City lose Toure brothers for United clash
Ivory Coast coach Francois Zahoui has rejected Manchester City’s request to play Yaya and Kolo Toure in Sunday’s Manchester derby in the FA Cup. “Clubs know the rules,” Zahoui told BBC Africa. “I’m expecting them [the Toures] for the Fifa…
Men get 14 and 15 years for UK black teen’s murder
LONDON (AP) — A British judge sentenced two men yesterday to at least 14 years in prison for stabbing a black teenager to death in London almost two decades ago — a crime that exposed racism within the police and…
Obama going to Ohio to challenge GOP on economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pushing his economic message in Ohio, brandishing his presidential megaphone in a politically important state to make certain his appeal to the middle class is heard amid the boisterous start of the Republican…
Russia tops Canada
(AP)- Canada will not play for the gold medal at the world junior hockey championships for the first time in over a decade. The Canadians lost 6-5 to defending champion Russia in Tuesday night’s second semifinal despite a four-goal burst…
Harsh lessons learned admits Kenny
KENNY DALGLISH admits Liverpool FC suffered a “harsh lesson” after slumping to defeat at Premier League leaders Manchester City. Sergio Aguero and Yaya Toure struck in the first half before James Milner’s late penalty sealed a 3-0 defeat for Liverpool FC at…
Florida was weird as only it can be in 2011
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Did you hear about the giant Lego man that washed up on Siesta Key beach? What about the man who walked into a bar, ordered a beer and disappeared for 30 minutes to rob a bank,…
Williams withdraws from Brisbane with injury
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams’ Australian Open preparations took a major hit Wednesday when she injured her left ankle and withdrew from the Brisbane International. In her first tournament since losing the U.S. Open final in September, Williams was…
Soldier denies knowing of explosives in plane bag
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A soldier charged with trying to bring explosives on an airplane in Texas told investigators he used them in Afghanistan but didn’t realize any were in a bag he brought back to the U.S. and apparently…
Michigan beats Va. Tech in Sugar Bowl, 23-20
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As Brady Hoke trotted across the Superdome field, his Michigan players celebrating all around him, a big bucket of ice water suddenly came splashing down on the coach’s head. It had been quite a while since…
Swiss bank chief profited by dollar trades
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss political weekly says Switzerland’s central bank chief personally engaged in profitable currency deals previously thought to have been conducted by his wife, a claim that could increase the pressure on SNB President Philipp Hildebrand to…
