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Prince Harry, Beckham party together
Prince Harry and soccer star David Beckham enjoyed an evening at the exclusive Arts Club here.

The British royal and the sportsman partied till the early hours in London on Friday, reports...


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India elect to field in tri-series opener
India put Australia into bat in the opening match of the Commonwealth Bank Series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here Sunday.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Gautam Gambhir, Sachin...
Riots in Egypt Continue: At Least 12 Dead, 2,500 Injured
Protesters in Egypt faced off with police in the capital, Cairo, and other cities for a third straight day Saturday in clashes that have left at least 12 people dead and 2,500 others wounded.

The...
Madonna feels like football player gearing up for Super Bowl performance
Madonna, who is preparing for her performance at the Super Bowl on Sunday, has revealed that she feels like one of the players who are getting ready to take to the pitch.

The 53-year-old singer is...
Dortmund go top of Bundesliga
Defending Bundesliga football champions Borussia Dortmund wrapped up a hard earned 2-0 victory over Nuremberg at Easy Credit Stadium to go top of the standings.

Nuremberg staged a disciplined...
Capello furious over Terry sacking as skipper
Fabio Capello's relationship with his Football Association bosses is in chaos after John Terry was stripped of the England captaincy.

Capello fought for the Chelsea defender to remain as skipper...
Australian footballer Mark Bosnich says no to India's Premier League Soccer
Former Australian and Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich has no plans to come out of retirement and play for the money-spinning Premier League Soccer (PLS) in India.

He insists that he wants...
Terry might quit national side
Chelsea captain John Terry, who was stripped of his England captaincy by the English Football Association (FA), is contemplating to quit the national side in protest.

