December 31, 2011
Report: Iran to Propose New Nuclear Talks
Iran's ambassador to Germany says his country is ready for a new round of talks with major world powers about Iran's controversial nuclear program. The semi-official Mehr news agency reported Saturday that Ambassador Ali Reza Sheikh Attar says…
December 30, 2011
Lady Gaga to help drop New Year’s ball
Lady Gaga has been inescapable for 2011, so it makes sense that she'll also be on hand to help us draw this year to a close. The New Yorker will be back in town on New Year's Eve as Mayor Bloomberg's special guest, a spokesperson for the mayor…
December 30, 2011
Ghost Rider writer loses legal bid
The rights to Marvel Comics hero Ghost Rider - played by Nicholas Cage in two films - belong to the firm and not the writer who conceived him in the 1970s, a New York judge has ruled. Gary Friedrich launched a legal bid to cash in on film rights…
December 30, 2011
Jordan is engaged and so is Judd
Talk about a slam-dunk way to cap off the holiday season: Michael Jordan is engaged. The former NBA pro, 48, popped the question over the Christmas weekend to his girlfriend of three years, Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto, rep Estee Portnoy…
December 30, 2011
Fast Five is ‘top pirated film of 2011’
Action movie Fast Five was the most pirated film of 2011, according to file-sharing blog, Torrent Freak. The fifth instalment in the Fast and the Furious film series was downloaded 9.2 million times, figures have shown. In second place was The…
December 30, 2011
US singer Kaye Stevens dies aged 79
Kaye Stevens, the US singer and actress known for her appearances with the Rat Pack and on Johnny Carson's chat show, has died in Florida. The 79-year-old, who had breast cancer, died on Wednesday at a hospital north of Orlando, a close friend…
December 30, 2011
Kobe scores 28, Lakers surge past Knicks in 4th
After the Lakers roared away from the Knicks in the fourth quarter without even a point from Kobe Bryant, he put his long-standing friendly rivalry with Carmelo Anthony in perspective. "I enjoy going against Melo, because I always…
December 30, 2011
Rafael Nadal plans to rest after Australian Open
World number two Rafael Nadal plans to take several weeks off after the Australian Open to properly recover from a nagging shoulder injury. Nadal suffered the injury before the ATP World Tour Finals in November and said he was still "not 100…
December 30, 2011
Warner got FIFA W/Cup rights for US$1
EX-FIFA vice-president Jack Warner says that in 1998 he was awarded the World Cup television rights for Trinidad and Tobago by FIFA for a mere US$1. Warner made this revelation in a press release yesterday and noted that the rights were awarded…
December 30, 2011
Samuels stars for Cavaliers
Jamaican international Samardo Samuels scored a team high 17 off the bench as Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 105-89 in the NBA on Wednesday night. Rookie Kyrie Irving also had 14 points and seven assists while Ramon Session scored…