: Jimmy KimmelLOS ANGELES, (IANS) TV show host Jimmy Kimmel hascontinued his tirade against the Cassidy-Graham health care bill,and said that the US President Donald Trump doesn't understandhealthcare. The late-night host is slamming the newly-proposedhealthcare bill and Trump's attempt to repeal Obamacare. After Loui-siana Senator Bill Cassidy accused Kimmel of "not understanding"policy, the late-night host directed most of his derision at Trumpduring an episode of his show "The Jimmy Kimmel Live!", reportshollywoodreporter.com. "For Donald Trump, this isn't about the Gra-ham-Cassidy bill, it's about getting rid of Obamacare, which he hates-- primarily because Obama's name is on it," Kimmel said.

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SANJAY DUTT AND ADITI RAO HYDARI DURING THE PROMOTION OF THEIR FILM BHOOMI IN NEW DELHI.

DELHI HC ACQUITS 'PEEPLI LIVE'DIRECTOR FAROOQUI IN RAPE CASE

I am not a slave to fashion:Anushka SharmaNEW DELHI, (IANS) Actress Anushka Sharma, who is lovedfor her chic and simple style, says she is not a slave tofashion. "I like to dress well. I enjoy wearing good clothesbut I am not a slave of fashion. I think it is impor tant to usefashion and style as an extension of your personality,"Anushka told IANS over phone from Mumbai. The "Phillauri"star, 29, says it is impor tant to have an individual dressingstyle. "For me it's good to know about fashion trends but atthe same you cant wear something that doesn't look goodon you. So I know what works for me and what doesn't.My fashion sense is very chic, comfor table and simple,"she added. However, Anushka, who is the brand am-bassador for sunglass brand Polaroid, doesn't like to overaccessorise her outfits. "So, for me sunglasses are a natu-ral way of accessorising and practical. I think it immedi-ately lifts your looks... That is the job that accessory hasmeant to do," she added. The actress unveiled the fall/win-ter collection of the eyewear brand on Wednesday evening.Talking about the association with the brand, she said: "Itfeels special because the brand has completed 80 yearsand it feels good to be a par t of a brand at a milestonelike this for them. I am happy that I am their first globalbrand ambassador." Anushka says for her it is impor tantthat she actually uses the brand that she endorses.

Rajinikanth, Rajamouliextend suppor t to Modi's'Swachhata Hi Seva'CHENNAI, (IANS) Superstar Rajinikanth and filmmaker S.S.Rajamouli on Friday extended full suppor t to Prime Minis-ter Narendra Modi's 'Swachhata Hi Seva' movement. "I ex-tend my full suppor t to our honourable Prime MinisterNarendra Modiji's Swachhata Hi Seva mission. Cleanlinessis godliness," Rajinikanth tweeted. Earlier this week, Modihad written personal letters to celebrities, industrialists andnoted personalities to enlist their suppor t for the initiative.Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, Modi said Swachhata is for eachof us to practice. He also said the days leading up to GandhiJayanti on October 2 be about "encouraging widespreadpar ticipation in cleanliness initiatives across the country."In response to Modi's letter, Rajamouli tweeted: "Modi ji,hear tfelt appreciation for this wonder ful initiation. I'll do mybest to be a par t of my Swachh Bharat."

'Mere Pyare Prime Minister'inspired by MahatmaGandhi: Rakeysh MehraMUMBAI, (IANS) Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehrasays the inspiration for his upcoming directorial "Mere PyarePrime Minister" comes from Mahatma Gandhi, who was awarrior on sanitation issues. In a talk at the RISE Summithere, Mehra spoke about the film and the issue of sanita-tion, which he has been helping to tackle since the last fouryears via his association with an NGO. "When it comes tocinema, it is enter tainment first as that's what brings thepeople in. Purpose has to be built into the cinema, alongwith the enter tainment. My next film 'Mere Pyare PrimeMinister' is inspired by Mahatma Gandhi. Shot in Mumbai,our set is called Gandhinagar. "Few people know that Ma-hatma Gandhi was a warrior on sanitation issues," Mehrasaid here on Monday in conversation with Karon Shaiva,organiser of the RISE summit, read a statement. On a lightervein, Mehra added that what attracted him to the subject ofsanitation was that "when you gotta go, you gotta go."

