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Korean Olympic Team Files Petition with CAS Koreas Olympic delegation filed a petition on Saturday, appealing for a correction of a scoring error committed during Yang Tae-youngs performance in mens gymnastics with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Shin Bak-je, the headperson of | 1 |
Intel Clouded by Back-To-School Fears Intel Corp. #39;s upcoming mid-quarter report will be closely watched for signs of weak back-to-school computer sales, though recent market share gains in memory chips could help offset any softness in computer microprocessor demand. | 3 |
Korean Challenges Hamm Gold South Koreas Tae Young Yang has filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport challenging the result of the mens all-round gymnastics final. | 1 |
Militants Holding French Journalists Demand End to Ban on Scarves A militant Iraqi Islamic group holding two French journalists has demanded that France annul a new law banning Muslim head scarves in public schools, adding an ominous new | 0 |
Celtic in seventh heaven as Thompson strike clinches win against Gers (AFP) AFP - Celtic clinched their seventh consecutive win against Rangers with a 1-0 win at Parkhead courtesy of a late Alan Thompson strike. | 0 |
One Dead in Afghanistan Explosion (AP) AP - A big explosion badly damaged a house in downtown Kabul Sunday, killing at least one man. The building was in flames. | 0 |
Kremlin Man Heads for Win in Tense Chechnya Poll GROZNY, Russia (Reuters) - A Moscow-backed policeman was set to become rebel Chechnya's new president in a fraught election Sunday marked by a bomb blast in which only the attacker was killed. | 0 |
Three Americans, Two Afghans Killed in Kabul Blast KABUL (Reuters) - At least three American nationals involved in the training of Afghanistan's new police force were killed Sunday in a powerful blast in Kabul that also killed at least two Afghans, a defense ministry official told Reuters. | 0 |
China squashes little grasshopper #39;s shoes As a wise, old, bearded Buddhist monk might say, LeBron James is still but a little grasshopper. Ah, but the grasshopper sure can jump - and not just on the basketball court, so says John Petkovic of The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. | 1 |
Somalia forms central government After years of anarchy, Somalia is poised to set up a new parliament which will elect a president. | 0 |
Belgian GP, Race Jarno ninth and retirement for Fernando in an extremely disappointing result for the team in Belgium. | 1 |
Investors Take a Holiday Investors may pack up and leave town this week as the Republican National Convention begins in New York and many on Wall Street take vacation -- draining US markets of volume and leaving stocks with little direction. | 2 |
Van Wagoner barred from mutual fund industry roles The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it filed settled fraud charges against San Francisco-based Van Wagoner Capital Management Inc. | 2 |
Schumacher finishes second at Spa but still claims seventh season <b>...</b> Michael Schumacher clinched an unprecedented seventh Formula One drivers #39; title at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, despite not winning for just the second time in 14 races this season. | 1 |
Sistani #39;s Initiative Fortunately, it ended as such. The major massacre did not occur, but small ones did. The shrines and the holy places were not destroyed, although some walls were hit. | 0 |
Three Americans, Two Afghans Killed in Kabul Blast At least three American nationals involved in the training of Afghanistan #39;s new police force were killed Sunday in a powerful blast in Kabul that also killed at least two Afghans, a defense ministry official told Reuters. | 0 |
Bush: Kerry's Vietnam Tour 'More Heroic' (AP) AP - President Bush said opponent John Kerry's service was "more heroic" than his during Vietnam, in an interview shown Saturday on NBC News. | 0 |
Effort Intensifies to Secure Penn Station (AP) AP - Trash cans are welded shut, armed guards are watching rail yards and thousands of cops are patrolling Penn Station. North America's busiest train station is the epicenter of the city's largest police deployment in memory. | 0 |
Quenching a big thirst THE world #39;s biggest beer company was formed at the weekend after Belgium brewer Interbrew and Brazilian drinks group AmBev merged. | 2 |
Younger players will lead next run for basketball gold Staley #39;s generation set the tone for America #39;s dominance of women #39;s basketball. She was hoisted off her feet by a player who represents the future of the sport, a generation that will be charged with keeping the gold medals coming. | 1 |
Stale memories of Athens There will be many lingering memories from these Athens Olympics, not least of which will be every detail of the in-venue catering, a tawdry little collection of the stewed, the strange and | 1 |
