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Force India's Di Resta vows Grand Prix win before season end
5/11/2013 12:56:00 AM

London, May 11 (ANI): Force India driver Paul di Resta has vowed to secure his first grand prix victory before the end of this season ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.

Although Di Resta, touted as the 'Flying Scot', has yet to even step on to the podium in Formula One, he is sure that a chequered flag is there for the taking after making his strongest start to a campaign, the Daily Star reports.

The report further said that Di Resta, who equalled a career-best result in Bahrain

Chantelle Houghton spotted 'snogging mystery man' during night out
5/11/2013 12:07:00 AM

London, May 11 (ANI): Chantelle Houghton, who appears to be putting her rocky relationship with Alex behind her, was photographed kissing a mystery man on Thursday night in London.

The former 'Celebrity Big Brother' winner looked happy as she walked hand-in-hand with her well dressed man, the Mirror reported.

Houghton, 29, who shares baby daughter Dolly with her former cage fighting ex Alex, prompted some confusion amongst her fans by her act.

It was at first believed

Former England boss Capello says Fergie quit Man U following 'excess stress'
5/11/2013 12:07:00 AM

London, May 11 (ANI): Former England manager Fabio Capello has claimed that outgoing Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson had told him that he was retiring because of excess stress.

Although speculation has been rife as to why Ferguson retired since he made the shock announcement, the news is likely to send shockwaves through the footballing world, as the Scot has always appeared fearless as the boss of United, the Daily Star reports.

According to Capello, who now manages Russia,

My boobs are natural, says Kate upton
5/11/2013 12:07:00 AM

Washington, May 11 (ANI): Kate Upton has hit back at people who criticize her figure, insisting that her breasts are natural.

In the June issue of the US Vogue magazine, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model shrugs off anyone who doesn't appreciate her figure, saying that the things that they are rejecting are things that she can't change, People magazine reported.

The 20-year-old said that she couldn't change her bra size, asserting that her breasts are natural.

Upton

'On-off' Pak opener Farhat hopes to end 'chequered' career with World Cup participation
5/10/2013 4:40:00 PM

Karachi, May 10 (ANI): Pakistan opening batsman Imran Farhat seems to be unruffled despite the spate of criticism that he has faced in his chequered, start-stop-start sort of playing career, saying that it would like to end his career on a high note by participating in a World Cup.

Admitting that it is difficult for a player like him to cement a berth in the playing XI, Farhat said that it would be the pinnacle of his career to be at a World Cup before his international career ends, as

Richard Branson turning Oz island getaway into hotel
5/10/2013 4:40:00 PM

Melbourne, May 10 (ANI): Richard Branson is opening up his private Australian hideaway to more guests, as he plans to turn the heart-shaped island into a boutique hotel.

At the moment guests can only stay on Makepeace Island if they book out the whole island for a minimum of 8000 dollars per night.

Branson and former Virgin airlines boss Brett Godfrey bought the 10-hectare island on the Noosa River on Queensland's Sunshine Coast ten years ago and spent more than 7 million dollars

Mum can't sell my stuff to auction house, says Kobe Bryant
5/10/2013 4:40:00 PM

Washington, May 10 (ANI): Kobe Bryant, who is involved in a court battle with his mother to keep her from auctioning off mementoes from his high school days and early professional basketball career, has claimed in a court filing that he never gave his mum permission to sell off his stuff.

However, Pamela Bryant said that the NBA star told her the memorabilia was hers.

She said that she arranged earlier this year to auction it off through Berlin, N.J.based Goldin Auctions and has

Chrissy Teigen denies John Legend's cheating ways
5/10/2013 3:51:00 PM

New York, May 10 (ANI): Chrissy Teigen has taken to Twitter to respond to an exclusive report by the New York Post that her fiance John Legend cheated on her by smooching a mystery woman on Friday night.

Just read John cheated on me and in the uber-credible Post. I'm just heartbroken as it's definitely not typical post bull[bleep], she wrote on Friday.

The Sports Illustrated swimsuit model then added: The @nypost is normally so kind to me. And I am normally not the one to use

Sikkim's Daring Bulls Athlete Club nurtures upcoming athletes
5/10/2013 3:07:00 PM

Gangtok, May 10 (ANI): Youth in the northeast are extremely talented and also sports crazy, and they look to clubs like the Daring Bulls Athlete Club in Sikkim to give them that additional nurtured training required to improve their skills.

The club, which was formed in 2010 with 30 members, aims to promote a sporting culture in the state with a special focus on athletics.

Recently, its members participated in an athletics meet in Kolkata and bagged a total of 19 medals.

The

Bale to stay at Spurs to fulfill 'thrilling dreams' with club
5/10/2013 3:07:00 PM

London, May 10 (ANI): Tottenham Hotspur ace Gareth Bale has expressed his contentment with his club, saying that he can achieve his dreams with a thriller at the White Hart Lane club.

The Spurs superstar is in heavy demand following his winning the PFA 'golden treble' individual awards, and being touted as a 'one-man team' and the next force in football, does wonders for him with a long queue of contenders for him from among the world's greatest clubs, the Mirror reports.

