Manchester City defender Kolo Toure's six-month ban for failing a drugs test is a "proportionate sanction for the offence" says the Professional Footballers' Association.
May 28, 2011
PFA backs Toure's six-month ban
Manchester City defender Kolo Toure's six-month ban for failing a drugs test is a "proportionate sanction for the offence" says the Professional Footballers' Association.
Deng's Bulls beaten in play-offs
GB star Luol Deng and his Chicago Bulls end their season with a defeat by the Miami Heat in the NBA play-offs.
Rising stars earn England debuts
England will hand first starts to five players in Sunday's non-cap game against the Barbarians at Twickenham.
Poulter upset by course changes
Ian Poulter expresses his anger at changes to the West Course at Wentworth during the PGA Championship.
Murray wary over Berrer challenge
Andy Murray is guarding against a major upset when he takes on another of the tennis world's lesser lights in Michael Berrer of Germany at the French Open on Saturday.
Mature Rooney 'will relish Wembley final'
Sir Alex Ferguson believes the added maturity of Wayne Rooney can give Manchester United the edge over Barcelona in Saturday's Champions League final.
Guardiola wants step up from 2009
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola says his team will not beat Manchester United in the Champions League final if they play like they did in the 2009 showpiece.
Blatter faces Fifa ethics inquiry
Fifa president Sepp Blatter is placed under investigation by the organisation's ethics committee over accusations he failed to report the payment of alleged bribes.
Norwich capture Everton's Vaughan
Newly promoted Norwich sign striker James Vaughan from Everton on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Wales beat N Ireland in Nations Cup
Goals from Aaron Ramsey and Robert Earnshaw earn Wales a comfortable win over Northern Ireland in the Nations Cup wooden spoon clash in Dublin.
Wilson unveiled as Blades manager
Sheffield United name Danny Wilson as their new manager on a three-year contract.
Protests at Sheffield Utd manager
Hundreds of Sheffield United football fans protest against the appointment as manager of former Wednesday boss Danny Wilson.
QPR chiefs refute Bhatia claims
QPR co-owners Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore respond strongly to comments made by former vice-chairman Amit Bhatia.
PFA backs Toure's six-month ban
Manchester City defender Kolo Toure's six-month ban for failing a drugs test is a "proportionate sanction for the offence" says the Professional Footballers' Association.
Reo-Coker and Carew leave Villa
Aston Villa release 10 out-of-contract players including Nigel Reo-Coker, John Carew and Robert Pires.
Newcastle hand Ferguson new deal
Newcastle United hand winger Shane Ferguson a new five-year deal at St James' Park, following his first-team breakthrough this season.
Birmingham confirm player exits
Birmingham release of Kevin Phillips, Sebastian Larsson and Lee Bowyer - plus three other players - following the club's relegation from the Premier League.
Play-off pain drives Swans - Monk
Swansea captain Garry Monk says previous play-off heartache can inspire the players in Monday's Championship play-off final with Reading.
Swans carry Welsh hopes - Rodgers
Boss Brendan Rodgers says the Premier League would be "better" for having a Welsh team in it if Swansea can win the play-off final.
FIFA leadership faces ethics hearing
The three most powerful men in football will appear before FIFA's ethics committee on Sunday as a defining moment in the history of the world governing body approaches.
Button raising awareness for Japan
Jenson Button will be turning Japanese for this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix courtesy of a new diamond-encrusted helmet design.
Lotus naming row set to continue
Team Lotus and Group Lotus were both claiming victory in the naming rights row following Friday's High Court judgment.
Horner expects challenge from rivals
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is determined to kill off this year's Formula One world championship as swiftly as possible.
Alonso fancies a Ferrari gamble
Fernando Alonso has called on Ferrari "to take some risks" if they are to go from embarrassed to ecstatic in the space of a week.
Hamilton revels in Monaco experience
Lewis Hamilton was like a kid in a candy store after savouring the sweetness again of his favourite grand prix venue.
