Davis Love III picked as US Ryder Cup captain
MEDINAH: Davis Love III had to share his big day with Chicago’s beloved Bears. If he leads the Americans to the Ryder Cup in the fall of 2012, he’ll have…
Sports Talk: A problem wherever she goes
Women wearing the hijab cannot get a break these days. In Tunisia, land of the shock and awe-inspiring ultra-swift coup, the supposed Law No. 108 of 1981 bans Tunisian women…
Nadal, Federer and Co. headline flood fundraiser
MELBOURNE: Andy Roddick was cracking crude jokes. Kim Clijsters stunned the crowd by trying a running chest-bump with Sam Stosur. Rafa and Roger took time out from their rivalry to…
Agassi picked for tennis Hall of Fame
LAS VEGAS: The sport that has given Andre Agassi everything is giving him something more. The baseliner known for his aggressive returns and career Grand Slam announced Thursday that he…
FIFA exec member open to winter World Cup in 2022
DOHA: FIFA executive committee member from Qatar is now open to discussing changing the 2022 World Cup from summer to winter. Mohammed bin Hammam, also president of the Asian Football…
Whither Tunisia’s ‘Jasmine Revolution’?
By Mustapha Tlili NEW YORK: As I try to grasp the full meaning of the Tunisian Revolution and gauge its future, I am looking at my desk, where I have spread…
Learning from Lebanon
By Ian Bremmer NEW YORK: After watching the collapse of Lebanon’s government last week, it is hard not to think about efforts to build a stable Iraq. The two countries have…
Sputnik redux
By Esther Dyson CAPE CANAVERAL: More than 50 years ago (1957), the Soviets launched the world’s first orbiting satellite, beating the US into space. For Americans, the so-called “Sputnik moment” was…
‘US’ versus ‘them’ in Pakistan
By Nadia Jajja KARACHI, Pakistan: The drums and trumpets are sounding, as the music of war permeates Pakistan’s English print and electronic media. Indeed, the death of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer…
Al-Azhar freezes dialogue with Vatican
CAIRO: Egypt's Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning, said on Thursday it was freezing its bi-annual meetings with the Vatican after remarks by Pope Benedict XVI that "attack" Islam.…