June 8, 2012
Maria Sharapova beats Petra Kvitova to reach final
Maria Sharapova booked a place in her first French Open final and moved up to world number one by overcoming Petra Kvitova in straight sets in Paris. Second seed Sharapova produced the more assured play to steer herself to a 6-3 6-3 victory over…
June 8, 2012
Rain dents Windies hopes of last Test revival
Rain wrecked the opening day of the third and final Test between England and West Indies at Edgbaston here yesterday, forcing play to be abandoned without a ball bowled. Persistent rain ensured that ground-staff were forced to keep the playing…
June 8, 2012
Top reggae acts for Sumfest 2012
Several top reggae acts are set to ignite the Reggae Sumfest stage when the event dubbed, 'the greatest reggae show on earth', returns to Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, for its 20th staging from July 15 to 21. It was this week revealed that…
June 8, 2012
Erykah Badu angered by Flaming Lips nude video
Singer Erykah Badu has said she feels "disgusted" and "violated" after rock band The Flaming Lips posted a music video showing her and her sister naked. Badu recorded a song with the band, who asked the singer and her sister Nayrok to sit in a…
June 8, 2012
Fleetwood Mac’s Bob Welch found dead in Nashville
Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist and vocalist Bob Welch has been found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Nashville in the US. Police said Welch, who was aged 66 and also had a solo career, is understood to have had health…
June 8, 2012
Lauryn Hill charged over income tax returns
Hip-hop star Lauryn Hill has been charged with willfully failing to file income tax returns in the US. Authorities say the singer earned more than $1.6 million (£1.03m) during the three years that she failed to file returns. US prosecutors said her…
June 8, 2012
Beenie Man mourns dad’s death
Dancehall artiste Moses 'Beenie Man' Davis and his manager/brother Rohan Smith, aka 'Blue', are mourning the loss of their father who is more affectionately known as 'Bragga'. Information reaching The Jamaican STAR is that he died at the…
June 8, 2012
Spain downgraded as bailout estimates mount
Spain's credit rating has been downgraded as estimates on the size of the bailout it needs begin to mount up. Fitch cut its rating on Spanish government debt by three notches to "BBB", a sign it thinks Spain's ability to honour its debts has…
June 8, 2012
US Fed chairman Bernanke ‘ready to act’ on economy
The chairman of the US Federal Reserve Bank said he is monitoring risks to the economy and is prepared to take action. Ben Bernanke was giving testimony to the US Congress, something which has been closely watched by investors looking for signs…
June 8, 2012
Japan raises growth figure on stronger capital spending
Japan's economy performed better than had previously been estimated in the first three months of the year. The Cabinet Office revised upwards growth figures for the period from a preliminary 1.0% to 1.2%, compared with the previous three months.…