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  • Botham confident about Anderson surpassing him as Englands leading Test wicket-taker

    English legend Sir Ian Botham has said that he is confident that James Anderson will surpass him as England's leading Test wicket-taker after the fast bowler took three more Test wickets against New Zealand to reach 301, 82 short of Botham's England record. Welcoming the Lancashire player to the exclusive 300 club, Botham said that he had told Anderson that his next target should be 384, then ...

  • Fergie slams Man City for not so surprising Mancini sacking

    Retiring Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has criticised arch rivals Manchester City for sacking Roberto Mancini from the post of manager, although he admitted the news had not come as a complete surprise to him. Stating that the decision to dismiss Mancini was wrong, the Scot, who takes charge of his 1,500th and final game as Reds boss at West Bromich Albion on Sunday, said that it is ...

  • 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 ...

  • Strauss backs big ego Pietersen for successful English Ashes prospects

    Former England captain Andrew Strauss has said that it is important for England to have star batsman Kevin Pietersen fully fit for a successful Ashes series, even though he has a big ego. Pietersen is currently sidelined with a knee problem and in his absence England struggled to 232 all out in the first innings of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's, News.com.au reports. According to ...

  • Grandmother of Chloe Johnson tells of anger and hurt at 5-year-olds death

    © Press Association THE Grandmother of a five-year-old girl from Forest Hill who died in a pool at a hotel in Egypt has told of her "anger and hurt". Chloe Johnson's grandmother April told Sky News the family was "devastated" by her death yesterday (May 17) at the Coral Sea Waterworld Hotel in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. She said she was ...


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Sleepers

"Sleepers" boasts one of the most impressive cast lists in recent film history, including Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, and Jason Patric. Under the watchful hand of Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson ("Rain Man," "Bugsy"), every one of them turns in a stellar performances, making "Sleepers" one of the best films to come out in recent months. This is what ensemble act ... ...

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  • Google boss Eric Schmidt may snub Prime Minister David Cameron over companys House of Commons grilling

    James Cusick is political correspondent of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday. As an experienced member of the lobby, he has previously worked at The Sunday Times and the BBC. His career as a journalist has been split between print and television, including senior positions as producer with Sir David Frost and at BBC Newsnight. He is also an award-winning golf and travel writer, ...

  • Downing Street insider Lord Feldman taking legal advice as he denies calling anti-Europe anti-gay marriage Tory activists mad swivel-eyed loons

    The comments, reported in a number of newspapers this morning, had allegedly come from a close aide to David Cameron.And the party's co-chairman Lord Feldman has rebuffed internet rumours that it was him that made the comments, reported ...

  • Should Chris Huhne be able to resume his life in politics

    In Chris Huhne's case, his career in the House of Commons is finished. That is not to say that his ability to contribute to politics outside Parliament (or in other areas) is over. There is plenty that he can do - but he can't do it from the Commons. And this is not to say that an MP who is convicted of a criminal offence will under all circumstances be unable to return to the ...

  • Breaking the taboo about drugs

    drugs , calls for a change in strategy are growing louder by the day. In Latin America, the debate is positively deafening. Statesmen from Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Uruguay are taking the lead for transformations in their own drug regime, which has set a strong dynamic of change across the region and around the world. Their discussion has expanded to the US, where public opinion toward ...

  • Investigation launched into excrement found in Palace dressing room at Brighton

    Crystal Palace won the match 2-0 with goals from Wilfried Zaha An investigation has been launched into how excrement was left in Crystal Palace's changing room before their play-off victory over Brighton & Hove Albion this week. Palace players are believed to have found fecal matter outside the toilets in the away dressing room of Brighton's Amex Stadium, ahead of their 2-0 ...

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