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Thu, 10/13/2011 - 19:24 by Neka Sehgal
In what could be termed as a massive blow to Iran’s advance space program, the country’s attempt to send a monkey into outer space last month ended in failure.
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Wed, 08/17/2011 - 13:15 by Rahul K. Chaudhary
Oil prices in Asia rose above $87 a barrel Wednesday, breaking the shackles of a week-long dream of upsurge that was inspired by investor confidence.
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Mon, 12/13/2010 - 06:29 by Prince damin
Hong Kong -- Snow Fairy, the British-based multiple Oaks winner, swept wide from the back of the field to win Sunday's Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup by a neck.
A pair of local runners, Irian and Packing Winner, finished second and third but none could stand before the 3-year-old filly who now has won Group 1 events in England, Ireland, Japan and Hong Kong.
With Ryan Moore up for trainer Ed Dunlop, Snow Fairy was held up in the second half of the 13-horse field contesting the 2,000 meters event. It was not until the leaders straightened out into the stretch run that Moore got to work on his filly and she responded sharply.
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Mon, 12/13/2010 - 06:27 by Prince damin
Hong Kong -- Beauty Flash won a slow running of Sunday's Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile, holding off French representative Royal Bench at the end.
The race was thrown into a bit of confusion as the favorite, Able One, was scratched just before loading into the starting gate. Able One had suffered an eye injury earlier in the week but the late scratch was not immediately explained.
Beauty Flash, a 5-year-old New Zealand-bred gelding based in Hong Kong, had struggled here and in Japan since winning the Mercedes-Benz Classic Mile in January. In Sunday's race, jockey Gerard Mosse stayed just off a slow pace, produced his horse turning for home and seemed a clear winning in the final 100 meters.
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Mon, 12/13/2010 - 06:26 by Prince damin
Hong Kong -- J J The Jet Plane, representing South Africa, won a tight stretch battle with Singapore's Rocket Man in Sunday's Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint.
In a race usually dominated by the home team, Hong Kong's favorite and last year's winner, Sacred Kingdom, could do no better than third behind the invaders.
J J The Jet Plane, with Piere Styrdom up, raced just off the early pace.
As the field straightened into the stretch, he and Rocket Man moved together toward the front and battled to the wire. The margin was a short head, with Sacred Kingdom 3/4 length farther back and the 1,200 meters was clocked in 1:08.84.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 13:41 by Prince damin
Hong Kong -- Mastery jumped to the top tier of international racing with an easy win in Sunday's Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase.
With jockey Frankie Dettori riding, Mastery was always prominent as long shot Mighty High showed the way in the 2,400-meter event. Around the stretch turn, Dettori stepped on the gas and Mastery responded immediately, surging to the lead and winning by a comfortable 2 1/2 lengths in 2:27.69.
Redwood, trained in England and recently raced in the top events in Canada, ran well late to take second. The favorite, Americain, winner of the Melbourne Cup, fell short with his rally and settled for third.
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Sat, 12/11/2010 - 22:47 by Prince damin
Amman, Jordan -- Some 250 people were injured in violence after a soccer match in the Jordanian capital of Amman, officials said.
The incident began in the final minutes of a game between the Bedouin-backed al-Feisali team and the Palestinian-based al-Wehdat squad, when fans in the upper decks of the stadium began throwing bottles down into the crowd Friday night, the BBC said.
As the King Abdallah Stadium emptied, police said stone-throwing mobs surged over metal barricades and a stampede ensued, CNN reported.
Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi said at least 25 of the injured were police and security officers and an official inquiry was under way.
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Thu, 12/09/2010 - 07:31 by Prince damin
Hong Kong -- England's Ryan Moore captured Wednesday's Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship with two wins in the four qualifying races.
Moore, also the recent winner of the World Super Jockeys Series in Japan, took the first race at Happy Valley Racecourse on Hong Kong Island aboard Something Special, rallying boldly along the outside to catch Jolly Wongchoy in the final strides. Moore then won the final race, again with a late, outside move, while riding Fearless.
The wins gave Moore 24 points in the competition. Hong Kong-based Douglas Whyte was second.
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Sat, 12/04/2010 - 23:52 by Prince damin
Madrid -- The Spanish military is taking control of the country's air control towers as the government ordered striking air traffic technicians back to work Saturday.
The Spanish cabinet approved the measures by putting the country in a state of alert after a strike that began Friday shut down international and domestic flights, CNN reported.
Iberia, Spanair, KLM, Air France, easyJet and Ryanair had all canceled international flights at least through Sunday morning, leaving 250,000 travelers stranded. AENA estimated.
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Sat, 12/04/2010 - 07:18 by Prince damin
Seoul -- South Korean electronics giant Samsung Lee said Jae-yong, a grandson of the company's founder, had been promoted to president.
Lee, son of Chairman Lee Kun-hee, will also continue with his job as the firm's chief operating officer, Yonhap reported Friday.
The younger Lee started working for the company in 1991 and has been steadily groomed to take over as chairman when the elder Lee retires, Yonhap said.
The younger Lee has a masters of business degree from Keio University.
Samsung also reported nine other executive promotions Friday, including naming the chairman's oldest daughter Lee Boo-jin to the position of president and CEO of Hotel Shilla Co. and president of holding company Samsung Everland Inc.
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Fri, 12/03/2010 - 12:59 by Rakhi
Sun City, South Africa -- Padraig Harrington, the winner of three major championships, shot a 6-under 66 Thursday to seize a one-shot advantage at the Nedbank Challenge.
Harrington is taking part in this 12-player tournament for the first time in four years.
Ross Fisher's 67 left him alone in second place and Lee Westwood was another shot back.
If Westwood finishes among the top four this week, he will retain his No. 1 world ranking no matter what Tiger Woods does in the tournament he is hosting in California. Woods held the lead after 18 holes of that event.
Miguel Angel Jimenez was alone in fourth after shooting a 69 at the Gary Player Country Club. Defending champion Robert Allenby and Justin Rose both had a 70.
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Wed, 11/24/2010 - 05:55 by Prince damin
Jerusalem -- The Israeli sitcom "Traffic Light" won the international Emmy Award for best comedy at a ceremony Monday night in New York.
The show was chosen out of 39 nominees in more than 10 categories presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Haaretz said.
Adir Miller, actor and creator of the show, and producer Elad Kuperman were present at the ceremony, Ynetnews.com said.
Miller later told the Web site he was trembling when he went up on stage to receive the award.
Filming the U.S. version of the sitcom started this month, the show's writer, Ran Sarig, told Haaretz.
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