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Referee rebukes Broad for 'wide ball' protest

Stuart Broad had his first brush with officialdom at the conclusion of England's 54-run defeat to India on Monday and, judging by the aggressive and slightly confrontational way in which the fast bowler plays cricket, it is...

Cricket: England accept power of spin and call in Graeme Swann to turn the tide

England will accept the inevitability of India tomorrow and choose a specialist spin bowler for the first time as they seek to recover from 2-0 down in the seven-match one-day international series. And if the selection of...

Teenage girls would rather be WAGs than politicians or campaigners

Teenage girls would rather be footballers' wives than politicians or charity campaigners, according to a survey. By Martin Beckford, Social Affairs Correspondent The poll of 13- to 19-year-olds found that they see making money...

The Killers' tricky third album cover

Paul Normansell thought it was a joke when he took a phone call from The Killers' manager, asking him to design the cover art for the band's third album. "At first I thought, 'someone's having me on'," says the 30-year-old...

Bernhardt Crystal: war artist

Bernhardt Crystal was a New York gallery owner and raconteur who began as a war artist vigorously recording the D-Day landings on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, and creating witty posters for war bonds. After the war he...

Opportunity Dubai: Making a Fortune in the Middle East

Opportunity Dubai is the autobiographical account of a real-life business adventure in the modern city of Dubai. The author was a financial journalist in the city before deciding to join the internet revolution in 2000 by...

NHL: Carolina 2, Montreal 1

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Ray Whitney had a power-play goal in the third period and Cam Ward made 28 saves Tuesday to lead Carolina to a 2-1 win over Montreal. Sergei Samsonov also scored for Carolina. Robert Lang scored...

Britney Spears: 'My life is like prison'

Britney Spears says her life is like prison and admits she has no "passion or excitement" any more in a revealing new interview. The Womanizer singer suffered a public breakdown earlier this year resulting in her father Jamie...

Presley, McBride 'team up' for 'Christmas'

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Country music star Martina McBride will soon be seen with late U.S. rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley in a new music video for "Blue Christmas," a producer said. George Flanigen told USA Today McBride...

McCabe scores twice as Panthers beat Lightning 4-3

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Rick Tocchet, center, looks on from the bench with players Vaclav Prospal, left, of the Czech Republic, and Evgeny Artyukhin, right, of Russia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game...

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