Jimenez wins BMW International Open by two shots Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez won his fourth European Tour title of the year with a two-shot victory at the BMW International Open on Sunday, with the European Ryder Cup team to be finalised later in the day. | 1 |
Serving up a Slam to savour SOMEWHERE along the road that each year begins in Melbourne and stretches to Paris and London before ending in New York, tennis has become interesting again. | 1 |
Tribal Leaders Meet US, Iraqi Officials For Al-Sadr City Talks Shi #39;a tribal leaders in Baghdad #39;s Al-Sadr City district met today with Iraqi police and US Army officials for talks on how to restore calm amid almost daily clashes that have killed and injured many people. | 0 |
French ministers meet over kidnapping French ministers have been holding emergency meetings to discuss how to respond to the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq. | 0 |
Birdstone Shows Belmont Was No Fluke The downpour that engulfed Saratoga somehow held off until just after Birdstone won the Travers Stakes on Saturday and solidified his credentials as the top 3-year-old in training. | 1 |
Hammer Gold Medallist Annus Loses Medal ATHENS (Reuters) - Olympic men's hammer champion Adrian Annus has been stripped of his gold medal after failing to take a drugs test, the International Olympic Committee said Sunday. | 1 |
Two Afghan Blasts Kill at Least 15 People KABUL (Reuters) - At least 15 people have been killed in explosions in an upscale district of the Afghan capital Kabul and at a school in a southeastern province, officials said Sunday. | 0 |
This Jersey wears on star Jason Kidd performed a few of the old dance steps last night at the Meadowlands, but his new partners kept stepping on his feet, and on their own toes. | 1 |
Big Anti-Bush Protests Expected in NYC NEW YORK - Demonstrators took to the streets on Sunday to protest President Bush's foreign and domestic policies as Republican delegates gathered to nominate the president for a second term. A day ahead of the start of the Republican National Convention, up to 250,000 demonstrators were expected to march up Seventh Ave... | 0 |
U.S. Wrestlers Shut Out Daniel Cormier and Joe Williams of the United States each lose in Olympic freestyle wrestling, leaving America without a finalist in the three gold medal matches. | 1 |
Gymnast Goes to Court The South Korean gymnast who lost the all-around title to Paul Hamm because of a scoring error files an appeal Sunday with a sports arbitration panel asking it to help him get a gold medal. | 1 |
France demands release of hostages France #39;s interior minister demanded Sunday the release of two French journalists believed kidnapped by Islamic militants in Iraq. | 0 |
Afghan School Explosion Kills 10 29 August 2004 -- The US military says an explosion near a school in southeastern Afghanistan has killed 10 people. US military spokeswoman Master Sergeant Ann Bennett says the people killed by the explosion | 0 |
Damascus feels Beirut #39;s ripple effect HE is jowly, uninspiring and favours shiny, wide-knotted ties. He has served for six quiet years as President, yet his modest proposal last week that he be re-elected was enough to unleash a constitutional and political crisis. | 0 |
Mugabe claims Blair trying to oust him Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has vowed he will never retreat in the face of what he calls British and US government attempts to oust him. | 0 |
El Guerrouj, Holmes complete doubles; Americans yield ATHENS, Greece - Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and the 5,000 races at one Olympics, joining Finnish great Paavo Nurmi in the history books on Saturday. | 1 |
Athletics: Clumsy US relay teams hand foes gold ATHENS No one had run faster than the US 100-meter sprinters - at least without a baton. But put the stick in an unpracticed American #39;s hand on the track in these Olympics, and it transforms talent into tumult. | 1 |
Casey, Howell lock up Ryder Cup berths MUNICH, Germany - Paul Casey, David Howell and Ian Poulter of Britain and Paul McGinley of Ireland cemented their places in the European Ryder Cup team with top-25 finishes at the BMW International Open on Sunday. | 1 |
Four Secure European Ryder Cup Spots (AP) AP - England's Ian Poulter, Paul Casey and David Howell, and Irishman Paul McGinley secured spots on Europe's Ryder Cup team at the BMW International on Sunday. | 1 |
Middlesbrough 3 Manchester City 2 WHILST Nicolas Anelka appears to play his own version of I #39;mA Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, #39; the rest of the City squad are getting on with making a decent fist of life in the Premiership jungle. | 1 |
