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London, May 15 (ANI): Former England soccer star Paul 'Gazza' Gascoigne is just two days out of rehab, looked dazed as he walked along in Gateshead with a towel flung over one shoulder. In one hand he clutched a bag that gaped open to reveal its contents -- a child's piggy bank and a bottle of Gordon's gin.

Yekatarinburg (Russia), May 15 (ANI): Reaffirming India's support to the Beijing Olympics, Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that China will conduct the games in a successful manner and maintain high standards of Olympics.

London, May 15 (ANI): The owner of the Marylebone Cricket Club, better known in cricket parlance as "Lords" will soon begin a campaign to become one of world sport's biggest brands.

Melbourne, May 15 (ANI): Australian cricket stars Shane Warne and Shane Watson are considering quitting the Indian Premier League after terrorist bombings in Jaipur killed scores of people.

London, May 15 (ANI): New Zealand captain and left arm spinner Daniel Vettori has hailed England left arm spinner Monty Panesar, describing him as a born bowler, and predicted that he will snare at least 300 Test wickets, if not more.

London, May 15 (ANI): England Test cricket captain Michael Vaughan believes that he can transform his team into a fighting and winning unit in the next 419 days before they taken on the Australians at home.

London, May 15 (ANI): Chelsea manager Avram Grant is facing a disrepute charge after claiming that match referee Steve Bennett helped Manchester United win the Premier League title.

Indian Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has been banned for 5 one day international matches by the Board of Cricket Control for India or BCCI in the slapgate row involving Indian bowler S.

Mumbai, May 14 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday slapped a five One Day International (ODI) ban on off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for slapping his teammate S Sreesanth.

New York, May 14 (ANI): Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova has reached a compromise with the World Tennis Association (WTA) over a photo shoot she previously refused to participate in.

Melbourne, May 14 (ANI): World's top- ranked women's tennis player, Belgian Justine Henin, is likely to retire from professional tennis on Wednesday.

Islamabad, May 14 (ANI): Taking a cue from the success of Indian Premier League (IPL) and with the objective of generating quick revenue, the PCB is reportedly planning to start a 20twenty cricket league on the lines of IPL. The other aim is to boost domestic cricket in the country.

London, May 14 (ANI): The England Test team is in the midst of a row over their new kit.
Sponsors ADIDAS want the team to wear white shirts and trousers with red piping as part of their five-year deal with the ECB.

Melbourne, May 14 (ANI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting doesn't believe his team will win the three Test series against the West Indies without a fight.

London, May 14 (ANI): Former England soccer star Paul 'Gazza' Gascoigne is showering his fellow rehab patients and staff with presents.

London, May 14 (ANI): Formula One racing star Lewis Hamilton is set to ink a ten million pound deal with the Reebok sports company.

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Attendants and torchbearers of the torch relay in each of the next 98 legs across China will dedicate one minute of silence to the lives lost in the massive earthquake in southwest China, the Beijing Games organizers decided on Tuesday night.

Islamabad, May 14 (ANI): India will play three Tests and five ODIs in Pakistan in January-February 2009, the PCB announced last evening after the Board's governing meeting in Islamabad.

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Olympic venues, including the unique "Bird's Nest" and "Water Cube", have not been affected by Monday's earthquake in Sichuan Province, said project designers.