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    • NBA: Celtics beat Philadelphia to reach Eastern Conference final

      Reuters - 1 hour 6 minutes ago

      BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics held off the Philadelphia 76ers 85-75 in their decisive Game Seven on Saturday to advance to the NBA'S Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat. Center Kevin Garnett and guard Rajon Rondo both scored 18 points for the home team, while forward Brandon Bass added 16 points. The Celtics never trailed by more than a point but struggled to pull away from their younger opponents until a 30-23 point fourth quarter. ... More »NBA: Celtics beat Philadelphia to reach Eastern Conference final

    • Past winners lead the pack for Cannes film award

      Reuters - 1 hour 41 minutes ago

      CANNES, France (Reuters) - The 2012 Cannes film festival ends on Sunday evening with the award of the Palme d'Or for best picture at a red carpet gala ceremony, the climax of a 12-day blur of screenings, photo shoots, parties and deal making. As thousands of journalists, critics, executives and stars head home and luxury yachts weigh anchor for their next port of call, the big question is who will walk away with one of the most coveted film prizes after the Oscars. ... More »Past winners lead the pack for Cannes film award

    • World War Two battleship USS Iowa sets off on final voyage

      Reuters - 2 hours 0 minutes ago

      RICHMOND, California (Reuters) - The battleship USS Iowa, which served the United States through victory and tragedy during six decades at sea, set off on its final voyage on Saturday, a trip to Los Angeles to become a museum. With a cheer, volunteers in hard hats cast off the last of a dozen thick lines that had moored the 175-foot-tall (53 meters) gray dreadnought in the Port of Richmond. Then it slipped slowly into the San Francisco Bay, towering over the three tugboats that pulled it. Throngs of onlookers gathered as the ship sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge. ... More »World War Two battleship USS Iowa sets off on final voyage

    • Sweden's Loreen wins Eurovision song contest

      Reuters - 2 hours 2 minutes ago

      BAKU (Reuters) - Sweden's Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan on Sunday before an international TV audience of 100 million, days after angering Azeri authorities by meeting rights activists critical of the host country's human rights record. Opposition groups have used the Eurovision spotlight, intended by Azerbaijan to promote the country as a destination for tourism and business, to demand democracy and the resignation of the government. Dozens of peaceful protesters have been arrested this month in the Caspian coastal capital, Baku. ... More »Sweden's Loreen wins Eurovision song contest

    • Factbox: Cannes film festival main competition lineup

      Reuters - 2 hours 12 minutes ago

      REUTERS - The Cannes film festival closes on Sunday with an awards ceremony. Following is the list of 22 movies in the main competition: DIRECTOR TITLE (English) Wes Anderson - Moonrise Kingdom Jacques Audiard - Rust & Bone Leos Carax - Holy Motors David Cronenberg - Cosmopolis Lee Daniels - The Paperboy Andrew Dominik - Killing Them Softly Matteo Garrone - Reality Michael Haneke - Love John Hillcoat - Lawless Hong Sangsoo - In Another Country Im Sangsoo - The Taste Of Money Abbas Kiarostami - Like Someone In Love Ken Loach - The Angels' Share Sergei Loznitsa - In the Fog Cristian Mungiu - ... More »Factbox: Cannes film festival main competition lineup

    • Angry Els hits out over Wentworth greens

      Reuters - 10 hours ago

      VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Course designer Ernie Els let rip at the European Tour and Wentworth's greenkeeping staff on Saturday after brushing aside strong winds to move to the fringes of contention at the PGA Championship. The 42-year-old South African's ire was raised after he hit an excellent approach shot at the par-five 18th and the ball bounded through the green into a deep bunker. "I hit a four-iron and it pitched pin high," Elsctold reporters after shooting a two-under-par 70 for a five-under aggregate of 211, six behind third-round leader Luke Donald. ... More »Angry Els hits out over Wentworth greens

