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  • Indian American Vivek Ranadive buys US basketball team

    Indian American software magnate Vivek Ranadive, who has become the first person of Indian descent to become the owner of a major US basketball team, plans to build the Sacramento Kings into a global brand. "It's going to be exciting," he told the USA Today after securing an agreement to buy 65 percent of the Kings from the Maloof family for a National Basketball Association (NBA) ...

  • Indian-headed group buys Sacramento Kings NBA team

    A day after NBA owners rejected Sacramento Kings' move to Seattle, the Maloof brothers, owners of the franchise, have agreed to sell the basketball side to a Sacramento-based group headed by Indian Vivek Ranadive. Ranadive, who is a software billionaire, will purchase 65 percent of the Kings from the Maloof family in a deal that is expected to be announced later Friday, reports ESPN. The 65 ...

  • IPL spot-fixing case Delhi police chief says Sreesanth cooperating UpdateSreesanth

    Delhi's Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Friday said former Test fast bowler S.Sreesanth is cooperating with investigators with regard to an Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing probe Media quoted Kumar, as saying that he had visited the Special Cell office of the Delhi Police, but had not met with Sreesanth. "I met my officers in special cell this morning...Sreesanth is cooperating ...

  • Spot-fixing case Sreesanth confesses

    Former Indian fast bowler S.Sreesanth has reportedly confessed to being involved in spot-fixing during the ongoing Indian Premiere League. According to television channel reports quoting sources, Sreesanth is said to have told the Delhi Police that he was not being framed and that he had committed a massive mistake. He further revealed that he took to spot-fixing with the help of his friend ...

  • Indian women strike gold at Asia 3x3 basketball meet

    Indian women beat Mongolia 21-14 to win the gold medal at the inaugural FIBA Asia 3x3 basketball event here. The team with Geethu Anna Jose at the vanguard of their challenge won the three play-off games without breaking much sweat Thursday. India won all their three games reaching the 21-point mark with ample time left on the clock in each of their games. "We achieved what we set out for," ...


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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! [DVD]

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! [DVD]

"The Naked Gun" was taken from a short-lived 1982 TV series called "Police Squad!," which was the brainchild of the celebrated guerilla comedy team of Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker, who had gained notoriety and acclaim for their Kentucky Fried Theater throughout the 1970s before breaking into film with "The Kentucky Fried Movie" (1977) and "Airplane!" (1980). "Police Squad!" wa ... ...

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  • Sharath stretches world No.5 Timo Boll in World TT

    Sharath Kamal took a game off World No.5 Timo Boll before going down 1-4 in the men's singles second round at the World Table Tennis Championships here, ending the Indian challenge in the mega event. Germany's Timo Boll got the better of Sharath 9-11, 12-10, 11-1, 11-5, 11-2 in a round of 64 match Thursday night. The two paddlers play for the same club in Germany, Borussia Dusseldorf. Sharath, ...

  • FIFA says 76 percent of Confederations Cup tickets sold

    More than 76 percent of tickets available for next month's Confederations Cup in Brazil have been sold, world football's governing body, FIFA said. The South American country is on target to break the record set by Germany in 2005 when the tournament's attendances reached 83 percent of capacity, according to FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke, reports Xinhua. "The response from Brazilian ...

  • AS Roma eyes Brazilian defender Rocha

    Italian football club AS Roma is preparing a bid to sign Brazilian defender Marcos Rocha in July. Rocha was last year called up to Brazil's national team after a series of impressive performances for Atletico Mineiro, reports Xinhua. The 24-year-old right back's agent, Luciano Brustolini, said Thursday he had heard the reports but denied any contact with the Italian Serie A club over a ...

  • BCCI suspends Gujarat cricketer-turned-bookie Amit Singh

    The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the suspension of Gujarat Ranji Trophy player-turned-bookie Amit Singh on Friday, after it was established that he had a hand in the latest spot fixing controversy in the Indian Premiere League (IPL). In a statement issued here, BCCI Honorary Secretary Sanjay Jagdale said: "Mr. Amit Singh, a registered player with the Gujarat Cricket ...

  • Prandelli names Confederations Cup squad

    Italy head coach Cesare Prandelli has named his initial 31-man squad for the Confederations Cup, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced. Italy will play against Mexico, Japan and the hosts Brazil in the Confederations Cup group games which will be held in June, reports Xinhua. Prandelli will trim down this squad to 23 players which will be unveiled June 3. Squad: Goalkeepers: ...

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