October 2, 2013
West Indies ‘A’ close opening day on 283-6 against India ‘A’ in second four-day game
Opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite and Assad Fudadin scored half centuries to lead West Indies ‘A’ to 283 for six at stumps on today’s opening day of the second four-day match against hosts India ‘A’ at Shimoga. Brathwaite top scored with 82 from…
October 2, 2013
Rafael Nadal through to last eight at China Open
Rafael Nadal took another step towards regaining the number one ranking with a hard-fought win over Philipp Kohlschreiber at the China Open. The 27-year-old Spaniard won 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to set up a quarter-final against Italy's Fabio Fognini in…
October 2, 2013
Chelsea striker out injured for three weeks
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres will be out of action for three weeks after injuring his knee in the Champions League win at Steaua Bucharest. The 29-year-old was substituted 11 minutes into Tuesday's match, with scans showing he suffered medial…
October 2, 2013
Fernando Torres: FA decision a disgrace – Andre Villas-Boas
The decision not to ban Fernando Torres for scratching Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen's face is "a disgrace", says Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas. The Football Association cannot take action as one of the match officials said he saw the incident…
October 2, 2013
US spy chief: Shutdown ‘damaging’
Senior US intelligence officials have warned the shutdown of the US government "seriously damages" spy agencies' ability to protect the US. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a Senate panel that an estimated 70% of intelligence…
October 2, 2013
Goldman Sachs’ Blankfein warns on debt ceiling impasse
Goldman Sachs' boss Lloyd Blankfein has warned that a failure to raise the nation's borrowing limit would be "extremely adverse". The warning came after a meeting between US president Barack Obama and 15 heads of big firms on Wednesday. Business…
October 2, 2013
CARICOM and Spain reach agreement on citizen security project
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says it has entered into an agreement with Spain for a citizen security project that will focus on youth and gender issues, as well as youth entrepreneurship. The Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat said the…
October 2, 2013
Ryanair fined 8m euros by French court
A French court has fined Ryanair more than 8m euros (£6.7m) after ruling that it had broken local labour laws. The court found Ryanair acted illegally when it employed more than 120 staff on Irish contracts at its former Marseille operating hub…
October 2, 2013
Gonsalves acknowledges Liat challenges and disappointments
Chairman of the shareholder governments of the regional airline, LIAT, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has acknowledged that the airline has been a terrible disappointment to the Caribbean travelling public in recent months. “LIAT was terribly disappointed to…
October 2, 2013
Rihanna Shares ‘Pour It Up’ Video Sneak-Peek
After teasing her "Pour It up" music video with some sexy behind-the-scenes photos, Rihanna has now released a sneak-peek video from the filming set. The 3-minute clip sees some exotic dancers dancing on a pole while other dancers twerking on the…