DUBAI: Serena Williams may be the oldest player ever to become world number one on the WTA rankings but she is still young enough to match the Grand Slam achievements of two legends, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.That is the 31-year-old's ambition, says her coach Patrick Mouratoglou, now that Williams has recovered from her fitness disasters of 2010 and 2011 and has reclaimed the top spot on Monday....
TOKYO: Japanese women packed out stores on Wednesday to buy Valentine's Day chocolates for all the men in their lives -- partners, friends and bosses -- while the men sat back with nothing expected in return.The traffic in Japan is all one-way on February 14, with men free to sit back and wait for the boxes of goodies to pour in. A month from now, Japan celebrates White Day, when men are required to reciprocate with a white gift....
HANOI: From growing numbers of people with depression to families bankrupted by stock market investments, many are suffering in Vietnam's slow-burn economic crisis -- and blame the communist regime for their woes.After swapping Soviet-style central planning for free-market reforms in the mid 1980s, Vietnam became a regional poster-child with high economic growth rates, soaring foreign investment and a burgeoning middle class....
KUALA LUMPUR -- Scooter Braun Projects, the company that manages South Korean megastar Psy who shot to fame after the "Gangnam Style" song, stated today that they had never been engaged or paid by the Malaysian government for the artist's recent performance in Penang. In a statement issued to Bernama today, the management stressed that...
GALATI, Romania, Feb 13, 2013 (AFP) - In Romania, one of the EU's poorest countries, hope to many has come in the form of a computer recycling program that is helping jobless adults and disadvantaged Roma youth beat the odds.
"People joined forces and created a win-win situation that gives everyone a chance," said Elisabeta Lacatus, a teacher in the eastern city of Galati. ...
JERUSALEM - The torching of Beitar Jerusalem's offices by fans angry at the signing of two Muslim players has sparked a major outcry which both supporters and ex-players hope could end decades of open racism at the club. Friday morning's arson attack, which caused heavy damage to a room used as the club's museum, came just hours after prosecutors filed charges against four fans accused of racist chants aimed at the two new players from Chechnya....
RIO DE JANEIRO - Sipping champagne, corporate executives in shorts and company T-shirts ogle Carnival samba queens as the women clad in sequins, feathers and glittery make-up strut their stuff at Rio's Sambodrome. The atmosphere at "Samba Carioca" is laid-back and those present are mostly executives for the French energy giant GDF-Suez, Brazilian bankers and bosses of multinational oil companies lured by Brazil's huge underwater oil reserves....
LOS ANGELES: Indie pop band fun. won two big prizes at the Grammys as the music industry's top honors were shared out Sunday, on a night which united veteran artists with the latest generation of hitmakers.The New York group won Song of the Year for "We Are Young" as well as best new artist at the 55th Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center amid tight security as police hunt a former cop wanted for multiple murders....
The Golden Triangle in Bukit Bintang is lavish with paraphernalias put up to usher the Chinese New Year. It is not only this year but it had been so for many, many, years. It may have been a little subdued during the economic crisis of 1997/98 but even then, the celebration was not muted. In fact, it was as loud as it should,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The 18th edition of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) will once again feature an international field of riders at the starting line, with 132 riders from 30 countries confirming their participation.Malaysia leads with 17 cyclists, ahead of Japan (12) and Italy (10), followed by Australia and the Netherlands with eight riders each, and the the United States and South Korea with seven each....
