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Petrov undergoes knee operation

Manchester City's Bulgarian winger Martin Petrov has undergone knee surgery and is expected to be out for between three and four months. The 29-year-old Petrov injured the meniscus in his left knee playing for Bulgaria in...

Bradford & Bingley chairman Richard Pym failed to see storms on horizon

Patrick Hosking, Banking and Finance Editor The chief executive of Bradford & Bingley (B&B) was likened yesterday by MPs investigating the collapse of the mortgage lender to the weather forecaster who missed the 1987 hurricane...

MPs question bosses over repossessions

The government was under fire last night for reneging on its promise to help people threatened with losing their home as Northern Rock admitted it would be responsible for one in 10 repossessions this year. At a hearing of the...

NFC North: Packers' defense finds its offense

Jason Hunter's 53-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the Green Bay Packers' 37-3 pounding of Chicago on Sunday was more than just icing on the cake; it was also a franchise record. At 5-5 and in a three-way tie with...

Canadian songwriters feted at annual SOCAN gala

A raft of Canadian songwriters — from late jazz great Oscar Peterson to rocker Tom Cochrane — were honoured in Toronto Monday evening at the annual SOCAN Awards. The gala, now in its 19th edition, is organized by the Society of...

Rockets condemn Thunder to 8th loss

The Houston Rockets eased to a 100-89 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, in a victory that was marred by a knee injury to seven-time All-Star Tracy McGrady. Luis Scola led Houston (7-4) with 23 points while Yao...

25-year-old pianist wins Louis Applebaum Composers Award

TORONTO - Twenty-five-year-old pianist David Virelles has won this year's $10,000 Louis Applebaum Composers Award for excellence in musical composition. The prize is handed out every three years an...

First Asian minister in New Zealand

WELLINGTON: Sworn into power on Wednesday as part of New Zealand's new government, Pansy Wong is the country's first Asian-born cabinet minister, reflecting the growing clout of its fastest growing ethnic group. Born in...

Heroes back in action

Our heroes are back to take on more supervillains. By now, you should know that a future Peter Petrelli was the one who shot his brother Nathan just as he was about to reveal his powers to the world; meaning the much-vaunted...

Nets landed gem in rookie center Lopez

NEW YORK — No disrespect to Josh Boone whose belligerence on both boards is greatly appreciated, but the guy is not a true center or an adroit shooter. Brook Lopez, on the other hand, has everything going for him — 213 cm,...

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