Month: February 2011

February 23, 2011

Winston Reid sympathises with New Zealand quake victims

New Zealand's Winston Reid said his joy at scoring his first goal for West Ham was quickly put into perspective by the earthquake in Christchurch. Reid scored West Ham's fourth goal in a 5-1 FA Cup win over Burnley on Monday. He told BBC Sport:…

February 23, 2011

FC Copenhagen 0 – 2 Chelsea

Chelsea eased the pressure on manager Carlo Ancelotti as they cruised to a win over Copenhagen in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie. Nicolas Anelka seized on a misplaced pass from ex-Blues winger Jesper Gronkjaer to fire the…

February 23, 2011

NBA hopes to speed up games by implementing warning horns

The NBA has a message for players and officials: Be ready to start when a timeout is over. The league's scoreboard operators have been told to sound warning horns during breaks in the action in an effort to cut down on the length of games.…

February 23, 2011

Cricket World Cup: Ragged England sneak past Dutch

A ragged England survived a major scare in their opening World Cup match as they beat a spirited Netherlands with only eight balls to spare in Nagpur. All-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate smashed 119 from 110 balls as the Dutch took advantage of some…

February 23, 2011

Airports operator BAA narrows losses to £317m

UK airports operator BAA has reported a loss of £317m for 2010 after a year of volcanic ash, strikes…

February 23, 2011

Barnes & Noble profits fall by a quarter

Barnes & Noble has reported a slump in profits and suspended its dividend payments as it continues to invest heavily in its e-book strategy. Net profits for the three months to the end of January came in at $60.6m (£37.6m), a drop of 25% on the…

February 23, 2011

Wal-Mart reports seventh quarter of declining US sales

Retail giant Wal-Mart has reported a seventh straight quarterly decline in underlying sales at its US stores, as it loses customers to cheaper rivals. In the fourth quarter of 2010, same-store sales fell by 1.8% in the US, but the firm benefited…

February 23, 2011

Mexico economic growth hits 10-year high

The Mexican economy recovered from a sharp contraction in 2009 to grow by 5.5% last year, its fastest annual rate in 10 years, official figures show. The National Statistics Institute said that the agriculture, manufacturing and services sectors…

February 23, 2011

Libya protests: UN Security Council condemns crackdown

The UN Security Council has condemned the Libyan authorities for using force against protesters, calling for those responsible to be held to account.

February 23, 2011

New Zealand earthquake: Death toll rises to 75

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has declared a national state of emergency as the death toll…