Jordan's Queen Rania and Hollywood actress Natalie Portman teamed up Wednesday to launch a major new microcredit program targeting global poverty that will focus initially on the Middle East.
Jordan's Queen Rania, who launched a new microcredit campaign Wednesday, said offering banking services to the world's poor yields wider social benefits, but that more cash is needed to combat poverty.
Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan will play together on Wednesday in a pro-am at the Wachovia Championship. Tournament officials announced Monday that Woods, Jordan and an amateur will be paired together and tee off at 7:30 a.m. at Quail Hollow Club.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, smiling and wise-cracking his way around the golf course, completed preparations for this week's Wachovia Championship in the company of basketball great Michael Jordan on Wednesday.
Jordan's Queen Rania and actress Natalie Portman joined Wednesday in the launch of a major new microcredit program targeting global poverty that will focus initially on the Middle East.
Tiger Woods, owner of 12 majors, gladly shared the stage at Quail Hollow with Michael Jordan, owner of six NBA titles and five MVPs.
TORONTO (CP) - Left-winger Jordan Shine of the London Knights has had his indefinite suspension altered to a 20-game ban, the OHL announced Wednesday.
May 2 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Jordan knows he can't beat Tiger Woods at golf. The retired National Basketball Association All-Star said he'll recoup those on-course losses with his own game.
Jordan on Wednesday defended its decision to ban this week's edition of Al-Majd newspaper, which was to carry a plan to dissolve the Palestinian parliament, on grounds of the kingdom's own national security.
May 2 (Bloomberg) -- Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan, who share a passion for winning and a major sponsor, are playing an organized golf match for the first time in the pro-am event at the U.S. PGA Tour's Wachovia Championship this morning.