430-16-05-2012 | Dag van het Park Het is feest in Vlaardingen op zondag 3 juni. De stad heeft de groene parel terug in haar hart: 't Hof en het Oranjepark zijn weer in volle glorie hersteld met een grondige opknapbeurt. Er is geen betere dag om dat te vieren dan de nationale Dag van het Park. Een dag om in groten getale te komen picknicken en te genieten van muziek, groen, sport en spel, poëzie, geschiedenis, ontmoeting en actie.

432-AAP Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke has married girlfriend Kyly Boldy at an intimate service. Clarke, who has credited Boldy with her support as he emerged from a public break-up with Lara Bingle to assume the leadership mantle from Ricky Ponting, tweeted his joy about the occasion. On his official Twitter account, Clarke wrote: "Happiest guy in the world. Married @KylyBoldy yesterday in front of our gorgeous families.

379-AAP Time spent at the family banana farm might not have borne fruit for Phil Hughes' game but it has helped clear the dumped Test opener's mind as he again negotiates the comeback path. And how Hughes must have been longing to be back at his tiny NSW hometown of Macksville as he finetuned his controversial batting technique ahead of an English county stint with Worcestershire.

365-WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hold assets worth between nearly $2.6 million and nearly $8.3 million, according to financial disclosure reports released Tuesday by the White House. The documents show the couple's assets for last year. The first family's assets were valued between $1.8 million and nearly $12 million in 2010.

478-Five cricketers were suspended pending an inquiry into allegations of spot fixing in Twenty20 matches, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said. The probe follows a sting operation conducted by undercover TV reporters that alleged players agreed to bowl no-balls and fix specific events in Indian Premier League matches. Ravi Sawani, the former head of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption and security unit, will conduct the inquiry. The cricketers -- T.P.

491-At an outdoor public pool in Bangalore filled with toddlers in rubber rings and dive-bombing teenagers, two of India's Olympic swimmers prepare for the biggest race of their lives. Separated by lane markers from at least 400 locals who pay 38 cents for a cooling dip each day, the elite swimmers carve their way through water turned cloudy green by the chlorine needed to combat the pool's bacteria. There are no changing rooms, while a lone coach watches over the athletes with a stopwatch.

424-Cricket board look into claims of spot fixing after a TV channel alleges extensive corruption in Indian Premier League. Last Modified: 15 May 2012 15:49 Email Print Share Send Feedback Shalabh Srivastava of the Kings XI Punjab is one of five players suspended after allegations [AP] The Indian cricket board are investigating allegations of spot fixing in domestic games stemming from a sting operation by a TV news channel.

499-Sublime with Rome, the Sublime-offshoot band that has arguably spent nearly as much time in court as on concert stages, is headed back to San Diego. The ska-rock band, which was launched a few years ago by the two surviving members of Sublime, will perform July 27 at Chula Vista's Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre. Cypress Hill will also perform, along with Pepper and HB Surround sound. Tickets are priced at $21-$55 each (plus service charges, which comes out to, respectively, $26 and $68.50 each).

383-Five Indian Premier League players were suspended from cricket on Tuesday as fresh fixing allegations hit the game and threatened to further tarnish a competition already dogged by controversy. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) moved swiftly after a sting operation by a local TV channel highlighted alleged fixing and corruption in domestic matches. The five -- T. P.

143-Two persons have been arrested from the Rail Bazaar area here for allegedly betting on the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches.

479-Northerly winds bring cold air down from the Arctic and Scandinavia, causing wintry weather on higher ground Chilly air has brought snow to parts of the UK " days after the Premier League ended and weeks after the cricket season began. Cold northerly winds brought wintry showers to higher ground, including the Pennines, Shropshire, parts of Wales and Scotland. The meteorologist Chris Burton said it was late in the year for snow but it was not unheard of this far into spring.

170-Maken described the spot-fixing allegations in the Indian Premier League as a challenge for the Indian cricket board and expected it to resolve the issue at the earliest.

100-Vidya was given the honour of handing the 'Match Ball' to the ground at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

456-THE former agent for Australian batsman David Hussey is suing the big-hitting Twenty20 specialist for more than $300,000. Essentially Sports Management Australia (ESMA) claims Hussey failed to pay percentages of his contracts with Cricket Australia, Cricket Victoria, bat manufacturer Gray Nicholls and Indian Premier League (IPL) team King's XI Punjab as agency fees between 2008 to 2012.The bulk of ESMA's claim is $US280,000, resulting from Hussey's $2.

403-AAP Australian coach Mickey Arthur says Pat Cummins is an exciting young talent and experienced paceman Mitchell Johnson might have to wait his turn to regain his place in the side. Cummins and 30-year-old Johnson broke down with foot injuries during Australia's Test tour of South Africa in November and have been recalled to the national squad for the one-day tour of Ireland and England in June-July.