Despite

Toure hopes Fergie's exit will boost Man City's title chances next season
5/10/2013 2:52:00 PM

London, May 10 (ANI): Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has said that manager Roberto Mancini and the club can hope to win more silverware following Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson's imminent retirement.

Ferguson will not reign the club in the next season starting in August this year, the Sun reports.

While United's fanfare and its players will take time in coming to terms with Ferguson's retirement, Toure feels that the balance Ferguson had brought in the United

'Fergie successor' Moyes planning 40 mln double 'Baines, Fellaini' Everton raid
5/10/2013 2:21:00 PM

London, May 10 (ANI): Sir Alex Ferguson's hand-picked successor and outgoing Everton boss David Moyes is reportedly planning a 40 million-pound double raid on his current side for the next season following his taking over the Premier League champions as manager after Ferguson's retirement.

According to the Mirror, Moyes wants to make Marouane Fellaini his first signing for Manchester United as the replacement of troubled United striker Wayne Rooney, adding that he also wants to sign

Ex-Pak skipper Latif to contest 'unlawful' appointment of Ashraf as 'new' PCB chief
5/10/2013 1:59:00 PM

Karachi, May 10 (ANI): Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has said that he will be filing a petition to challenge the manner in which Mohammad Zaka Ashraf was elected as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman under the new constitution.

Although he admitted that the PCB had introduced a few amendments to its constitution after his first petition, Latif however, said that the process has not turned as democratic as it should be, The Nation reports.

Stating that there are loopholes

BCB vows to investigate skipper Rahim's 'sudden' resignation decision
5/10/2013 1:59:00 PM

Islamabad, May 10 (ANI): The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has pledged to get to the bottom of the sudden decision of captain Mushfiqur Rahim's resignation, hinting that there were other contributing factors behind the decision.

Hassan's comment is not a surprise given Rahim's inability to control himself, and given how easily Bangladesh went down to Zimbabwe in the ODI on Wednesday, it was enough for him to get riled, the Daily Times reports.

Stating

New boss David Moyes to turn Man U's training sessions into army boot camp regime
5/10/2013 1:28:00 PM

London, May 10 (ANI): Everton manager David Moyes plans to swim under the pressure by introducing grueling training sessions for the players when he will turn up as Manchester United's manager, replacing Alex Ferguson after 26 glorious years at the helm.

With Moyes succeeding the most successful football manager, the Carrington Training Ground will look more like a boot camp, the Sun reports.

Ferguson has insisted that his eventual successor must leave his own mark and not ape

'Fergie successor' Moyes receives death threats from Man U, Everton fans
5/10/2013 11:52:00 AM

London, May 10 (ANI): Manchester United manager-to-be David Moyes had faced a barrage of death threats from fans from United and his club Everton, who are reportedly enraged by Moyes' club swap.

Following the retirement announcement from United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, United fans hit their new manager with threats of violence if he failed to repeat Ferguson's success at the Old Trafford or if he let star striker Wayne Rooney leave, the Daily Star reports.

The report further

US uni football player charged with 'anti-Asian' racial harassment
5/10/2013 11:52:00 AM

New York, May 10 (ANI): A football player from Columbia University has reportedly been charged for threatening and insulting a fellow student with racial slurs.

Chad Washington, 19, has been accused on grounds of passing 'anti-Asian' comments to the victim who supposedly tried to protect two women whom Washington and his friends had been harassing, the New York Daily News reports.

The report said that the victim was leaving a dormitory with the two women when the incident

Force India's Di Resta challenges 'big name' Hamilton for F1 spoils
5/10/2013 11:08:00 AM

London, May 10 (ANI): Force India driver Paul di Resta has said that his side can stun the likes of Mercedes ace Lewis Hamilton this year with by clinching the Formula One title.

Reveling in the best start to a season in his F1 career, Britain's third Grand Prix driver led for three laps in during the Bahrain GP and, but for a late surge by Lotus rival Roman Grosjean, would have finished third to match the best result in the team's history, the Mirror reports.

Although the

Brit Olympic sailor dies after boat capsizes in American tournament training session
5/10/2013 11:08:00 AM

London, May 10 (ANI): A British Olympic sailor has died after a catamaran, in which he was present, capsized during a training session for an American sailing tournament in the San Francisco Bay.

Andrew 'Bart' Simpson, a double Olympic medallist, who was one of an 11-man Swedish crew on board the Artemis Racing catamaran, due to take part in the America's Cup, died after he got trapped under the wreckage of the capsized boat, the BBC reports.

Offering his condolences to

Oz students attempt to break world record for longest 30-hr touch football game
5/10/2013 11:08:00 AM

Sydney, May 10 (ANI): Students of an Australian university have been aiming to try and break the world record for the longest touch football game by playing for 30 hours.

Despite nearly 17 hours of play through foggy and bitterly cold weather, the two Macquarie University sides were separated by just six points at 3.38am this morning, and have another 13 hours of play to achieve their goal, News.com.au reports.

According to the report, the match is being played by a total of 450

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