Australia

Siobhan Parekh happy after split from Mark Philippoussis

Siobhan Parekh happy after split from Mark PhilippoussisMelbourne, Mar 19 : Aussie tennis player Mark Philippoussis' ex-girlfriend, model Siobhan Parekh, is feeling happy and positive two months after their break-up.

Parekh has relocated to Sydney after ending her 11-month relationship with Philippoussis, who is alleged to have cheated on her, and she has moved into a Bondi apartment.

"I believe every ending is a new beginning," the Daily Telegraph quoted her as telling Confidential.

Australians beat England, but miss World Cup final

Sydney, Mar. 19 : Australia shattered England''s unbeaten record, but still failed to make Sunday''s Women''s Cricket World Cup final.

The defending champion and host nation produced their best performance in six matches, after earlier losses to New Zealand and India proved fatal to their chances of winning a sixth title, reports The Australian.

Australia became the first team in the current tournament to bowl England out, dismissing them for 161 in the 50th over.

It was England''s first loss in 21 one-day internationals, but it was a hollow victory for Australia, who knocked off the modest target in 34.5 overs.

‘123456’ is world''s worst password used on the Internet

Melbourne, Mar 19 : `123456' is the most common password used by people on the Internet.

Obscenities, names of fast cars and even ncc1701 - the ship number for Star Trek''s Starship Enterprise, have made it to the list of top 500 worst passwords of all time.

Compiled by Whatsmypass. com, the list features passwords most commonly used by Internet users.

And topping the list of the most common password is 123456, followed by "password" in second place.

Other popular password choices were first names, repeated letters and numbers, pop-culture references.

Even batman, bond007 and cocacola made it to the list, reports the Courier Mail.

New Zealand thrash Pakistan by 223 runs in Women’s World Cup

Sydney, Mar. 19: Riding high on scintillating centuries by captain Haidee Tiffen and Suzie Bates, New Zealand entered their third World Cup final defeating Pakistan by a mammoth 223 runs here.

Bates blasted Pakistani bowlers to all parts of the ground while making a brilliant 168 of just 105 balls, while skipper Tiffen scored her maiden century to propel their team to a challenging total of 373 runs.

Both shared a record partnership of 262 runs. Their total was the third highest in Women’s World Cups and the sixth highest overall in women''s cricket.

Now, Proteas have the look of the hounded: Roebuck

Now, Proteas have the look of the hounded: RoebuckSydney, Mar. 19: The Australian cricket team has not resolved all of their difficulties and nor is the side settled, but it is hungry for success, not to speak of it being fearless and hard to subdue, claims cricket columnist Peter Roebuck.

In an article for the Sydney Morning Herald, Roebuck says that while at present, the scoreline stands at 3-2 in favour of Australia, there is a need to carry out a fair reflection of the play.

Samaraweera undergoing counselling to deal with trauma of nearly losing life

Samaraweera undergoing counselling to deal with trauma of nearly losing lifeSydney, Mar 19: Sri Lankan batsman Thilan Samaraweera is undergoing counselling to deal with the trauma of nearly losing his life in the attack, which rocked the cricket world to its core

Samaraweera says his career is far from over and has not ruled out the possibility of returning to play in Pakistan, where he and teammates came under fire two weeks ago in the first terrorist attack against a cricket team.

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