Daily Journal - Franklin IN, 3 hours 46 minutes ago / While World Cup holder Spain was among the traditional powers to open qualifying for the 2012 European Championship with victories Friday, France was further humiliated by a 1-0 home defeat against lowly Belarus.
Radio New Zealand, 4 hours 4 minutes ago / Rain's suspended play at the US Open tennis tournament in New York as Hurricane Earl moved south-west of the area and brought drizzle and brisk winds to Arthur Ashe Stadium and the surrounding tennis courts.
The Hindu, 4 hours 11 minutes ago / Kim Clijsters erased an early first-set deficit and put her hopes of defending her U.S. Open title back on track with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Petra Kvitova on Friday that secured the Belgian a spot in the fourth round.
First Tracks Online, 4 hours 11 minutes ago / American ski racer Warner Nickerson was first across the finish line in Friday's men's giant slalom Australia New Zealand Cup (ANC) races at Coronet Peak near Queenstown, with a time of 1:52.80. Sweden's Tim Lindgren and Jon Olsson placed second and third, respectively, with times of 1:53.46 and 1:53.78. In the women's event Veronica Zuzulova of Slovakia took top honors with a winning time of 1:54.81. Norway's Lotte Smiseth Sejersted placed second with a time of 1:54.93 and Nadja Vogel of Switzerland rounded out the podium with a time of 1:55.62. The top placing New Zealander to finish in the men's event was Ben Griffin in fifth place with a time of 1:54.80. Teammate Sarah Jarvis was the highest placing New Zealander in the women's race, placing 14th with a time of 1:59.93. Snow Sports New Zealand (SSNZ) Alpine Manager James Lazor once again expressed his gratitude to the team at Coronet Peak for assisting the ANC series and staging a world-class event.
FIFA, 4 hours 16 minutes ago / Filip Holosko's stoppage-time strike ensured Slovakia made a winning start to their UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying campaign at the expense of 10-man FYR Macedonia this evening.
The Telegraph of India, 4 hours 20 minutes ago / Kim Clijsters beat Petra Kvitova and Hurricane Earl, which lashed New York, with a quick victory before rain briefly suspended play at the US Open. Matches resumed Friday afternoon after a 25-minute delay.
EUbusiness - UK, 4 hours 44 minutes ago / Serbia is carrying out a trade blockade on Kosovo, Kosovo's finance and economy minister complained Friday, urging the European Union and the international community not to tolerate this.
ESPNsoccernet, 4 hours 47 minutes ago / Meanwhile, Spain cruised to a 4-0 win in Liechtenstein and Italy came from behind to beat Estonia.
The Irish Times, 4 hours 54 minutes ago / Russia moved marginally ahead of the Republic of Ireland at the top Group B in the Euro 2012 qualifiers with a 2-0 win in Andorra la Vella this evening.
24.com, 4 hours 54 minutes ago / Groub B: Slovakia vs. Macedonia Group C:
Business Wire, 5 hours 12 minutes ago / Corporation is officially a billion-dollar company.
UEFA UK, 6 hours 45 minutes ago / Two goals in quick succession from Andreas Pittaras helped Cyprus defeat Norway and move off the foot of UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying Group 7 at the expense of their opponents.
Irish Examiner, 7 hours 1 minute ago / Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has warned his side's Euro 2012 qualifying rivals they face the sternest of tests in Armenia.
Cyprus Weekly, 7 hours 21 minutes ago / Improvement was also noted in both Greece and the EU.
Slovak News Agency, 7 hours 29 minutes ago / The ethnic-Hungarian SMK party is holding negotiations with Most-Hid on potential co-operation in the local elections in November, SMK chairman Jozsef Berenyi told TASR on Friday.
Sky Sports News, 8 hours 40 minutes ago / Petr Cech feels his Chelsea side should make comfortable progress from their group in the UEFA Champions League.
TMCnet, 8 hours 43 minutes ago / Igor Anton has given the Spanish Vuelta its first Spanish stage winner.
The Spectator - UK, 9 hours 10 minutes ago / It has not been a good summer for gypsies.
News Blaze, 9 hours 44 minutes ago / Hindus have challenged European politicians to have guts and solve the Roma (Gypsies) apartheid problem.
Inside Indiana Business - Indianapolis IN, 10 hours 11 minutes ago / Emmis is also trying to bring Alden Global Capital back into the deal.
Telegraph - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ The attack comes amid two days of fighting that have killed at least 40 civilians and wounded more than 130 in the capital according to Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu's ambulance service.
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA, Aug 24, 2010/ A small passenger plane heading to the Mount Everest region crashed in heavy rain Tuesday outside Nepal's capital, killing all 14 people aboard, including four Americans, a Briton and a Japanese national, officials said.
MarketWatch, Aug 24, 2010/ Scottish-headquartered oil exploration group Cairn Energy reported Tuesday that it sharply reduced net losses for the first half of the year, saying its first well in Greenland is showing signs of promise.
The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL, Aug 24, 2010/ World stock markets retreated Tuesday as the strong yen knocked Japanese shares and investors anticipated more bad news from U.S. economic reports this week.
The Daily Mirror - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ Two Britons were rescued from a horrifying bus siege in which eight hostages died yesterday after a sacked policeman made a crazed attempt to get his job back.