London, Jan 10 : The Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward, has been cleared from the dog beating charges levied against him, after the RSPCA decided not to prosecute him.
When the animal charity received complaints, with pictures showing Edward hitting his black Labrador with a walking stick while out shooting, it decided to launch an investigation.
But it later dismissed the allegations, as there was "insufficient evidence" to support the claim that the Prince had mistreated the animal.
"The RSPCA has closed its investigation as there was insufficient evidence to support the allegation that Prince Edward beat his dog," Sky News quoted a statement from the animal charity as saying.
London, Jan 10 : As the whole world celebrates cartoon legend Tintin's 80th birthday today, France is one nation where revels have been tainted by the `gay' claim made by a British columnist.
London, Jan10 : Former Aussie Captain Steve Waugh has termed Kevin Pietersen's decision to quit from captaincy, as a `wrong decision'.
Commenting on the Pietersen- Moores controversy, Waugh said that it was not as bad a situation which would have forced a captain's resignation. He added that Pietersen has committed a blunder by quitting from the post.
"It didn''t look like it was a terrible situation. It does take a while to work with someone. I mean you''re not just going to come on board as a captain and work smoothly and fit in exactly the way he wants," the News quoted Waugh, as saying.
He said that the coach-captain controversy has put England cricket on the backseat, and both Pietersen, and Moores will have to suffer.
London, Jan 10 : Ace Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has reached a verbal agreement with Florentino Pérez, the former Real Madrid president, to join the Spanish club.
Ronaldo made this agreement through his agent Jorge Mendes. It is understood that Pérez will use this promise when he stands for election as Real president in 2010, The Times reported.
There is a growing conviction in Madrid that the Manchester United and Portugal forward will sign for the Spanish champions at some point, a view reiterated by Pepe, the Real defender who is a Portugal teammate of Ronaldo.
"He has shown he wants to come here with the statements he has made. We'll see if he still desires to join us this summer," Pepe said.
London, January 10 : Daniel Craig had been struggling to get his Russian accent right for his new movie `Defiance', according to co-star Jamie Bell.
Bell revealed that the James Bond actor had been so anxiety-stricken that he, along with the rest of the cast, repeated his lines in private to avoid being heard - since it was so bad.
"Everyone was so nervous about their accents," the Daily Express quoted Bell as telling BBC Radio One.
London, January 10 : Daniel Craig had been struggling to get his Russian accent right for his new movie `Defiance', according to co-star Jamie Bell.
