Puerto Rico stuns champion Dominican Republic in WBC
Author: APWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489566137870586000SAN DIEGO: With 34-year-old Yadier Molina leading the way, Puerto Rico had a ball in beating defending World Baseball Classic (WBC) champion the Dominican Republic on Tuesday night.Molina homered, hit an RBI single and celebrated big plays just as hard as younger teammates as the exuberant Puerto Ricans won 3-1 in the second round […]
Ovechkin breaks scoring drought, Capitals beat Wild 4-2
Author: APWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489565820820550500WASHINGTON: Alex Ovechkin ended the longest goal-scoring drought of his career and the Washington Capitals held on to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Tuesday night, snapping a season-worst four-game losing streak.Ovechkin had not scored in 10 games or had an even-strength goal in 18 before firing a one-timer by NHL save percentage leader […]
Warriors hold off Sixers to end three-game skid
Author: APWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489565326050509300OAKLAND, California: Stephen Curry scored 29 points on his 29th birthday and the Golden State Warriors used a frenetic fourth-quarter rally to end a three-game skid with a 106-104 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.Dario Saric intentionally missed his second free throw with 2.6 seconds remaining to try to give the Sixers […]
’I’m coming for you:’ Whoopi Goldberg blasts fake Trump story
Author: Associated PressTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489572608600951200NEW YORK: Whoopi Goldberg is blasting a fake-news website that ran a story she claims “endangered” her life.The host of ABC’s “The View” on Monday condemned a story that circulated last week falsely claiming that she said Navy SEAL widow Carryn Owens appeared at President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress for the “attention.”Goldberg […]
Carmen Soliman to sing for Disney’s princess Moana
Author: ANWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489524663348308600JEDDAH: Disney will release an Arabic edition of its latest animated musical fantasy film “Moana” that will feature dialogues in the Egyptian dialect.Arab pop singer Carmen Soliman will sing songs for princess Moana in the movie while Luma Sabri will voice the character’s dialogues. Actor Abdullah Saad will dub for the legendary character Maui.Soliman […]
Jolie urges action for victims of rape in war
Author: REUTERSWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489524663288308300LONDON: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie called on Monday for greater efforts to document and prosecute crimes of rape and sexual violence in war.The Oscar-winning actress teamed up with former British Foreign Secretary William Hague five years ago to launch a global initiative aimed at ending sexual violence in conflict, tackling impunity and improving support […]
Michelle writes college letter for Iranian-American actress
Author: APWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489524663238308000LOS ANGELES: “Black-ish” star Yara Shahidi had lots of fans and supporters as she applied for college. She also had a letter of recommendation — and some encouragement — from Michelle Obama.The actress and model of Iranian-American and African-American descent told W magazine that the former First Lady gave her a “go get ‘em, […]
Snoop Dogg shoots ‘Trump’ in new video
Author: APWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489524663188307700NEW YORK: Snoop Dogg aims a toy gun at a clown dressed as Republican President Donald Trump in a new music video featuring a population of clowns.The video was posted Sunday. In it Snoop Dogg shoots at Trump a gun that releases the word “bang.”The music video also showed a TV airing a news […]
Nifty ends flat, IT firms hit by stronger rupee
The Nifty ended flat on Wednesday, after having hit a record high in the previous session, as a sharp rally in the rupee hurt shares of IT firms and sentiment turned cautious ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate decision.The broader Nifty ended little changed at 9,084.8. The index hit a record high of 9,122.75 […]
Sensex, Nifty set to end on flat note
With investors, looking ahead to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy review, still staying wary of picking up stocks, the key Indian indices Sensex and the Nifty50 look headed for a flat close today.Data showing faster than expected acceleration in wholesale price and retail price inflation in February too appear to be weighing on sentiment.The […]