All women in my life areimpor tant: Shah Rukh KhanMumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) Bollywood's quintessential roman-tic hero Shah Rukh Khan, who attended the Vogue Womenof the Year Awards here, said that all the women in hislife are impor tant and it is extremely satisfying to havean award for them. "All the women in my life are impor-tant to me, star ting with my mother, wife, daughter, sis-ter and all the ladies who have worked with me... Thelist is big because I've been working for 30 years, sothere are lots of them, some 20-30 of them, all of themare impor tant," Shah Rukh said at the event here onSunday night."I think women are impor tant, so to have an award forthem, I think it is extremely fulfilling and satisfying, notjust for the women who get the award, but for the menwho don't win it... Bystanders like myself, who can comeand applaud for them," added Shah Rukh, who was giventhe Vogue Enter tainer of the Decade Award. Shah Rukhis making a comeback on television with Star Plus' newshow "TED Talks: Nayi Soch". Asked about it, he said: "Ihave no idea when the show is star ting... I have to checkfor the details," he said when asked about the progressof the show. On the film front, the actor is busy withAanand L Rai's next. The movie is yet untitled, but it willreunite Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma with Shah Rukhaf ter 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan'."Aanand L Rai's film shooting is going on. Katrina Kaifhas joined us and Anushka Sharma will join us in a dayor two. Shooting is going on at various places... It isgoing well," Shah Rukh said. The Vogue Women of theYear Awards saw Gauri Khan, Shweta Bachchan, KaranJohar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, AnushkaSharma, Twinkle Khanna, Athiya Shetty, Radhika Apte, AnilKapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Natasha Poonawalla, Kiran Rao,Deepika Kumari, Rajkummar Rao and Jim Sarbh amongothers in attendance.

NEW DELHI, (IANS) The Delhi High Cour t on Monday acquittedMahmood Farooqui, co-director of acclaimed 2010 Hindi film "PeepliLive", who was accused of raping an American woman. JusticeAshutosh Kumar set aside the trial cour t order convicting Farooquiand sentencing him to seven years jail in August last year. Farooquihad challenged the trial cour t order in the High Cour t claiming hisinnocence. Farooqui was accused of raping a 35-year-old womanfrom Columbia University who was in India for research on her doc-toral thesis. The woman, who moved to Delhi in June 2014, waslooking for contacts for her work in Gorakhpur and came in contactwith Farooqui through a common friend. The alleged incident occurred

on March 28, 2015 when Farooqui invited her for dinner at his house.According to the police chargesheet, the woman, who reached hishouse at 9 p.m., found Farooqui was very intoxicated, and he askedher to go to the other room which was his office.After 20 minutes, she left the office room to smoke in the porch whenhe told her to come in and sit down, it said. After talking with her for awhile, he suddenly kissed her and forced himself on her, the prosecu-tion said, adding that the woman was scared after the incident. Duringthe trial, the American researcher stood by her complaint and allegedthat Farooqui had raped her, while he denied the allegations, andclaimed he was falsely implicated.

ONTARIO WELCOMES THE2017 INVICTUS GAMES

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS (KKR) PLAYERS YUSUF PATHAN AND PIYUSH CHAWLA VISIT MOHAMMED ALI PARK PANDAL AHEADOF DURGA PUJA IN KOLKATA.

Australia pacer Cummins toskip T20I series against IndiaMELBOURNE, (IANS) Australian pacer Pat Cummins willskip the upcoming three-match Twenty20 International(T20I) series against India and return home to prepare forthe Ashes later this year, Cricket Australia confirmed onFriday. "Key fast bowler Pat Cummins will skip the T20 legof Australia's Qantas Tour of India in order to rest ahead ofthe Magellan Ashes this summer," Cricket Australia said ina statement. Cricket Australia also clarified the 24-year-old is not injured and will look to freshen up ahead of theSheffield Shield season scheduled from October 26 toMarch 26 2018. "The paceman is not carrying an injury butselectors have decided to send him home after the fifth ODIin Nagpur on Sunday week in order to freshen up ahead ofthe start of the Sheffield Shield season," Cricket Australiasaid. Australia are slated to play three T20Is from October7 to 13 in Ranchi, Guwahati and Hyderabad.