G.I. Says Prisoner Humiliation Encouraged (AP) AP - Staff Sgt. Ivan "Chip" Frederick, who last week agreed to plead guilty to some charges in the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal, said in an interview published Sunday that "secret services" operating in the jail encouraged the humilation of prisoners. | 0 |
Equatorial Guinea coup plotters deserve firing squad: president (AFP) AFP - The alleged plotters of a coup in Equatorial Guinea are "blood-thirsty pirates" who deserve the firing squad, the country's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said. | 0 |
Personal wealth column The panels, each with a capacity of 190 watts, can provide 36 kilowatts of pollution-free electricity, enough to power as many as a dozen typical homes. | 2 |
Rampaging elephants trample bulls THE bulls and the bears are on holiday, leaving the Republican Elephants free to roam in Wall Street #39;s backyard. Although the three most watched market indices closed higher on Friday, only 848 million shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange. | 2 |
California Cities, Counties Sue Microsoft Microsoft (MSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) is being sued by several California cities and counties, which accuse the company of charging inflated prices due to its alleged monopoly control of the PC operating system market. | 3 |
Warner to Start at QB for Giants (AP) AP - Two-time MVP Kurt Warner beat out Eli Manning for the job of starting quarterback of the New York Giants. Coach Tom Coughlin announced the decision Sunday, a day after indicating he would not decide until after this week's final exhibition game. The Giants open the regular sesaon Sept. 12 at Philadelphia. | 1 |
Jimenez Wins BMW Open; 4 Claim Ryder Spots (AP) AP - Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez won his fourth title on the European tour this season, and four others claimed Ryder Cup berths Sunday at the BMW Open. The event was dominated by competition for Europe's Ryder Cup team. Englishmen Paul Casey finished third to secure one of four guaranteed spots and was joined by countrymen David Howell and Ian Poulter and Irishman Paul McGinley. | 1 |
Muslim Leaders Condemn Kidnappings (AP) AP - Muslim leaders in France on Sunday condemned the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq and said the government should not capitulate to militant demands to revoke a law that bans the wearing of Islamic head scarves in schools. | 0 |
Singh shows us a side we didn #39;t know he had Tears did not flow, the voice did not crack, the lower lip did not quiver. But if the year in golf taught us anything, it is that Vijay Singh cannot be judged by anyone else #39;s standards. | 1 |
Alonso thinks of what might have been The young Spaniard was leading when he spun into retirement on lap 12 of the Belgian Grand Prix. He talks about his race | 1 |
Giants to Start Warner The New York Giants announce that two-time MVP Kurt Warner beats out Eli Manning for the starting quarterback job. | 1 |
ARMCHAIR MBA Buffing the Image of the Chief Executive N the wake of the corporate governance scandals of the last several years, chief executives must make changes to rebuild their stature as leaders, says Andrea Redmond, co-leader of the | 3 |
Australia #39;s Howard to Campaign on Record, Latham Pledges Change Australians will go to the polls on Oct. 9, with Prime Minister John Howard campaigning for a fourth term on his record of economic management, low interest rates and national security. | 0 |
Microsoft sets date for Longhorn Microsoft has announced that start shipping its next version of its Windows operating system in 2006. However to meet the new tight deadline a number of technical innovations will have to be dropped from the OS. | 3 |
Sensational Saytiev wrestles back to the top Russia #39;s Buvaysa Saytiev has confirmed his status as an all-time wrestling great by winning a second Olympic gold medal, eight years after his first victory in Atlanta. | 1 |
UK #39;s Blair Liar or Incompetent, Says Former BBC Director Dyke UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has been accused of either lies or incompetence in his handling of the Iraq war, by Greg Dyke, former director-general of the British Broadcasting Corporation. | 0 |
8 Dead, 54 Injured in French Auto Pileup At least eight people have been killed and at least 54 others injured in a road accident in southwestern France. Authorities say a Spanish bus, a minivan, and at least two cars were involved in the pre-dawn | 0 |
Gandhi's Grandson Urges Palestinians to March Home (Reuters) Reuters - The grandson of Mahatma\Gandhi urged Palestinian refugees Sunday to march home from\Jordan en masse, even if the Israelis "kill 200 people," to\shock the world into taking notice. | 0 |
Two Afghan Blasts Kill at Least 15; Taliban Claims 1 KABUL (Reuters) - At least 15 people have been killed in explosions in an upscale district of the Afghan capital Kabul and at a school in a southeastern province where nine children died, officials said Sunday. | 0 |
