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New York, Sep.9 (ANI): Indian tennis stars Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are hoping to compete against each other in the doubles finals of the US OPen at Flushing Meadow after entering the semi-finals on Tuesday.

Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Mark Knowles of Bahamas outwitted Croatian Ivan Ljubicic and Frenchman Michael Llodra in the men’s [...]

London, Aug. 29 (ANI): Left back Manchester United Patrice Evra had thought Arsenal had taken out a contract out on him the last time he played them.

The left-back was the target for revenge in May after Manchester United swept aside the Gunners in the Champions League semi-finals.

Evra and Co put on a show to [...]

London, Aug 26 (ANI):Arsene Wenger has called Arsenal’s upcoming European battle against Celtic a bigger game than the upcoming match with Manchester United.

Although, Arsenal hold a 2-0 aggregate lead in their Champions League play-off, the Frenchman has no plans to take it easy.

The Sun quoted Wenger as saying: [...]

London, Aug.9 (ANI): Cristiano Ronaldo is already a forgotten man at Manchester United, insists left-back Patrick Evra.

Evra, 28, said: “It is important to be clear that Ronaldo did not make Manchester United.

“Ronaldo was never the star at Manchester United. We are all stars and the boss would never let any one person believe he [...]

London, July 1 (ANI): Arsene Wenger revealed for the first time why he rejected the chance to leave Arsenal for Real Madrid.

The Gunners chief urged the world of football to avoid making “moral judgements” about the Bernabeu side, after admitting he was sorely tempted by the offer from incoming Real Madrid president Florentino Perez in [...]

Paris, May 29 (ANI): The heir of a Tsarist-era aristocrat has launched a legal fight to reclaim a Van Gogh masterpiece that was taken away from the family by Communnist era leader Vladimir Lenin and his Bolsheviks after the 1917 revolution.

Pierre Konowaloff, a [...]

London, May 28 (ANI): Chelsea is locked in talks to sign Bayern Munich ace Franck Ribery for 43-million pounds.

According to The Sun, the two clubs are believed to have agreed to the fee and Blues are now thrashing out terms with the 26-year-old French international midfielder.

Ribery [...]

Paris – Flamboyant Frenchman Fabrice Santoro is looking ahead to one last Wimbledon after ending his French Open career of 20 years with a 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 first-round loss to Belgian Christophe Rochus Wednesday.
The 36-year-old will be retiring in November at the Paris Masters at Bercy but has a full schedule planned until that [...]

Los Angeles – Dwight Howard came alive in overtime, and the Orlando Magic put the mighty Cleveland Cavaliers on life support.
Howard powered for 10 of his 27 points in the extra session, and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Magic edged the visiting Cavaliers 116-114 on Tuesday night, to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the [...]

London, May 27 (ANI): Few ’stinkers’ have allegedly managed to find their way on to Manchester United’s iPod playlist for the Champions League final.

Frenchman Patrice Evra heeded to the team’s requests to play the tunes for the match with Barcelona in Rome.

While Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani chose the Gipsy Kings, Rio Ferdinand opted for Rio [...]

MACAO, May 22 (Xinhua) — Entitled “The Invention of Photography and the Earliest Photographs of Macao, China”, an exhibition showcasing old photos and cameras, including the world’s first camera, was opened Friday at the Macao Museum.
The exhibition, which will last till August 23, was co- organized by the Macao Museum and [...]

London, May 22 (ANI): Arsenal’s chief executive Ivan Gazidis has said that coach Arsene Wenger will not quit and has the full support of the club’s board.

Gunners boss Wenger has been linked with a move to Real Madrid after getting flak from fans following a fourth [...]

London, May 22 (ANI): Arsenal’s chief executive Ivan Gazidis has said that coach Arsene Wenger will not quit and has the full support of the club’s board.

Gunners boss Wenger has been linked with a move to Real Madrid after getting flak from fans following a fourth [...]

London, May 18 (ANI): Arsenal’s coach Arsene Wenger has refused to rule out a summer switch to Spanish football giant Real Madrid.

The Gunners’ long-serving boss was coy when asked on French TV whether he had spoken to Madrid presidential candidate Florentino Perez.

Far from denying it, Wenger just said: “Please allow me to remain [...]

London, May 13 (ANI): The United States helped Spitfire and Hurricane pilots win the Battle of Britain with super-fuel which made them fly faster, the Americans have claimed.

A US science writer has now claimed that Britain’s two most famous aircraft were not as significant in defeating the Luftwaffe as we might like to believe.

The [...]

London, May 3 (ANI): Arsene Wenger will commit the rest of his career to Arsenal after turning down a 40 million pound offer from the Spanish football club Real Madrid.

Real’s president-elect Florentino Perez was desperate to lure the Frenchman to Spain but the Gunners boss has decided [...]

Barcelona – Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils have withdrawn with injuries from next week’s Barcelona Open with injuries as the clay season countdown draws closer to the start of the French Open.
Monfils was barely a factor in Monte Carlo this week, losing in the first round to Janko Tipsarevic while complaining of pain in [...]

Kathmandu, April 14 (IANS) Fighting a tortuous battle in Nepal’s Supreme Court to overturn a murder conviction that sent him behind bars for life, Charles Sobhraj has fired his principal lawyer, accusing the latter of trying to jeopardise his chances of acquittal.
Basant Bhandari, one of the top lawyers of Nepal who had been defending Sobhraj [...]

London, Mar 5 (ANI): Hugh Rodley, who has been nicknamed the “Lord of Fraud,” has been convicted of plotting to carry out the world’s largest ever bank raid.

The fraudster, who called himself Lord Rodley after buying a title, was the mastermind behind a plan to hack into the computers of a City bank and transfer [...]

London, Feb 10 (ANI): With film-star looks, long untamed locks and a special bond with wild animals, Olivier Houalet has become a real-life Tarzan who can relate to cheetahs just like his cinematic counterpart.

Houalet has developed such a special way of dealing with the animals that he has become known as “the cheetah whisperer”.

The [...]