We now have lot of optionsin the run up to the 2019World Cup: KohliKOLKATA, (IANS) The success of the two wrist spinnersKuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal has kept the compe-tition going for slots in the Indian team and augurs well inthe run up to the World Cup in 2019, skipper Virat Kohlisaid. The team now had lot of options, and all bases werecovered, Kohli said after the hosts defeated Australia by 50runs to take a 2-0 lead in the five-game ODI series. Thecaptain lavished praise on Kuldeep and Chahal, who havetaken ten wickets between themselves in the first twomatches of the series. "They are outstanding, they are twoyoung guys bowling with a lot of hear t, getting us thosebreakthroughs against a top quality side... I think it speaksvolume about their character," said Kohli. Chinaman Kuldipgot a hat-trick and finished with figures of 3/54. Leg spin-ner Chahal returned figures of 2/34."We know they will do us good service, in the future gamesas well. That keeps the competition going among the 20-25players that we have. "Looking at the World Cup in a coupleof years time, that really augurs well for us, how the teamis shaping up. It's a good balance of bowl-ing and batting," said Kohli. Englandand Wales are slated to host theWorld Cup from May 30 to July 15,2019. Kohli was ecstatic about theoptions in the all-rounder slots. "Wehave not only Hardik (Pandya) asan al l rounder, now we have acouple of spinning allrounders aswell in (Ravindra) Jadeja and Axar(Patel).So we have lot of options,plus we have all our basescovered at the mo-ment," he said.

Kuldeep has a long way to go,is an asset for India: GangulyKOLKATA, (IANS) Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, who becameonly the third Indian in white-ball cricket to grab a hattrickhere against Australia in the second ODI, has a long way togo and is an asset for Team India, former skipper SouravGanguly said. "It was a special spell. He bowled brilliantly.He still has a long way to go and is an asset for the team,"Ganguly told repor ters here. Kuldeep returned figures of 3/54, taking three consecutive wickets of Mathew Wade,Ashton Agar and Pat Cummins in the 33rd over to becomethe second bowler in limited overs cricket to script a hat-trick at this venue and only the third Indian to record therare feat in 50 overs cricket. The other Indians to get hat-tricks are Kapil Dev and Chetan Sharma, with Dev grab-bing his treble at the Eden against Sri Lanka in 1991 whileSharma bagged it in 1987. In Test cricket, Harbhajan Singhnotched up a treble here in 2001 against Australia in thesecond Test, a match Ganguly captained. Asked to com-pare the two feats, Ganguly said: "I cannot compare. Butthis is certainly among the very best. He needs to continuethe good work he is doing."

ONTARIO - Ontario is pleased to hostthe third and largest Invictus Gamesto date - giving our Team Canadacompetitors the suppor t of the homecrowd and the oppor tunity to com-pete in front of family and friends.Eleanor McMahon, Minister of Tour-ism, Culture and Spor t, was at UnionStation today to meet and greet TeamCanada as they arrived for theGames.The province is set to host more than550 competitors from 17 countries,with events taking place from Sep-tember 23 to September 30. Com-petitors will par ticipate in 12 differ-ent spor ts across Toronto at some ofthe state-of-the-ar t venues built forthe 2015 Toronto Pan American/Parapan American Games. Admissionto the following competitions is free:* Jaguar Land Rover Driving Chal-lenge on September 23 at the Distill-ery District* Wheelchair Tennis from Septem-ber 23 to 25 at Nathan Phillips Square* Golf on September 26 at St.George's Golf and Country Club* Cycling on September 26 and 27 atHigh Park* Archery from September 27 to 29at For t York National Historic Site.A full competition schedule is avail-able at InvictusGames2017.com. The

