Robshaw to remain England captain
Chris Robshaw has been confirmed as England captain for the remainder of the Six Nations. The 25-year-old Harlequins flanker, originally appointed skipper for the first two matches, led England to wins in Scotland and Italy. “He is one of many…
Kenny Rogers sues Capitol Records over royalties
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kenny Rogers is suing Capitol Records, claiming the company has not properly paid him for digital downloads, ringtones and other uses of his songs. Rogers in the lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Nashville is…
Karan’s strong woman can borrow from the boys
NEW YORK (AP) — Donna Karan makes every outfit she designs for a strong, confident woman, and for fall, that woman is comfortable enough in her own skin to wear heavily tailored menswear looks. Her runway show, held Monday on…
Sports minister: Spain has doping problem
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s sports minister acknowledged Tuesday the country has a doping problem that needs fixing after its record in the fight against drugs came under scrutiny with Alberto Contador’s ban from cycling. Jose Ignacio Wert, minister for Education,…
Aruba and British Virgin Islands admitted to RADO
Aruba and the British Virgin Islands are now members of the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO). The Board reviewed and approved applications for membership from both territories at the annual Board meeting in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis….
Huge soccer match-fixing trial begins in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Thousands of soccer fans shouted slogans outside a Turkish courthouse Tuesday in support of 93 suspects, including the jailed president of the country’s top soccer team, who went on trial in a massive match-fixing scandal. Aziz…
Prosecutors seek to reinstate Knox conviction
MILAN (AP) — Italian prosecutors appealed Tuesday to Italy’s highest criminal court against the overturning of the murder convictions of American Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend in the brutal slaying of a British student. Perugia prosecutors filed the 111-page…
Brazil editor killed in rough border town
SAO PAULO (AP) — The editor-in-chief of a newspaper that crusaded against corruption in Brazil’s rough border region with Paraguay was shot dead, police said Monday, just days after another slain journalist’s body was found in a different state. Paulo…
Hamilton says he’s in a “good place”
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton says he is “in a good place” mentally after a winter spent analysing his mistakes from 2011. The Englishman is aiming to create an environment in which he can perform more consistently than last year. “I feel…
Whitney Houston was found underwater in tub
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston’s life was a doleful cover of other addiction-riddled pop stars who put their talent and themselves at risk. Her death has created more heartrending echoes of tragedies past: The painstaking investigation that follows the…
