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Josef Fritzl’s life set for stage satire makeover

Josef Fritzl’s life set for stage satire makeoverMelbourne, Jan 14 : A satiric soap opera centred on the case of incest fiend Josef Fritzl, who allegedly held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered her seven children, will take place in Austria.

An Austrian theatre made the announcement that it will stage the opera in Vienna.

The 3raum-anatomietheater said the show will be titled Pension Fritzl - German for Fritzl''s Bed and Breakfast.

The theatre says on its Web site the show will open on February 23, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Phil Jacques Oz fans’ favourite to replace Hayden

Phil Jacques Oz fans’ favourite to replace HaydenMelbourne, Jan 14 : A poll conducted among Australian cricket fans has thrown up Phil Jacques to be the favourite to replace Matthew Hayden alongside Simon Katich at the top of the batting order.

Of the 1,384 people who voted, 38 per cent preferred the New South Wales batsman to Chris Rogers (15 per cent), Shaun Marsh (14 per cent), or any other opener (33 per cent), according to The Australian online poll.

Break-up with Mark Philippoussis hits Irish-Indian model hard

Break-up with Mark Philippoussis hits Irish-Indian model hard

Murray says he is not afraid or nervous about playing Federer

Murray says he is not afraid or nervous about playing FedererMelbourne, Jan. 14 : British tennis star Andy Murray has said that he not afraid or nervous about confronting thirteen-time Grand Slam champion and Swiss Roger Federer anymore.

"I don''t get nervous when I play you (Federer) any more," the Daily Telegraph quoted Murray, as saying.

Rivals HCL, TCS may swallow up Satyam, says analyst firm

Melbourne, Jan. 14 : Satyam Computer Services is likely be swallowed up by one of its rivals because of the billion-dollar corporate fraud scandal.

According to analyst firm IDC, HCL and Tata Consultancy Services are the frontrunners to acquire Satyam, but second-tier multinationals such as Fujitsu, Atos Origin and Cap Gemini could also be in the running.

According to The Times, IDC forecasts acquisition as the most likely outcome for Satyam.

In its report it said the key unanswered question in the corporate fraud is the role that Satyam's auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers played.

Test greats fear Haydos’s exit will end Oz aura of invincibility

Test greats fear Haydos’s exit will end Oz aura of invincibilityMelbourne, Jan. 14  Test greats fear that Mathew Hayden's decision to retire from all forms of the game will end Australia's aura of invincibility on the cricket field.

Former skipper Steve Waugh claimed that the powerful opener had "changed the face of Test match batting forever".

Current skipper Ricky Ponting hailed Hayden as arguably the greatest Test opener the world had ever seen, while bowling legends Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne said they feared Australia could take years to recover.

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