Month: April 2011

April 15, 2011

Rihanna tops list of Billboard awards nominations

Rihanna has nominations in 18 categories at this year's…

April 15, 2011

Catherine Zeta Jones treated for bipolar disorder

Catherine Zeta Jones has received treatment for bipolar disorder after dealing with the stress of her husband's battle with throat cancer. Zeta Jones, 41, made a decision to check into a "mental health facility" for a brief stay, said her…

April 15, 2011

New Pirates of the Caribbean to be screened at Cannes

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is to be shown out of competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, organisers have announced. Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow is joined by Penelope Cruz in the fourth instalment of the hugely…

April 15, 2011

NBA fines Lakers, Jackson $75K for coach’s lockout comments

The NBA appears to have found its most effective…

April 15, 2011

Rafael Nadal cruises to win over Richard Gasquet

Rafael Nadal extended his unbeaten run at the Monte Carlo Masters to 34 matches as he reached the last eight with a solid win over Richard Gasquet. Nadal was rarely threatened and two breaks in the first set and two in the second gave him a 6-2…

April 15, 2011

Windies drop Gayle and recall Samuels

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) CEO Dr Ernest Hilaire said that, while the Board has a policy of exposing more players to international cricket, there has been no move to axe any player permanently from playing for the West Indies. “The…

April 15, 2011

Cooper, Narine cleared of suspect bowling actions

Two of Trinidad and Tobago’s brightest cricket prospects have had a cloud of suspicion lifted from their young careers after undergoing a series of tests on their bowling action at the West Indies Cricket Board’s High Performance Centre in…

April 15, 2011

US crude rises as traders eye weaker dollar

US crude oil futures rose nearly one per cent yesterday, as a weaker dollar offset worries that…

April 15, 2011

Ireland starts action on subordinated bank debt

Ireland’s High Court opened the way on Thursday for the government to force burden sharing on the owners of subordinated debt in nationalised Allied Irish Banks, the finance ministry said. Last month, Ireland said it would seek significant…

April 15, 2011

Dow, S&P inch up as growth questioned

Stocks that outperform in a weak economy helped the Dow and S&P 500 eke out gains yesterday as concerns about faltering growth and inflation prompted investors to seek out less volatile names. The Dow industrials’ top percentage gainers were…