Fast bowler Iain O'Brien struck in the second over as Bangladesh struggled to 34 for 1 wicket at lunch Friday on the opening day of the first cricket test against New Zealand.
O'Brien trapped Bangladesh opener Zunaid Siddiqui for a duck while the New Zealand fielders squandered catching opportunities off Tamim Iqbal and his second wicket partner Rajin Saleh.
Iqbal was unbeaten at 18 off 88 balls and Saleh 16 off 103 balls at lunch after skipper …
In Ashley Craig's Nov. 17 story, "Packed house voices oppositionto AEP rate increase," AEP spokesman Steve Ferguson defended thecompany's 13.8 percent rate hike proposal.
"We know the economic challenges our customers are facing andwe're doing our part to keep costs down," he said.
This statement is completely incongruous with reality.
I am so sick of watching the television commercials that AEP andAllegheny Power air about their proposed boondoggle, the PATH …
CHICAGO - Soybean futures advanced while grain futures were mixed in early activity Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for July delivery fell 2 cents to $6.04 1/2 a bushel; July corn rose 3 cents to $4.22 a bushel; July oats fell 4 1/2 cents to $2.87 1/2 a bushel; July soybeans rose 8 1/4 cents to $8.55 1/2 a bushel. …
Singapore said its economy shrank less in the first quarter than initially reported, suggesting the city-state's manufacturing and finance sectors improved in March.
Gross domestic product fell an annualized, seasonally adjusted 14.6 percent in the first quarter from the previous quarter and slid 10.1 percent from a year earlier, the Trade and Industry Ministry said Thursday.
The ministry said April 14 that GDP plunged 19.7 percent from the previous quarter and 11.5 percent from a year ago based on …
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Derek Ryan may be the most relaxed rookietrainer heading into the Kentucky Derby.
The sport's biggest race can be a nerve-racking experience before150,000 fans and an international television audience Saturday. Notfor Ryan, who seems to be taking it all in stride as he preparesMusket Man, the Tampa Bay and Illinois Derby winner.
The Irishman spends a good portion of the morning doing what henormally does, cracking jokes - no different than at his home baseof Monmouth Park. The bicycle, Ryan's preferred method ofbackstretch transportation, is parked outside the barn so he caneasily tool around.
Pressure? What pressure?
"There's no …
Just this once, the NBA is hoping that what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas.
A dozen of its top stars and role players are gathered there under the banner of Team USA for most of the next two weeks hoping to lock up a guaranteed spot in next summer's Olympics. Judged solely by their debut- a 112-69 pounding of hopelessly undermanned Venezuela - qualifying shouldn't be a problem.
Then again, only the two teams that meet in the FIBA Americas championship game Sept. 2 can book their tickets to Beijing. That Team USA even had to qualify only hints at how far basketball's mightiest superpower has fallen.
Americans once took Olympic gold for granted. That sense of …
Sylvia Fowles scored 16 points and then called it a night as LSU made easy work of Jackson State, winning 66-32 in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday night.
The victory sends LSU on to face Marist on Monday night. The Red Foxes beat DePaul 76-57 earlier Saturday night.
No. 2 seed LSU held Jackson State to 23 percent from the field (12-52). Jackson State, a 15th seed, now is 0-4 in NCAA appearances.
Mesha Williams scored 14 for LSU, and Quianna Chaney added 12.
Gabrielle Jones led Jackson State with 7 points.
LSU outscored Jackson State 44 to 10 in the paint and held a 45-29 advantage in rebounds.
LSU led …
