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*** THE LIGHTS GOA OUT ON FREDDIE'S REVIVAL MISSION (Daily Mirror) THEY hung Freddie Flintoff from scaffolding high above Goa at England's latest one-day debacle - even if he was only advertising bottled water on huge banners draped over the floodlight pylons. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/topstories/tm_objectid=16900234&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=the-lights-goa-out-on-freddie-s-revival-mission-name_page.html *** WHEN THE GOA-ING GETS TOUGH FLINTOFF NEEDS TO GET GOING (Sporting Life) The seaside resort of Goa is a favourite destination of globe-trotting newlyweds - but for Andrew Flintoff it is the place where his honeymoon period as stand-in England captain has ended. http://www.sportinglife.com/cricket/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=cricket/06/04/03/CRICKET_England_Comment.html *** UN urges Goa to end plans for premarital HIV tests on couples (Financial Express) The head of the United Nations Aids programme in India has recently urged the state of Goa to abandon controversial plans to force marrying couples to undergo compulsory testing for HIV. http://www.financialexpress-bd.com/index3.asp?cnd=4/5/2006§ion_id=4&newsid=20776&spcl=no *** England wilting in Goa (Evening Standard) England lost half their side in quick succession to blight their chase of 295 for victory over India in steamy Goa. Defeat would put Andrew Flintoff's men 3-0 behind in the seven-match series, and they made a poor start as left-arm swing bowler Irfan Pathan went through the top order. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/articles/PA_SPOA14483281144058284A?source=PA Feed&ct=5 *** Goa ODI: Ind beat Eng by 49 runs (IBN live) Margao/New Delhi: It's party time for Team India as they clinched the Goa ODI against England, making it the third consecutive ODI victory of the series. http://www.ibnlive.com/cricket/cricarticle.php?id=7697§ion_id=5 *** Goa has potential to (Navhind Times) Panaji, April 4: Dean Jones, the flamboyant Australian batsman who was one of the most successful member of the Aussie team in the one-day international circuit during the 1980s, predicted that Goa has a potential to become one of the major cricket playing venues in the country, if the cricket boards around the world decide to juxtapose the cricket matches with the tourist destination status of http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=040527 *** Magnificent Yuvraj powers Indian victory in Goa (India Express) A scintillating hundred by the flamboyant Yuvraj Singh powered India to a 49-run victory over England in the third match of the series at the Nehru Stadium in Margao, Goa on April 3. http://www.indiaexpress.com/news/sports/cricket/20060403-4.html *** India, France hold joint naval exercises off Goa coast (Islamic Republic News Agency) India - France - Naval Exercises The second phase of the Joint Indo-French naval exercise Varuna VI began on the coast of Goa. http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-235/0604034307124729.htm *** PLIVA Research (India) to commence operations at Goa facility by May 2006 (PharmaBiz) PLIVA Research (India) Private Limited, a subsidiary of Croatia-based PLIVA Group, is expecting to start its operations at its new research facility at Goa by May 2006. The facility is to conduct bio-equivalence, bio-availability and pharmaco-kinetics studies for the company's in-house developed products. http://www.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=32670 *** Kochi has that Goa feel: ˜Win toss and bat first (Yahoo! India News) Win toss, bat first. The toss, of course, is anybodys guess, but the strategy for the fourth one-dayer against England in Kochi is clear”at least, according to long-time curator at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, P V Ramachandran. http://in.sports.yahoo.com/060404/48/63c59.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
