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Japan’s ‘Frog King’ relishing China return

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:59:00 +0000

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Kosuke Kitajima is relishing his return this week to China, where he was hailed as “Frog King” after winning back-to-back double Olympic breaststroke gold medals in Beijing.

Collie has concussion after hit to head

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:59:00 +0000

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – As Austin Collie lay motionless on the field, the NFL’s crackdown on violent hits to defenseless players came into full focus.

Italy thumps US to win third Fed Cup in five years

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:58:00 +0000

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Italian tennis star Flavia Pennetta trounced American teenager Coco Vandeweghe 6-1, 6-2 to hand Italy their second straight win over the U.S. and third Fed Cup title in five years.

Federer beats Djokovic for fourth Basel tennis title

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:57:00 +0000

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Roger Federer won the Swiss Indoors title on Sunday, defeating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 and earning revenge for last year’s trophy match loss against his Serbian rival.

Packers rout hapless Cowboys 45-7

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:55:00 +0000

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – BAYAaron Rodgers threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns, and Brandon Jackson scored twice as the Green Bay Packers thrashed the Dallas Cowboys 45-7 on Sunday.

Gold briefly hits new record high on inflation worries

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:33:00 +0000

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Gold hit a new high on Monday, stoked by rising inflation expectations following the Federal Reserve’s return to asset buying, and the dollar gained in a hang-over from last week’s relatively upbeat U.S. jobs data.

Oil prices hover near US$87 a barrel in Asia trading

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:32:00 +0000

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Oil hovered near US$87 a barrel Monday in Asia after a jump in new U.S. jobs suggested demand for crude could improve.

US dollar rises 0.6% on positive data; euro slips

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:31:00 +0000

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The dollar is widely seen weakening as a result of the US$600 billion “QE2” program, which essentially entails printing more money.

Asian shares mostly higher on US jobs data, stimulus

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:31:00 +0000

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Asian stocks closed mostly higher on Monday as traders welcomed better than expected jobs data out of the United States while sentiment was still up after the Federal Reserve’s huge stimulus plan.

Gazprom says first half profits rise over 66% to US$16.5 billion, total sales increase by 17%

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:25:00 +0000

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The world’s biggest gas firm Gazprom said on Monday that its net profits for the first half of 2010 had risen by more than 66 percent to 508.2 billion rubles (US$16.5 billion). Total sales increased by 17 percent, to 1.7 trillion rubles (US$55.3 billion), in the first half compared with the same period the year earlier, it said in a statement.