The European Tour is to stage the world’s richest golf tournament in Dubai but not until November 2009. Confirmation of the £4.88m Dubai World Championship and an Order of Merit bonus pool worth the same amount came today. European Tour chief executive George O’Grady said: "This is so much more than a tournament sponsorship. "It […]
Brazil National Team Plays Repulblic Of Ireland In February.
Another significant milestone will be reached in the rich history of Croke Park when the Republic of Ireland entertain Brazil in an international friendly next February. The Brazil Football Confederation (CBF) today confirmed they will play in Dublin, four years after the South American stars last played in the capital. While the game was long […]
A Nigerian Boxer Rules The World
Nigeria’s Samuel Okon Peter has made history as the first Nigerian and African to become the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, though on interim capacity and defend it. He became an interim World Heavyweight champion following the aborted fight between him and the Russian title holder, Oleg Maskaev, owing to Oleg’s injury claims. The Akwa-Ibom State […]
MALAYSIA BLASTS INTO SPACE
Picture: Dr. Sheik Muszaphar of Malaysia blasts off into space today. (Picture courtesy of NST). 10/10/07 By Roger J Duyong SARAWAK, MALAYASIA: After achieving its independence from its colonial masters fifty years ago, Malaysia has already entered the exclusive club of space technology when it sent its first cosmonaut today. […]
Advancers Vs. Decliners Neutral: Take The Wait-And-See-Approach
The Market Overview for today (Yahoo Finance): In mid-afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrials average is down 33 points, while the tech-heavy NASDAQ composite index is up 8, and the S&P 500 is lower by about 6 points. A kind of weird reading on those averages – pretty much a standstill at this point. […]
Traveler on the Road : Mohit Sen’s Memoirs
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Although there are volumes of leftist literature produced in India, the material about the founders and other leading lights of the communist movement is hard to get. Communists typically in India at least have not written memoirs or auto biographies – not that many biographies are available either – […]