Woods’ gal Lindsey Vonn calls `recent skiing injury` only `temporary ...
Washington – Tiger Woods’ girlfriend and Olympic downhill racing champ Lindsey Vonn has posted an update on her Facebook page telling fans that she hoped to be back on her skis very soon despite a recent crash. According to People.com, the 29-year-old, who’d been derailed by a... read more »
Sugary beverages double endometrial cancer risk in postmenopausal women
Washington – A new study has found that postmenopausal women who consumed sugar-sweetened beverages were more likely to develop endometrial cancer compared with women who did not drink such beverages. Postmenopausal women who reported the highest intake of sugar-sweetened beverages had a 78... read more »
Cristiano Ronaldo `not obsessed` with winning Ballon d’Or award
London – Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that he is not obsessed with winning the Ballon d’Or award but refused to admit that he will not go to attend the FIFA function. According to Metro.co.uk, speculation hinted the Real Madrid man may miss January’s... read more »
Serena Williams named 2013 WTA Player of the Year for fifth time
Johannesburg – World No.1 Serena Williams has warned the rest of the women’s tennis that there is more to come from her after being named WTA player of the year for the fifth time overall. According to Sport24, Williams enjoyed one of the greatest seasons in 2013 in WTA history. She won... read more »
SP launches welfare schemes on Mulayam’s birthday
Lucknow – The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) Friday went overboard to celebrate the 75th birth! day of party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. With full page adver! tisements in newspapers and... read more »
Iran, world powers continue N-talks in Geneva
Geneva – The talks over Iran’s controversial nuclear programme continued among five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany for a second day here. The second... read more »
Obama signs bill for HIV organ donation
Washington – US President Barack Obama signed into law Thursday a bill that allows scientists to carry out research into organ donations from one person with HIV to another. In a... read more »
Canadian squash player killed in road crash
Toronto – Canadian squash player Adrian Dudzicki has been killed in a road ac! cident, the Squash Canada has announced. The 23-year-old Dudzicki died from injuries after a car hit him... read more »
Sri Lankan president calls for national unity
Colombo – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for national unity to defeat any attempt to destabilise the country. Speaking in parliament after presenting the national budget for... read more »
