LONDON: Cricket’s Middlesex captain Shaun Udal has said the English county would not be going to Mumbai as planned after the terror attacks hit the Indian city.
The team were due to fly to Mumbai on Thursday for the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League but former England off-spinner Udal told Sky Sports: “All we know is our flight has been cancelled in the morning.”
Udal added he understood the tournament, involving the domestic Twenty20 finalists from England, Australia, South Africa and the Indian Premier League (IPL), would continue but with the Mumbai matches …

Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has pulled out another iPhone 3G ad. The commercial shows how “really really” fast the new iPhone 3G is, but in the real world, according to iPhone users, it is not that speedy.

Each year the US president pardons a turkey. The origins of this tradition are…

Barbara Walters had an hour-long interview with President-elect Barack Obama. The dialogue covered a broad range of topics. From economic strategy to responsibilities the Obama girls will be expected to carry out while living in D.C.

In a talk that aired on Wednesday, “The View” host asked the Obamas to adopt a pooch similar to her Havanese dog Cha Cha.
Obama also revealed that he is trying to talk with the Secret Service to allow him to keep his BlackBerry. They fear that hackers could break into his phone and that would …

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Reno police arrested a suspect in the abduction, rape and killing of Reno teenager Brianna Denison. She was 19 when the abduction occurred as she slept on a friend’s couch.

Her body was found Feb. 15 in a field in south Reno.
James Michael Biela, 27, was detained Tuesday at the Washoe County Jail on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and sexual assault, officials said. He is being held without bail.
Denison, 19, was abducted while she was sleeping at a friend’s house during winter break in January. Police said a secret witness, a …

FC Barcelona locked their way to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League as winners of Group C after beating Sporting Lisbon 5-2.
With the two teams having already qualified for the knockout stage, unbeaten Barca took their points tally to 13 with one game still to play, four points ahead of the Lisbon team.
The opening of the match was quite cold, though Barcelona had more ball possession; they weren’t able to break Sporting defense until Lionel Messi started running the show to assist Thierry Henry, who opened the score.
Gerard …

MUMBAI, India–Heavy machine guns, AK-47s, and grenades erupted across Mumbai, India, killing more than 80 people and injuring at least 200, officials said Thursday.
Heavily armed gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular tourist attraction and a crowded train station in at least seven attacks. Police said the terrorists targeted British and American tourists.
“I guess they were after foreigners, because they were asking for British or American passports,” Rakesh Patel told Times Online. He is a British witness who lives in Hong Kong and was staying at the Taj Mahal hotel on …

Take a look at a 30 second preview of Britney Spears’ latest music video for Circus, the second single off her new album.

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This Ain’t Gilligan’s Island is scheduled to be released Spring 2009.

The naughty Gilligan’s Island features an all-star cast, including Anthony Rosano as Gilligan, Ryder Skye as Ginger, Sindee Jennings as Mary Ann, Jack Lawrence as The Professor, Rod Fontana as The Skipper, Darryl Hannah as Mrs. Howell and Dick Nasty as Thurston Howell III, along with performances by Voodoo, Evan Stone, Regan Reese and Jason Silver.
ET takes a behind-the-scenes look at the new adult flick, a sexy rebirth of the popular 1960s comedy.
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