Rumita Patel
London, Aug 21(ANI): Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has rejected suggestions by his close friend, former vice-chairman David Dein, that he could quit the club. “There is no chance I could walk away,” the Daily Mail quoted Wenger, as saying. Arsenal has not won a trophy for six years and fans are concerned at a lack…
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Toronto, Aug 13(ANI): Women’s tennis is preparing for a boom in China following Li Na’s historic French Open win, according to Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) chairman Stacey Allaster. “You have your first Grand Slam champion, Li Na, who is a dramatic ambassador for woman tennis and for China. 160 million Chinese people watched Li Na…
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Los Angeles, July 26 (ANI): Former England captain David Beckham has come out in support of Italian star Mario Balotelli in the ongoing row over his ill-advised back heel in Manchester City’s friendly in Los Angeles on Sunday. Blues boss Roberto Mancini immediately replaced the 20-year-old, so unimpressed was he by Balotelli’s conduct, leading to…
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London, July 5 (ANI): Sir Alex Ferguson is famous for his hair-dryer treatment – an up-close lecture generously given when needed to his star players. The latest player, who was on the receiving end of this treatment, was none other than Ryan Giggs nly this time it was not for his ‘underperformance’, but for his…
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London, July 3 (ANI): Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has said that the era of Wimbledon domination by the Williams sisters is over. The American siblings had won nine of the last 11 titles at Wimbledon, but both were knocked out in the fourth round this year. Serena, 29, was playing her first Grand Slam since…
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London, June 14 (ANI): Imogen Thomas, who has been distraught since Ryan Giggs was outed as her lover, has reportedly hired a “reputation manager” to erase her Internet links to the football love rat. Thomas has hired Chris Angus from Warlock Media who specializes in burying negative publicity on search engines. A pal of Imogen…
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Lahore, June 14(ANI): Misbah-ul-Haq has said that the job of leading the Pakistan cricket team is not ‘a bed of roses’. Misbah, who took over the Test leadership after Salman Butt was suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) last year, was also entrusted with the captain’s armband for ODIs after Shahid Afridi was removed…
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New Delhi, Apr 28 (): The Supreme court could not arrive at a single verdict on the petition filed by former BCCI Chairman A C Muthiah, challenging the BCCI amendment, that allowed Srinivasan to be owner of Chennai Super kings(CSK). A two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court today delivered a split verdict on a petition…
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Mumbai, Apr 27 (): After theme songs for CWG by A R Rahman, Shankar Ehsan Loy and Euphoria, a tri- nation band will now compose an anthem song for Cricket. Cricket for peace composed by music director Nishit Mehta, is a four-minute song sung in Hindi, English, Bangla and Sinhalese. The 11 singers from across…
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Jaipur, Apr 25 (ANI): Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne, who with his superb bowling guided his team to a comfortable eight-wicket victory against Kerala Kochi Tuskers, has applauded his players for giving a gutsy performance. The Kochi Tuskers, led by Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene, failed to read 41 year old Warne’s flight and spin and,…
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