March 20, 2012
John Carter flop to cost Walt Disney $200m
Walt Disney has said it expects to lose $200m (£126m) on its movie John Carter, making it one of the biggest flops in cinema history. The film, about a military captain transported to Mars, could result in an $80-120m loss for Disney's movie…
March 20, 2012
Chris Rock, Chuck D to Present at Rock Hall Induction Ceremony
Chris Rock and Chuck D will be among the presenters for this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony next month April. The comedian is due to induct the Red Hot Chili Peppers into the hall at the ceremony at the Rock Hall in Cleveland…
March 20, 2012
Bobbi Kristina’s Ring Mystery Cleared Up; Not Getting Married
Miss Bobbi Kristina Brown would like you to know that yes, she’s has been wearing a sparkly bauble on her ring finger, BUT she’s NOT planning on getting married anytime soon. The AP says a rep for Brown’s mother, the late Whitney Houston, says…
March 20, 2012
Taylor Swift’s $35.7 million year tops Billboard’s Money Makers list
Taylor Swift is No. 1 again: The singer is the top act on Billboard’s just-released Top 40 Money Makers list for last year. Swift earned more than $35.7 million, 17 percent more than the take-home pay of last year’s top-earner, Lady Gaga. U2 was…
March 20, 2012
China raises fuel prices for second time in a month
China has raised the price of petrol by about 6% and diesel about 7% for the second time in 2012, as it struggles with the rising cost of crude oil. Global oil prices have been high because of tensions with key supplier Iran. The move is aimed at…
March 20, 2012
Manning goes from Colts to Broncos, with pending deal likely worth $95 million
The Denver Broncos got their Man. Make that Peyton Manning. Pending final contract negotiations, Manning will join John Elway’s Broncos with hopes of winning another Super Bowl. So much for Tebowmania. Still to be decided is what happens to last…
March 20, 2012
Contracts Put Gayle Return In A Bind
A proposed move that would have seen the return of talismanic opener Chris Gayle to the West Indies team and ended his yearlong impasse with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has been stalled. A high-level meeting in St Vincent earlier this…
March 20, 2012
Bolt Starsin Visa Ad
Usain Bolt, the defending 100-metre and 200-metre Olympic champion, is being featured in a Visa Europe advertisement in its Run to London campaign leading to the XXX Olympiad starting July 27. Visa is an Olympic sponsor. The ad was released last…
March 20, 2012
Morton Laid To Rest In Homeland
Former West Indies batsman Runako Morton was laid to rest here Saturday, following a five-hour service that was attended by several dignitaries and former cricketers. Morton died two weeks ago in Trinidad and Tobago when the car he was driving…
March 20, 2012
WI Pumped Up – Narine
Exciting off-spinner Sunil Narine says West Indies' big win over Australia in Sunday's second one-day international (ODI) will serve as a huge boost to the regional side for the third game of the five-match series here today. West Indies snapped…