Kigali runs out of office space

KIGALI. — Kigali, the city of government and commercial enterprise in East Africa’s fastest growing economy, Rwanda has run out of office space.
Most commercial buildings in the city are now doubling up as retail stores and offices. Lillian

What it’s like managing Bolt

LONDON. — Ever since Usain Bolt was a teenager, he has had Ricky Simms by his side. As Bolt’s agent, Simms organises his races, secures his sponsorship deals — and even buys his dinner jackets.

Workers demonstrate against layoffs in Greece

ATHENS. — Hundreds of Greek civil servants demonstrated in Athens yesterday against plans by the government to axe thousands of state jobs this year to meet austerity goals.
Archaeologists, hospital workers and other public staff gathered outside the civil administration

Player vilified

BEIJING. — A former Chinese national youth team basketball player branded as “scum” after she emerged playing in a Japanese league with Japanese citizenship has sparked heated debate over patriotism in sport in China.

Daimler nets US$3bn from aerospace stake

FRANKFURT. — German carmaker Daimler said yesterday it pocketed US$2,9 billion from the sale of its remaining 7,5 percent stake in the European aerospace and defence group EADS. “Daimler received gross proceeds of about — 2,2 billion from the offering and

Appeals rejected

GENEVA. — The Court of Arbitration for Sport yesterday said that it had rejected appeals against spot-fixing bans filed by disgraced former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif.

IMF predicts growth for Nigeria

LAGOS. — The International Monetary Fund in its latest economic forecast has predicted that Nigeria will top sub-Saharan African countries expected to emerge from the global recession in the next few years to post economic growth not seen outside Asia. The IMF’s World

Nadal in comfort

MONTE CARLO. — Rafael Nadal made a predictably successful return to his beloved clay yesterday, the Spanish third seed starting his quest for a ninth straight Monte Carlo Masters tennis title with a 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Marinko Matosevic.

Turkish Airlines, Airbus seal mega deal

ISTANBUL. — Turkish national flag-carrier Turkish Airlines yesterday signed a gigantic deal for up to 117 planes with European manufacturer Airbus finalising the largest order in Turkish civil aviation history. “We are inking today the biggest deal ever clinched by a

Hodgson in a fix

LONDON. — England soccer manager Roy Hodgson has bemoaned the number of foreign players in the English Premier League and believes he is at a distinct disadvantage compared to other foreign bosses.

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