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November 1, 2011

Roger Federer beats Potito Starace in Swiss Indoors first round

Roger Federer beat Italian Potito Starace in the first round of his hometown Swiss Indoors event in Basle.

November 1, 2011

Melbourne Cup: Dunaden beats Red Cadeaux in thrilling finish

French raider Dunaden denied Britain a first Melbourne Cup victory by beating the Ed Dunlop-trained Red Cadeaux in a photo finish at Flemington. The five-year-old, saddled by Mikel Delzangles and ridden by Christophe Lemaire, got home by a nose…

November 1, 2011

Windies batsman hits maiden Test hundred

Darren Bravo made the breakthrough, collecting his maiden Test hundred to put West Indies in a near impregnable position in the second Test against Bangladesh yesterday. The stylish left-hander promised much in the past, but finally delivered…

November 1, 2011

Gayle overlooked for Indian series

Chris Gayle was overlooked for the West Indies Test side that will face India in three Tests next month. This follows the decision of the regional selection panel to persist with the same 15-member squad that is currently engaged in Bangladesh,…

November 1, 2011

TT host Digicel youth Academy

THE HASELY Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo will be the venue for the 2011 Digicel Kick Start Academy, which will culminate six weeks of the Digicel Kick Start Clinics throughout the Caribbean, North and Central America region. The Kick Start…

November 1, 2011

Kim Kardashian Files for Divorce from Kris Humphries

After denying it over and over, even though nobody believed…

November 1, 2011

Jackson’s doctor didn’t follow protocol

A prosecutor grilling a defence expert got the veteran anaesthesiologist to acknowledge yesterday that Michael Jackson's doctor deviated from the standard of care. Dr Paul White was repeatedly questioned about the ways in which Dr Conrad Murray…

November 1, 2011

New Amy Winehouse album to be released in December

A collection of 12 previously unreleased songs by Amy Winehouse are to be made available as an album on 5 December. Lioness: Hidden Treasures mixes unreleased tracks, alternative versions of existing songs and "a couple of brand new Amy…

November 1, 2011

Puss in Boots tops US film chart

Shrek spin-off film Puss in Boots has topped the North American box office chart, early figures have revealed. The 3D movie, featuring the popular sword-fighting feline voiced by Antonio Banderas, took $34m (£21.2m) in its opening weekend. The story…

November 1, 2011

Hilary Swank ‘sacks manager’ after Chechen appearance

Actress Hilary Swank has sacked her manager after appearing at a birthday event for Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov earlier this month, reports say. The Oscar winner fired her manager of eight years, Jason Weinberg, and her management team, Deadline…