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Jayasuriya to play tsunami relief match with heavy heart

     Sydney: Sri Lankan star batsman Sanath Jayasuriya has said that he will be playing the tsunami relief match with a heavy heart as many of his near and dear ones have been killed in the deadly tsunami strike that ravaged the island nation, The match between the World XI and the Asia XI is to be played on January 10 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). All funds raised from the match would go for carrying out relief work in the tsunami-hit areas in South and Southeast Asia. Of all the members of the Asia XI, Jayasuriya is among the most personally affected by the tsunami, The Age reported. Admitting that leaving his homeland at this hour (of devastation) would be difficult, the former skipper said: "Yes it will be........but I know that my family is OK and that this game is for people affected in all of Sri Lanka." He added: "So even though I will be away, we know it will help. We will do anything to help Sri Lanka at the moment. A lot of fishermen near me lost their lives. The kind of money we will raise from this game will help."

Aussies want to adopt tsunami affected children (Go To Top)

     Sydney: Following last week's killer tsunami wave, which has left thousands of children in several Asian countries homeless and parentless, hundreds of couples in Australia are now showing interest in adopting these children. However, authorities in the tsunami affected countries like Sri Lanka and Thailand are saying that they are not in a hurry to send the children abroad till things are more settled, reports The Daily Telegraph. Authorities also think that the children, who have already gone through so much trauma, should not be displaced from their natural surroundings and they are hoping that some of the children's parents would turn up sooner or later. "We believe children are best left where they are in environments that are familiar to them, in a culture that's familiar to them, speaking a language that they know, and in the schools that they're already going to. To uplift them out of their country to Australia or anywhere else would be an absolute last resort," said the UNICEF Australia chief executive Carolyn Hardy.

Spielberg donates 1.5 million dollars for tsunami victims (Go To Top)

     Washington: Hollywood director Steven Spielberg and the rest of his family members have together donated 1.5 million dollars to several organisations like "Save The Children," "CARE," and 'Oxfam," which are working for tsunami relief. Last week's tsunami wave, triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean has claimed more than 150,000 lives, in 11 countries, including Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and Indonesia and thousands of people are still missing, reports zap2it. The Spielbergs said that they were making a public announcement of their donation so that other celebrities would also be persuaded to chip in. some other Hollywood celebrities who have donated money include Sandra Bullock and Leonardo Di Caprio.

George Clooney joins tsunami telethon (Go To Top)

     Washington: Hollywood hunk George Clooney, has reportedly signed on to help NBC line up celebrities for its tsunami-aid telethon scheduled for Jan.15. According to Eonline, the telethon will air on NBC and all of its sister networks, including Bravo, MSNBC, USA, and the Sci Fi Channel. So far, Christina Aguilera, Sheryl Crow and Tim McGraw have signed on to perform. NBC Universal Cable Entertainment President Jeff Gaspin, who is overseeing the special, told the Los Angeles Times that he didn't have many details about the telethon to give out yet. "When you're doing something like this in less than 10 days, it all comes together really fast and at the last minute," Gaspin said.