Wow-Soccer Sisters Accused of Being More Arthur Than Martha

IT was the controversy threatening to turn the Women's World Cup into a pantomine, a farce in which the Ugly Sisters are, allegedly, actually the Ugly Brothers. But just as the world was preparing to train its lenses on Equitorial Guinea's star siblings, Bilguisa and Salimata Simpore, who opponents have accused of being substantially more Arthur than Martha, the pair have withdrawn from their country's squad.

Australia's opponents in their second game in Germany have been the target of unkind allegations by several of their opponents in the African championships that served as qualification for the World Cup. The presence of Salimata is controversial enough, given claims she has already played for Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast.But it's the question of the sisters' gender that has sparked most indignation, with Ghana captain Florence Okoe declaring: ``It is not as if we are throwing sour grapes, just because we have lost. Rather, this is the fact and it is up to the organisers to do something about this. It is not good for African women's football.''The team's captain, Genoveva Anonma, has also been the subject of similar claims, though she remains in the squad for now. As one of the smallest countries in Africa, with a population of 650,000, Equitorial Guinea doesn't have the largest talent pool to draw upon, though dipping into the male reservoir would be a step too far.Last year African football authorities denied a protest by Nigeria over the Simpore sisters, though FIFA's testing procedures are seen as substantially tougher - leading to ``I told you so'' noises from aggrieved opponents.But it's possible there is a grey area here, as South Africa's manager - beaten by Guinea at last year's African championships - alluded to then.

What-Man caught stealing TV naked

A Bridgeport, Conn., man was caught naked stealing a wide-screen TV from a Norwalk home, police said. Willie Hayes, 35, was arrested early Monday morning after the homeowner's granddaughter found him naked in the house, the Connecticut Post reports.

Hayes told the woman he'd met her mother at a bar earlier in the evening and had come home with her, the Post reports. He carried the TV into his van, and then returned to the house for the remote, the Post reports. He told police the woman owed him money, though she said she left the house after he threatened to punch her in the face. Hayes was charged with larceny, possessing drug paraphernalia and other charges

Anger-Wild turkeys attacking vehicles

BARRIE, Ont. - City officials are calling for a solution in the midst of wild turkeys attacking vehicles and chasing people.John Brassard, a Barrie, Ont., city councillor, fears the pesky birds could even hurt someone.“They attacked my car,” he said. “I stopped, honked my horn, but they started pecking at the grill."Brassard said he was able to drive away without further damage.“It's getting to the point of being ridiculous,” Brassard said. “Something has got to be done or somebody is going to be hurt. People are getting out of their cars and the turkeys are chasing them back.”Coun. Alex Nuttall raised this matter at a council meeting on Monday, but was told by city staff that wild turkeys are a protected species and little can be done. Staff are looking into the matter anyway.Nuttall said that besides Brassard, his mother and a friend have also had their vehicles attacked by wild turkeys -- that can weigh up to 11 kg.“It's a very bizarre situation, because it's happening consistently,” Nuttall said.

LOL-Motorbikes crash and spin and keep spinning (video)

Wow-WWII veteran, 99, marries for first time; bride’s 86

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Gilbert Herrick says he never got married because he never met the right woman — until he turned 98. Now 99, the World War II veteran and retired postal worker from western New York recently married 86-year-old Virginia Hartman, a widow who raised five children.

Gilbert tells the Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester that their first encounter was in 2010 in a hall at Monroe Community Hospital, the nursing home where they both live. After that, he started visiting her every day. Gilbert says they wanted to share a room, but the facility's rules don't allow it unless a couple is married. Hartman asked him if he wanted to tie the knot, he said yes and they were married on June 6 with Hartman's extended family on hand.

Funny-Smiley Riley has a smiley friend – Grinning dog takes internet by storm

The hilarious picture above has become an internet sensation after it was posted online by the dog’s owner. The image of the grinning canine (complete with grinning owner) was soon circulated on Facebook and Twitter, with users expressing their delight at the fact the dog appears to be smiling for the camera. Unfortunately though, the identity of both the photo's subjects has been lost in cyberspace and it remains unknown where in the world the pair reside.

Why-Man has been banned from attending a hospital after repeatedly pretending he was ill

A man has been banned from attending a hospital after repeatedly pretending he was ill. Graham Pink, 54, is also forbidden from calling an ambulance or the police unless it is an emergency, under the terms of an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo).Magistrates in Worthing, West Sussex, imposed the Asbo on Monday after hearing that Pink, of Stoneage Close, Bognor Regis, had feigned medical conditions on numerous occasions, Sussex Police said. A police spokesman said the order, which runs until June 20 2013, bans Pink from "attending St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, unless it is a genuine emergency or for a pre-arranged outpatients' appointment, calling the police or ambulance service unless it is a genuine emergency, or behaving in a manner which causes another person to call an ambulance on his behalf unless in a genuine emergency and causing alarm or distress to members of the public in any public places in the areas of Bognor or Chichester by feigning serious injury or illness or wailing without good cause".

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