Report: British military says object found at busy UK air base not suspiciousSeptember 8th, 2009 Report: Object found at UK air base not suspiciousLONDON — A suspicious object found at a British air base turned out to be safe, the BBC reported Tuesday, after bomb disposal experts had been called to investigate. The BBC report of a false alarm cited the British military as its source, but a Ministry of Defense spokeswoman said she could not immediately comment.
Golden China: 7th win for diving powerhouse, US claims silver in 10-meter synchroJuly 25th, 2009 China wins 7th gold to wrap up divingROME — Huo Liang and Lin Yue have given China its seventh diving gold medal of the world championships, cruising to an easy win in men's 10-meter synchro. The Chinese duo led through all six rounds and finished with 482.58 points Saturday.
Mumbai Indians set Royal Challengers 158-run win targetMay 10th, 2009 PORT ELIZABETH - Mumbai Indians scored 157 for two against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League match at St George's Park here Sunday. Brief score: Mumbai Indians 157 for two in 20 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 62 not out, J.P Duminy 59 not out; Roelof van der Merwe 1-17) against Royal Challengers.
Four killed in attack on Dutch royal paradeApril 30th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - Four people were killed Thursday in an attack on the Dutch royal family during a public procession, police said. Film footage showed a small black car career through the crowds and crash into a monument next to an open-top bus carrying Queen Beatrix and other members of the royal family.
Knight Riders set 140-run target for Royal ChallengersApril 29th, 2009 DURBAN - Kolkata Knight Riders made 139 for six in 20 overs against Bangalore Royal Challengers in their Indian Premier League match at Kingsmead here Wednesday. Morne van Wyk (43 not out) and Chris Gayle(40) were the run-getters for Knight Riders.
Royal Challengers set 150-run target for DaredevilsApril 26th, 2009 PORT ELIZABETH - Bangalore Royal Challengers scored 149/7 against Delhi Daredevils at St George's Park in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter here Sunday. Brief scores: Bangalore Royal Challengers 149/7 in 20 overs (Kevin Pietersen 37, Mark Boucher 36, Ross Taylor 31; Ashish Nehra 2-34).
Dog's medal for World War II heroics sold at British auctionApril 24th, 2009 Hero dog's World War II medal sold in UK auctionLONDON — A medal awarded to a dog who sniffed out survivors in rubble of the Blitz was sold at auction in London on Friday for 24,250 pounds ($35,700.)
The buyer at the sale at Spink auctioneers chose to remain anonymous. The sale price was 10,000 pounds higher than the estimate, and beat the previous record of 23,000 pounds for the Dickin Medal awarded to Simon, the ship's cat on HMS Amethyst.
Dog's medal for World War II heroics sold at UK auctionApril 24th, 2009 Hero dog's medal sold in UK auctionLONDON — A medal awarded to a dog who sniffed out scores of survivors in rubble of the Blitz was sold at auction Friday for 24,250 pounds ($35,700.)
Auctioneers said the buyer chose to remain anonymous. The sale price was 10,000 pounds higher than the estimate.
Dog's medal for World War II heroics sold at UK auction for 24,250 pounds ($35,700)April 24th, 2009 Hero dog's medal sold at UK auction for $35,700LONDON — A medal awarded to a dog who sniffed out scores of survivors in rubble of the Blitz was sold at auction Friday for 24,250 pounds ($35,700.)
Auctioneers said the buyer chose to remain anonymous. The sale price was 10,000 pounds higher than the estimate.
Vijay wins silver in shooting World CupApril 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian shooter Vijay Kumar won the silver in the men's 25 meters rapid fire pistol event in the ISSF World Cup in Beijing Wednesday. Vijay, who had won a gold in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, shot 581 in the qualifying round and was at the fourth position.
Amarinder as royal as everMarch 28th, 2009 He is an erstwhile royal, and people say it shows. For days together, former chief minister Amarinder Singh does the vanishing act from Punjab and becomes inaccessible to even leaders of his Congress party.
CAS: Swedish wrestler will not get bronze medal backFebruary 16th, 2009 LAUSANNE - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said that a Swedish wrestler would not get back a medal he won last year at the Beijing Olympics. Ara Abrahamian, who won a bronze medal in the middleweight Greco-Roman wrestling competition in Beijing, caused a scandal at the victory ceremony when he took off his medal and placed it on the floor and walked away from the ceremony, which was still in progress.
Sri Lanka's sprint queen Susanthika hangs her bootsFebruary 4th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's Olympic medallist Susanthika Jayasinghe Thursday announced her retirement from athletics, ending nearly 18 years of excellence on the field, an official here said. 'Susanthika today (Thursday) announced her retirement from athletics and was felicitated by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees for her contributions to fly the country's flag high,' Secretary General of Sri Lanka's Athletic Association, Prema Pinnawala told IANS Thursday.
Obama learned from me, Segolene Royal saysJanuary 19th, 2009 PARIS - Former French presidential candidate Segolene Royal said US president-elect Barack Obama was inspired by her campaign and copied it, the online edition of the daily Le Monde reported Tuesday. 'Yes, I inspired Obama and his teams copied us,' Royal said in Washington, where she was to be the only French politician of note to take part in Obama's inauguration later Tuesday.
Blair named for American honour but ignores gold medalJanuary 5th, 2009 LONDON - Former British premier Tony Blair is to be presented with one of America's highest civilian honours but is yet to pick up a Congressional gold medal awarded to him in 2003. Blair will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Jan 13 along with President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia, and former premier John Howard of Australia.
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