Loading a hyperlink from an External Text File

Howdy,

i have an external text file with this HTML in it:

mainheadlinetxt=<font color="#CC0000" size=“16”><a href=“www.cricinfo.com” target="_blank">India on top</a></font>

When i play my SWF the text India on top loads fine but when i go to click on the hyperlink nothing opens.

Can anyone help me.

Thankyou kindly