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Brain tells which ear to be used for cell phone

May 17, 2013 at 12:06 PM

Washington, May 17 (ANI): If you're a left-brain thinker, chances are you use your right hand to hold your cell phone up to your right ear, a new study has found.

ECB to routinely test Eng county cricketers for drugs in wake of Tom Maynard's death

February 27, 2013 at 5:15 PM

London, Feb 27 (ANI): English county cricketers will be tested more frequently for recreational drugs in response to the confirmation that Tom Maynard had been taking cocaine and ecstasy the night before he died last June.

Cheetah's speed secrets revealed

September 9, 2012 at 9:27 PM

London, Sept 9 (ANI): Japanese researchers claim to have unlocked the mystery behind the cheetah's amazing speed by mapping the muscles fibres of the big cat.

Pumping groundwater may cause rise in sea level: Study

May 9, 2012 at 6:46 PM

Amsterdam, May 9 (IANS) A new study calculates that by 2050, groundwater pumping will cause a global sea level rise of about 0.8 mm per year.

Left-brain thinker likelier to use right hand to hold cell phone up to right ear

February 22, 2012 at 9:49 PM

Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): A new study has found a strong correlation between brain dominance and the ear used to listen to a cell phone, with more than 70 percent of participants holding their cell phone up to the ear on the same side as their dominant hand.

Left-brain thinker likelier to use right hand to hold cell phone up to right ear

February 22, 2012 at 3:00 PM

Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): A new study has found a strong correlation between brain dominance and the ear used to listen to a cell phone, with more than 70 percent of participants holding their cell phone up to the ear on the same side as their dominant hand.

Drug ban dispute may harm 2012 London Olympics if not settled quickly: UK anti-doping chief

November 22, 2011 at 5:33 PM

London, Nov 22 (ANI): Chief Executive of UK Anti-Doping, Andy Parkinson, has stressed the need for a speedy settlement of bitter disputes between the British Olympic Association (BOA) and the World Anti-Doping Authority (WADA), saying that matter could becoming an embarrassing issue for the nation that is set to host Olympic Games next year.

Golf may ban Darren Clarke from smoking

August 30, 2011 at 2:19 PM

London, Aug.30 (ANI): Sports' global anti-doping body, Wada, is considering adding nicotine to its list of banned substances and may warn golfer Darren Clarke, a regular smoker that he risks a ban if he does not stub it out.

Tiny snails are able to survive digestion by birds

July 12, 2011 at 5:48 PM

London, July 12 (ANI): Some snails survive after being eaten by birds, Japanese researchers have found.

Sri Lankan boxer loses Commonwealth gold medal over failed drug test

May 9, 2011 at 6:04 PM

London, May 9 (ANI): Sri Lankan boxer Manju Wanniarachchi has lost his 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medal after he failed a drugs test.

US boy sets world record with perfect score on Dance Dance Revolution

February 1, 2011 at 1:56 PM

Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): A boy in the US has entered the Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer's Edition after becoming the youngest person to reach a perfect score on Dance Dance Revolution at the age of 9.

Tour de France winner Alberto Contador receives one-year doping ban

January 27, 2011 at 12:19 PM

London, Jan 27(ANI): The Spanish Cycling Federation (SCF) has handed Tour de France winner Alberto Contador a one-year ban for his positive drug test from the 2010 Tour de France.

Tour de France dope tests 'flawed', says French anti-doping agency head

July 4, 2010 at 1:49 PM

Paris, July 4(ANI): Head of the French anti-doping agency (AFLD), Pierre Bordry has questioned the credibility of the testing due to be done during this year's Tour de France.

Agassi confessed taking drugs to make people learn from his difficult times

November 2, 2009 at 1:09 PM

London, Nov 2 (ANI): Tennis golden boy Andre Agassi has revealed that he confessed to using crystal methamphetamine and dodging a drugs ban in his tell-all autobiography so that people can learn from his difficult times.

Agassi reveals his father gave him drugs to take before matches

November 1, 2009 at 12:39 PM

London, Nov 1 (ANI): Eight time Grand Slam winner and one of the finest tennis players, Andre Agassi's revelation that his father Mike Agassi asked him to take the drug speed before a tournament and that he took it, has angered the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Agassi drugs revelation: WADA asks ATP to explain alleged cover-up

October 29, 2009 at 11:20 AM

London, Oct.29 (ANI): Pressure is growing on tennis officials to explain their non-action against former Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi following his shocking revelation of drug-taking, The Times reports.

Jammu prison inmates make candles for Diwali

October 15, 2009 at 1:28 PM

Jammu/Pune, Oct 15 (ANI): Inmates of the Amphala district jail in Jammu are busy these days in making candles and wax lamps for the festival of lights 'Diwali'.

'O saathi re' sums up Prakash Mehra's philosophy of life: Anandji

May 19, 2009 at 2:58 PM

Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) He didn't have an immediate family and that was why Prakash Mehra's films often showed a craving for kin, says Anandji, the surviving half of the music composer duo Kalyanji-Anandji who worked with the late filmmaker Mehra on many songs, including legendary numbers like 'Yaari hai imaan mera' for 'Zanjeer'.