Liverpool and Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann admits to losing £288,400 on a cricket match
Former Liverpool and Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann has revealed how he once lost £288,400 on a single bet. Related Stories Sven-Goran Eriksson 'wanted to live in Thailand with two women', says Didi Hamann
LPGA season begins with more events, optimism
A dry board in the office of LPGA Tour Commissioner Mike Whan is filled with black-and-blue, an appropriate color scheme for a tour that had been taking its lumps over the last couple of years. The colors are used for the schedule -- blue ink for those that are a work in progress, black ink for the done deals.
15 interesting facts about Valentine's Day
MANILA, Philippines - Did you know that in Japan, women give chocolates to their boyfriends, male friends and co-workers on Valentine's Day?
Malaysia-born woman made dean of award-winning engineering faculty
PETALING JAYA- A Malaysian-born woman has been named dean of Waterloo University Canada's award-winning engineering faculty.
OAT Announces New Adventure to Burma for 2012
BOSTON, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- One hundred years ago, Rudyard Kipling wrote "This is Burma. It is quite unlike any place you know about." Today, Harriet R. Lewis, Vice Chair of Overseas ...
This Week in Golf -- February 9th through February 12th
PGA TOUR - AT&T PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO- AM - Pebble Beach Golf Links, Monterey Peninsula Country Club, Spyglass Hill Golf Club, Pebble Beach, California - One might look at this week's field for the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and think it is lacking the stars with just one player ranked in the top-10 in the world playing this week.
While finding their place in the world, Hmong chose Banning
Sisters Mao and Mai Young wearing traditional Hmong embroidered costumes at the Hmong New Year’s Festival in Banning. (This is the second of an occasional series of stories exploring neighborhoods and cultures in Banning’s past and present.)
'Ageing Asia' facing pensions crisis
The OECD's analysts warn: "The demographic transition – to fewer babies and longer lives – took a century in Europe and North America. In Asia, this transition will often occur in a single generation.