February 2, 2014
Oscars: Best song disqualification explained
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has detailed the reasons why a contender for this year's best original song Oscar had its nomination revoked. Bruce Broughton, it said, "undermine[d] the integrity of the voting process" by telling…
February 2, 2014
Jamaican Deejay John Wayne is dead
Jamaican deejay John Wayne, who rose to prominence during the 1980s with the hit song Call the Police, died yesterday at the Kingston Public Hospital. His brother, deejay Patrick 'Penny Irie' Cephas, told Splash the cause of death was renal……
February 2, 2014
Denver Broncos quarterback regains NFL record
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning broke the NFL record for touchdown passes in a season on Sunday. Manning, 37, threw four touchdowns in a 37-13 win against Houston Texans to take his total to 51 for the season with one game left to play. He…
February 2, 2014
Super Bowl XLVIII: New York ready for Denver and Seattle
New York is set to host the coldest Super Bowl in history on Sunday night when the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Sunday's match - the biggest sporting event in the United States - kicks off at…
February 2, 2014
Scotland wins ICC World Cup Qualifying tournament
Scotland captain Preston Mommsen made an unbeaten 139 yesterday to set up a 41-run win over the United Arab Emirates in the final of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) World Cup qualifying tournament. Scotland made 285-5 batting first in…
February 2, 2014
Sarwan leads Guyana to crushing win
Ramnaresh Sarwan returned to form to lead Guyana to a crushing 114-run victory in their first game of the Nagico Regional Super50 tournament at the Queen’s Park Oval on Friday night. That silky smooth batting returned from the little right hander as…
February 2, 2014
FIFA unveils base camps for WCup teams
FIFA yesterday unveiled the definitive list of base camps for the 32 nations participating at this year's World Cup in Brazil. Most teams — 24 in all — will be based in the south-east of the country, 15 of them in Sao Paulo state. Five will…
February 2, 2014
Actor Maximilian Schell Dies
Maximilian Schell, the Austrian-born actor who won an Academy Award for his performance in Judgment at Nuremberg, has died. Schell, who was 83, died Saturday in Innsbruck. The cast of Judgment at Nuremberg featured Spencer Tracy, Judy Garland,…