Liverpool millionaire exposed as sordid supplier of cocaine, hookersSeptember 27th, 2009 LONDON - Liverpool's millionaire security expert George Cullen who runs an electronic ticketing system at the club's Anfield stadium has been exposed as an alleged cocaine supplier and a pimp. The news is shocking as the businessman was a well-respected figure in the club and FA even believed that his ticketing system was revolutionary in curbing soccer hooliganism.
Mark Bosnich's ex Sophie Anderton sold body for cocaineSeptember 11th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Aussie football player Mark Bosnich's ex-girlfriend Sophie Anderton has revealed that in order to get cocaine, she used to sell her body. Anderton, 32, a Brit model, confessed in a candid interview on The Jeremy Kyle Show about her drug addiction and what it made her do.
Strauss blasts Shah for injuring Denly in a footie tackleSeptember 4th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Andrew Strauss yesterday blasted Middlesex batter Owais Shah after he injured Kent batsman Joe Denly in a tackle during a warm-up football match. Denly collapsed in agony clutching his left knee and was taken to hospital following a challenge by Shah during the kickabout.
ITF appeals independent tribunal's ruling that cleared tennis player Richard Gasquet of dopingAugust 6th, 2009 ITF appeals doping ruling that cleared GasquetLONDON — The International Tennis Federation has appealed a doping ruling that essentially cleared tennis player Richard Gasquet, who was said to have inadvertently taken cocaine by kissing a woman in a nightclub. The ITF said Thursday it was appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after an independent tribunal's decision last month exonerated Gasquet for a positive cocaine test.
'Domestic god' Becks "adores" hovering!July 31st, 2009 LONDON - Soccer ace David Beckham has revealed he's very passionate about cleanliness and housework, and "adores" hoovering. The England star, 34, said: "I'm very passionate about cleanliness and housework.
Strauss insists he caught Hughes cleanlyJuly 21st, 2009 LONDON - England captain Andrew Strauss has insisted that his catch that saw off opener Phillip Hughes in Australia's second innings was legitimate, even though TV replays cast some doubt. "This is the problem with technology as it is.
Ex-NFL running back Travis Henry gets 3 years in federal prison for cocaine traffickingJuly 16th, 2009 Ex-NFL player gets 3 years in cocaine caseBILLINGS, Mont. — Former NFL player Travis Henry has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for financing a drug trafficking operation that moved cocaine between Denver and Montana.
Richard Gasquet cleared to resume playing tennis after 2 1/2 month doping banJuly 15th, 2009 Gasquet cleared to resume playing tennisLONDON — Richard Gasquet escaped a lengthy doping ban Wednesday when the International Tennis Federation ruled that he inadvertently took cocaine. The 23-year-old Frenchman, who was cleared to resume playing after completing a 2½-month ban Wednesday, convinced an independent anti-doping tribunal that he ingested cocaine by kissing a woman he met at a nightclub in Miami.
Who Has Seen the Religious Side of "raunchy" Rooney?July 15th, 2009 LONDON - Soccer ace Wayne Rooney who has been most hated for being "hot tempered" says had he not been chasing the ball on the field, he would have been a priest. England striker Roo, 23, said that the only thing that interested him as a kid, apart from soccer, was religious studies.
Ex-England skipper Vaughan to quit cricketJune 28th, 2009 LONDON - Former England captain Michael Vaughan is expected to announce his retirement from cricket this week. According to the News of The World, the 34-year-old Yorkshire batsman and England's most successful skipper, had hoped to regain his place in the national squad this summer, but the selectors snub this week, convinced him to bring the curtain down on a glittering career.
Boos of Indian fans inspired England win: CollingwoodJune 15th, 2009 LONDON - England skipper Paul Collingwood claims that his team's three run-win over India was driven by the boos of Indian fans just before the match. "It pretty much did it for us," Collingwood said at his press conference Sunday after England sent champions India crashing out of the ICC Twenty20 tournament.
India opt to bowl against EnglandJune 14th, 2009 LONDON - Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl against England in a crucial World Twenty20 Group E Super Eights match at Lord's here Sunday.
Twenty20: Collingwood insists England still in with a chanceJune 12th, 2009 LONDON - England skipper Paul Collingwood has said that his team can still achieve its World Twenty20 dream despite a seven-wicket drubbing at the hands of South Africa on Thursday. "We have to go for it, we are not going to win this competition if we don't go for it.
Dutch win a bitter pill for EnglandJune 6th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Paul Collingwood said the loss against the Netherlands in the Twenty20 World Cup opener would be hard to swallow. England recorded one of their worst cricketing defeats when they lost to the Dutch team by four wickets at Lord's Friday.
Former Razorback DT Keith Jackson Jr. arrested on felony drug chargesJune 5th, 2009 Keith Jackson Jr. arrested on drug chargesLITTLE ROCK, Ark.