    • Donald shrugs off strong winds to lead PGA

      Reuters - 10 hours ago

      VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Title holder Luke Donald prompted cries of 'Luke, Luke' after cajoling a 15-foot birdie putt into the cup at the 18th to open a two-stroke lead after the PGA Championship third round on Saturday. The world number two, who needs to finish eighth on his own to take over from Rory McIlroy at the top of the rankings, was at his scrambling best to return a three-under-par 69 for an 11-under 205 total as gusts up to 40-kph swirled around Wentworth. "That was by far my best round of the week," Donald told reporters. ... More »Donald shrugs off strong winds to lead PGA

    • Lopez scores on debut as Spain beat Serbia

      Reuters - 10 hours ago

      ST GALLEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - Adrian Lopez scored on his debut to set Spain on the way to a 2-0 win over Serbia in a friendly in Switzerland on Saturday, handing Sinisa Mihajlovic a losing start as coach of the Serbs. Lopez, one of four players making their debuts for Spain, headed in the first goal in the 63rd minute and won the penalty from which Santi Cazorla added the second 10 minutes later. Cazorla had to wait to take the penalty as Serb fans behind the goal through a smoke bomb into the area. ... More »Lopez scores on debut as Spain beat Serbia

    • Schumacher shows he still has what it takes

      Reuters - 10 hours ago

      MONACO (Reuters) - Michael Schumacher's chances of racing on in Formula One next year looked a lot more likely on Saturday after a pole-worthy performance by the 43-year-old Mercedes driver in Monaco Grand Prix qualifying. But for a five place grid penalty carried over from Spain, the seven times world champion would have been celebrating the first pole position of his comeback and the first since his Ferrari days in 2006. ... More »Schumacher shows he still has what it takes

    • I'm not swinging well, says tired Westwood

      Reuters - 13 hours ago

      VIRGINIA WATER (Reuters) - Lee Westwood's up and down display in Saturday's third round summed up the world number three's wildly fluctuating week at the PGA Championship. The former European number one fired his second two-under-par 70 of the tournament but a three-over 75 sandwiched inbetween has stymied his bid to make a move on the players at the top of the leaderboard. Westwood said he had been fighting a hook throughout the event and had missed too many short putts. ... More »I'm not swinging well, says tired Westwood

    • Pakistan cricket board announces central contracts for players

      Reuters - 13 hours ago

      KARACHI (Reuters) - Experienced duo Kamran Akmal and Abdul Razzaq missed out on central contracts on Saturday when the Pakistan Cricket Board announced a list of 21 players who will receive pay increases. Players will get a 25 percent increase in their monthly contract retainers and another 10 percent hike in their match fees. "After three years we have increased the fees payable to the players which we hope will be a morale boost for them," PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf said in a statement. ... More »Pakistan cricket board announces central contracts for players

    • Saudi Crown Prince flies abroad for medical tests

      Reuters - 14 hours ago

      RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Nayef has left the kingdom for a holiday and medical tests, the state news agency reported on Saturday, in a country where the health of senior royals is keenly watched. "Crown Prince Nayef ... went abroad for a personal vacation during which some medical tests have been scheduled," Saudi Press Agency reported. Nayef, who is 77 or 78, has been interior minister since 1975 and was made King Abdullah's heir apparent in October after the death of the former crown prince, Sultan. ... More »Saudi Crown Prince flies abroad for medical tests

    • Not such a happy birthday for Curtis after 81

      Reuters - 15 hours ago

      VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Former British Open champion Ben Curtis's 35th birthday celebrations on Saturday were somewhat muted after ending his PGA Championship third round with two triple-bogey eights to slump to an 81. The American came badly unstuck in winds gusting up to 40-kph at Wentworth, going out of bounds at the two par-five closing holes to finish on 10-over 226 at the European Tour's flagship event. "I've been hitting it badly all week," Curtis told Reuters in an interview on another glorious summer's day on the outskirts of London. ... More »Not such a happy birthday for Curtis after 81

