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RIO DE JANEIRO - Former World Player of the Year Ronaldinho has signed a four-year contract with Flamengo in a bid to revive his flagging career and win a place in Brazil's 2014 World Cup squad.
"Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, or simply Ronaldinho Gaucho, will wear the Flamengo shirt," said Flamengo on their website (www.flamengo.com.br).
Ronaldinho was last week given permission by AC Milan to seek a move home to Brazil after he failed to hold down his place with the Serie A

LAHORE - Justice (r) Wajihuddin Ahmed joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) on Monday in a press conference along with PTI Chairman Imran Khan. According to the PTI Central Information Cell, the former judge expressed his complete trust on Imran's leadership and said that the PTI was the only national political party that could rescue the nation from corrupt politicians. He said that the on-going political chaos could lead to a revolution.

Brendon McCullum became the fifth New Zealand batsman and 116th batsman overall to hit 400 or more fours in Test cricket. The right hand batsman reached this milestone by hitting fifth four off Younis Khan during his 56-run knock on the opening day of the first Test match against Pakistan at Seddon Park, Hamilton on Friday (January 7).
It was 94th innings of his 56th Test matches. The hard hitting batsman hit 213 fours and 22 sixes in 48 innings of 30 Test matches at home while

MILAN - Controversial Italian forward Antonio Cassano on Monday joined up with his future AC Milan teammates for a winter training camp in Dubai. The out-of-favour Sampdoria player's transfer to AC Milan will be completed on January 2.
A smiling and visably moved Cassano was already wearing his new team's training kit as he was greated by a crowd of fans at Milan airport before the team jetted out for the Middle East.
His contract will not be filed before the official

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani leadership on Tuesday joined global leaders to pay tribute to Richard Holbrooke, describing him as a key player in international diplomacy and a great friend of Pakistan.
In his condolence message, President Asif Ali Zardari said Holbrooke was a key player in international diplomacy, both a friend of the nation and a personal friend.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said Holbrooke passionately worked to establish strategic partnership between

Los Angeles: The film studio behind "The Hobbit" movies on Tuesday unveiled more of the cast of the widely-anticipated movie, including Oscar winner Cate Blanchett who will reprise her role as an elf in "The Lord of the Rings" movies.
Australian actress Blanchett has been nominated five times for an Oscar, the movie industry's top award, and she won for 2004`s "The Aviator", playing screen legend Katharine Hepburn. In "The Hobbit," which is based on the J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy

LAHORE: This year once again, a zebra at the Lahore Zoo has given birth to a male foal making a total of nine zebras, with four males and five females. After a long gestation of 12 months, the foal born is now suckling on its mother and is healthy.
The Lahore Zoo has been trying to conserve the Burchell's zebra in-situ (in captivity, not in the wild) conservation since the last few years. "The zoo management has been very vigilant in the breeding and the conservation of this

LAHORE: Discarded Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal said Tuesday he will also sue Mazher Majeed for branding him as a spot-fixer. Akmal joins three other players, brother Umar, Wahab Riaz and Imran Farhat in deciding to file a case against Majeed. In a video leaked last week, Majeed was seen naming the four as being on his pay roll and involved in spot-fixing. Majeed had earlier also said Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammed Amir helped him fix matches.
"Majeed was just my

LAHORE: Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has joined the legal team that will represent Pakistan's suspended former Test captain Salman Butt in the spot-fixing case.
Ahsan, one of the most sought after lawyers in Pakistan, will represent Butt in the ICC Code of Conduct Commission hearing, scheduled in Doha from January 6 to 11. "Aitzaz Ahsan has joined the team as Khalid Ranjha will not be able to go to Doha," Aftab Gul, one of Butt's lawyers said. He said Butt had also added another lawyer

KARACHI: Following the lead of Sindhi language television channels, Sindh government, Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM), Sindhi nationalists' parties, NGOs and common citizens of Sindh, and now the USA have all supported the 'Sindhi Topi Day' celebrations on December 4.
US Consular General in Karachi William Martin hosted a tea party on Saturday at his residence for the journalists of Sindhi newspapers and television channels to express his support for the 'Sindhi Topi Day'. Martin

Lea Seydoux, the French actress who recently appeared in Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" and the opening farmhouse scene of "Inglourious Basterds," will square off against Tom Cruise in Paramount's fourth "Mission: Impossible" movie.
Seydoux will play the lead female villain in the picture, which just began shooting in Europe.
The movie features two Europeans as its heavies, with Michael Nyqvist, the actor who played journalist Mikael Blomkvist in the Swedish thriller "The Girl