June 10, 2011
Usain Bolt wins 200m in 19.86
Jamaican world-record holder Usain Bolt won the 200m at the…
June 10, 2011
FIFA extends Austin’s ban
FIFA has made CONCACAF acting president Lisle Austin’s ban worldwide, the governing body said yesterday. The 74-year-old Austin, who was deputising for suspended Jack Warner, was provisionally banned from the federation on Saturday for allegedly…
June 10, 2011
Rest for Rampaul, Bravo
West Indies have resisted the urge to include Chris Gayle for the third One-day International against India tomorrow at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground. The West Indies Cricket Board announced a13-member squad for the match, and Gayle was…
June 10, 2011
Iverson eyeing NBA comeback
Allen Iverson wants to keep his passport at home. Ten years after he ruled the NBA as the cornrow-wearing, ink-stained MVP who led the Philadelphia 76ers to the finals, Iverson has his eyes on a comeback. He is determined to end a career possibly…
June 10, 2011
Greeks March Against More Budget Cuts, Privatization
Angry Greeks are taking to the streets, demanding the government back off plans to…
June 10, 2011
U.S. trade gap narrows on Japan quake impact
The gap between U.S. exports and imports narrowed slightly in April, as Japan's earthquake weighed on the global auto supply chain, according to a government report. The U.S. imported $43.7 billion more than it exported in April, down from a…
June 10, 2011
US Stocks Close Higher
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Thursday's trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced six-tenths of a percent to end at 12,124. The S&P 500 rose seven-tenths of a percent to close at 1,289 and the NASDAQ composite index gained a…
June 10, 2011
America’s lost trillions
One reason that the U.S. economy still struggles to achieve sustained growth is that Americans are a long way from recovering the trillions of dollars of household wealth lost during the Great Recession. U.S. household wealth fell by about $16.4…
June 10, 2011
Singapore enters Sin City
Who would have thought that in a little over a year, Singapore would be set to overtake Sin City in the gambling stakes? According to Frank Fahrenkopf, president of the American Gaming Association, in a report by The Straits Times, the two…
June 10, 2011
International powers boost support for Libyan rebels
World powers beefed up financial and moral support for the Libyan opposition Thursday at an international coalition meeting aimed at charting the course of a post-Moammar Gadhafi Libya. Talk at the meeting in the United Arab Emirates focused on…