April 8, 2012
PGA Tour could fine Tiger Woods for club kicking at the Masters
Tiger Woods is subject to discipline by the PGA Tour for kicking his golf club after a poor shot at the Masters. Whether he is fined is not likely to be known. The PGA Tour doesn't comment on discipline. Woods, after a bad miss with a 4-iron into…
April 8, 2012
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi goes past 60-goal mark for the season
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has become the first European top-flight player in almost 40 years to score 60 goals in a season. The Argentine scored two goals in the 4-1 La Liga win over Real Zaragoza on Saturday, as they cut the gap on table…
April 8, 2012
Peter Hanson leads from Phil Mickelson at Augusta
Sweden's Peter Hanson made a late surge to take a one-shot lead over Phil Mickelson into the final round of the Masters on Sunday. The 34-year-old soared to nine under with a stunning 65, the best round of the week, as he seeks his maiden major…
April 8, 2012
Davis Cup: Great Britain doubles close gap on Belgium
Great Britain trail Belgium 2-1 after the second day of their Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 Davis Cup match. British doubles pairing of Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins overcame Ruben Bemelmans and David Goffin in four sets 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 in……
April 8, 2012
US adds 120,000 jobs in March, lower than predicted
The US economy added 120,000 jobs during March, lower than estimates suggested, while the unemployment rate fell slightly to 8.2%. Analysts had predicted a fourth straight month with job growth of more than 200,000. President Barack Obama's…
April 8, 2012
CFTC sues RBC over alleged Caribbean operations
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a legal suit against Canada’s biggest bank by assets, accusing it of carrying out hundreds of millions of dollars of “wash trades” in the Caribbean, among other offices, in…
April 8, 2012
Google and Viacom: YouTube copyright lawsuit back on
A lawsuit by media giant Viacom against Google over copyrighted videos on YouTube can be heard in court again. Viacom has accused Google of "massive intentional copyright infringement". In 2010, a lower court dismissed Viacom's $1bn (£630m) case…
April 8, 2012
Samsung expects profits to double from smartphone boost
Samsung Electronics has said it expects its profit for the first three months of the year to almost double as its smartphone sales continue to grow. The company said it expects an operating profit 5.8tn won ($5.1bn; £3.2bn) for the period. The…
April 8, 2012
US freezes pay for bailout CEOs
Pay for the chief executives of AIG, Ally Financial and General Motors will remain frozen this year, the US Treasury said, after the bailed-out companies failed to sufficiently repay US taxpayers. The companies are the last of seven that…
April 8, 2012
Obama to Host Brazil’s Rousseff Monday
President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet with Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff at the White House on Monday, several days before both leaders go to Colombia for the Summit of the Americas. The White House meeting will be between the leaders…