Sports | Basketball
2009-11-23
KEVIN Garnett made a jumper to beat the overtime buzzer, giving the Boston Celtics a 107-105 victory over the New York Knicks yesterday. Paul Pierce scored a season-high 33 points, and had all of Boston's points...
Metro
2009-11-23
A WORKER was killed yesterday after being knocked down by an excavator at a construction site in Shanghai's northeast Yangpu District. The unnamed worker, 52, from Sichuan Province, died after being sent to...
Business | Securities
2009-11-23
SHANGHAI'S key stock index extended its gain in the morning session, led by gold producers on soaring bullion prices. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.1 percent, or 3.22 points, to close at 3,311.57...
National
2009-11-23
THE 12th China-EU summit is to be held on Nov. 30 in Nanjing, the capital of east China's Jiangsu province, according to an agreement reached by the two sides, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced...
National
2009-11-23
EIGHT people were confirmed dead and at least 20 others were injured after a truck ran into a bus last night in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, local police said this morning. The accident happened at...
ROGER Federer blazed past Fernando Verdasco after an early stumble yesterday while Andy Murray marked the start of London's five-year hosting of the ATP Tour Finals with a three-set victory over Juan Martin del Potro....
World
2009-11-23
COUNTRY starlet Taylor Swift won two early prizes at the American Music Awards yesterday, and accepted her honors live via satellite from backstage at London's Wembley Arena. Swift, 19, who leads the contenders...
World
2009-11-23
MICHAEL Jackson's former personal physician is returning to work at his Houston clinic for the first time since before the pop singer's death, his lawyer said. Dr. Conrad Murray is set to resume office hours...
JERMAIN Defoe scored five goals including a seven-minute hat trick as Tottenham overwhelmed Wigan 9-1 yesterday while Blackburn ended a run of five straight away defeats with a 2-0 victory at Bolton. After Peter...
FABIO Grosso's 51st-minute strike gave Juventus a 1-0 victory over injury-depleted Udinese yesterday, keeping the Turin club within five points of Serie A leader Inter Milan. Grosso, whose spotkick in a penalty...