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Three people were arrested Monday for selling fake Indian Premier League (IPL) tickets in the city, police said.

Things are certainly not going right for Kings XI Punjab. Their key paceman Brett Lee Friday opted out of the Indian Premier League-III for ten days and Saturday, just hours before their match, an NGO here filed a criminal complaint against them.

Members of the Netherlands hockey team Saturday visited a shelter for rescued child labourers in north Delhi and gifted hockey sticks to the kids, saying that they have every right to play and enjoy their childhood.

Local lad and star Kings XI Punjab player Yuvraj Singh is again in the news for all the wrong reasons.

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell Thursday said that anti-doping procedures during the 2010 Games in Delhi would be all the more stringent thanks to the recent World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) approval of the testing lab here.

Pune mountaineer Krushnaa Patil and her mother Ranjana scaled the Mount Kosciuszko, the highest peak in Australia Saturday, the family said Monday. Having summitted the highest mountains in five continents, Krushnaa is now set to scale the highest peaks in Europe and North America.

Members of the Netherlands hockey team Saturday visited a shelter for rescued child labourers and gifted them hockey sticks. They also had a friendly hockey session with the children.

No butter or sugar, only white meat, protein-rich and lots of fruits and milk - Praveen Anand, executive chef at the ITC Sheraton Park Hotels and Towers here, has his task cut out as he decides the menu for Chennai Super Kings. Apart from whipping up healthy meals, he has to cater to players' tastes and ensure they don't get bored with food.

The colour palette is vibrant, modern. But look closely and the images of the 2010 Commonwealth Games for hoardings across Delhi, including sporting venues, will reveal traditional Indian art forms deftly woven into them.

Bollywood actor Preity Zinta, who was Thursday appointed as the goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS in India, will create awareness against AIDS along with the members of her Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab.