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London, Mar 8 (ANI): Formula One driver Felipe Massa, who was badly injured in a freak accident during qualifying for Hungarian Grand Prix in July 2009, will race for the first time this weekend since his horrifying head injury.
The Ferrari driver insisted that he is not scared.
Massa, 28, believes he survived his freak accident in [...]

CAMP PENDLETON (California): The Marines in a recent “cultural awareness” class scribbled careful notes as the instructor coached them on do’s and don’ts when talking to villagers in Afghanistan: Don’t start by firing off questions, do break the ice by playing with the children, don’t let your interpreter hijack the conversation.
And one more thing: “If [...]

ExCeL (United Kingdom), Sep 5 (ANI/Business Wire India): With their armed forces ever more heavily engaged in operations, from the full scale asymmetric combat of Afghanistan to counter-insurgency in Africa and post-war peace support in Iraq and Eastern Europe, [...]

Washington, Aug 29 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has sparked a controversy after being pictured helmetless during a bike ride on Martha’s Vineyard.

The move, which took place on August 27, has been seen as a bad example by most.

“Yes, I know, President Obama is on a vacation, riding a bike, at a slow [...]

Washington, August 27 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have discovered that non-lethal blast waves can cause human brain injury even without direct head impacts, which could lead to an enhanced understanding of head injuries and improved military helmet design.

Using numerical hydrodynamic computer simulations, Lawrence Livermore scientists Willy Moss and Michael King, along with University [...]

Cardiff, July 9 (ANI): England batsman Kevin Pietersen brushed off his freak sweep dismissal on the opening day of the Ashes series, and said that England can win the first test match at Cardiff.

“We mean business this time. We would definitely have taken that score because Australia have dominated the first day of our two [...]

London, July 06 (ANI): A Scottish man slammed the previous world record of running 227ft with body set on fire by sprinting 259 ft.

Keith Malcolm, from Aberdeen, succeeded in his second attempt to break the record after he fell 40ft short of the record in his previous attempt in May.

The amateur stuntman, who now lives [...]

Melbourne, June 30 (ANI): The battle for Ashes Test spots has heated up among Australian bowlers with team batsmen bearing their brunt ahead of the July 8 Test.

Australian opener Phillip Hughes has been among the victims.

Stuart Clark says the intensity of the battle with fellow quicks [...]

London, June 26 (ANI): Britain’s No.1 Andy Murray, who moved a step closer to lift the Wimbledon trophy, has revealed that he sometimes plants a smacker on the feet of his coaches.
Crushing Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis 6-2 7-5 6-3 to roar into the third round, Murray talked about his punishment for losing footie-tennis in practice.

“Before [...]

Washington, May 18 (ANI): Beyonce Knowles has found the perfect teacher to learn about the nuances of professional F1 racing-Lewis Hamilton.

The race ace has reportedly agreed to teach the ‘Baby Boy’ singer how to drive like a professional.

Beyonce met Hamilton in Monaco on May 17 ahead of [...]

Washington, May 17 (ANI): An endangered bird found only on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, has been provided an exclusive stretch of sand as a protected nesting area, where it can lay eggs.

The bird in question is the maleo, a chicken-sized bird that lays its [...]

London, May 08 (ANI): Bruce Willis has created a device to avoid head injuries on the set of his action films – a helmet made of rubber bands he calls his ‘concussion buster’.

During an interview with talk show host David Letterman, the 54-year-old Die Hard star banged and bounced his head on the desk to [...]

Washington, May 8 (ANI): Scientists are all set to harness the mechanism behind nocturnal geckos’ unique ability to see colours at night, in making multifocal contact lenses and better cameras.

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found that the key to the exceptional night vision of the nocturnal helmet gecko is a series of distinct [...]

Rajkot/Jaipur, Apr 21 (ANI): Mukund Dudhatra, an independent candidate from Rajkot, has captured the imagination of the residents by campaigning as a cricket batsman.

Infact the Election Commission has given him a symbol of a “batsman” so he dresses himself like an Indian cricketer and comes out on roads and streets padded up with bat in [...]

Berlin – A motor cyclist involved in an accident, who falls unconscious, should have their helmet removed as soon as possible to avoid suffocation, according to Germany’s Red Cross in Berlin.
To prevent a possible neck injury from worsening, you should carefully slide the helmet off to the point where you can support the victim’s [...]

London, Apr 20 (ANI): A Brit soldier is being called the luckiest in the army after he survived a gun shot, which hit his helmet, but missed his head – by only two millimetres.

Private Leon ‘Willy’ Wilson from Manchester was knocked flat on his back by the impact of the shot while he was on [...]

Melbourne, Apr 19 (ANI): Pop queen Madonna was rushed to hospital after she fell off her horse while horseback riding in the Hamptons.

Although injuries were not serious, the Material Girl was taken to the hospital for precautionary measures, reports TMZ.

Madonna was at the home of photographer Steven Klein at the time and was reportedly wearing [...]

SIR RICHARD Hadlee is set to become New Zealand’s lone member of the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame. While the ICC has said this is only an initial list Hadlee will accept the honour on Friday.
ICC dignitaries David Morgan (President) and Haroon Lorgat (Chief Executive) will be in the capital to do the honours [...]

Washington, Mar 28 (ANI): Welsh singer-songwriter Duffy has vowed that she will never endorse another product again, after her TV commercial for Diet Coke was criticised by U.K. campaigners over road safety fears.

Duffy, 24, who is currently promoting the low-calorie beverage in a European advertising campaign, is seen riding a bicycle through dark streets without [...]

London, March 21 (ANI): Natasha Richardson, who died in a skiing accident in Canada, had reportedly refused to wear a 6-pound rented helmet, which could have averted the tragedy.

The Oscar-winning actress had met with an accident and suffered a head injury during a private ski lesson at Mont Tremblant [...]