- Rogers profit tops forecasts but wireless lags Reuters - 22 hours ago
TORONTO (Reuters) - Rogers Communications, Canada's biggest wireless telecoms company, said on Wednesday that cost-cutting and growth in its cable and media businesses … More »Rogers profit tops forecasts but wireless lags
TORONTO (Reuters) - Rogers Communications, Canada's biggest wireless telecoms company, said on Wednesday that cost-cutting and growth in its cable and media businesses pushed it to a stronger than expected quarterly profit despite lagging core wireless results. Rogers also said it would increase its quarterly dividend by …
First female basketball coach in Japan eyes NBA AFP - 4 hours agoJust 157 centimetres tall, Natalie Nakase has never let her size stand in the way of her big dreams on the basketball court. More »First female basketball coach in Japan eyes NBA
Just 157 centimetres tall, Natalie Nakase has never let her size stand in the way of her big dreams on the basketball court.
Top seed Donald exits, Tiger scrapes through Reuters - 15 hours agoMARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Top seed and defending champion Luke Donald crashed out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday, losing 5&4 to late-entry … More »Top seed Donald exits, Tiger scrapes through
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Top seed and defending champion Luke Donald crashed out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday, losing 5&4 to late-entry Ernie Els in the opening round.
Retired NBA star Jordan sues Chinese sportswear firm AFP - 13 hours agoRetired NBA superstar Michael Jordan announced on Wednesday that he has filed a lawsuit in China against a Chinese sportswear and shoe manufacturer over unauthorized … More »Retired NBA star Jordan sues Chinese sportswear firm
Retired NBA superstar Michael Jordan announced on Wednesday that he has filed a lawsuit in China against a Chinese sportswear and shoe manufacturer over unauthorized use of his name.
From 'Elgar to Adele': Theme of closing ceremony for 2012 London Olympics revealed The Canadian Press - 34 minutes agoLONDON - Britain may not dominate the podium at the 2012 Olympics, but it will rule the closing ceremony — an all-British spectacular celebrating the country's music … More »From 'Elgar to Adele': Theme of closing ceremony for 2012 London Olympics revealed
LONDON - Britain may not dominate the podium at the 2012 Olympics, but it will rule the closing ceremony — an all-British spectacular celebrating the country's music "from Elgar to Adele."
- Jury says former U.Va. lacrosse player should serve 26 years for ex's killing, larceny charge The Canadian Press - 11 hours ago
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A jury convicted a former University of Virginia lacrosse player Wednesday of second-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend in a drunken, jealous rage, rejecting a first-degree murder verdict and a possible life sentence.
- Knicks coach hopes practice makes perfect Reuters - 14 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni is looking forward to some rare downtime following this weekend's All-Star game that will give him a chance to fit all the moving pieces of his team together for the second half of the season. The Knicks, who were energized this month by the emergence of Jeremy …
- Steelers' Hines Ward in plea deal as DUI charge dropped Reuters - 16 hours ago
ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday dropped a drunken driving charge against Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward, who instead pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was sentenced to probation.
- Golf-WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship first round results Reuters - 16 hours ago
(updates) Feb 22 (Reuters) - Results from the first round of the WGC-AccentureMatch Play Championship at Dove Mountain's Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana,Arizona on Wednesday (U.S. unless stated) Results: Bobby Jones bracket Brandt Snedeker beat Retief Goosen (South Africa) 21st hole Ernie Els (South Africa) beat Luke Donald …
- Els downs Donald, Tiger fights on at WGC Match-Play AFP - 15 hours ago
Top-ranked defending champion Luke Donald was hammered by Ernie Els on Wednesday while Tiger Woods had a narrow first-round escape at the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship.
- South Korea book seventh successive Olympic spot AFP - 19 hours ago
South Korea reached their seventh successive Olympic Games with a game to spare on Wednesday when they cruised past Oman 3-0 in Muscat.
- Frenchwoman sets off to windsurf across Atlantic AFP - 21 hours ago
A Frenchwoman on Wednesday set off from Senegal to windsurf across the Atlantic Ocean, six years after she was fitted with a pacemaker to control a potentially-fatal heart condition.
- Beaten fan's lawyer says Dodgers should face suit Reuters - 20 hours ago
WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers fired 300 security staff before a fan was badly beaten at a game last year and the baseball team and its owner should face a lawsuit over the incident, the fan's attorney said on Wednesday. Documents will be filed on Wednesday that will show that a lack of security contributed …
- Volvo boats dodge 'black tide' AFP - 21 hours ago
Camper led the Volvo Ocean Race fleet through the dangerous "black tide" current of the South China Sea Wednesday, as the six teams made painful progress on the fourth leg to New Zealand.
- Ghana's Ayew stuns Inter Milan Reuters - 8 hours ago
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Inter Milan paid the price for their negative tactics as the 2010 European champions were stunned by an Andre Ayew stoppage-time goal to lose 1-0 at Olympique Marseille in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday. Ayew broke the deadlock with a glancing header from Mathieu …
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese basketball icon Yao Ming has been taken aback by Jeremy Lin's rise at the New York Knicks and thinks his style and size could make China's state sports system rethink how it selects and grooms its athletes. Yao, who opened up the world's most … More »Lin may change face of Chinese basketball: Yao