Karan takes 4-shot lead at the Southern India Open

LG Southern India AmateurKaran Vasudeva who shot under-par card of 70 has jumped into a four-shot lead at the half-way stage of the LG Southern India Amateur which is played at the par-72 KGA Course in Bangalore.

Moin Malak who was leading yesterday shot a card of 10-over par 82 while Rashid Khan shot 9-over 81 and slipped to the ninth position. Karan with a total of level par 144 was leading while Angad Cheema was at second place with a 36-hole total of 4-over 148.

Political adviser quits over Canberra groping claims

Political adviser quits over Canberra groping claims

Living near fast food joints ''raises obesity risk''

Living near fast food joints ''raises obesity risk''Washington, June 18 : A new study has confirmed what many people already knew: living near fast food restaurants can raise your chances of becoming obese.

While writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health, boffins have shown association between the ''Retail Food Environment Index'' (RFEI) and levels of obesity.

BCCI announced Indian squad for West Indies tour

bcciThe 16 member Indian team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the West Indies tour has been announced by Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) yesterday at Mumbai while Chief selectors of the Cricket Selection Committee K Srikant and Venkat Raja joined the meeting through teleconferencing from London.

S Badrinath, Ashish Nehra, M Vijay and Abhishek Nayar have been included in the Indian squad for the West Indies tour in which Nayar is the only new face in the Indian team who has been selected for his brilliant performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL-2).

Suspected US airstrikes in Pakistan kill five

Suspected US airstrikes in Pakistan kill fiveIslamabad - Missiles believed to have been fired by US Predator drones hit Taliban hideouts in Pakistan's lawless region near Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least five people, officials said.

The suspected US airstrikes targeted a militant training facility and a house near Wana, the main town of South Waziristan tribal district, a security official said on condition of anonymity.

"At least five people were killed at the camp while casualties at the other site were not known," the official said.

Bhupathi-Knowles crashe out

Mahesh BhuapthiSecond seeded Mahesh Bhuapthi and Mark Knowles duo has crashed out of the Aegon International with prize money of euro 450,000 in Eastbourne on Wednesday.

Bhupati-Knowles duo lost their quarterfinal match against unseeded American-Slovakian pair by 6-7 (4), 4-6 and the match lasted for one hour and 17 minutes.

Paes and his Czech partner Doulphy were also defeated by Polish pair of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 1-6, 6-7 (3) on Tuesday.

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