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Sydney, Dec 30 : England coach Andy Flower has reportedly expressed his willingness to continue contributing to English cricket amidst the team's defeat in the opening four Tests of the Ashes series.

Flower admitted that the Aussie tour had been a very challenging time, adding that England's battling over the four Tests has generally let them down.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Flower said that he will be meeting the new managing director Paul Downton to talk about the leadership of the national team with regards to the coaching position.

Washington, Dec 30 : Holly Madison has confessed that she and her hubby Pasqual

Los Angeles, Dec 30 : Pop star Lady Gaga's ex-boyfriend, drummer Lüc Carl, has threatened to sue her long-time friend Brendan Jay Sullivan and publisher HarperCollins over a book in which he has been depicted as a villain.

Carl was unhappy with the way he has been presented in Sullivan's book "Rivington Was Ours", and so he has sent legal letters to HarperCollins and Sullivan, reports nypost. com.

The book includes details from Gaga's early career, including how she changed her "thick, dark, raven-haired Italian mane" for a bad blonde dye job to impress her "inattentive and possessive" boyfriend Carl.

New Delhi, Dec 30 : Telecom service provider Aircel has tied up with telecommunications equipment and network solutions provider ZTE for deploying 4G long term evolution (LTE) networks in the country, a company statement said here Monday.

In the first stage, the LTE deployment will be initiated in Chennai, Rest of Tamil Nadu (RoTN) and few other business critical circles. LTE is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals.

Mumbai, Dec 30 : Gauahar Khan's elder sister Nigaar Z. Khan believes it's too early to predict whether the "Bigg Boss - Saath 7" winner will marry co-contestant Kushal Tandon, saying: "Let's not hatch eggs before they are laid." Their mother believes things can be taken forward if Gauahar so desires.

At a press meet here, their mother, Razia was asked if she would get Gauahar and Kushal married.

She said: "Gauahar is a very intelligent girl. If she wants, then we will definitely take things forward."

Mumbai, Dec 30 : A benchmark index of Indian equities was trading flat at 15.31 points or 0.07 percent down during the pre-noon trade Monday.

Good buying was observed in the metal and auto sectors, while selling pressure was seen in the baking index (bankex) and IT sectors.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 21,260.15 points, was trading at 21,178.27 points in the pre-noon session, down 15.31 points or 0.07 percent from the last trading day's close at 21,193.58 points.