Walking down a 40-year-old route of fear again
A cameraman chases a girl through the streets of London and back to her apartment. The woman being followed appears flattered initially, but slowly gets disturbed and anxious. Shot in late November 1968 by Nic Knowland and commissioned by Yoko and John Lennon, the 75-minute film mainly characterised a violent, sexually charged atmosphere.
Oliveira shines for Mahindra
Fresh from their best-ever result in the opening round of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing in Qatar, Mahindra MGP3O went two better in a tense two-part race at the Circuit of The Americas in Texas, when Portuguese rider Miguel Oliveira claimed a fifth place finish.
Jaypee Greens Open golf from today
Greater Noida-based golfers Gaurav Pratap Singh and Mandeo Singh Pathania will spearhead the local challenge at the inaugural Jaypee Greens Open that gets under way on Monday.
Bhowmick’s my lucky coach: Nandy
Churchill Brothers goalkeeper Sandip Nandy, who stood out with his man of the match show in the team’s 2-0 win over Mohun Bagan in their I-League match on Sunday, credited technical director Subhas Bhowmick for reviving his football career.
Swedish invasion
They’ve performed with the leading DJs in the world of dance music — be it Tiesto, Axwell or Steve Angello — but Rebecca Scheja and Fiona Fitzpatrick are stars in their own right.
Don Bosco School notch up third win
Panjim-based Don Bosco High School registered their third win in a row, thrashing Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj, 3–0 in a league match of the inter-city leg of the 3rd Mahindra Youth Football Challenge at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Saturday.
Gandas clinches junior title
Teenage golfer Manu Gandas came up with a brilliant finish with three birdies in the last four holes on the final day to win the Usha-IGU Delhi junior title at the Qutub Golf Course in the capital on Friday.
Indian squad for AFC U-14 C’ship named
A 21-member Indian team will take part in the AFC Under-14 championship in Mashhad, Iran.
Besides hosts Iran, India have been clubbed along with Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan in Group D.
Old shows bloom in new seasons
Perhaps taking a page out of big brother’s book, TV too seems bitten by the sequel bug. While the system of having different seasons of the same show has long been put forward as one of the ways to keep television content fresh, the rigours of daily filming and the TRP quest that most shows find themselves struggling with has meant that not too many have chosen to pause, go back to the storyboard and then come back, in a newer, improved avatar. But that is now changing.
The bird is now singing music
Say hello to Twitter #music, a new standalone music service that is another feather in the company’s hat! The social media company unveiled the new service, explaining it in its official blog post as a service that “uses Twitter activity, including Tweets and engagement, to detect and surface the most popular tracks and emerging artists.”