Ecclestone remains hopeful over Bahrain
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone fully appreciates protesters could disrupt a rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix as a final deadline looms.
Cycling: Tiralongo claims 19th stage
Astana rider Paolo Tiralongo edged Spaniard Alberto Contador to win the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday.
Waqar quiet on Afridi talk
Coach Waqar Younis has refused to speculate on the possibility of Shahid Afridi returning as Pakistan's limited overs captain.
No resolution to Klose future yet
Bayern Munich striker Miroslav Klose's future remain very much in the balance after reports that both parties failed to agree on terms for a new contract.
Bin Hammam cries foul over accusations
Mohamed Bin Hammam on Friday claimed there was "increasing evidence of a conspiracy" to stop him running for FIFA president.
PFA believe Toure ban is 'proportionate'
The Professional Footballers' Association say the six-month suspension imposed on Kolo Toure for taking a banned substance is "a proportionate sanction".
Forlan gave De Gea advice on United
Atletico Madrid's Diego Forlan has advised his team-mate David De Gea to join Manchester United next season.
Wozniacki latest seed to bow out in Paris
The shocks continued at the French Open on Friday as world number one Caroline Wozniacki crashed out in the third round with a 6-1 6-3 defeat to Daniela Hantuchova.
Biaggi hoping for Miller victory
Max Biaggi will hope history repeats itself at this weekend's race at Miller Motorsport Park as he searches for his first win of the current season.
Lata Mangeshkar to sing title track for Asha Bhosle starrer Maaee
By now its common knowledge that veteran playback singer Asha Bhosle is making her big screen acting debut in Maaee. However the big breaking news is the fact that the title song of the film will be sung by none other than legendary playback singer and Asha's elder sister Lata Mangeshkar. Speaking about this, Asha says, "Lata didi has agreed to sing the title track of my film Maaee and I am very happy." The title track is yet to be recorded and will be scheduled as per Lataji's availability.The song has been composed by Nitin Shankar. Principle shooting of Maaee is almost complete. The film tells the poignant tale of what happens when a woman is abandoned by her only son and then goes to live with her daughter and son-in-law. Maaee is directed by Mahesh Kodiyal and produced by Subhash Dawar and Nitin Shankar.
Salman writes and records the opening lines for promo of Chillar Party
Salman Khan is surely taking a keen interest in his first production venture Chillar Party which he is co-producing with Ronnie Screwvala of UTV. When Salman recently saw the theatrical trailer of the film, he felt that it lacked an interesting punch. He felt a voice-over introducing the characters of the film would make it all the more interesting. So impromptu he penned down the script and then dubbed it in his own voice and in his own inimitable style! Here is what Salman wrote as the opening lines of the theatrical trailer of Chillar Party: Suna hai bade bade sheheron ko chottey chottey bhai log hi chalate hai... Chhe foot ke shaane nahi Dedh dedh foot ke dedh shaane !!!!!! Bada bhai...AKRAM Bada dimaag - ...ENCYCLOPAEDIA Sherdil -- SHAOLIN... Garib bhai ...SECOND HAND... AFLATOON... SILENCER kaali zubaan...PANAUTI Naya bhai... PHATKA !!!! AUR Janbaaz ...JANGHYA... JANGHYA...JANGHYA (echo effect) Inka hisaab kitaab ek dum clear hai LEKIN... Jisne inse PANGA LIYA Samajh lo woh KAAM SE GAYA Aur ab yeh chottey shaitan... hila daalenge... Poora Hindustan Chillar Party is a fun film about a gang of innocent yet feisty kids from Chandan Nagar called Encyclopedia, Janghya, Akram, Secondhand, Panauti, Silencer, Aflatoon and Shaolin in whose lives enter two strangers Fatka and Bheedu. The film describes how things revolve around their lives making each other an inseparable part of Chillar Party. Directed by Vikas Bahl and Nitesh Tiwari, Chillar Party releases on 8 July 2011.Rajinikanth to be taken to Singapore for further treatment
