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Zalmi conquer Kings by 13 runs to set up final with...

LAHORE: A 117-run stand between Joe Denly and Babar Azam for the second wicket proved futile as defending champions Peshawar Zalmi beat the Karachi...

United canter to five-wicket victory against Kings

Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by five wickets in the 16th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on...

Thousands celebrate Thai king’s birthday

In a rare public appearance, Thailand’s king has called for unity and stability in the divided nation during a speech to mark his 85th...

Smoking ‘rots’ brain, says King’s College study

Smoking “rots” the brain by damaging memory, learning and reasoning, according to researchers at King's College London. A study of 8,800 people over 50...

Sprint kings cruise, Pistorius makes history

World record holder Usain Bolt and world champion Yohan Blake stormed onto centre-stage at the Olympics on Saturday as amputee runner Oscar Pistorius made...

Dhoni’s Chennai knock Mumbai out of IPL

Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed a 20-ball 51 not out to set up a comprehensive 38-run win for his Chennai Super Kings side against Mumbai...

Chennai hold nerve in tight game

Chennai Super Kings raised their game in front of their home supporters to even the score with Pune Warriors, to whom they had lost...

The kings of Asia

When the fate of being crowned the monarchs of a continent rests on the final delivery of the last over of a cricket match,...

Problems for three kings of New York

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer face a worrying power shortage at the US Open as injury and faltering form plague the brightest...

Kings of Leon pull out of gig due to “Problems”

Kings Of Leon bassist Jared Followill says the band is experiencing "problems" after they postponed a gig and abandoned another this weekend. On Friday...

Moroccans welcome king’s reform vow, expect results

RABAT - Moroccans largely welcomed on Thursday King Mohammed VI's promise of sweeping reforms, announced as uprisings rock the Arab world, but said they wanted to see if concrete changes would result.
France and Spain, former colonisers which have become key trade partners, also praised the monarch's announcement in a rare national speech late Wednesday, calling it courageous and historic.
The king unveiled plans for constitutional reforms including a popularly elected prime

‘King’s Speech’ crowned big winner at Oscars

LOS ANGELES - "The King's Speech" was crowned the big winner with four Oscars, including best film and best actor for its star Colin Firth on a night with few surprises among winners at the top movie awards. Joining British actor Firth on Oscar's stage was the film's director Tom Hooper and its screenwriter, David Seidler.
Natalie Portman claimed the best actress Academy Award for her portrayal of a young ballerina who grows into womanhood in "Black Swan," and Melissa Leo and

Why ‘The King’s Speech’ beat ‘The Social Network’

LONDON - It's said that what swayed so many of the Academy's 6,000 members in the direction of The King's Speech came down to the question of heart. It was billed as the battle between The Social Network and The King's Speech. In the end, the night of the 83rd Academy Awards belonged not to the ultra-modern story of a nerdy billionaire with 500 million friends but to a period piece about a British monarch struggling to overcome his stammer.
The 'Social Network' picked up three

Rumours about king’s health triggered spike in oil price

RABAT - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz is alive and in "excellent shape", its foreign minister said on Thursday after rumours about the king's health triggered a spike in the price of oil. Abdullah, around 87, has been resting in Morocco since January following a two-month stay in the US where he underwent surgery twice after a blood clot complicated a slipped disc, state media have said.
"I'd like to reassure you about the health of the king. He is in excellent

Can ‘King’s Speech’ keep its Oscar mojo?

LOS ANGELES - When the final envelope is opened at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, will 'The King's Speech's' coronation be inevitable? It's looking that way. In the wake of two winning weekends in which the Weinstein Co. release took top honors from the Producers Guild of America and the Directors Guild of America and then topped it with the Screen Actors Guild Award for best film ensemble, 'The King's Speech' could say it has history on its side - in more ways than one.
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Book tells inspiring tale behind King’s Speech film

LONDON - Based on a treasure trove of royal letters, appointment cards and photographs, a new book on the remarkable life of Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue fills many of the gaps left by the hit film "The King's Speech." Lionel's grandson Mark Logue was consulted for the script of the movie, starring Colin Firth as the stammering King George VI and Geoffrey Rush as his elocution coach, widely tipped for Oscar glory at the Academy Awards next month.
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