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  • ECB mulling over interviewing players linked to Rajasthan Royals following IPL spot fixing scandal

    In a response to the spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the Indian Premier League (IPL), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) may reportedly arrange interview any player under its jurisdiction who has had links to the Rajasthan Royals. Three of the Royals players - Ankeet Chavan, Ajit Chandila and the former international seamer S Sreesanth - were arrested on Thursday along with 11 ...

  • Bomb-detecting robots to boost security at Football World Cup 2014 in Brazil

    To increase the security at the upcoming Football World Cup in Brazil in 2014, the Brazil government will reportedly use a fleet of robots that are usually used to neutralize roadside bombs and inspect areas for traces of explosives. The battle-tested remote controlled iRobot 510 Packbots are able to climb stairs, submerge in a metre of water and have multiple high-resolution cameras and are ...

  • Saddened Gilchrist demands life bans for IPL spot-fixers if found guilty

    Australian legend Adam Gilchrist has expressed his disappointment at the spot-fixing scandal of the Indian Premier League and has demanded life bans for the cricketers involved in the crime if they are found guilty. Gilchrist, who plays for the Punjab Kings XI, became unwittingly involved as he faced an over allegedly 'thrown' by paceman S.Sreesanth, one of three Indian players charged with ...

  • 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 ...


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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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  • 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," ...

  • 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 ...

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