Turnbull doping saga finally over

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Almost 18 months after being cleared of a doping charge, Gareth Turnbull has reached a financial settlement with the Irish Sports Council over the case. Last March, the ISC announced that it would pay the Belfast athlete the costs that he had "reasonably incurred". However, wrangling over the sum meant that the case has continued to drag on behind the scenes for a year. Submitted by: guelph | Visited 10 times | Comments 0

♦ Britney Spears Escapes Charges Over Foot Accident.

1 vote	Britney Spears Escapes Charges Over Foot Accident.... Britney Spears is to escape charges after running over the foot of a photographer last year (Nov07). Los Angeles police officials have determined the pop star was not at fault and the evidence doesn't prove that Spears left the scene of the accident... Submitted by: mathias - Visited 14 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ First Drive: 2009 Audi A4 Avant

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By Todd LassaThough you're the one that friends and neighbors come to with car advice, you don't drive what you tell them to buy. They don't understand wagons over SUVs, diesels over hybrids or tiny, but powerful turbo direct-injection gas engines over diesels. If they did, Audi would sell more than 4000 A4 Avants per year. A gas turbo over a turbodiesel? Yep... Submitted by: Blogmaster - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ The Game/50 Cent Feud Is Over.

1 vote	The Game/50 Cent Feud Is Over.... The Game has ended his long-running feud with former mentor 50 Cent, insisting the "beef" between the two rap rivals is over. The Los Angeles rap star and his former G-Unit boss have been waging a furious war of words over royalty payments for years. Submitted by: silveraymond - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Strauss to cover for injured Cook

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Andrew Strauss will stay with England's squad for the second one-day match against New Zealand on Wednesday as cover for the injured Alastair Cook. Cook has been struggling with a right shoulder injury since the final Test at Trent Bridge over a week ago. He missed the Twenty20 victory over the Kiwis and was also ruled out of the first one-day match on Sunday, which England won by 114 runs. Submitted by: funforums - Visited 31 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Wagg upbeat after thrilling win

1 vote	Derbyshire all-rounder Graham Wagg has said his side must take heart from the dramatic Twenty20 win over East Midlands rivals Nottinghamshire. Wagg took 3-23 and then smashed 27 from 18 balls, including 11 from the final over, to guide the Phantoms to a three-wicket victory at Trent Bridge. Submitted by: peter84 - Visited 12 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Summer Holiday Blues

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However over half of people who have driven home after flying long-haul admit to feeling tired, this therefore makes them a potential threat to road users. The Saga study revealed that over half (53%) of people have to drive over 50 miles to get home from the airport suggesting that the average journey time would be more than an hour. Submitted by: golftrainer - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Samoa Found To Be In Path Of Geological Hotspots, Adding Fuel To Debate Over Origins Of Volcanic Cha

1 vote	ScienceDaily (Jun. 17, 2008) — A new study that determines Samoa is indeed on the path of a geologic “hotspot” trail is adding fuel to a vigorous scientific debate over the origins of volcano chains – especially in the Pacific Ocean. Results of the research were published in the June issue of the journal Geology. The study... Submitted by: retSaMbew - Visited 24 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Montgomerie endures Open misery

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Colin Montgomerie described his third-round four-over-par 74 as "very average" after his hopes of winning at Royal Birkdale were blown away. The Scot was eight over after two rounds, but five bogeys put paid to his chances, leaving him 12 over in the chase for his first major. "I was three over after seven and you can't see a way of getting back," said Montgomerie. Submitted by: Gloria1 - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Bump Keys information

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♦ Strauss to cover for injured Cook

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Andrew Strauss will stay with England's squad for the second one-day match against New Zealand on Wednesday as cover for the injured Alastair Cook. Cook has been struggling with a right shoulder injury since the final Test at Trent Bridge over a week ago. He missed the Twenty20 victory over the Kiwis and was also ruled out of the first one-day match on Sunday, which England won by 114 runs. Submitted by: Gotovski - Visited 33 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Fifa signs up to anti-doping code

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Fifa has signed the new World Anti-Doping code after agreeing a revised set of rules with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). Football's governing body signed after Wada agreed to remove the uniform two-year ban imposed on drug cheats. Fifa had preferred to treat offences on a case-by-case basis rather than implementing the mandatory suspension. The new code... Submitted by: elvirs - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Brilliant Harrington retains Open as Poulter finishes second

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Padraig Harrington successfully defended his Open Championship title with a four-shot victory over Ian Poulter at Royal Birkdale. The Irishman, 36, fired a closing 69 to end three over as England's Poulter moved up after also going round in 69. Veteran Greg Norman, 53, slipped back with a 77 to end joint third on nine over with Swede Henrik Stenson. English amateur Chris Wood, 20... Submitted by: 3dom - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ The Nasty Brinkley/Cook Divorce Trial is Over

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The insanely nasty and quite public divorce trial between model Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook is suddenly over. Following an arduous night, Christie and Peter came to a mutual agreement early this morning regarding everything from custody arrangements to real estate. Hamptons properties and must fork over $2.1 million to her ex, according to People. Submitted by: frodosringfinger - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Peter Andre: 'I'm so over pop'

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Peter Andre has revealed that he is "so over pop". The singer, who scored a UK number one with 'Mysterious Girl', said he is taking his music career in a new direction. The Press Association quotes him as saying: "I'm over that so much you have no idea. It's time for my kids to do pop, not me! Andre and Bryson will join acts including Coolio... Submitted by: kailash - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Dope-tainted Asif to hire British expert to plead case

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Karachi: After failing to hire well known British lawyer and anti-doping legal expert, Mark Gay who has represented high profile athletes in doping offences, Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, who is also facing a doping charge, is said to be now making attempts to hire the services of renowned sports medicine expert from England, Dr Graham Durgan to plead his case against dope charges. Submitted by: abedelrahman - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Sex diseases 'double in over-45s'

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Sexually-transmitted infections have doubled in under a decade in people over 45 and are now rising faster than in the young, research suggests. The Health Protection Agency study said internet dating and erectile dysfunction drugs were partly to blame. Men were most likely to be affected, with increases in herpes, syphilis, gonorrhoea and genital warts. The study... Submitted by: karl turnbull - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ French devs to finally receive tax credits

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Last December, the European Union agreed to allow game developers in France to receive tax breaks. Prime Minister Francois Fillon has announced that the plan will finally be put into effect over the next few days. France is currently one of the larger hotbeds of game development in the world, and is home to some of the biggest developers/publishers with Vivendi Games and Ubisoft. Submitted by: Sir Rusty - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Sri Lanka coast to win over UAE

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Sri Lanka recorded a comfortable 142-run victory over United Arab Emirates but were given a scare in the final Group A match at the Asia Cup. Having lost Kumar Sangakkara for a duck in the first over, skipper Mahela Jayawardene struck 61, sharing 114 in 14 overs with Mahela Udawatte (67). But five wickets fell in 15 overs as the Sri Lankans compiled 290-9. Submitted by: mmikeyy - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ The Zutons' producer rap

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When asked about the difference between British and American producers, bassist Russell Pritchard told BBC 6Music: "From personal experience, we have done two over here and one over in America. "I think that they are good over there, but there is a certain element of being up themselves a little bit which can get in the way of themselves a little bit, of their own talent. Submitted by: CollyMellon - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment