NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court has ruled that a powerful minister will not have to stand trial in a multibillion-dollar telecommunications scandal, giving the beleaguered government a reprieve.
Judge O.P. Saini on Saturday dismissed opposition politician Subramanian Swamy's request that Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram face prosecution in the …
A Nike Inc. executive says the U.S. sports outfitter is cautiously optimistic about overall trading prospects for the year, with sales of its football-related kit already up dramatically ahead of this year's World Cup.
Brand president Charlie Denson said Thursday that total revenue growth will likely mirror a global economic recovery, with the 32-nation World Cup in South Africa …
All week the vast majority of callers to Pittsburgh sportstalkradio shows focused on the Steelers, the resurgence of KordellStewart and their team's long-shot playoff hopes.
As of Thursday morning, all the talk was about Penguins ownerMario Lemieux planning to play again after a 44-month retirement.
"We had callers joking: `What's the name of the football team inthis town?' " producer Bob McLaughlin said. "It was Mario calls non-stop."
As news hit the hockey world, it was received with the same blendof shock and excitement.
"This is probably the biggest story we've seen since Wayne Gretzkywas traded (from Edmonton to Los Angeles in 1988)," former NHL …
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis coach Josh Pastner has signed a five-year contract extension after leading the Tigers to the NCAA tournament in his second year on the job.
The university said Tuesday that Pastner's extension is worth $1.7 million annually and runs through the 2015-2016 season.
Pastner was hired in April 2009 to replace John Calipari when he took the Kentucky job. The …
Needing wins in a tense pennant race, the free-falling New York Mets can't find a way to beat the lowly Washington Nationals. Sounds the same as last September.
Odalis Perez shut down the slumping Mets and scored the only run of the game, sending Washington to a 1-0 victory Tuesday night that put New York's NL East lead in jeopardy.
The Mets, who began the day with a half-game edge over Philadelphia, lost for the fourth time in five games. The Phillies played at Atlanta.
Willie Harris made another key catch against New York, which went 1-5 versus the Nationals over the final two weeks last season _ a big reason for its massive meltdown. The Mets held …
Young women from Bath are proving you can have brains as well asbeauty as they battle it out to represent the city in the MissEngland pageant.
The organisers of the traditional competition are searching forgirls to buck the stereotype of the beauty queen and bring it up todate for the present day.
One of those hoping to represent Bath in the national finals is17-year-old Lina White, who is studying for A-levels in maths,further maths, economics, chemistry and Spanish at Ralph AllenSchool.
Over the summer she picked up 12 A*s in her GCSEs and is hopingto show people a new side to her in the contest.
Lina said: "My parents were the people who …
WASHINGTON - Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., acknowledged Sunday that he asked a U.S. attorney …
