Now, this is taking a turn for the comical! On the eve of a crucial Pool A match against Zimbabwe, the Pakistani players are at blows among themselves instead of sitting down to chalk out a strategy for the do-or-die match.

The incident, which occurred during a football match, was witnessed by reporters and photographers.

Tempers flared when Younis Khan challenged Inzamam-ul-Haq for the ball. The pair squared up and when team mate Saeed Anwar tried to defuse the situation he was pushed to the ground by Inzamam.

Skipper Waqar Younis said: “It’s nothing new. We always have this problem when we play soccer.”

Take a hint mate!… Stick to cricket!! ;-)

It may be noted that the short-tempered Inzamam-ul-Haq is known to throw his weight around at the slightest provocation. In a India-Pak match, for the Sahara Cup, at Toronto, a few years back, he jumped over the advertising boards on the boundary and attacked a heckling spectator with a cricket bat.

What’s it with these Russians?!! They seem to be obsessed with Harry Potter. Some time back, I had blogged about how Dobby, the house elf resembles Vladimir Putin. And now this…

A Russian man is hoping to produce a little magic to get him elected a regional governor, by taking the name of Harry Potter.

Russian NTV television reported that the 32-year-old man, who has stood unsuccessfully in past elections, has parliamentary and even presidential ambitions if he gets elected in the Ural mountain Sverdlovsk region.

Read more about it here.