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England skipper Collingwood’s duck against South Africa linked to strip club visit

London, Sept.19: Scoring a duck in a cricket match would not merit much attention, but in England skipper Paul Collingwood’s case, it resulted in the media being all over him because his early dismissal against South Africa in a Twenty20 World Cup match was blamed on a visit to a strip club.

The 31-year-old father of one admitted that he went to a lap-dancing club in Cape Town in the early hours of Saturday morning. In less than 24 hours he was out for a duck against South Africa, reports The Daily Mail.

David Beckham turns ‘Spice Boy’ for Spice Girls’ tour

London, Sept 18: Football ace David Beckham is turning into a ‘Spice Boy’, for the soccer player has been helping his wife practice her moves for the upcoming Spice World tour.

The Spice Girls’ tour choreographer Jamie King has asked the girls – Victoria, Mel B, Mel C, Emma Bunton, and Geri Halliwell to involve their beaus for practice ahead of their tour.

A source revealed that Becks is happy to be a part of the tour, seeing his enthusiasm, the other girls have also roped in their blokes.

Helen Mirren’s ‘stripper's shoes’ win her Emmy second year running

London, Sep 18: Dame Helen Mirren’s lucky charm – her "stripper's shoes" – has paid off by getting her an Emmy for the second consecutive year.

The British actress, who won the award last year as well, scooped an Emmy for the best actress in a TV miniseries or movie for ‘Prime Suspect: The Final Act’, and in the same pair of shoes.

The actress bought the Perspex six-inch high stilettos in frenzy hours before last year's ceremony after realising that she had forgotten her high heels.

Tight socks can leave infants with lesions on their legs

London, Sept 18: A team of researchers at Washington University has revealed that socks with tight elastic bands may result in infants getting lesions on their legs.

Sock-line bands are raised, reddish markings in the region of the ankle or leg, which occur after wearing a tight pair of socks just once.

According to the study, the marks fade but the raised lines remain.

However, the lesions appear to be harmless.

Since the condition has only recently been recognised, it is unclear whether scarring will be permanent.

Indian and British troops undergo joint training exercise in Ladakh

Srinagar, Sept 18: As part of the training co-operation between the British and the Indian armed forces, a company of UK Marines is being trained jointly with a company of Indian Army paratroopers in high altitude warfare in the Ladakh Himalayas.

The exercise that began on Monday, and codenamed Himalayan Warrior, "has been planned to focus on training in super high altitude areas."

The joint training is being conducted over a period of five-weeks around Leh.

Paris Hilton is ’f***ing lame’: Dave Grohl

London, Sept 18: ‘Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl is known for his nice guy image, but it looks like the mere mention of Paris Hilton’s name is enough to turn the rocker nasty.

Grohl is said to have had a run-in with Hilton at a restaurant a few years ago, when the rocker claims the hotel heiress put on ‘the full princess attitude with the nose in the air’.

Calling the socialite ’f***ing’ lame, Grohl said that nothing can be more offensive to him than Hilton.

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