CBI books Pacheco for running human trafficking racket

Already under the scanner for the mysterious death of his girlfriend, former Goa tourism minister Fransisco Mickky Pacheco was booked by CBI for allegedly acquiring US visas on forged documents.

College Football: Power Ranking The Big Ten Running Backs After Week One

Week One in the Big Ten is in the books, and the results were good. Eleven wins, with the only two losses coming in away games at Notre Dame and Missouri. There were several big stories, including explosive freshman quarterbacks and (not surprisingly) stout defenses. But like any good Big Ten conference, it was the running games that were in the spotlight. Some backs responded to the bright ...

Mathews following Tomlinson, not replacing him

To Ryan Mathews, there's a distinction: he's following LaDainian Tomlinson, not trying to replace the great running back. After showing his speed and power in the limited context of exhibition games, Mathews gets to unleash it full-time when the San Diego Chargers begin pursuit of their fifth straight AFC West title Monday night at Kansas City.

Dan Brown tops Oxfam's 'least wanted' chart

For the second year running, the bestselling author's books are the most-donated to the charity shop chain Dan Brown has hung on to the dubious honour of being the author whose books readers most want to get rid of, topping the list of writers most-donated to Oxfam shops for the second year running. The bestselling American author, whose latest cryptographic thriller The Lost Symbol – filled ...

Stretching Before Running May Lower Endurance

Distance runners who stretch before running may not be able to run as far--and yet spend more energy doing it, according to a study in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning, official research journal of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.