Raphael Nadal is set to go into battle with his old adversary for the first time in 2011 when they contest the final of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi tomorrow 1st Jan. Nadal easily got through his semi-final match winning 6-4 6-4 against Czech player Tomas Berdych after it appeared [...]
The usual mix of showbiz, businessmen and sports personalities were at the front of the queue for this years New Years Honours but there were also gongs for many unsung heroes as well. The former Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox received an OBE for her charity works and fight against AIDS and poverty in Africa, she said ” I am [...]
Russian tycoon Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky who is serving an eight year sentence, was today sentenced to a further six years after being accused of an act of defiance toward Vladimir Putin, the extra time was a stiff term that was generally considered as an unambiguous signal that Mr. Putin was not loosening his grip over the country in advance of presidential elections in which it is thought [...]
Hot news from the USA, vertical gardening is the latest hot trend to catch on with the nations horticulturists. planting of walls, fences, house sides and any other vertical surfaces is now the next new frontier and layering is the new way to optimise small areas and those nooks and crannies which have long been overlooked. [...]
It has been quite a year for the fashion world with many highs and some inevitable lows: Fashion mourned the loss of the great Lee Alexander McQueen this year, following his death in February, with a poignant memorial service at St Paul’s Cathedral. McQueens last collection took to the Paris catwalk just weeks after his death, but [...]
A man has been hanged in Iran, he was convicted of being a spy for the Israeli Intelligence service known as Mossad, the man was named as Ali Akbar Sladat and had been accused of supplying Mossad with Iran’s military secrets and information concerning the countries missile programme, he is said to have carried out the [...]
It was announced today that Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have become the proud parents to a baby son, the baby was born through a surrogate mother, details of the surrogacy are being closely guarded. The couple have named the boy Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, the birth was on Christmas day and [...]
Australian cricket is in crisis after tempers flared as England began grinding them into submission in the fourth ashes Test being played at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). Captain Ricky Pontin totally lost the plot as he continuously argued and finger wagged at umpires Aleem Dar and Tony Hill after a decision went against his team, the umpire [...]
The eastern coast of America has been hit by the latest outbreak of severe weather that seems to be troubling the world, this follows on closely after the recent bad spell that brought Europe to a standstill. Almost all of the main east coast cities have been affected with a state of emergency being declared in many. Massachusetts and [...]
This year 2010 has seen it’s fair share of health and fitness trends, one of the more bizarre being barefoot running, this fad seemed to catch on more and more as the year progressed, an indicator that fitness is fast becoming the number one concern as obesity and general overweight problems grip the countries of the developed [...]
