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London, June 7: One of retired English footballer Paul Gascoigne’s closest pals has said on Saturday that the soccer star, who suffers from pneumonia, alcoholism, mental illness and personal legal problems, will die within a year.

"Paul will have a complete organ breakdown," said Stephen Purdew.

Purdew reckons Gazza, who is undergoing therapy for bulimia, obsessive- compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, and alcoholism, is in a far worse condition than George Best was a few months before he died.

Jammu, June 7 : Over 1.55 lakh people have registered themselves till now for the annual Amarnath Yatra which begins from June 15.

According to data available, 52,700 people have registered themselves for the pilgrimage from the Delhi zone itself, while 31,400 pilgrims are from the Mumbai zone and
2,700 from the South zone.

The pilgrimage was to begin from June 7, but was postponed to June 15 due to the heavy snowfall enroute to the holy shrine.

The two month long pilgrimage concludes on August 5.

Last year, over 4.5 lakh pilgrims visited the cave.

Shanghai, June 7 : In a bid to prevent Internet addiction of their children, Chinese parents are turning towards electro-shock therapy at a clinic that claims they will be “reborn” free of the obsession.

However, the harsh methods used by the clinic have caused an outcry among 3000 teenagers, who have been subjected to this odd treatment, The Sunday Times reports.

At Dr Yang Yonxin’s clinic, there are at least 100 young inmates.

London, June 7 : With Spanish striker Fernando Torres agreeing to a new four-year deal with Liverpool FC, he insists that the club is on the verge of something great.

In an interview to the News of the World, Torres declared: "There is nowhere else in Europe I want to be. I believe we are on the verge of something special here and I am delighted to commit my future to this club."

London, June 7: World’s most famous footballer David Beckham will be a key member of Fabio Capello’s England World Cup squad as last season’s statistics suggest that the veteran midfielder was streets ahead of his rivals when it came to goal scoring.

Statistics show that the AC Milan and LA Galaxy legend, who played 18 times in Serie A for AC Milan, created 3.2 chances per 90 minutes played, which is 50 per cent more than his nearest England rival, Shaun Wright-Phillips.

London, June 7 : England’s best batsman Kevin Pietersen, who is warming the benches because he is saddled with an Achilles heel injury, has expressed his dismay over the team’s loss to The Netherlands in the opening match of the second edition of the Twenty20 World Cup.