International striker Leandro Damiao inspired 10-man Brazil to a comfortable 3-0 Group C victory over New Zealand to send them into the quarter-finals with a 100 per cent record.
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Van Rijsselberge continues fine RS:X start
August 1, 2012 Comment Off 10 ViewsDorian van Rijsselberge picked up his third successive race victory to maintain his fine start to the men's RS:X competition on the morning of Day 5.
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Van Rijsselberge continues fine RS:X start
August 1, 2012 Comment Off 0 ViewDorian van Rijsselberge picked up his third successive race victory to maintain his fine start to the men's RS:X competition on the morning of Day 5.
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Opals back on track
August 1, 2012 Comment Off 0 ViewAustralia bounced back from their upset defeat at the hands of France on Monday, but only just as they edged out Brazil 67-61.
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Opals back on track
August 1, 2012 Comment Off 14 ViewsAustralia bounced back from their upset defeat at the hands of France on Monday, but only just as they edged out Brazil 67-61.
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Panetta: US prepared to implement "other options" to prevent nuclear Iran
August 1, 2012 Comment Off 46 ViewsJERUSALEM, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta hinted on Wednesday that the United States is prepared to implement "other options" if Iran continues to work toward
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Bashar al-Assad orders air strikes on Aleppo in battle for Syria’s ‘destiny’
August 1, 2012 Comment Off 17 ViewsAssad made his first speech on Wedne3sday since a July 18 bomb attack in Damascus that killed his brother-in-law, Major General Assef Shawkat and other senior military offcials. “The army is
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Are Nigeria’s banks expanding too fast after the cleanup?
August 1, 2012 Comment Off 36 ViewsAfter the crisis of 2009, Nigeria’s banking system has been cleaned up, with the sector performing impressively this year. So everything’s fine? Not quite, according to a new report by the
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FG to Apply Stringent Rules On Foreign Medical Trips
August 1, 2012 Comment Off 44 ViewsWith records indicating that Nigerians spend about N180 billion annually on foreign medical trips, the Federal Government Tuesday said it would focus its 2013 health budget on improving the quality
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Access Bank wins $1bn case against ex-chief
August 1, 2012 Comment Off 109 ViewsErastus Akingbola Nigeria's Access Bank has won an order for repayment of more than $1 billion in a fraud case in London's High Court against a former executive of a bank it took over, according
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