Month: June 2011

June 9, 2011

India beat Windies by seven wickets on Duckworth-Lewis method

India beat West Indies by seven wickets on the Duckworth-Lewis method in the second…

June 9, 2011

Floyd Mayweather to make return against Victor Ortiz

Floyd Mayweather has announced he will end his latest spell in retirement by challenging Victor Ortiz for the WBC welterweight title on 17 September. Mayweather has not fought since outpointing Shane Mosley in May 2010. "My fans have been waiting…

June 9, 2011

Rafael Nadal beats qualifier Matthew Ebden at Queen’s

Rafael Nadal effortlessly reached the third round of Queen's with a straight-forward 6-4 6-4 victory over Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden. Fatigue did not seem to overly trouble Sunday's French Open champion as he broke in the opening game…

June 9, 2011

Mavs’ guard Stevenson: LeBron ‘checked out’ of Game 4

Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson is directing some sharp words toward Miami's LeBron James on the eve of Game 5 in the NBA finals. Stevenson says the Heat forward "checked out" in the final minutes of Game 4 on Tuesday night, when James was held…

June 9, 2011

No Lord’s Test for Windies in 2012

West Indies could miss out on having a Test at Lord’s when they tour England in the summer of 2012. A combination of the Olympic Games archery competition, and financial procedure could see the Caribbean side forced to play matches at other…

June 9, 2011

Greek joblessness at record as new austerity looms

Unemployment in debt-ridden Greece hit new record highs in March as government…

June 9, 2011

EU offers farmers US$300m for E coli crisis

Pressed hard by outraged farmers, the European Union farm chief yesterday increased his offer of compensation for the E coli outbreak to €210 million (US$306 million). EU Farm Commissioner Dacian Ciolos had initially proposed €150 million (US$219…

June 9, 2011

No output deal as OPEC talks collapse

OPEC talks broke down in acrimony yesterday without an agreement to raise output after Saudi Arabia failed to convince the oil cartel to lift production. “We were unable to reach an agreement—this is one of the worst meetings we have ever had,”…

June 9, 2011

New Gulf of Mexico energy finds for Exxon

Exxon Mobil Corp has made two big new oil discoveries and a natural gas find in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, news that underscores the importance of the prolific basin to US crude output. Oil and gas exploration in the Gulf was halted by the US…

June 9, 2011

Fitch to review US rating if no debt ceiling deal

Fitch Ratings says it might downgrade US debt if lawmakers fail to increase America's borrowing limit before the government runs out of money in August. The rating agency, based in New York, said yesterday that it will put the debt on watch for a…