Umpires to be wired at Champions Trophy Agence France PresseLondon, May 18:Umpires wearing ear-pieces and no-balls being called by the third umpire are two of the innovations set to be trialled by the ICC at their Champions Trophy one-day tournament in England this September. ICC general... 18 May, 2004
TIME OUT Blues sign HeskeyBIRMINGHAM: Birmingham completed the signing of forward Emile Heskey from Liverpool on Tuesday for a club record $11 million. Heskey, a regular in the England squad, signed a five-year contract. “I think Birmingham is a progressive... 18 May, 2004
Animal intelligence The GuardianLondon:Thanks to BBC TV’s Test The Nation quiz, I now know that I score “above average”: I don’t know which year T Rex were getting it on, or what cullen skink tastes like. I do, however, know that gurning goes on in Cumbria (in... Travel Abroad 16 May, 2004
Nanny is becoming a tax break The GuardianLondon, May 16:They gave their names to the ‘nanny culture’, helped to raise hundreds of thousands of youngsters and were celebrated by Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins. Now nannies are to become the subject of tax breaks. British... 16 May, 2004
Record height dinner HUDDERSFIELD, England: Seven men who enjoyed duck and caviar at more than 22,000 feet in the Himalayas pitched a claim for the record highest altitude formal dinner. One Australian and six British men made it to the top of the 23,113-feet Tibetan peak... Travel Abroad 15 May, 2004
Getting back The GuardianLondon:The realisation that your relationship is doomed can usually be traced to a single, defining moment. In my last relationship, that moment came when I slunk into the living room to model my new black, dental-floss-width bikini. He... Travel Abroad 15 May, 2004
GUFSUF Anil cuts market priceMUMBAI: With the box-office fate of many a movie not being as good as expected, producers are coming up with new ways to keep their project under budget. So now an actor’s remuneration will not be as per his market price but... Travel Abroad 13 May, 2004
Henri Delaunay — the architect behind European Championship Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 12:The idea of the European Championships was first thought of in 1927 by Henri Delaunay, who was the head of the French Football Federation. No one seriously entertained his idea, as football bosses at that time... 12 May, 2004
Schumi, Sorenstam win awards Associated PressLisbon, May 11:Michael Schumacher was named Sportsman of the Year for the second time in three years on Monday, while Annika Sorenstam picked up the Sportswoman of the Year title.Schumacher, of Germany, won a record sixth Formula One... 11 May, 2004
TIME OUT Birendra Shield ends DOLAKHA: The Birendra Shield Inter-school Sports meet organised after a gap of 12 years concluded here on Sunday. In the competition, Hanumanteswar Higher Secondary School, Kavre, Betyaswar Secondary School, Namdu and Rising Star... 11 May, 2004
School as the starting point The GuardianKent, England:Gypsies are thought to have arrived on English soil about 400 years ago. Researchers believe they left the Indus valley in northern India in the ninth century and travelled through Persia, reaching Eastern Europe about 1,000... Travel Abroad 11 May, 2004
History for Henry with new award win Agence France PressLondon, May 10:Arsenal’s Thierry Henry has become the first player to win the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award for the second year running. The French striker won by the largest margin for 34 years,... 10 May, 2004
