Debbie McCormick's rink topped Italy's Diana Gaspari rink, handing the Italians a 6-5 defeat Sunday night at the 2008 Ford World Women's Championship at the Greater Vernon Multiplex in Vernon, British Columbia.With the win, McCormick, of Rio, and teammates Allison Pottinger of Eden Prairie, Minn., Nicole Joraanstad of Madison and Tracy Sachtjen of Lodi, improve to 2-1 in the 11-game round robin.
St. John High's Lady Eagles jumped to a 2-0 start in District 7-2A softball last week with victories of 10-0 over Livonia High and 16-1 over Jeanerette High.
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) †No. 98 Mardy Fish stunned No. 1 Roger Federer 6-3, 6-2 Saturday in the Pacific Life Open semifinals. Fish, pulling off by far the biggest of a string of upsets he’s put together in the tournament, dominated the match against the three-time Indian Wells champion.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's approval ratings have dropped amid a corruption scandal that sparked calls for her resignation, with about one in two Filipinos critical of her performance, according to a survey released Monday.
MANILA (AP) - President Arroyo's approval ratings have dropped amid a corruption scandal that sparked calls for her resignation, with about one in two Filipinos critical of her performance, according to a survey released today.
In Bundesliga soccer action Schalke have moved to joint third place after beating Hertha Berlin 2-1. The defeat ended Hertha's six-match unbeaten streak. Meanwhile Werder Bremen were held to a 1-1 draw at Bielefeld in Sunday's other match in a further blow to their championship ambitions.
FC Barcelona closed to within four points of Real Madrid in the Spanish league, picking up a 4-1 win over Villarreal while the defending champions lost to Valencia 3-2.
LOS ANGELES †Stephen Jackson scored six of his 31 points on two three-pointers in the final 38 1/2 seconds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-111 Sunday night after blowing a 26-point lead.
SINGAPORE : The inflation rate for general households in Singapore last year was 2.1 percent, compared with one percent in 2006, said the Department of Statistics on Monday.
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