Archive for February 6th, 2012
New York Giants win Super Bowl 2012
FOR the second time in five seasons, Eli Manning led the New York Giants to Super Bowl success over the New England Patriots, nabbing a second MVP award in the process. Manning directed a nine-play, 88-yard drive that set up running back Ahmad Bradshaw for the game-winning touchdown with a minute to go, as the [...]
Roosters to unleash the new Folau
This is the 108kg teenage centre who has drawn comparisons with Sonny Bill Williams and Israel Folau. Sydney Roosters coach Brian Smith has such a high opinion of Tautau Moga that he lobbied the NRL last season to make an exemption and allow the centre to make his debut aged 17. With a resume including [...]
Barack Obama said he deserve re-election
US President Barack Obama says he deserves re-election, despite the nation’s economic troubles. Obama said in a pre-Super Bowl interview on NBC that his administration is creating more than 250,000 jobs a month, the most since 2005, and a reversal from the 750,000 jobs the economy was losing three years ago. The president said American [...]
Fiji ready for another encounter in Vegas …
The Digicel Fiji sevens team is ready for Las Vegas Sevens after their brutal encounter with New Zealand over the weekend. Assistant coach Etuate Waqa said they are going through some final assessments on the players before they fly out to America for their next assignment. Passionate rugby fan believes Fiji has got what it [...]
Negotiations underway for Nausori airport land
The iTaukei Land Trust Board (TLTB) has begun negotiations with landowners to acquire land for the expansion of the Nausori airport. TLTB general manager Alipate Qetaki confirmed to the Fiji Sun that negotiations have been ongoing for some time. “Such negotiations can be delicate and time is needed to enable the consultation process to settle,” [...]
IKEA has grand designs on Sydney
HOMEWARES giant IKEA is pinning its hopes for Australian success on Sydney’s growth boom, ramping up plans to have four mega-stores in the city. Managing director David Hood predicted a tough retail year ahead but said Sydney was the place to be, with the city’s expansion rivalling global counterparts. Its second Sydney store in Tempe [...]
69-year-old claims 18-month affair with JFK
FORMER President John F. Kennedy carried on an 18-month affair with a White House intern, according to a new book by the alleged mistress — now a 69-year-old grandmother and retired New York City church administrator. The book, “Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath,” out Wednesday, was [...]
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