Take that, Monty: Casey fires another round in 60s
ATLANTA: Paul Casey keeps flashing that defiant grin, keeps insisting he’s not trying to prove anyone wrong. Yet every time he shoots in the 60s, he sends another message to…
UN session urges US, others to back nuke test pact
UNITED NATIONS: Two dozen foreign ministers from around the world on Thursday urged a handful of remaining nations to ratify the nuclear test-ban treaty, allowing it to take effect. Advocates…
Tiger’s course developers reach settlement
COLUMBIA: Chalk up one victory for Tiger Woods this year. Construction on Woods’ first American golf course, The Cliffs at High Carolina near Asheville, N.C., is back in full swing…
Muslim Brotherhood: we plan to participate in Egypt polls
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood does not plan to heed calls for a boycott of November's parliamentary elections, a senior member of the moderate Islamist movement said on Thursday. "The official…
Healthy Nadal may break Slam record, says Sampras
NEW YORK: Pete Sampras says Rafael Nadal can break Roger Federer’s record of 16 Grand Slam titles if he stays healthy and maintains a smart playing schedule. The 24-year-old Nadal,…
Sports Talk/ As Good As Carlos
There's no particular reason why a sports story should be included in the New Journal of Physics. Just browse the titles of papers presented in September's issue: -Electronic and geometric…
Women’s tennis celebrates 40th birthday
PARIS: Women's professional tennis, which started with a 7,500-dollar event, and with nine unlikely revolutionaries at its heart, celebrates its 40th birthday. From its humble start, the women's game had…
Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City lose in League Cup
LONDON: Liverpool’s season took another turn for the worse when it was knocked out of the English League Cup in the third round on Wednesday night with a shocking loss…
US executes grandmother despite protests
JARRATT: A US grandmother was put to death by lethal injection in Virgina, the first women executed in the state for nearly a century, triggering outrage from anti death penalty…
Detained journalist released, says Afghan official
KABUL: An Afghan journalist detained by coalition forces for allegedly spreading Taliban propaganda has been freed, NATO said Friday. The release follows an outcry from media workers and an order…
