Archive for: December, 2012

President Barack Obama nominates Senator John Kerry for Secretary of State

U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated Senator John Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as his next secretary of state.   The president said Senator Kerry’s entire life prepared him for the role, and praised him for the “respect and confidence” he has earned from world leaders. Kerry ran as Democratic presidential candidate in 2004 and […]

Carl Jenkinson commits to Arsenal – Football News

Carl Jenkinson commits to Arsenal – Football News Arsenal defender, Carl Jenkinson, has signed a long-term contract with the Gunners. He has told Arsenal that they can count on him but he needs their commitment as well. The lifelong Gooner believes that singing the new contract is a big commitment from him and the club. […]

PML-N will oppose tax amnesty bill; says Chaudhary Nisar

Opposition leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) will strongly oppose the tax amnesty bill and accountability bill in the assembly.   Talking to media representatives in Islamabad, Nisar said that the PML-N would not accept those bills and if they would be approved by […]

Syed Modi International: Shinta Mulia Sari and Lei Yao storm into Women’s Doubles quarter-final

Singapore’s top seeds Shinta Mulia Sari and Lei Yao showed a smashing performance in the arena and stormed into Women’s Doubles quarter-final at the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold 2012 in India, on Thursday, December 20. In the round-of-16, Singaporean shuttlers delivered smashing performance and outplayed India’s Yamini Sharma and Shraddha Srivastava while […]

AIFF waives away ban rumours

Officials from the Federation claim that there is no election problem with FIFA at the moment and they were careful to avoid one in the future. As far as the main clauses of the sports code are concerned, we are not violating them at all. Neither our president nor our treasurer have exceeded two terms […]

David Brailsford wins the BBC Coach of the Year Award

David Brailsford wins the BBC Coach of the Year Award David Brailsford is one man that British Cycling had waited for more than a hundred years as there is no match to his coaching procedures. He is the General Manager of the British cycling outfit, Team Sky and also Great Britain’s Performance Director and Brailsford […]

Josh Edmondson signed a two-year deal with Team Sky

Josh Edmondson signed a two-year deal with Team Sky Team Sky continues to extend its long roster for the season ahead and Josh Edmondson is the latest inclusion on the British side after the cyclist received a two-year contract from the team. The Brit was excited after securing his future with one of the best […]

Tom Boonen and Mark Cavendish to mark their first joint appearance at the Tour of Qatar 2013

Tom Boonen and Mark Cavendish will welcome the New Year as teammates and will ride shoulder to shoulder at several events in the new season. The final list of the races participated by both the riders has not yet been published but one race that is certain to see two of the best riders fighting […]

US drone strike kills three in North Waziristan

At least three persons were reportedly killed on Friday in a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan, an area bordering Afghanistan.   According to officials, the unmanned aircraft fired two missiles on a house in Asukhel area of Mir Ali, killing three people on the spot and turning the house into debris.   Drone strikes […]

Dual Nationality war: PPP’s Babar for law to prevent dual national judges

As the Supreme Court has disqualified several lawmakers for holding dual nationality, now the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party has launched a counter attack and has demanded suitable legislation to bar dual nationals from becoming judges.   Speaking on a point in the Senate on Friday to discuss the implications of an answer given last month […]

Ilaria Bianchi and Ryan Lochte win swimming titles – FINA Swimming Championships

Ilaria Bianchi and Ryan Lochte won gold medals of Women’s 100m butterfly and Men’s 100m Individual Medley (IM) at the 2012 FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships  in Turkey. Her gold winning effort stayed half a body length ahead of her closest competitor as she transpired on the finishing wall for gold medal by producing […]

Eoin Morgan terms failure to capitalise on good start as main reason behind T20 loss to India

England Twenty20 captain Eoin Morgan, who is shouldering the responsibility in absence of Stuart Broad, has said that his team failed to capitalise on the good start, and fell 10-15 runs short in the opening T20 international against India in Pune. After suffering 2-1 drubbing in the Test series, the Men in Blue redeemed some […]

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