Superstar Rajinikanth, who is currently being treated at Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre (SRMC) in Chennai, will be flying tonight to Singapore for further treatment. His wife Latha and daughters Aishwarya and Soundarya are expected to accompany him. Rajinikanth first suffered from exhaustion on 29th April, the first day of the shoot of his new film Rana (which also stars Deepika Padukone) and was admitted to the Isabel Hospital and discharged on the same day. After five days he was re-admitted there for allergic bronchitis and viral fever. The 61 year old was then admitted to SRMC on 13th May for respiratory infection and other problems. He will be getting his treatment done at the National University Hospital in Singapore. We wish him a speedy recovery.Emraan and Jacqueline to star in Raaz 3
Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatts' third part of the Raaz series is set to take off by the end of this year. Raaz 3 will be made in 3D and it will be directed by Vikram Bhatt who also directed the original Raaz. Raaz was a blockbuster hit and made its actors Dino Morea and Bipasha Basu overnight stars. Its sequel Raaz-The Mystery Continues starred Emraan Hashmi and Kangna Ranaut and was directed by Mohit Suri. Now Raaz 3 will feature Emraan Hashmi again and the current 'Bhatt' favourite Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez in the lead roles. Emraan and Jacqueline will be first seen in Murder 2 which releases on 8th July, 2011.Bipasha Basu detained at customs for undeclared goods
While the cricketers are strutting their stuff on field, the Mumbai customs officials are really having a field day. After Minissha Lamba, its now the turn of the ultra gorgeous Bipasha Basu to be detained by the customs officials yesterday. The reason? Well, the officials say that she did not declare imported valuables. Reports have it that Bips arrived in Mumbai from London, when the Assistant Commissioner (Customs) Sameer Wankhede stopped her at the Green Channel and requested to examine her bags. Post which, they found out that, she had not declared footwear, designer sunglasses and imported handbags. Bipasha, on her part, was let off by the officials after she paid the duty (Rs.12, 000 in taxes), but wasn't fined. The actress thought that only jewellery and electronic items were to be declared. The officer incharge also added that, it was a genuine case of not knowing the laws and not trying to cheat. When contacted, Bipasha said, "It was just a routine check up at the airport and many others were being checked as well. I paid Rs. 12000 as taxes against some personal goods. I think the customs team is doing an excellent job."Live Chat: Kirti Kulhari on May 27 at 1400 hrs IST
Kirti Kulhari featured in number of ad commercials and made her film debut last year with Khichdi- The Movie. This PYT has also been a national badminton player in her school days in Mumbai. And now, this young actress is all set to feature in Anurag Kashyap's Shaitan. Kirti will be Live on Bollywood Hungama's Celebrity Video Chat on Friday, May 27, at 1400 hrs IST. P.S. She is the same girl whom Kalki kisses in Shaitan.Live Chat: Satyajeet Dubey on May 27 at 1545 hrs IST
Satyajeet Dubey, who is probably one of 'the' youngest lead actors of the current generation, is surely living a dream life. What more can one ask for when you are debuting in a Shah Rukh Khan production. Yes, Satyajeet plays the lead role opposite the beautiful Zoa Morani in Roshan Abbas' Always Kabhi Kabhi. Bollywood Hungama brings you a chance to get up close and personal on Live Video Chat with Satyajeet on Friday, May 27, at 1545 hrs IST.Live Chat: Ali Fazal on May 27 at 1500 hrs IST
Ali Fazal played the character of 'Joy Lobo' in the 2009 smash hit 3 Idiots. Though his role in the film was not very long, it did create a strong impact on the audiences. The good news is that Ali is back and this time he plays the lead in a teenage love story titled Always Kabhi Kabhi. Bollywood Hungama gets you an opportunity to chat with him Live on Friday, May 27, at 1500 hrs IST.
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