Rank outsider Mon Mome joined Foinavon in 1967 as only the second 100-1 shot to win the Grand National with an empathic 12 lengths victory at Aintree on Saturday.
100-1 shot Mon Mome wins Grand National
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Grand slam triumph for champions Ireland
Ronan O’Gara’s late drop goal gave Ireland their first grand slam in 61 years as they were crowned Six Nations champions with a dramatic 17-15 victory over Wales in Cardiff. In the final minute of the match, Welsh flyhalf Stephen Jones had the chance to win it for the home side but his long-range penalty fell agonizingly short to spark emotional celebrations by the Irish. Ireland captain and man of the match Brian O’Driscoll admitted that it would have been absolutely heartbreaking if Jones had landed the kick
G-20 ministers discuss deepening crisis
Finance ministers from the Group of 20 industrialized and developing economies are meeting near London on Saturday to discuss a common approach on how to tackle the global economic crisis. The London G-20 summit on April 2 was initially going to focus on financial markets and regulation, but the deepening crisis around the world has highlighted the need for a broader economic package. This plan includes everything from stimulus packages to uneven interest rates, said Mark Malloch-Brown, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s envoy to the summit.
Wife of Zimbabwean PM killed in car crash
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s wife, Susan, was killed Friday in a car wreck that left him with serious injuries, according to senior officials with his party.
Disabled kids show host draws criticism, praise
A children’s show host who was born with one hand is facing criticism from parents over her disability. BBC spokeswoman Katya Mira said the corporation has received at least 25 “official” complaints recently about Cerrie Burnell, new host of two shows on the BBC-run CBeebies television network, which is aimed at children younger than six.
Google Malware Warnings in Every Result?
Google Malware Warnings in Every Result? There seems to be a problem with Google (News – Alert) today. I started my Saturday morning browsing the Web and couldn’t open any pages from Google’s search as a “Warning – visiting this web site may harm your computer!” message continually came up. After moving over to Yahoo! […]