Disgraced former Wigan Athletic striker Marlon King has joined Coventry City on a one-year contract after training with the Championship club for the past few weeks. The 30-year-old played under Sky Blues manager Aidy Boothroyd during his time at Watford. “I am very grateful for the chance Coventry City have given me and I look [ Read More ]
Tuesday saw the dollar hover at a near five week low while oil eased as traders anticipated a policy meeting at the Federal Reserve that could discuss whether the US economy requires a cash injection. Only a small percentage of speculators expect the Fed to make further easing moves and gains in the dollar could [ Read More ]
Manchester United 2 Liverpool 2 A glorious hat trick from Dimitar Berbatov gave Manchester United a fully deserved win against Liverpool. The Bulgarian striker scored either side of half time, including a stunning overhead kick to mark his second goal. Liverpool were thrown a lifeline by lapse’s in United’s defence as Steven Gerrard scored twice [ Read More ]
Following a 3.7 percent drop last week, oil was steady on Monday as investors watched for signals of sustained economic growth in the US ahead of a key policy meeting at the Federal Reserve. US crude for October was unchanged at $73.66 a barrel, while ICE Brent for November rose 12 cents to $78.33. The [ Read More ]
The price of spot gold increased on Monday to near its record, raising speculation of more quantitative easing in the USA as investors remain concerned about the economic recovery. Gold was pushed to an all-time high on Friday following weak data. Consumer morale dropped to its lowest in 13 months in August while underlying inflation [ Read More ]
Sunderland 1 Arsenal 1 A goal in stoppage time from Darren Bent earned a deserved point for Sunderland against an Arsenal side reduced to 10-men at the Stadium of Light. The Gunners went in front in bizarre fashion when a Cesc Fabregas block on a clearance from Anton Ferdinand flew in from 40 yards out. [ Read More ]
Liverpool 4 Steaua Bucharest 1 Liverpool comfortably beat Steaua Bucharest in their Europa League tie, with Joe Cole scoring his first goal for the club following his summer move from Chelsea. England international Cole needed just 27 seconds to break the deadlock after capitalising on poor backpass by Octavian Abrudan. The Romanians levelled when Cristian [ Read More ]
Americans are not getting more tolerant of those who suffer mental illness, according to a new report comparing national surveys from 1996 to 2006. Both the government and medical community have tried to reduce the social stigma associated with mental illness in recent decades but those efforts appear to have failed. “Americans continue to get [ Read More ]
New Microsoft video game “Halo: Reach” made $200 million in global sales on the first day of its launch ahead of the November release the company’s new gaming system. “Halo: Reach” is the latest in the popular “Halo” series and is an important video game for Microsoft as the holiday shopping season approaches. Microsoft will [ Read More ]
Oil dipped for a successive third day yesterday ahead of the restart of an important North American pipeline that will provide US refiners with crude supplies. The 670,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Enbridge pipeline, which transports oil from Canada to the US will reopen on Friday after a one-week closure for essential maintenance. October’s US crude futures dropped [ Read More ]
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