December 7, 2013
WICB assures safety of West Indies Under 19 team in Bangladesh
The West Indies Cricket Board assures the public that all the players of the West Indies Under 19 squad and members of the Team Management on tour of Bangladesh are safe and not in danger. An explosion occurred a short distance away from the team…
December 7, 2013
Liverpool 4 West Ham 1
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez may not have stolen the show in quite the way he did earlier in the week but his influence in the win at home to West Ham was just as significant. It was the Uruguay international's shot which produced Guy Demel's own…
December 7, 2013
Jay-Z Leads Nominations for 2014 Grammy Awards
The full nominations of the 2014 Grammy Awards have been announced. Jay-Z leads the pack with 9 nominations in various categories that include Best Rap Performance for his "Tom Ford", Best Rap Album for his chart-topping "Magna Carta... Holy Grail"…
December 7, 2013
Beres & Sizzla nominated for Grammy awards
Reggae Crooner Beres Hammond last night earned his second ever nomination for a Reggae Grammy when his album One Love, One Life received the nod for Best Reggae Album for 2014. Hammond previously received a nomination for his album Music Is Life…
December 7, 2013
Bruce Lee: Yellow jumpsuit sells for $100,000
The yellow jumpsuit worn by martial arts film star Bruce Lee in his final film has sold for $100,000 (£61,000) at an auction in Hong Kong. The polyester black-striped garment still has a zip damaged in a fight scene, auction house Spink said. Lee…
December 7, 2013
Bob Dylan’s Fender Stratocaster sells for nearly $1m
The electric guitar played by Bob Dylan at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival has been sold at auction in New York for a record $965,000 (£591,000). The Fender Stratocaster had been in the possession of a New Jersey family for 48 years after he left it…
December 7, 2013
Jazz pianist dies at the age of 86
Celebrated British jazz pianist Stan Tracey has died aged 86, his family have confirmed. Tracey, who had a career spanning 70 years, was widely acknowledged as one of the greats in his field. The Londoner was resident pianist at Ronnie Scott's jazz…
December 7, 2013
WTO agrees global trade deal worth $1tn
Ministers from 159 countries have reached a deal intended to boost global trade at a meeting in Bali, Indonesia. The World Trade Organization's first comprehensive agreement involves an effort to simplify the procedures for doing business across…
December 7, 2013
Russia-Ukraine ‘closer on gas price’ after Sochi talks
Russia says differences with Ukraine on reducing the price of Russian gas have been narrowed after talks in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the talks would continue at a later date. Ukraine's…
December 6, 2013
Jaguar, Land Rover confirms Brazil car factory plans
Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed plans to build a car plant in Brazil capable of producing 24,000 vehicles a year. The UK car company had been in talks about the project with authorities in Rio de Janeiro for months. JLR, the luxury car unit of…