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No play before lunch in India-Sri Lanka Test
GALLE, Sri Lanka, July 19, 2010: Heavy rain washed out the morning session of the second day's play in the first cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka on Monday.
The start had already been delayed
Casey leads the European charge
St Andrews (Scotland), July 17: England’s Paul Casey led a European charge in Saturday’s third round of the British Open as South African Louis Oosthuizen clung to the lead and Tiger Woods grinded in
French police detains Paris for cannabis
American party girl Paris Hilton was briefly held by the police on the French island of Corsica after being caught with cannabis in her handbag, according to police sources. Hilton was detained after arriving at the airport in Figari on a private jet from Paris on Friday.
‘Hundreds of Osama-hunters in Pak waiting to act’
July 18: The American construction worker, who was caught while on a solo mission to hunt down and kill Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in June, had warned during his interrogation that there were hund
Hamas imposes hookah ban on women
July 18: Gaza’s Hamas rulers have banned women from smoking water pipes in cafes, calling it a practice that destroys marriages and sullies the image of the Palestinian people.
The ban marks the Isl
Pak undone by North’s six
London, July 16: Australia beat Pakistan by 150 runs to win the first Test at Lord’s here on Friday and go 1-0 up in the two-match series.
Victory gave Australia a record 13th straight successive Tes
Capello plans to add another English coach
London, July 16: Fabio Capello plans to add to his back-room staff by bringing another coach as the England manager looks to the future after his team’s woeful performance at the World Cup.
Capello r
Leon receives a Real transfer
Madrid, July 16: The Mourinho Years began for Real Madrid as Jose Mourinho met his players for the first time, with one new player arriving amid rumours of possible exits.
The Spanish giants complete
Perfect handshake? No sweat, stick to squeeze
London, July 16: Help is here for people who are overcome with nerves when faced with the age-old custom of shaking hands — British scientists Thursday unveiled a step-by-step guide to the perfect han
X-ray reveals Da Vinci’s light touch on Mona Lisa
French scientists have shone new light on the painting technique that allowed Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci to give the Mona Lisa such an extraordinary delicate charm.
