http://theglobalherald.com News, Analysis & Reflection Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:13:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theglobalherald.com/review-the-quest-energy-security-and-the-remaking-of-the-modern-world-by-daniel-yergin/25613/ http://theglobalherald.com/review-the-quest-energy-security-and-the-remaking-of-the-modern-world-by-daniel-yergin/25613/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:47:36 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25613 Daniel Yergin won a Pulitzer Prize for his previous work on energy, The Prize, written 20 years ago. His follow up effort The Quest brings all of that smack bang into the now ten years old 21st Century with a rather large thud: an 800+ page doorstep of a thud, to be precise. Upon opening [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/review-the-quest-energy-security-and-the-remaking-of-the-modern-world-by-daniel-yergin/25613/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/uefa-champions-league-201112-results-tuesday-27-september-2011/25216/ http://theglobalherald.com/uefa-champions-league-201112-results-tuesday-27-september-2011/25216/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:06:19 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25216 The second Game Week of UEFA Champions League 2011/12 Group Stage took place on the evening of Tuesday 27th September 2011. Fans around Europe witnessed some high drama as the best club sides battled it out for group stage points. In an entertaining evening, fans saw 23 goals scored in four home wins; two score [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/uefa-champions-league-201112-results-tuesday-27-september-2011/25216/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/barclays-premier-league-201112-manchester-united-3-1-chelsea-fc/24766/ http://theglobalherald.com/barclays-premier-league-201112-manchester-united-3-1-chelsea-fc/24766/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:17:27 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=24766 Manchester United remained the only club to have gone through the first five matches of the 2011/12 Barclays Premier League season with a 100% record, after they won their most difficult fixture of the season so far, in beating Chelsea 3-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday 18th September 2011. United started once more with a [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/barclays-premier-league-201112-manchester-united-3-1-chelsea-fc/24766/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/barclays-premier-league-201112-tottenham-hotspur-4-0-liverpool/24738/ http://theglobalherald.com/barclays-premier-league-201112-tottenham-hotspur-4-0-liverpool/24738/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:57:04 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=24738 Tottenham Hotspur climbed several places in the 2011/12 Barclays Premier League table on game week four by beating Liverpool FC 4-0 at White Hart Lane in the early kick-off match played on Sunday 18th September 2011. Spurs picked up the comfortable victory following three second half goals against a Liverpool side who were reduced to [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/barclays-premier-league-201112-tottenham-hotspur-4-0-liverpool/24738/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/barclays-premier-league-201112-fixtures-sunday-18-september-2011/24726/ http://theglobalherald.com/barclays-premier-league-201112-fixtures-sunday-18-september-2011/24726/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:03:13 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=24726 Four huge Barclays Premier League matches take place on the afternoon of Sunday 18th September 2011, particularly when one considers the matches in the context of how the early 2011/12 table is shaping up: each of the four matches features at least one team from the top five in the table. Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/barclays-premier-league-201112-fixtures-sunday-18-september-2011/24726/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/barclays-premier-league-201112-fixtures-saturday-16-september-2011/24721/ http://theglobalherald.com/barclays-premier-league-201112-fixtures-saturday-16-september-2011/24721/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 08:45:12 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=24721 The fifth game week of Barclays Premier League 2011/12 begins on Saturday 16 September 2011, when six interesting fixtures are scheduled to take place. Blackburn v Arsenal – Kick-Off (BST) 12:45 Saturday’s early kick-off match sees two sides who have started poorly this season both looking to get their league campaign back on track. Blackburn [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/barclays-premier-league-201112-fixtures-saturday-16-september-2011/24721/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/uefa-champions-league-201112-results-wednesday-14-september-2011/24683/ http://theglobalherald.com/uefa-champions-league-201112-results-wednesday-14-september-2011/24683/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:50:42 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=24683 The second evening of Group Stage fixtures in UEFA Champions League 2011/12 took place on Wednesday 14th September 2011, with a couple of upsets on a night of high quality football as the teams in groups A, B, C and D got their first European Group Stage match under their belts for the season. Group [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/uefa-champions-league-201112-results-wednesday-14-september-2011/24683/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/uefa-champions-league-201112-results-tuesday-13-september-2011/24565/ http://theglobalherald.com/uefa-champions-league-201112-results-tuesday-13-september-2011/24565/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:09:41 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=24565 The UEFA Champions League Group Stage returned on the evening of Tuesday 13th September 2011, as 16 teams looked to pick up all-important points at the first attempt. Group H – Barcelona 2-2 AC Milan Undoubtedly the biggest match on opening day saw Barcelona take on AC Milan at Camp Nou. The Italian side came [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/uefa-champions-league-201112-results-tuesday-13-september-2011/24565/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/tennis-djokovic-lifts-us-open-to-go-6-0-over-nadal-in-2011/24540/ http://theglobalherald.com/tennis-djokovic-lifts-us-open-to-go-6-0-over-nadal-in-2011/24540/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:42:58 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=24540 Novak Djokovic, the World Number One men’s tennis player, firmly established himself as the King of Tennis in 2011, by completing a remarkable sixth victory over Rafael Nadal for the year of 2011 – in the process lifting his third Grand Slam of the year. Djokovic who has been beaten only by a resurgent Roger [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/tennis-djokovic-lifts-us-open-to-go-6-0-over-nadal-in-2011/24540/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/barclays-premier-league-201112-fixtures-previews-saturday-9-september-2011/24512/ http://theglobalherald.com/barclays-premier-league-201112-fixtures-previews-saturday-9-september-2011/24512/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:03:08 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=24512 Seven Barclays Premier League matches are scheduled to take place on the afternoon and evening of Saturday 9th September 2011, on a day which sees each of the teams currently occupying the top four spots in action on the fourth game weekend of the 2011/12 campaign. Arsenal v Swansea – Kick-Off (BST) 15:00 Arsenal have [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/barclays-premier-league-201112-fixtures-previews-saturday-9-september-2011/24512/feed/ 0