Games represent the power of spor tto challenge, inspire and overcomelimitations, offering a unique oppor-tunity for service men and women tofoster camaraderie, promote recov-ery and rediscover a sense of be-longing. Hosting athletic competi-tions is par t of our plan to create jobs,grow our economy and help peoplein their everyday lives."We are thrilled that the Invictus

Games are about to begin here inOntario. This is a wonder ful opportu-nity for us all to unite around the powerof spor t. I wish my very best to thecompetitors, as they prepare to testtheir limits and reimagine what'spossible. Go Team Canada!" -Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario"It was my privilege to meet the com-petitors and coaches representingTeam Canada at the 2017 Invictus

Games and welcome them to ourprovince. The dedication and perse-verance of this team is an inspirationto all of us. Hosting the Games is anhonour for Ontario and will pay trib-ute to the sacrifices of Canada's mili-tary personnel and their unconquer-able spirits. Good luck to all the com-petitors and go Team Canada!" -Eleanor McMahon, Minister of Tour-ism, Culture and Spor t.

PRINCE HARRY ARRIVED IN TORONTO FOR THE INVICTUS GAMES.

Shuttler P.V. Sindhu nominated for Padma Bhushan awardNEW DELHI, (IANS) The Spor ts Ministry has nominated Rio Olympics silver medallist shuttler P.V.Sindhu for the prestigious Padma Bhushan award. Sindhu now joins former India cricket team captainMahendra Singh Dhoni as the second spor tsperson to be nominated for the country's third highestcivilian honour this year. The 22-year -old Hyderabadi shuttler was confer red the Rajiv GandhiKhel Ratna Award -- the highest spor ting honour in India -- in 2016 and the Padma Shri in 2015.Sindhu, who was also a silver medallist at the World Badminton Championships in Glasgow lastmonth, recently beat Japan's Nozomi Okuhara to become the first Indian shuttler to clinch theKorea Open Superseries title. Last week, she had jumped two places to the second spot in theBadminton World Federation (BWF) women's singles rankings. Meanwhile, according to sourcesthe ministry also recommended India's first individual Olympics medallist wrestler K.D. Jadhav'sname for the prestigious Padma Shri, 33 years after his death. Jadhav had won India's first individualOlympics medal by clinching a bronze at the 1952 Helsinki Games.

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MS DHONI GOT HIS 100TH STUMPING FOR INDIA AFTER DISMISSING GLENN MAXWELL IN THIRD ODI PLAYED BETWEENINDIA AND AUSTRALIA IN INDORE.

India thrash Bhutan at SAFF U-18 football championship

Beast Bring Back Former FloridaPanthers Draft Pick Corey DurocherBRAMPTON - The Brampton Beast, ECHL affiliate of the MontrealCanadiens, are proud to announce that physical two-way centreCorey Durocher will be returning to the Beast after signing a Stan-dard Player Contract (SPC) for the 2017-18 ECHL season. Durocher,25, was a sixth round pick of the Florida Panthers in the 2010 NHLEntry Draft. The Ottawa, Ontario native played three years in theOntario Hockey League split between the Kingston Frontenacsand the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. During his tenure in the OHLhe tallied 94 points in 191 contests.After his OHL career, Durocher spent four seasons playing USpor tshockey at Carleton University where he scored 34 goals and had39 assists in 90 games. The former Raven enjoyed a spectacularsenior year performance which saw Durocher score 11 goals andearn himself an invitation to play for Team Canada at the Interna-tional Universiade. While at the tournament, Durocher scored twogoals in six games as he helped Canada bring home a bronzemedal. Af ter the USports season ended last march, Durochersigned with the Beast and he played in five regular season games,along with three in the playoffs. Despite being a small samplesize, Durocher impressed Head Coach Colin Chaulk with his pa-tience and relentless work ethic. "Corey came in and was verypatient, worked hard, and made the most of his oppor tunities[while with the team]," Chaulk said. In Durocher's eight gameswith Brampton he had two helpers and played a big role in theplayoff series with the Manchester Monarchs which caught theeye of the Beast coaching staff. "He was really instrumental in theManchester series," Chaulk said. "We believe it's a foreshadow-ing for him to do the same this season, so we're excited to havehim back for sure." The Beast sophomore gained valuable experi-ence during the Kelly Cup Playoff run last season and feels he isready to become a full-time pro. "I learned a lot on how to be a proand how to conduct myself on and off the ice everyday," Durochersaid of his shor t time with the team last season. When the theBeast came calling, Durocher was eager to come back to Bramptonand help the team build off their success from the 2016-2017season. "[Brampton] had a good season last year," Durocher said."I see a bright future with the group of guys coming back."

