Federer, Soderling sweep to easy Stockholm wins
STOCKHOLM: Roger Federer, returning to the Stockholm Open after a decade away, swept past outgunned American Taylor Dent 6-1, 6-2 in his 900th career match on Thursday. It took a…
5 share lead in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS: Robert Garrigus, Will MacKenzie, Michael Letzig, John Senden and rookie Cameron Tringale shot 7-under 64s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital…
FIFA executive Adamu denies World Cup bribery claims
GENEVA: FIFA executive committee member Amos Adamu denied any wrongdoing in a World Cup vote-selling scandal on Thursday, despite being provisionally suspended from duty. The Nigerian official issued a statement…
Angry Man United fans besiege Rooney’s house
MANCHESTER: Police have dispersed angry Manchester United fans who were besieging the house of club superstar Wayne Rooney reportedly in protest at his decision to quit. Officers were called out…
Five Middle East Countries Top the List of Hunger Eradicators
The Middle East led the world in combating hunger over the past two decades, according to a report released on Monday. The Global Hunger Index (GHI), which monitors 122 developing…
US influence dwindling in Iraqi government
BAGHDAD: American influence has so dwindled in Iraq over the last several months that Iraqi lawmakers and political leaders say they no longer follow Washington's advice for forming a government.…
Berlusconi doubts effect of Iran sanctions, says report
BERLIN: Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has expressed doubts about the effectiveness of sanctions against Iran and argued that a gentle approach might be more helpful. Iran has been hit with…
Israel vanquishes Iran on the chess board
TEL AVIV: An Israeli chess grand-master took the Guinness record for simultaneous chess games from the Jewish state's arch-foe Iran on Friday after a marathon 19-hour match against 523 players.…
Egypt in sight as US looks to double exports and alleviate economic crisis
CAIRO: Egypt is one of the countries the US is looking to expand trade with in a bid to double its exports within five years and alleviate the effects of…
US public radio fires analyst over comments on Muslims
WASHINGTON: A top US public radio network has sacked a senior news analyst after he made disparaging remarks about Muslims on television. National Public Radio (NPR) said it notified Juan…