    • Pope's butler charged over leaks scandal

      Reuters - 15 hours ago

      VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Vatican magistrates formally charged Pope Benedict's butler with illegal possession of secret documents on Saturday and said a wider investigation would take place to see if he had any accomplices who helped him leak them. Paolo Gabriele is suspected of leaking highly sensitive documents, some alleging cronyism and corruption in Vatican contracts, in a scandal which has come to be known as "Vatileaks". A statement referred to Gabriele, 46, who was until his arrest on Wednesday night serving the pope meals and helping him dress, as "the defendant". ... More »Pope's butler charged over leaks scandal

    • Iran plays down U.N. nuclear report

      Reuters - 15 hours ago

      DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has played down a United Nations report that said Iranian nuclear scientists had enriched uranium to a higher-than-expected level, state media reported on Saturday. On Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that samples taken in February showed particles with enrichment levels of up to 27 percent - putting Iran further down the road to making potentially weapons-grade uranium. ... More »Iran plays down U.N. nuclear report

    • Cannes' Middle East films show Arab Spring unfurl

      Reuters - 15 hours ago

      CANNES, France (Reuters) - The "Arab Spring" is the focus of two movies at Cannes this year as film makers present tentative steps towards democracy on the big screen, one year after political upheaval in Libya and Egypt. While both films deal with contemporary events in the Middle East, "The Oath of Tobruk" ("Le Serment de Tobrouk") is a French-language documentary about the Libyan war with a highly subjective slant. "After the Battle" ("Baad el Mawkeaa") is a fictional account of the uprising in Cairo from Egyptian director Yousry Nasrallah. ... More »Cannes' Middle East films show Arab Spring unfurl

    • Cannes gets happy ending with river film "Mud"

      Reuters - 15 hours ago

      CANNES, France (Reuters) - "Mud", a touching coming-of-age tale set on the Mississippi River and starring Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon, brought the Cannes film festival competition to a close on Saturday, earning warm applause at a press screening. The film, which echoes Mark Twain and his novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", centres on Ellis - played by up-and-coming actor Tye Sheridan, who was 14 at the time. Along with best friend Neckbone, he comes across the mysterious Mud (McConaughey) who is living alone on an island. ... More »Cannes gets happy ending with river film "Mud"

    • Barca talk continuity as Guardiola hands over to Vilanova

      Reuters - 17 hours ago

      MADRID (Reuters) - Tito Vilanova's step up from assistant to Barcelona coach for next season is a sign of continuity rather than the end of an era, the outgoing Pep Guardiola said after Friday's 3-0 King's Cup final triumph. Guardiola signed off the same way that he started at Barcelona with a Cup final win over Athletic Bilbao, securing his 14th trophy from the 19 competitions he has competed in since taking charge in 2008. "The important thing is that, with the concept we have, it will continue," Guardiola told his last post-match news conference at the Calderon in Madrid. ... More »Barca talk continuity as Guardiola hands over to Vilanova

    • Rooftop gunman kills two in Finland

      Reuters - 17 hours ago

      HELSINKI (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire from a rooftop in a Finnish town centre in the early hours of Saturday, killing two people and wounding several others, police said. An 18-year-old man wearing camouflage clothing was arrested after the shooting in Hyvinkaa, a small town 56 km (34 miles) north of the capital Helsinki. The motive for the shooting was unclear. It followed a series of shooting sprees in Finland in recent years and came less than a year after anti-immigrant gunman Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people in a rampage in neighbouring Norway. ... More »Rooftop gunman kills two in Finland

    • Asia's richest man sidesteps possibility of family feud

      Reuters - 17 hours ago

      HONG KONG (Reuters) - Octogenarian Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing mapped out a succession plan for one of Asia's biggest family empires, ensuring a smoother transition for the Cheung Kong group than that of real estate rival Sun Hung Kai Properties. Li told investors that while he had no plans to retire, elder son Victor would eventually take over at Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa , the real estate to telecoms empire founded by Asia's richest man. The 83-year-old, whose personal wealth of $25. ... More »Asia's richest man sidesteps possibility of family feud

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