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CA chief Sutherland says IPL not a concern for Oz Ashes bid

Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland has said that Australia's Ashes bid in England will not be compromised by the Indian Premier League (IPL). Two members of the Ashes party, Shane Watson and James Faulkner, remain on the subcontinent with their team, Rajasthan Royals, who will play in an elimination semi-final in Delhi, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Describing the ...
Penitent Warner fined 5750 dollars by CA for Twitter rant

Australian Test cricketer David Warner has copped a 5750-dollar fine from Cricket Australia for his Twitter rant controversy. Warner had pleaded guilty to unbecoming behaviour after his expletive-laden criticism of senior News Ltd cricket writers Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn for an article by Craddock exposing the sleazy nightlife and alleged corruption within the Indian Premier League ...
Hollywood star Steven Seagal visits Chechnya

Hollywood star Steven Seagal spent some time with Ramzan Kadyrov, the former militant fighter who now heads Chechnya, in the latest in a series of visits by Western celebrities to the volatile Russian republic. "The famous American actor, film producer, writer, director and martial arts expert (seventh dan aikido) Steven Seagal visited our republic today (Wednesday)," Kadyrov wrote on ...
Arnie caught grabbing ex wifes butt on camera

Arnold Schwarzenegger has seemingly confirmed rumours that he's back with his estranged wife Maria Shriver after he was caught on video grabbing her butt last weekend. The actor, who was attending daughter Christina's graduation at Georgetown with Shriver, can be seen cupping his wife's behind in the video footage, TMZ.com reported. The 'Terminator' star has always been obsessed with Shriver's ...
Drew Barrymore puts wedding house on sale

Drew Barrymore has put her Montecito, California home, where she got married to husband Will Kopelman, on the market. The Chester Carjola-designed six bedroom house, with a detached, two-storey guest property, has been listed at 7.5 million dollars, Contactmusic reported. According to RealEstalker.com, the actress purchased the 1937 built estate for 5.7 million dollars in 2010. ...

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -; In the new film "Behind the Candelabra," veteran entertainer Debbie Reynolds has just three major scenes to flesh out one of the most complicated figures in piano-playing showman Liberace's life: his loving but sometimes manipulative mother ...
Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas

The plane flew its first leg from California in early May. From Dallas, it will fly to Lambert-St. Louis airport, Dulles airport near Washington and New York's John F. Kennedy ...
Distressed home sales decline in California

Distressed home sales in California in April declined to their lowest level since February 2008, according to the California Association of Realtors.Distressed sales fell to 24.4 percent, down from 27.9 percent in March and 45.8 percent in April last year.CAR also said the share of lender-owned sales fell to single digit percentages for the first time since late 2007 9.2 percent in April, ...
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CA chief Sutherland says IPL 'not a concern' for Oz Ashes bid

Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland has said that Australia's Ashes bid in England will not be compromised by the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Two members of the Ashes party, Shane Watson and James Faulkner, remain on the subcontinent with their team, Rajasthan Royals, who will play in an elimination semi-final in Delhi, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

Describing the lead-up to the Test series in July and August as "probably as good a preparation as you could possibly get', Sutherland also said that he is not concerned by the fact that England's top players are engaged in a home Test series against New Zealand.

David Warner has also been in India since early April with Delhi Daredevils, Ryan Harris withdrew midway through with a sore Achilles and Michael Clarke and James Pattinson pulled out before playing, the report added. (ANI)