Gandhi's Grandson Urges Palestinians to March Home RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi urged Palestinian refugees Sunday to march home from Jordan en masse, even if the Israelis "kill 200 people," to shock the world into taking notice. | 0 |
China to modernise rail routes Three overseas firms win contracts to improve speeds on China's intercity rail routes to ease freight bottlenecks. | 2 |
Six Dead in Afghanistan Explosion KABUL, Afghanistan - An explosion tore through the office of an American defense contractor in the heart of the Afghan capital Sunday, killing as many as six people and seriously injuring several more, officials and residents said. The victims included several apparent U.S... | 0 |
Iraqi Leaders Meet in Peace Effort BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military and Iraqi Shiite and tribal leaders held talks Sunday aimed a reducing tensions in the Baghdad's Sadr City slum, where 10 people died in fighting a day earlier between Shiite militiamen and U.S... | 0 |
75,000 Without Power As Storm Slams S.C. MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. - Tropical Storm Gaston sloshed ashore in South Carolina Sunday, spinning sheets of rain and near hurricane-force wind as it uprooted trees, flooded roads and knocked out power to at least 75,000 homes... | 0 |
Kerry hits Bush on economy Standing before a crowd of about 15,000 at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry ticked off a list of domestic problems he said President | 2 |
No winners in Powerball, Hoosier Lotto INDIANAPOLIS -- None of the tickets sold for the latest Hoosier Lotto game matched all six numbers drawn, so the jackpot grows to an estimated \$7 million for Wednesday #39;s drawing. | 2 |
Coughlin taps QB ahead of schedule Coach Tom Coughlin announced the decision Sunday, a day after indicating he would not decide until after this week #39;s final preseason game. | 1 |
Marlon hails sprint revival Gold medal-winning Marlon Devonish says the men #39;s 4x100m Olympic relay triumph puts British sprinting back on the map. Devonish, Darren Campbell, Jason Gardener and Mark Lewis-Francis edged out the American | 1 |
Evidence on second plane backs terror fear RUSSIAN investigators have found explosive residue on the wreckage of the second of two airliners which crashed at almost the same time, a security spokesman said yesterday. | 0 |
Olympic Games were good investment, says Greek economy minister (AFP) AFP - Greek Economy Minister Yiorgos Alogoskoufis said the Olympic Games had been a good investment for his country, despite earlier misgivings about spiralling costs. | 2 |
Rogge wages war on drugs cheats IOC president Jacques Rogge has vowed that a record number of doping tests will be carried out at the Beijing Olympics in an effort to fight the war he admits will never be won. | 1 |
Monty, Donald in Ryder Cup European Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer named Colin Montgomerie and Luke Donald as his wildcard picks for the side to face the USA in September. | 1 |
Wayne rooney disappointed in Everton LIVERPOOL, Aug 29 (SW) - Everton and England striker Wayne Rooney has said he is quot;disappointed quot; with the way his club and their fans have responded to his transfer request. | 1 |
Giants tab Warner as starter East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - The New York Giants put an end to any possible quarterback controversy as Kurt Warner was named the starter over rookie Eli Manning for the season opener. | 1 |
Jays left stranded vs. Yanks com. Just when the Blue Jays seemed to be making it a game on Saturday, the Yankees sprinted away with a three-homer barrage. New York scored nine times in the ninth inning, cashing in an 18-6 win over Toronto. | 1 |
Internet Turns 35, Still Work in Progress (AP) AP - Thirty-five years after computer scientists at UCLA linked two bulky computers using a 15-foot gray cable, testing a new way for exchanging data over networks, what would ultimately become the Internet remains a work in progress. | 3 |
France's Testud Pulls Out of U.S. Open (AP) AP - Sandrine Testud of France pulled out of the U.S. Open on Sunday because of an injured right foot. | 1 |
Marathon Leader Pushed Off Road by Protester ATHENS (Reuters) - Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil was pushed off the road by a lone protester while leading the men's Olympic marathon on Sunday. | 1 |
AP Survey: Terror Fight Is RNC Priority (AP) AP - First and foremost, delegates to the Republican National Convention want their next president #151; whoever that may be #151; to focus on fighting terrorism, an Associated Press survey found. | 0 |
Iran Hosts Iraqi Official, Eyes Better Relations TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih said Sunday he brought a message of friendship to Iran which has been angered by charges it is stirring up tension in Iraq, the official IRNA news agency said. | 0 |