Terry has been charged with...
Sahara pulls out of sponsoring Team India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement on Saturday that it would be talking to long time Indian cricket team sponsor Sahara India to reconsider its decision to end its...
PCB chief asks England to host tri-series with India, Pakistan
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf has proposed that the England and Wales Cricket Board hosts a one-day tri-series involving Pakistan and India next year, during the recent International...
Gronkowski Family Proud Of Pro Football Brothers
Updated Feb 5, 2012 at 12:18 AM EST (Williamsville, NY) For the second year in a row, a professional football player from Western New York is scheduled to play in the Super Bowl. Rob Gronkowski, a...
Soccer: Nottingham Forest owner found dead at home
Nigel Doughty, the owner of second-tier English football team Nottingham Forest, was found dead at his home on Saturday. The announcement by the former European champions, triggered tributes from...
Concordia Seminary basketball is a throwback
Concordia Seminary's Joshua Duffy runs onto the court on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2012, before a basketball game against McKendree University at Eldon Pederson Fieldhouse in Clayton. Photo by Sarah ...
Winning a Super Bowl provides the definition of greatness
Fair or not, an NFL quarterback usually enters another realm when he wins a Super Bowl -- better yet, multiple Super Bowls. Eli Manning and Tom Brady are...
Doug Smith, On Outdoors: Concerns about dogs prompt trapping bill
The deaths of at least six dogs caught in body-gripping traps since fall has prompted two Minnesota lawmakers to introduce legislation to restrict their use. And Department of Natural Resources...
Boaters would have to pass course to trailer their boats
Minnesota's 800,000 boat owners would have to pass a course on how to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species before they could trailer their boats anywhere, under a bill proposed by the...
Football stars who made it to the big screen
Super Bowl Sunday is upon us, a special, heartwarming time to gather with friends, eat too much queso and make ridiculous side bets on how long the national anthem will last and who will be forced to...
Lee suffers broken foot
Australia quick Brett Lee has suffered yet another injury setback after he was ruled out of the Commonwealth Break Series with a broken foot.The veteran fast bowler suffered a fracture in his right...
Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton discusses alcohol relapse | Baseball
Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton shed no tears and used no prepared statement as he apologized and shared details about his relapse with...
Denmon rallies No. 4 Missouri past No. 8 Kansas
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- After a bunch of off-target games, Marcus Denmon couldn't miss. Especially at the finish. The senior guard hit three 3-pointers in the final 2:05, the last for the...
MMA Fighting: Condit decisions Diaz at UFC 143
Georges St. Pierre , who is recuperating from a knee injury and expected to return late this year. The judges scored the fight 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47 for Condit. "Hats off to Nick Diaz,"...
UPI Sports Calendar for Sunday, Feb. 5
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San Jose State men's basketball edged 83-81 in overtime by Hawaii
Darnell Hillman stood proudly and patted his chest a few times after his No. 45 jersey was unveiled Saturday in the rafters of the Event Center at San Jose State.The first Spartan to be selected in...
Parker's 42 helps Spurs steal Oklahoma's thunder
(Reuters) - Tony Parker scored a season-high 42 points to propel the San Antonio Spurs past the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 107-96 on Saturday...
Struggling Coyotes take bite out of Sharks
(Reuters) - The Phoenix Coyotes broke out of an extended slump in form with a confidence-boosting 5-3 home win over Pacific Division rival San Jose on...
iPad 3 Rumor: Will Apple's Forthcoming Device Sport a Keyboard Option?
As Garner clearly stated that the iPad would soon satisfy the needs of an ARM MacBook, it's quite likely that Apple's forthcoming tablet may be launched with a keyboard dock option like...
Guardiola glee at free-flowing football
Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola was pleased with his side's free-flowing display during the 2-1 La Liga win over Real Sociedad on Saturday. Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola was pleased with his...
Canada draws Germany in U17 women's soccer
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Canada and Germany drew 0-0 in an under-17 women's soccer match Saturday. Both sides created chances in the game but both teams played well enough defensively to...
UK basketball notebook: After Super Sunday, spotlight turns to college hoops
Schedules for Kentucky and other traditional powers reflect a supplementary truth about Sunday night's Giants-Patriots championship game. Super Bowl Sunday represents more than a crowning of pro...
Donaire hurts hand, but wins split decision against Vazquez Jr.
That the fight was a split decision was puzzling. Donaire won 117-110 on the scorecards of two of the judges, Levi Martinez and Don Trella, but judge Ruben Garcia gave the fight to Vazquez 115-112....
Cricket: Rain stops play in Australia-India ODI
Rain stopped play early in Sunday's one-day cricket match between Australia and India at the MCG. Australia were in trouble at 2-35 from 11 overs after losing the toss, with opener Matthew Wade...
Hansen, Union Rags head Triple Crown nominees
Hansen edged Union Rags by a head in the Juvenile and won the Eclipse Award as last year's top 2-year-old. He finished second in the Holy Bull on Jan. 29 in his first start as a 3-year-old. Union...
Kenyon Martin expected to join Clippers on Monday
The 6-9 power forward signed a one-year, $2.5 million deal with them this weekend and gives the Clippers needed depth on the frontline and a roster with six guards. Clippers guard Chauncey Billups,...
Wolves beat Houston to get to .500
It's been almost exactly five years since the Wolves stood even more than two games into the season. It came in an intense 100-91 win over...
Wild comes up short in shootout
The Wild gave it a terrific try, outshooting the Stars 34-26, but in the end, it couldn't prevail like usual in Dallas, where it hasn't won since March 21,...
Love pleads innocence over stomp on Scola
Minnesota Timberwolves' Kevin Love (42) drives around Houston Rockets' Luis Scola, of Argentina, in the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Minneapolis. The...
Stadium plan near Dome on fast track
Negotiators are hurriedly finishing a plan that would have a new Minnesota Vikings stadium alongside the Metrodome substantially complete by...
No. 4 Missouri rallies past No. 8 Kansas
Denmon scored 29 points, two off his career best, and ended a long-range shooting slump with a career-best six 3-pointers in nine attempts. The go-ahead 3-pointer came with 56 seconds to go for a...
Wade and Christian handed debuts
Australia have handed debuts to Matthew Wade and Daniel Christian in the opening match of the Commonwealth Bank Series against India in Melbourne.With Brad Haddin not selected for the first three...
Days of debilitating scheduling almost over for Seattle U basketball
It was a rare Saturday night for the Seattle University men's basketball team. The Redhawks, without a conference until next season, actually hosted a home game on a weekend. If you don't...
Cricket: Sahara withdraws sponsorship, IPL team
McCullum the big winner in IPL auction Sahara Group has pulled out of its sponsorship deal with the Indian cricket board and the Pune franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the diversified...
Sahara India snaps all ties with cricket
BCCI had denied it "natural justice". This means the Indian cricket team is now without a sponsor and the IPL Pune team without a franchisee. Sahara has been the sponsor for 11 long years....
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer defends recruiting practices | College football
Urban Meyer, new Ohio State football coach, faced off with at least a couple of Big Ten Conference coaches who have been reported saying they question his poaching of recruits who had orally...
Irish more than lucky; more observations
John Mersits/ZUMAPRESS.com A few thoughts on Saturday's crop of college hoops: Notre Dame 76, No. 15 Marquette 59: Back in the fall, you would have been incredulous had I told you that on Feb....
Parker explodes for 42 as Spurs thump Thunder
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Tony Parker scored 42 points and broke the Spurs' franchise record for career assists, leading San Antonio to a 107-96 win over the NBA-best Oklahoma City Thunder on...
Rinne makes 41 saves as Predators top Blues 3-1
The Predators have won six of seven, while the Blues have dropped three of four. Mike Fisher and Sergei Kostitsyn also scored for NashvilleRESULTS: Predators 3, Blues 1MORE: Roundup of Saturday's NHL...
Rookie Vucevic helps 76ers bounce back, beat Hawks
Playing without Elton Brand and facing one of the Eastern Conference's top five teams for the second straight night, Philadelphia had double figures from each of its four bench players to overwhelm...
Cricket: Dhoni sends Australia in to bat in ODI opener
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and sent Australia in to bat in the Tri-Series opener. Australia had a setback earlier Sunday when veteran paceman Brett Lee was ruled out for up...
Egyptian soccer deaths bring new cycle of violence
CAIRO (AP) -- Protesters filled the streets and clashed for a second day Friday with police who fired tear gas and birdshot in Cairo, as a deadly soccer riot focused rising public anger over...
Knicks 99, Nets 92: Lin Sparks Knicks, to Crowd's Delight and D'Antoni's Relief
There may eventually be a less likely, less expected and more unusual story line in this most unusual Knicks season. But it will be difficult to beat a night when joyous chants of "Je-re-my!" filled...