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Emails warned of Jacko decline

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A stage manager working on Michael Jackson’s ill-fated This Is It concert warned an AEG executive days before the star’s death that he was in physical and mental decline and needed help, according to an email shown to jurors on Thursday in court.

In Sea of Galilee, an ancient mystery lurks

The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in West Asia and is just waiting to be excavated.

Rosberg quickest

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Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time in both practice sessions for the Monaco Grand Prix on Thursday.

Honda to make return to F1 as engine supplier

Japanese automaker Honda is returning to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to McLaren, recreating a partnership that was dominant in the 1980s and 1990s.

Barca celebrate title triumph with 2-1 victory

Not even an injury to Lionel Messi in the 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid could dampen Barcelona’s celebrations at winning its 22nd Spanish league title.

Garcia, Woods battle for glory

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Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia are part of a three-way tie for the lead at The Players Championship, both going after golf’s richest prize without the pleasure of being in the same group for the final

Juve manager praises players after triumph

Juventus coach Antonio Conte has paid tribute to his “extraordinary” players after they lifted the league trophy on Saturday following a 1-1 draw with Cagliari.

Attempts to make sailing meet safer

Sailors know the risks and rewards that come with these new space-age America’s Cup boats that speed like race cars across the waves.

Garcia stays ahead of Woods

Sergio Garcia needed all of his hot putts to take a one-shot lead over Tiger Woods at The Players Championship, shooting a 7-under 65 in Friday’s second round.

Brit Olympian sailor dies after catamaran capsizes

San Francisco, May 10: Andrew “Bart” Simpson had already garnered an Olympic gold medal in sailing in 2008 and a silver at last year’s Games when Artemis Racing came calling with a chance to win yachting’s top prize — the America’s Cup.

The headlines said it all. The Man Booker International Prize had been awarded to Lydia Davis, the American author. But most Indian newspapers in English announced it as “U.R. Ananthamurthy loses out on Man Booker”. You could almost hear the collective sigh of millions of disappointed Indians.

Today, India’s prime actors who are making a bid for international visibility — in roles, major or minor — are amassing reams of publicity and flashbulb attention from the paparazzi. Amitabh Bachchan, despite a brief part in The Great Gatsby, stirred up news headlines and tumult at the extravaganza’s premiere in New York, and then on the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet. Irrfan Khan and Tabu have received an unconditional thumbs-up from the Oscar-celebrated Ang Lee after Life of Pi, Anil Kapoor is a known factor in international enclaves after Slumdog Millionaire, a cameo in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, as well as the TV series 24.