Melbourne, Nov. 12 : They may have had all their plans chalked out for dealing with India’s master class batting line-up, the dusty pitches and had the experts to deal with all aspects of the game, but according to a Herald Sun report, the Australian cricket team simply came apart during the four Test series.

New Delhi, November 12 : Fergie, who is set to star alongside Nicole Kidman in the musical film ‘Nine’, has put on 13lbs for her role as a prostitute.

The ‘Black Eyed Peas’ vocalist, who will be playing Saraghina, said that she deliberately replaced her habitual eating routine with greasy treats to gain those extra pounds, reports China Daily.

She said: “I''ve actually gained 10lbs! No, really - for the film, ''Nine''. Actually, 13 to be exact. I ate everything! Fish and chips. Everything fried - things I don''t normally eat.”

New Delhi, Nov. 12 : Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit on Wednesday said that the preparations for the Commonwealth Games is in full swing and promised that facilities for the games would be ready well before the event gets underway in 2010.

Rome/New Delhi - Representatives of major wheat producing countries have called for urgent coordinated action to prevent and control the wheat stem rust disease strain Ug99, a United Nations agency said Wednesday.

The fungus is capable of causing heavy damage to wheat crops and is a major threat to food security, the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a statement.

Karachi, Nov 12 : The Indo-Pak cricket series scheduled for early next year in Pakistan may be called off, as India’s External Affairs Ministry believes that security situation in the host country is “dangerous”.

But, a final decision is yet to be taken in this regard.

The series include three Tests, five One-day Internationals and a Twenty20 International in January-February 2009.