London, Nov 9 : Robbie Williams certainly knows how to spend quality time with a girl, for the singer was spotted having fun with his lady love Ayda Field at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
The LA-based singer, who’s recording a new album, brought his girlfriend to meet his parents and then the couple went for a water ride.
“He showed Ayda around Pleasure Beach, which was one of his favourite haunts as a kid,” News of the World quoted a friend, as saying.
“Robbie seemed so happy, even when he got soaked on the water ride. It’s like the old Robbie is back,” the friend added.
London, Nov. 9 : England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen and his players can rake in the princely sum of 1,000-pounds-a-man when they face India in the first one-day international in Rajkot.
It is 600 times less than England stars would have earned if they had won the Stanford Twenty20 extravaganza in Antigua last Saturday.
“We went to Antigua not knowing what would happen and we made mistakes. But we learned a lot from that trip. We’ll make sure the next week is a fantastic one for us — the boys are really fired up to play some great cricket in India,” The Sun quoted KP, as saying.
London, Nov. 9 : Arsenal''s two-one win over arch rivals Manchester United has led team coach Arsene Wenger to claim that his critics have finally been silenced.
Two goals from Samir Nasri gave the Gunners a 2-0 lead before a late reply from Rafael Da Silva.
Earlier, Arsenal fans had hit out at Wenger during the lead up to the match after they lost to Stoke last week.
"I can take criticism. I am in a job where you have to take that. There is only one answer - with your performance on the pitch. It was vital to win. To keep in the race, you need to win big games like that, and it is vital for a young team," The Sun quoted Wenger, as saying.
Muscat, Nov 9 : Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that he expected India''s economy to grow by a healthy 7 to 7.5 per cent in 2009, despite the global financial crisis eroding output across sectors.
Addressing the business community here, Dr. Singh said, "Due to the current financial crisis, growth rate may come down somewhat next year, but I am still confident that we will be able to achieve a rate of between 7-7.5 per cent."
"We are extremely pleased to see the rapid progress, which Oman has made under the wise leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Oman''s progress is a tribute to the hard work and spirit of enterprise of its people and the wise stewardship of His Majesty, he added.
