30 May
James Fanshawe’s Sir Gerry will tackle the minimum trip for the first time in the Prix du Gros-Chene at Chantilly on Sunday after a late setback ruled him out of last week’s Temple Stakes.
The colt will be ridden by Kerrin McEvoy for the first time.
“But James is very pleased with my horse at the moment [...]
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11 Apr
If you thought the recent turmoil at Heathrow’s new Terminal 5 was as bad as it can get for an international airport, then think again.
While London’s flagship gateway has been dealing with lost luggage, angry passengers and flight delays over the past few weeks, Moscow’s leading airport has for years fought a bitter struggle for [...]
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11 Apr
If you thought the recent turmoil at Heathrow’s new Terminal 5 was as bad as it can get for an international airport, then think again.
While London’s flagship gateway has been dealing with lost luggage, angry passengers and flight delays over the past few weeks, Moscow’s leading airport has for years fought a bitter struggle for [...]
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10 Apr
If you thought the recent turmoil at Heathrow’s new Terminal 5 was as bad as it can get for an international airport, then think again.
While London’s flagship gateway has been dealing with lost luggage, angry passengers and flight delays over the past few weeks, Moscow’s leading airport has for years fought a bitter struggle for [...]
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07 Apr
War and Peace is like the trunk of one of Leo Tolstoy’s
beloved oaks, fed by invisible roots and producing numerous
branches that keep on spreading.
Among the hidden feeders were the fair copies produced by his
wife Sonya, who every night would transcribe her husband’s daily
scribblings; in the morning Tolstoy would seize on the pile of new
pages, cross [...]
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30 Mar
The Utah Jazz are inching closer to a playoff spot and will shoot for their fourth straight win this afternoon, when they pay a visit to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center.
The Northwest Division-leading Jazz are currently fourth in the Western Conference playoff standings, and will put their 16-21 road mark to the test [...]
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30 Mar
President Bush starts a weeklong trip to Eastern Europe Monday, still popular in the region but under pressure because of Russia’s efforts to regain influence and a U.S. failure to deliver on some commitments.
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili summed up the attitude of many Eastern Europeans at an Oval Office meeting this month when he gushed [...]
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26 Mar
INSULATING Australia against growing global economic turmoil and deep-seated fears in Canberra that the world is losing the political will to tackle climate change will dominate Kevin Rudd’s foreign travels over the next 18 days.
And in a swipe at the style of his predecessor, John Howard, Mr Rudd has promised to restore Australia as a [...]
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01 Mar
Nacewa injured a knee as the Blues ran in seven tries against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, notching another half century in the republic after blitzing the Lions in similar fashion last weekend.
A third successive bonus point win has elevated them to a one-point lead on the table ahead of the Crusaders.
But the Sharks are lurking [...]
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01 Mar
Our objective is clear, our mission is clear and there is no timetable until … those terrorist bases are eliminated, Turkish envoy Ahmet Davutoglu told a news conference after talks in Baghdad with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari.
Thousands of Turkish troops crossed the border on Thursday to root out PKK fighters. The PKK has used [...]
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