Anti-Bush activists on the march Opponents of President Bush take to the streets of New York for a protest march ahead of the Republican convention. | 0 |
NASA Says Shuttle Is On Track for May Flight NASA engineers said yesterday that plans to send the space shuttle aloft next May appear to be proceeding smoothly, but designers acknowledged quot;setbacks quot; in devising onboard techniques to | 3 |
WEEKAHEAD-Emerging debt trade seen thin ahead of US jobs data Emerging market sovereign spreads are expected to move in narrow ranges and thin volume this week but trade is seen likely to pick up once traders assess US August jobs data to be released on Friday. | 2 |
Nursing homes no haven Hurricane Charley exposed glaring weaknesses in the emergency plans that were supposed to protect hundreds of Charlotte County #39;s most vulnerable residents, the people living in nursing homes. | 2 |
France Pleas for Release of Journalists The French government and Muslim community in France requested the release of two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq. Al-Jazeera TV broadcast video of the hostages and disclosed the names of the | 0 |
Open-Roddick can #39;t wait for #39;electric #39; atmosphere Andy Roddick hopes to use home advantage to the maximum as he begins the defence of his US Open crown next week. Roddick, who opens this year against American | 1 |
Kremlin Candidate Favourite As Chechnya Votes Amid Violence A Kremlin-backed career police officer was set to be crowned leader of Chechnya in a vote Sunday that Moscow hopes will show progress towards peace in the embattled | 0 |
Bangladesh #39;s Opposition Party Calls for Another Strike The main opposition party in Bangladesh has called for another nationwide strike to protest a deadly grenade attack at a party rally in the capital, Dhaka, eight days ago. | 0 |
Baldini Wins Marathon Italy's Stefano Baldini wins the marathon in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 54 seconds. Mebrahtom Keflezighi of the United States takes silver. | 1 |
Iraqi Leaders Meet in Peace Effort BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military and Iraqi Shiite and tribal leaders held talks Sunday aimed at reducing tensions in the Baghdad's Sadr City slum, where 10 people died in fighting a day earlier between Shiite militiamen and U.S... | 0 |
China Launches Satellite New China News Agency reported that the satellite was set into orbit by a #39;Long Walking- 2C #39; rocket. The satellite was launched at 15:50 local time (10:50 in Turkey) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launching Center in Gansu province in northwestern China. | 3 |
Basketball: US coach right behind team Their character questioned and commitment belittled, the United States men #39;s team responded to their critics by taking the bronze with a gold-medal effort. | 1 |
Rogge gives top marks to Athens Olympic supremo Jacques Rogge on Sunday gave top marks to Athens for organising a superb Games. quot;I am an extremely happy President of the IOC, quot; he told reporters on the day the Games wrap up. | 1 |
Athletics: It #39;s Britain by a vest thickness ATHENS - Britain took a shock gold in the men #39;s 4x100m relay, pipping favourites the United States by 100th of a second. Mark Lewis-Francis held off 2000 Olympic 100m champion Maurice Greene in a blistering last leg to clinch the gold in 38. | 1 |
Diving: Hu steps up to take diving gold ATHENS - Hu Jia, Olympic silver medallist in 2000, went one better to win the men #39;s platform crown and bring China six of the eight diving titles. | 1 |
Athletics: Russian flies high for gold ATHENS - Russian Yelena Slesarenko deprived Hestrie Cloete of the high jump gold medal by soaring to the title with a display bordering on perfection. | 1 |
Judge Bars R.I. Man From Sending 'Spam' (AP) AP - A judge granted Verizon Wireless a permanent injunction against a Rhode Island man accused of sending millions of unsolicited text-message advertisements to cell phone customers in four states. | 3 |
AU Probes Darfur Allegations, Peace Talks Resume (Reuters) Reuters - Peace talks between Darfur\rebels and the Sudanese government resumed Sunday evening after\a 24 hour boycott by rebels who accused Khartoum Saturday of\violating a cease-fire by killing 75 civilians in six villages. | 0 |
Montgomerie Gets Spot on Ryder Cup Team (AP) AP - Colin Montgomerie will play in his seventh Ryder Cup, added to the European team Sunday as one of two wild-card selections by captain Bernhard Langer. Langer also chose 26-year-old Luke Donald, giving England five players on a team that will try to retain the Ryder Cup against the United States on Sept. 17-19 at Oakland Hills outside Detroit. | 1 |
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