Sania crashes out of US Open
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Sania Mirza crashed out in the second round of the women’s singles event of the US Open after suffering a staright set defeat at the hands of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia.
Apart from Sania, curtains also fell on defending champions and third seeds Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy’s campaign while Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi entered the men’s doubles second round.
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Apple unveils new iPod Nano Touch
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Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs announced a new line of iPods on Wednesday, including a Nano model that has a touch screen and lacks buttons. Like previous versions, the Nano has a built-in FM tuner and can display photos.
But instead of buttons, controls for playing, pausing and selecting music are right on the screen. It will cost $149 for the 8 gigabyte version and $179 for 16 gigabytes.
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On sale: Burger King
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Burger King Holdings Inc shares are climbing after a published report says the fast food chain is discussing a possible sale of the company with private-equity firms.
The Wall Street Journal didn’t name its sources in the article. But the newspaper says talks have taken place over recent weeks.
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Paris Hilton banned from Wynn resorts after Vegas arrest
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A casino official says celebrity socialite Paris Hilton has been banned from two Wynn resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and her boyfriend has been dismissed as nightclub manager following their arrests.
Wynn spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne said on Wednesday that Hilton won’t be allowed at the properties anymore.
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Demi Moore posts pictures on Twitter
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Demi Moore may be close to hitting the big 50 but she proved that she still has a figure to die for by posting a series of pictures of herself in a bikini on the micro blogging website Twitter.
The 47-year-old posed provocatively in her bathroom wearing a bikini and shades, using her iPhone to take the photographs.
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Nicolas Cage ready to hit Bollywood
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Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage is all set to star in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Broken Horses. The movie, believed to be Chopra’s first English film, has already made headlines by roping in the Oscar-winning actor.
According to film director Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Cage has already confirmed his leading role in the movie. However, the Ghost Rider will not have to learn a new language for his part in the upcoming film.
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Ra.One release date not yet fixed: SRK
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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has clarified that the release date of his superhero film Ra.One has not yet been decided, unlike what has been reported. According to certain media reports on Tuesday, the actor has denied it.
“Nice to know that the release date for Ra.One has been fixed by someone… somewhere. Maybe they can now come and finish it as well,” Shah Rukh posted on his Twitter page.
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It falls to Shahid Afridi to revive Pakistan team
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Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi said he was looking forward to getting back to cricket despite the “challenge” of leading a team engulfed in a spot-fixing scandal.
Pakistan are due to play Somerset here on Thursday in their first game since several members of the side were implicated in a betting scam.
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Jessica uses real women for fashion line
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Popstar Jessica Simpson has decided to used “real women” to model her fashion line at this year’s New York Fashion Week.
The voluptuous singer who often finds herself at the receiving end of media criticism for her weight, will use her friends, “real women in real sizes”, instead of models, reported Huffington Post online.
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Match fixing: Tainted trio to sit out of practice game
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Pakistan’s tainted trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir will miss the team’s practice game against Somerset on Thursday as they faced another round of interrogation from the Scotland Yard amid growing calls for their ouster from the ODI series against England.
The trio left Taunton for London today accompanied by a security officer and were expected to have an emergecy meeting with...
