January 09 2010
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Gilbert Arenas was suspended without pay Wednesday by NBA commissioner David Stern, who determined the player's behavior made him "not currently fit to take the court." A day after the Washington Wizards guard was photographed before a game in Philadelphia pointing his index fingers, as if they were guns, at his teammates, Stern warned the former All-Star that his conduct will "ultimately result in a substantial suspension, and perhaps worse."

An Australian KFC advert depicting West Indies cricket fans has been blasted as racist in the US. In the advert a white cricket fan tells viewers it is "too easy" to calm an unruly mob of Windies fans by sharing a bucket of fried chicken with them. The advert, which was posted on YouTube, attracted over 2,700 comments in three weeks with outraged critics who say that KFC is perpetuating a stereotype that African Americans eat a lot of fried chicken, News Ltd is reporting.

Patrick Vieira has played his final match with Inter Milan and is planning a return to England with Manchester City. The former Arsenal midfielder wants to cement his place on France's World Cup squad and is counting on new City manager - and former Inter coach - Roberto Mancini for help. Vieira told Canal Plus that it was "important for me is to go to Manchester City, to show the coach that I am the same as I was during the time when he was at Inter." The 33-year-old Vieira has played in 12 of 18 Serie A matches this season and appeared for only 23 minutes during Inter's six Champions League group games.

Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain admits he would love to finish his playing career with the La Liga giants at the Bernabeu. Higuain has been a big hit since joining the Spanish giants from River Plate midway through the 2006/07 season, developing a habit of scoring crucial goals and last season finishing at the club's top scorer with 22 strikes in La Liga. The 22-year-old Argentinian has continued that form this campaign as well, and in his last nine league matches he has netted 10 goals, leaving him above the likes of team-mates Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Kaka and Raul in the scoring charts.

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