Fallon Ruled Out Of Derby
Kieren Fallon has been banned from riding in the Investec Derby after the Court of Appeal overturned an earlier ruling allowing him to take part.
The three-time Epsom Derby winner was due to ride the Aiden O'Brien trained Recital in the blue ribband Classic but was ordered not to take part in the race by the sitting judges Lord Justice Jackson and Lord Justice Elias at a hearing this morning.
Ibrahim Araci, the owner of Native Khan, had sought to prevent Fallon riding over claims that he had broken a "promise" to ride Native Khan and claimed that, under the terms of a retainer agreement, Fallon should not be allowed to ride any other horse in the race.
Fallon said there had been an "innocent misunderstanding" over his riding arrangements.
According to the Racing Post Mehmet Ali Erdogan, solicitor for Araci said: "It was a breach of contract and my client is very happy with the judgement. He believes in the Derby and the British judgement system and knows they're bigger than Kieren Fallon."
He added that it was "unlikely" the jockey would ride a horse owned by Mr Araci in the future.
Fallon's solicitor Christopher Stewart-Moore said "Kieren is obviously disappointed and very sorry not to be riding in the Derby this afternoon".
The ride on the well fancied Ballydoyle runner will now go to Irish Champion jockey Pat Smullen and post time is 4:00pm.
For further reading about this story see the Racing Post. and Irish Racing
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Phil Ivey Poker Faced
As the Poker World Series gets underway in Las Vegas this week top player Phil Ivey is not a happy camper.
In fact he has filed a lawsuit against sponsers Full Tilt over what he alleges as non payment of 150 million dollars to players by the company and is boycotting the tournament as a result.
Ivey's website carries the quote "I am not playing in the World Series of Poker as I do not believe it is fair that I compete when others cannot."
Full Tilt meanwhile have hit back saying they have "doubts Mr. Ivey's frivolous and self-serving lawsuit will ever get to court."
Placed 8th in the World Series Of Poker rankings and winning 6 bracelets and over 5.6 million dollars Ivey has a lot of support behind him as can be seen on Facebook.
Read CNN's take on it here
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In fact he has filed a lawsuit against sponsers Full Tilt over what he alleges as non payment of 150 million dollars to players by the company and is boycotting the tournament as a result.
Ivey's website carries the quote "I am not playing in the World Series of Poker as I do not believe it is fair that I compete when others cannot."
Full Tilt meanwhile have hit back saying they have "doubts Mr. Ivey's frivolous and self-serving lawsuit will ever get to court."
Placed 8th in the World Series Of Poker rankings and winning 6 bracelets and over 5.6 million dollars Ivey has a lot of support behind him as can be seen on Facebook.
Read CNN's take on it here
Professional Player Reveals The Top Hidden Poker Strategies Click Here!
Google Gmail Hacked By Chinese?
It appears that hackers have targeted Google email accounts belonging to U.S. government officials. According to a statemnet released by Google they appear to have pinpointed the origin of the "phising activity to Jinan in China.
The statement reads in part "This campaign, which appears to originate from Jinan, China, affected what seem to be the personal Gmail accounts of hundreds of users including, among others, senior U.S. government officials, Chinese political activists, officials in several Asian countries (predominantly South Korea), military personnel and journalists."
The Chinese foreign ministry has come out with strong language rejecting these claims saying "blaming these misdeeds on China is unacceptable".
Read the full articles at Sky News and The Atlantic.
The statement reads in part "This campaign, which appears to originate from Jinan, China, affected what seem to be the personal Gmail accounts of hundreds of users including, among others, senior U.S. government officials, Chinese political activists, officials in several Asian countries (predominantly South Korea), military personnel and journalists."
The Chinese foreign ministry has come out with strong language rejecting these claims saying "blaming these misdeeds on China is unacceptable".
Read the full articles at Sky News and The Atlantic.
Marilyn Monroe - That Dress!
Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jean Mortenson on June 1st 1926, she would now be 85 if still alive.
Her famous white dress goes under the hammer later this month and is expected to sell for 2 million dollars, but first a little bio of her life.
Her mother Gladys Baker, (She was raised as Norma Jean Baker) was an unmarried movie technician with mental health problems which resulted in Marilyn being raised in foster homes where abuse and neglect were rife.
At 16 years, she married a defense worker named James E. Dougherty and during the Second World War she became a pin-up model and was soon signed to a modeling agency.
She divorced Dougherty in 1946, and signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox and legally became Marilyn Monroe complete with her trademark bleached blonde hair.
"Don't Bother to Knock" in 1952 was her first starring role. The following year in 1953 Monroe was immortalized on Hollywood's Walk of Fame when she gained her pavement star.
Baseball legend Joe DiMaggio became husband number 2 in 1954 and number 3 came along in 1956 when she tied the knot with Arthur Miller after legally becoming Marilyn Monroe.
Miller wrote her last movie "The Misfits" released in 1960 and two years later on August 4th 1962 she died somewhat mysteriously and even to this day her death is debated.
Never far from rumours of affairs with the two Kennedy brothers and investigated by the FBI and CIA it is inevitable that a conspiracy theory has surrounded her passing.
But back to that dress which is part of a collection owned by actress Debbie Reynolds and was worn by Monroe in "The Seven Year Itch" when she memorably stood over a subway vent and it blew up around her thus cementing her status as a Hollywood icon forever. See movie clip below.
The Reynolds Collection auction happens June 18th in Seattle.
Her famous white dress goes under the hammer later this month and is expected to sell for 2 million dollars, but first a little bio of her life.
Her mother Gladys Baker, (She was raised as Norma Jean Baker) was an unmarried movie technician with mental health problems which resulted in Marilyn being raised in foster homes where abuse and neglect were rife.
At 16 years, she married a defense worker named James E. Dougherty and during the Second World War she became a pin-up model and was soon signed to a modeling agency.
She divorced Dougherty in 1946, and signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox and legally became Marilyn Monroe complete with her trademark bleached blonde hair.
"Don't Bother to Knock" in 1952 was her first starring role. The following year in 1953 Monroe was immortalized on Hollywood's Walk of Fame when she gained her pavement star.
Baseball legend Joe DiMaggio became husband number 2 in 1954 and number 3 came along in 1956 when she tied the knot with Arthur Miller after legally becoming Marilyn Monroe.
Miller wrote her last movie "The Misfits" released in 1960 and two years later on August 4th 1962 she died somewhat mysteriously and even to this day her death is debated.
Never far from rumours of affairs with the two Kennedy brothers and investigated by the FBI and CIA it is inevitable that a conspiracy theory has surrounded her passing.
But back to that dress which is part of a collection owned by actress Debbie Reynolds and was worn by Monroe in "The Seven Year Itch" when she memorably stood over a subway vent and it blew up around her thus cementing her status as a Hollywood icon forever. See movie clip below.
The Reynolds Collection auction happens June 18th in Seattle.
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