SRI LANKA QUALIFY FOR2019 CRICKET WORLD CUPDUBAI, (IANS) Sri Lanka have qualified for the 2019 World Cupafter the West Indies lost the first One-Day International (ODI)against England at Old Trafford, the International Cricket Coun-cil (ICC) has confirmed. "With September 30, 2017, set as thecut-off date for automatic qualification for the ICC's pinnacle50-over tournament, the Windies (78 points) now cannot moveahead of Sri Lanka (86 points) on the ICC ODI Team Rankingsirrespective of how their remaining matches against Englandpan out," ICC said in a statement on Tuesday.

THIMPU (BHUTAN), (IANS) India thrashed hosts Bhutan 3-0 in theirsecond encounter of the ongoing SAFF U-18 Championship 2017 atthe Changlimithang Stadium here on Friday. Lalawmpuia (38th, 79thminutes) and Asish Rai (90+) found the net for the boys in blue. India nowhave three points from two matches. They had suffered a 3-4 defeat to Bangladeshin their opening encounter. Bangladesh are currently leading the table with sixpoints from three matches. Bhutan also have six points but are second due to aninferior goal difference. India are now third with the same number of points asfourth placed Nepal, but are ahead due to a superior goal difference. India star tedoff as the better team with Bhutan unable to string together a proper attack in the first20 minutes of the game. Princeton shot wide from a free kick while Lalawmpuiaand Edmund both saw their shots either going wide or being picked up by thegoalkeeper. Abhisek Halder hit the post in the 19th minute and soon after India

earned a penalty. But Lalawmpuia could only hit it over the post as India wasted itsoppor tunity. A series of corners finally gave the away side the breakthrough asLalawmpuia capitalised on a goal-mouth melee to give India the lead. The teamsheaded 1-0 into half time as Deepak's point blank header was kept out by theBhutan goalkeeper. The second half began on a similar note to the first withIndia dominating proceedings. Edmund shot wide while Lalawmpuia saw hisattempt being saved by the goalkeeper. The game slowed down considerably afterthis as both sides committed fouls and errors.Roshan's blistering pace changed allthat as his solo run on the counter was just about kept out with Edmund hitting therebound just wide. But a minute later another solo run, this time from Lalawmpuiasaw him striking from 25 yards out to double the lead. Substitute Ashish Raiscored deep into injury time to complete the rout for India. India's nextmatch is against the Maldives on September 25.

South Africa name two uncapped players for first Bangladesh TestJOHANNESBURG, (IANS) Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday named uncapped opening batsman Aiden Markram and all-rounderAndile Phehlukwayo for the first game of the two-Test series against Bangladesh, to be played at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom fromSeptember 28 to October 2. Both Aiden and Andile were par t of the recent tour to England but did not feature in any of the Testmatches. All-rounder Wayne Parnell has also been recalled to the 13-man squad with Vernon Philander, Chris Mor ris and Dale Steynall ruled out through injury. Wiaan Mulder has been invited to join the squad as cover for Parnell, who will have to undergo a fitnesstest next week. "Aiden has been knocking on the door for some time now," National Selection Panel convener Linda Zondi said in aCSA statement. "He gained valuable insight into the Proteas team culture during the tour of England and he has shown maturity beyond his years,having captained South Africa to victory in the under-19 World Cup and as captain of the South Africa A four-day side. "The inclusion of Andile and Wayneprovides the necessary all-rounders to give options as concerns the balance of the star ting XI," he added. South Africa squad for firstTest: Faf du Plessis (Captain), Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock (WK), Dean Elgar, Keshav Maharaj,Aiden Markram, Morne Morkel, Duanne Olivier, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada.

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