MUMBAI: The average cricket-loving Indian wants Sourav Ganguly back at the helm. Back to where he was exactly two years ago.In an opinion poll conducted by NDTV across the four metros- Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai- and a viewers‘ poll on its website and via SMS, 58.7% of the respondents said Sourav Ganguly should once again be made Captain of the Indian cricket team, both for Tests and One Day Internationals. Only 20.3% felt master blaster Sachin Tendulkar should succeed Rahul Dravid, while 21% said wicket keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni should be given the additional responsibility of leading the team. The poll covered over 30,000 respondents.

The opinion poll also asked if there should be separate captains for Tests and one-day internationals. Again the clear choice for the ODI Captain was the ‘Prince of Kolkata‘, who got 49.3% of the votes; 27.9% were in favour of Sachin Tendulkar, and 22.8% felt MS Dhoni was cut out for the job.

For Tests too, Ganguly was the popular choice for Captain, with 48.4% of the respondents batting for him while 30.4% said Sachin was the right person and 21.2% felt Dhoni could do the job best.

Fieldwork for the opinion poll was carried out by Gfk-MODE between 15 Sept 2007 and 17 Sept 2007.

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MUMBAI: The most awaited film of the year Saawariya‘s title track ‘Saawariya‘ will be showcased exclusively on Channel [v] on Sep 15 & 16, 2007 from 8.00pm onwards.Until now the teaser promos of the movie, which is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, do not reveal Ranbir and Sonam‘s face, but viewers can catch a sneak peak into their chemistry on Channel [v].

Following this, the channel has queued up heavy promotional plans and intends to leave no stone unturned to publicise the film. Viewers will get a sneak peak into Saawariya from mid October, which will continue till the release of the movie in November. Keeping in sync with the flavour of the movie, the campaign will be designed around love. Saawariya will be promoted across various shows on the music channel. It will also be crowned as the movie of the month as well as the Movie No. 1 for October. Behind the scenes action and pre-release promotions will also include featuring the Ranbir and Sonam as [v] Hero and [v] Goddess respectively.

Special interviews of the duo will be showcased with VJs like Lola Kutty, Juhi, Neil and Gill. Along with the newbies, director Sanjay Leela Bhansali will also give an insight into the story of the film on Channel [v].

MUMBAI: Can someone finally rise to the challenge and stop Casey Stoner and his Ducati The answer to that question, being asked by millions of MotoGP fans across the world, will be on Ten Sports, the most watched sports channel of the sub-continent, when it telecasts live the thrills and spills of the Portugal Grand Prix.

MUMBAI: Ten Sports, the most watched sports channel of the sub-continent, remains the definitive crystal ball for millions of motor sports fans as it continues to bring live the GP2 Series of motor sports ? this time the penultimate race of the season from the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, one of the world?s truly great racing circuits, in Belgium.

The GP2 Series, also known as the Feeder Series to the Formula One, was started by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone and Renault F1 boss Flavio Briatore in 2005. With champions like Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, who have graduated with flying colours to the F1 series, the GP2 has more than met its stated objectives of creating champions of the future.

The GP2 Spa-Francorchamps from Belgium will be available live on Ten Sports. Race 1 is scheduled for Saturday, September 15, at 7:30 pm (IST), while Race 2 is on Sunday, September 16, at 1:30 pm.

Two weekends remain in the 2007 GP2 Series, and as the teams prepare for the final furlong, the championship is still wide open with Timo Glock leading by 11 points over Lucas di Grassi. It promises to be an exciting battle between the two in Belgium.

The challenge of Spa is always vast. One of the most challenging tracks to drive in existence, the tests for the GP2 Series drivers will be one of the greatest of the season. Spa comes back on the GP2 series after a year?s absence.

In 2005, the weekend was disrupted heavily by the inclement weather, which always seems to play a part in Spa. Nelson Piquet Jr took his first GP2 Series win then, while the rain-affected sprint was won by Adam Carroll.

Following his podium and Race 2 win, Timo Glock leads the championship on 78 points, 11 ahead of Lucas di Grassi on 67. Luca Filippi sits third on 50, one ahead of Giorgio Pantano on 49 with Kazuki Nakajima on 36 and Adam Carroll on 35.

In the teams championship, iSport International are almost ensured of the title. They have now broken 100 and lead on 108, as much as 31 ahead of ART on 77. Super Nova International are third on 63.

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MUMBAI: The unbelievably humble and courteous soul, a singer by profession, Kailash Kher who immediately shot to fame with his famous ‘Allah ke bande?‘ trails his evolution as a singer on Radio One FM 94.3‘s, "BBC Ek Mulakat" on Sunday, September 16th 2007. The programme, anchored by Sanjeev Srivastava, India Editor - BBC Hindi, is broadcast every Sunday at 12 noon in Mumbai and Delhi.

A man, whose struggling days were harsh as the blistering heat of the summer sun and long and dark as the never ending moonless nights, speaks openly and honestly.

On quizzing what his inspiration in life is, and the reason for his soulful voice, Kailash says, "The way the churning of milk separates the cream and the whey, my life has been somewhat like that. After all those experiences, what‘s left of me is attached to the soul and it sounds like I am singing straight from the soul. "

Tune in to Radio One FM 94.3 to know more about Kailash Kher
at 12 noon on Sunday, 14th September 2007.

MUMBAI: On the auspicious occasion of Ganapati Festival, Arzoo.com, India‘s leading travel portal, today announced a special offer where customers can avail guaranteed 12% discount on domestic airfare bookings on Spicejet, Indigo, Indian & Go Air anywhere within India.Similarly customers can also avail guaranteed 6 per cent discount on international airline bookings to US, Europe and Gulf. There is also a special offer of 10 per cent discount on Indian Holidays & 5 per cent Discount on International Holidays.

Commenting on this special offer, Mr. Sameer Patil, Head-Marketing of Arzoo.com said, "Ganapati Festival has a special significance for all the Indians and therefore we have announced this special offer to provide an excellent deal to our customers to celebrate the Ganapati festival & get benefited by this offer". This offer is valid for bookings done between 15 to 25 September, 2007 for travel on any date till 31 December 2007.