Washington, May 14 (ANI): Kobe Bryant's parents have claimed that their star son was lying when he accused his mother of stealing more than a million dollars worth of his basketball memorabilia and putting it up for auction.

Gurgaon, May 14 (ANI): Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. has announced that a previously disclosed investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) of data integrity and manufacturing processes at certain Ranbaxy facilities in India has been concluded.

New York, May 13 (ANI): Sunbathing beauties have angered parents after baring teeny bikinis in Stuyvesant Town's children playgrounds.

Melbourne, May 07(ANI): Formula One ace, Lewis Hamilton, was spotted showing off his new David Beckham style back tattoo while sunbathing at a friend's home with his pop star girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger, in Malibu, California.

New York, May 1 (ANI): American performer Lance Bass has said that US basketball star Jason Collins had called him for advice before the veteran NBA player made history by being the first active male professional athlete in a team sport to come out as gay.

Sydney, Apr 30 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has joined a host of celebrities to offer support to American professional basketball star Jason Collins, who is the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay.

Washington, April 29 (ANI): Tiger Woods stepped out for NBA legend Michael Jordan's wedding- with model, Yvette Prieto- in Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday.

Washington, Apr 21 (ANI): Rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z had announced that he will be selling his stake in the professional US basketball team Brooklyn Nets.

Washington, Apr. 20 (ANI): A Los Angeles judge has approved a divorce settlement between Kim Kardashian and her estranged husband Kris Humphries.

Washington, Apr 19 (ANI): Vodafone India and ICICI Bank have launched a mobile-based money transfer and payment service, which will give mobile-banking access to some 700 million people who are currently "unbanked," people with no access to conventional banking.

New York, Apr 18 (ANI): Former American basketball player Dennis Rodman has announced that he would be traveling to North Korea again this year to "have some fun" with his new friend Kim Jong un.

Washington, Apr. 13 (ANI): Kim Kardashian left a Los Angeles courthouse on Friday without reaching a settlement in her divorce case from NBA player Kris Humphries.

New York, Apr 6 (ANI): American professional basketball player Jeremy Lin has revealed in an interview that he was not drafted by any National Basketball Association (NBA) club or get a major college scholarship because of his ethnicity.

London, April 05 (ANI): Joan Collins has credited wearing a big hat and putting lots of creams while sunbathing, for looking young even at the age of 79.

New York, April 3 (ANI): NBA superstar Magic Johnson has said that the sight of his son, Earvin Johnson III - known as EJ to family and friends - holding hands with his boyfriend in L.A. last week, has made him and his wife proud.

Jharkhand, Mar 28 (ANI): Police in Jharkhand's |Chatra District have confirmed the death of ten Maoists in an encounter that took place late on Wednesday night.

Washington, Mar. 28 (ANI): Scientists have found that changes to gut microbiota may play a role in weight loss.

New York, March 25 (ANI): Kobe Bryant is reportedly keeping a bottle of champagne, which worth more than 20,000 dollars, on ice to celebrate if his team Lakers wins a title.

New York, Mar 23 (ANI): Kris Humphries was reportedly absent from the trial, when his lawyer grilled his former wife Kim Kardashian during her nine hour deposition on Tuesday.

Washington, March 18 (ANI): The owners of the nightclub W.i.P. want to get out of paying for the injuries of NBA star Tony Parker as a result of the infamous brawl between rappers Chris Brown and Drake last year.

London, 11 Mar (ANI): Legendary footballer Franz Beckenbauer has admitted he would love to see England star Wayne Rooney play with German giants Bayern Munich.

London, Mar. 8 (ANI): A pill, which is produced from tomatoes can protect sunbathers from wrinkled skin and can make tans last longer, its makers have claimed.

New York, Mar 6 (ANI): A human-rights organization that won a judgment against North Korea over a 40-year-old terrorist attack will subpoena former basketball player Dennis Rodman about his business dealings with the isolated nation.

Washington, Mar. 6 (ANI): Custom tailor to the stars Mohan 'Mike' Ramchandani, who has outfitted Rudolph Giuliani, Ed Koch, NBA legend Walt Frazier, has pleaded guilty for failing to pay nearly three million dollars in sales, personal and corporate taxes.

Srinagar, Feb.20 (ANI): The 2001 gunbattle in which current Chief of Army Staff General Bikram Singh participated and was injured, was "not a fake encounter, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ruled.