January 13, 2014
American Hustle wins three awards at Golden Globes
American Hustle has been honoured at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles, winning three awards. The 1970s-set crime movie was named best film, comedy or musical, while its stars Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence also won prizes for their roles. Matthew…
January 13, 2014
Sparrow: I’m feeling good
The indomitable spirit that catapulted him to calypso supremacy still resides in the Mighty Sparrow (Dr Slinger Francisco) in his recovery effort from a diabetic coma that put him in hospital in Queen’s New York, last September. In a three-way…
January 13, 2014
Pharrell Williams reclaims UK singles chart pinnacle
US star Pharrell Williams has returned to the number one spot in the UK singles chart with his track Happy. Last week the singer was dislodged from pole position by Pitbull and Kesha, who have been pegged back to second place. Ellie Goulding…
January 13, 2014
Sean Penn holds auction for Haiti
While many stars are awash in the gifts and parties of Golden Globes weekend, a few used their privilege to benefit the people of Haiti – and they were rewarded with an intimate performance by U2. Bette Midler, Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow,…
January 13, 2014
New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez in season doping ban
Baseball's highest paid star, Alex Rodriguez, has been suspended for the entire 2014 season in a doping scandal. The ruling by arbitrator Fredric Horowitz means the New York Yankees slugger will lose more than $22m (£13m) for the games he is…
January 13, 2014
Big Relief and Bigger Rematch for Peyton Manning
For exactly a year, Peyton Manning had lived with the duplicitous burden of being the N.F.L.’s best quarterback and an underachieving one. On Sunday, the anniversary of a stinging home loss to the underdog Baltimore Ravens, Manning and Broncos fans…
January 13, 2014
Kaepernick mimics Cam’s TD pose
Colin Kaepernick did his best Cam Newton impression during Sunday's NFC divisional playoff game, mocking the Carolina Panthers quarterback's post-touchdown "Superman" pose. After scoring on a 4-yard scramble that gave the San Francisco 49ers a…
January 13, 2014
2013 a hard but fruitful year, say Bolt, Fraser-Pryce
As expected, Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce walked away the RJR Foundation National Sportsman and Sportswoman awards for the year 2013 in a glittering ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Friday night. Netball aficionado Molly Rhone won…
January 13, 2014
McCullum, Ronchi partnership set up T20 win for NZealand
An unbeaten sixth-wicket partnership between Brendon McCullum and Luke Ronchi rescued New Zealand from a precarious position to win the first Twenty20 International against West Indies by 81 runs yesterday. The 85-run stand from 43 balls helped the…
January 13, 2014
Mexico vigilantes clash with Knights Templar cartel in Michoacan
A group of vigilantes in Mexico has seized the small town of Nueva Italia after clashing with alleged members of the Knights Templar drug cartel. More than 100 men entered the town in western Michoacan state on Sunday morning and disarmed local…