January 5, 2015
Record Numbers at Successful 5th Annual Maskanoo
Maskanoo, the brainchild of TCHTA continues to be a yearly success and has definitely earned a top spot on TCI's annual calendar of events. The recently concluded Maskanoo 2014 event managed and produced on behalf of TCHTA by David Bowen, Director…
January 5, 2015
Shelby celebrates 50th Anniversary of Cobra 427
The iconic Shelby Cobra, based on the British-built AC Ace roadster — first left Carroll Shelby’s shop in 1962 with a 4.3-liter, V-8 engine under its hood. It took the Cobra name only a few months to become famous and Carroll quickly turned to…
January 5, 2015
Russell and Bravo set to join West Indies for T20’s
West Indies players Andre Russell and Dwayne Bravo will join the West Indies team in South Africa for the two T20's, starting on Friday. They are set to depart Australia’s Big Bash Twenty/20 league with their Melbourne Renegades team at the bottom…
January 5, 2015
ESPN’s Stuart Scott dies
Stuart Scott, the ESPN anchor and reporter whose catchphrases became part of the American popular sports vernacular for the past two decades, died Sunday morning after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 49. "ESPN and everyone in the sports world…
January 5, 2015
Andy Murray & Heather Watson give GB victory at Hopman Cup
Andy Murray made a winning start to his Australian campaign as Great Britain beat France 2-1 at the Hopman Cup. On a day when the temperature in Perth peaked at 44C, Murray beat Benoit Paire 6-2 7-5 to give Britain an early lead over France at the…
January 5, 2015
Hobbit holds on at North American box office
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has held on to the top spot at the North American box office for a third consecutive week. The final film in Peter Jackson's series took $21.9m (£14.3m) according to early studio estimates. Disney's new…
January 5, 2015
Beverly Hillbillies star, dies at 82
US actress Donna Douglas, best known for playing the tomboyish Elly May Clampett in 1960s sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies, has died at the age of 82. The Louisiana native appeared in more than 270 episodes of the popular show, which followed a family…
January 5, 2015
Euro touches a nine-year low against US dollar
The euro slid to a nine-year low against the dollar as investors predicted the European Central Bank (ECB) may act to stimulate the economy. The euro fell by 1.2% against the dollar to $1.1864, marking its weakest level since March 2006, before…
January 5, 2015
Venezuelan leader Maduro seeks economic help on tour
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is beginning an international tour to try to stem the impact of falling oil prices and a deepening recession. Mr Maduro goes first to China - a major source of loans for Venezuela - for talks with the Chinese…
January 5, 2015
German inflation falls to five-year low
Inflation in Germany fell to its lowest level in more than five years in December, official figures have shown. Germany's federal statistics office Destatis, said the annual rate of inflation fell to 0.2% in December from 0.6% a month earlier. That…