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Kiwis claim they have the firepower to tackle Oz top order

Kiwis claim they have the firepower to tackle Oz top orderSydney, Nov. 13: Though it is ranked seventh among Test-playing nations, New Zealand has said that it has the firepower to knock the Australian top order over.

Black Caps pacer Chris Martin was quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald as saying that Australia were finally beatable without Warne and McGrath, citing the side''s inability to dismiss India in the failed Test series.

He said that his side is planning a similar bowling strategy to that used effectively by Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan to rattle the top order.

Songbirds’ songs come from ‘hymn sheets in their heads’

SongbirdLondon, Nov 13: Swiss researchers have identified that songbirds learn to sing from a hymn sheet in their head.

The boffins discovered a region of the Zebra Finch brain, which they reckon has an internal recording of how the birds ought to be singing.

According to the journal Nature, a separate region seems to enable the birds to identify mistakes in their songs, the researchers said.

The finding could help shed light on how humans learn to speak, said Zurich University boffins

Former Pak captains fear India may pullout of Test and ODI series

Former Pak captains fear India may pullout of Test and ODI seriesLahore, Nov 13 : India’s decision to cancel their junior hockey team’s visit to Pakistan is giving jitters to the cricket establishment which is fearing that the BCCI can pull out its team from Test and ODI series.

Former captains Javed Miandad and Rashid Latif fear that M S Dhoni’s men would also be asked to pull out of the Test and ODI series scheduled next year.

Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch sold to investment firm

Michael JacksonWashington, Nov 13: Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch has been reportedly sold to an investment firm.

The troubled singer – who saved the 2,800-acre Californian estate from auction earlier this year after striking a deal with an investment company – has now officially passed the property deeds over to Sycamore Valley Ranch Company LLC.

The company’s bosses will rename the property in a joint venture with the pop star, according to reports.

Santa Barbara public records confirm Michael is no longer the owner of the ranch, reports Contactmusic.

Asus plans to sell 20,000 to 30,000 laptops every month in India

Ponting says over-rate stress was his toughest time in cricket

Ricky PontingSydney, Nov. 13: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting says the current over-rates controversy ranks with last summer''s Sydney Test turmoil as his toughest time in cricket.

"(Sydney) was probably the most difficult time I''ve had to deal with as an Australian captain and an Australian player and I''m probably confronting the other one right at the moment," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Ponting, as saying.

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