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Bopanna refuses to pair with Leander Paes in Olympics

The crisis which has rocked the Indian tennis deepened on Monday with Rohan Bopanna officially snubbing AITA's offer to pair with Leander Paes for the men's doubles event of the London Olympics.

UK woman who played bingo to 'get away from football' wins 1.3m pounds

A woman from the UK, who was fed up with her partner constantly watching football on television, has won 1.3 million pounds after playing bingo online to entertain herself.

Lisa Potter, 33, from Oxfo

Police investigates Nalbandian’s ‘assault’ on line judge

The police is investigating a complaint of alleged assault against David Nalbandian after a line judge was injured when the tennis player kicked an advertising hoarding.

Mandarin school slammed for attracting students with 'sexy’ teachers

An online language ‘school’, which has deployed bikini-clad glamour models to help foreigners learn Mandarin, is facing criticism from feminists in China.

SexyMandarin.com, whose motto is, “Learning

Rising star Maynard dead at 23

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Surrey's Tom Maynard, one of England's most promising batsmen, has died at the age of 23, the county said on Monday.

Maynard was killed after being struck by a London Underground train in the early h

Paul McCartney:Rock's patriarch still going strong at 70

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His ballad Yesterday is one of the most covered songs in history -- but as he turns 70 on Monday, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney shows no signs of settling back to reflect on his extraordinary past.

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‘Changing plate colour helps shed weight’

Scientists have suggested an easy way out for those who want to shed pounds. They should simply change the colour of their plates.

London Olympics chief denies role in Games tickets scam

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London Olympics chief Lord Sebastian Coe has denied any link to an alleged black marketing of 2012 tickets.

The Tory peer, in a statement, said that he never assisted a Greek counterpart who 'pulled

When police came in way of Prince Harry to impress blonde

Motorcycle-born Prince Harry, the third-in-line to the British throne, was pulled over by London police much to his embarrassment with a mystery blonde, whom he was trying to 'impress'.

Bike-mad Har

British supermarket giant Tesco clinches Japan exit deal

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Britain's biggest retailer Tesco announced on Monday that it had finally struck a deal to exit its Japanese business.

Tesco said in a statement that it would exit Japan in two stages -- first by sell

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