We wont be haunted by thrashing – Wenger
Arsène Wenger insists the memories of Arsenal’s 8-2 trashing at the hands of Manchester United in August will not haunt the Gunners when they welcome Sir Alex Ferguson’s side to north London on Sunday. Fifth-placed Arsenal will be looking for…
Deadly Pacific Northwest storm coats Seattle in ice
SEATTLE (AP) — A monster Pacific Northwest storm coated the Seattle area in a thick layer of ice Thursday and brought much of the state to a standstill, sending hundreds of cars spinning out of control, temporarily shutting down the…
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke dead at 29
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sarah Burke was an X Games star with a grass-roots mentality — a daredevil superpipe skier who understood the risks inherent to her sport and the debt she owed to it for her success on…
Seafarers outraged that captain could jump ship
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Seafaring tradition holds that the captain should be last to leave a sinking ship. But is it realistic to expect skippers — only human after all — to suppress their survival instinct amid the horror of a…
England crumble to heavy defeat
England folded to a humiliating defeat by 10 wickets in Dubai as their woeful batting performance helped Pakistan go 1-0 up in the three-Test series. Trailing by 146 runs, England made a disastrous start as Umar Gul (4-63) removed Andrew…
Wahlberg apologises
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Mark Wahlberg has apologised for asserting that he would have stopped terrorists from flying an airliner into New York’s World Trade Center on Sept. 11 if he had been on the plane. The star of…
Romney’s Cayman investments raises questions
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Under duress two days before the pivotal South Carolina primary, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney acknowledged he has invested part of his millions in the Cayman Islands, although his aides say he never used the location as…
European soccer’s fight against racism not yet won
PARIS (AP) — For fans of soccer, Feb. 1 promises to be a sad day. John Terry, one of the most rugged, fearsome and admired defenders anywhere in the world, a natural leader who captains his club, Chelsea, and his…
Beckham signs new two-year deal with LA Galaxy
LONDON (AP) — Resisting the lure of Paris for the sake of his family, David Beckham pledged his future to America’s Major League Soccer on Wednesday by signing a new two-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy. The 36-year-old midfielder…
Mexico smuggling probe: Four kids show sexual abuse
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Four of the 10 children seized in western Mexico as part of a child-trafficking investigation involving Irish couples show signs of sexual abuse, a Mexican official said Wednesday. Jalisco state Attorney General Tomas Coronado said the…
