Kenya to send full team to troubled Commonwealth Games - Board Games

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya will send a 240-strong team to the New Delhi Commonwealth Games from Saturday after receiving security assurances from India, officials said on Thursday.
Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka and Sports Minister Paul Otuoma told the Kenyan delegation that the two governments were working closely together.

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"Kenyans should not join a team of pessimists but go and bring glory to our country. As a strong member of the Commonwealth, Kenya should show solidarity with India by honouring the Games," Musyoka told the delegation while handing over the east African nation's flag to team captain, world steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi, and chef de mission Jonathan Koskei.
Several leading Kenyan athletes including the defending 800 champion Janeth Jepkosgei, world 800 record holder David Rudisha, 2007 world marathon champion Luke Kibet and African 5,000 champion Edwin Soi have all pulled out citing illness or fatigue.
India are fighting against time to save the Games scheduled to open on Oct. 3 after escalating concerns about athletes' accommodation and security.
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Christina Hendricks joins Superman cartoon - Arts

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - James Denton, Christina Hendricks and Anthony LaPaglia are lending their pipes to "All-Star Superman," the animated adaptation of one of the most acclaimed comics of the past decade.
The story begins with the Man of Steel (Denton) oversaturated by radiation during a rescue mission near the sun, accelerating the degeneration of his cells. Knowing that he has a limited time before he dies, Superman sets out on a journey that sees him revealing his secret to Lois Lane (Hendricks), giving Lex Luthor (LaPaglia) an epiphany on humanity and ensuring the safety of Earth for when he is gone.
Also in the cast are Ed Asner as Perry White and Frances Conroy as Ma Kent along with Linda Cardellini, Arnold Vosloo and Matthew Gray Gubler.
The Warner Bros. film is due to be released in the spring.
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