Month: December 2011

December 19, 2011

Packers’ perfect season ends with 19-14 loss to KC

Mike McCarthy never put a whole lot of stock in a perfect season, except as a means of gaining home-field…

December 19, 2011

Polian rules out Manning’s return

The Colts will have to win their last two games the same way they tried to win their first 14 -- without Peyton Manning. Minutes after the previously winless Colts got their first win, 27-13 over Tennessee, team vice chairman Bill Polian said the…

December 19, 2011

Lebron Heats this up & the Thunders shock Dallas

LeBron James scored 19 points and the Miami Heat got their preseason off to an easy start, running away to beat the Orlando Magic 118-85 on Sunday night. Terrel Harris scored 16, while Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh each had 14 for Miami. The Heat led…

December 19, 2011

Former first-class umpire Harrison dies at 77

Nigel Harrison, the former Barbadian first-class umpire, has died after a brief illness. He was 77. Harrison stood in several matches in the 1980s in the Shell Shield and Red Stripe Cup championships, as well as regional one-day matches. He was…

December 19, 2011

‘Wonder Boy’ Steve Bennett is dead

Racing was dealt a severe blow yesterday when 89-year-old racing legend, Dr Steve Bennett  passed away at his home on Gordon Street, St Augustine. Dr Bennett was the son of Oliver “Penlyn” Bennett, another racing legend and May Bennett (both…

December 19, 2011

British govt backs plan to restructure banks

The British government will restructure the country's banks by…

December 19, 2011

Bahamas to get US$50m to improve air transportation

The Bahamas is to receive a US$50 million loan to improve its air transportation system in a programme expected to increase flights within the island chain and modernise its airports. The Inter-American Development Bank says its loan also will be…

December 19, 2011

China’s house prices fall amid curbs

House prices in most Chinese cities have fallen as government policies aimed at cooling the property market start to take effect. New home prices in 49 out of 70 Chinese cities dropped in November from the previous month, the National Bureau of…

December 19, 2011

Vickers report on banks to be accepted in full – Cable

The government will accept the Vickers report into banking "in full", Business Secretary Vince Cable has told the BBC. The report, launched in the wake of the financial crisis, recommended separating banks' retail business from their investment…

December 19, 2011

North Korea’s Kim Jong Il Dead at 69

North Korean state television reports that Supreme Leader Kim Jong Il has died at…