Quick-fire cricket The first Twenty20 World Cup, beginning on September 11 in South Africa, promises a feast of no-holds-barred cricket. Australia might be the favourites, but there are a few other teams which can give them a run for their money. India and Pakistan are determined to make amends for the Caribbean debacle. If the mega event clicks, it might transform the face of cricket and give the game a new lease of life, writes Vikramdeep Johal The Aussies are banking on Adam Gilchrist to win their second world title in a year Dhoni’s ball game All eyes on...

A historic track record
Ambika Sharma on the Kalka-Shimla rail line which is tipped for inclusion in the world heritage list
The 104-year-old historic Kalka-Shimla railway track may well be on its way to being included in the coveted world heritage list. A seven-member UNESCO team would be inspecting it on September 11. This would add another feather to its cap. It is already enlisted in ‘Rail Facts and Feats’ in The Guinness Book of World Records as the greatest narrow gauge engineering feat of the mechanical age.

Honour for Julia Roberts
Actress Julia Roberts will be honoured at the 22nd American Cinematheque Award. The American Cinematheque Award annually honours ‘an extraordinary artiste in the entertainment industry who is fully engaged in his or her work and is committed to making a significant contribution to the art of the motion pictures’.