Fijian holds firm in Lumber
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Vijay Singh will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the 84 Lumber Classic as he eyes a third straight win this month. The world number one carded a level-par 72 to stay ahead of American Ryder Cup star Chris DiMarco (71).
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Rafael Nadalâs knees held up well in his third-round, straight-sets victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France on Sunday, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, 6-2.
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By JUDY BERGERON  Louisiana fans of the CBS reality/survival show "Survivor" really have someone to root for this season.  The latest installment, "Survivor: Fiji," debuted Feb. 8 and has two Louisiana residents as competitors.
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Fijian troops returned to barracks on Thursday after taking control of parts of the capital Suva in overnight exercises, but residents still fear the military may launch a coup and have begun stockpiling goods.
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Vijay Singh maintains his vice-like grip on golf with victory in the Sony Open.
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Excerpt from report by Fiji newspaper Fiji Sun website on 5 September  An indigenous organization is concerned that qoliqoli [traditional foreshore fishery rights] owners will be owners by name only upon the enactment of the controversial Qoliqoli Bill.
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FARMINGTON, Pa. -- Vijay Singh held off Stewart Cink&#39;s fast finish to win the 84 Lumber Classic by one shot Sunday and break Tiger Woods&#39; one-year PGA Tour money record.
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A generation ago, a battle was successfully waged on this rugged island to preserve what was left of its primeval forests, home to giant trees millennia old. Now tourism spawned by this natural heritage is threatening its survival.
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WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--About 20 New Zealand forestry and wood-processing firms are planning to work together to target the Chinese markets, the Dominion Post newspaper reported Monday.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - International Forest Products is muscling aside other bidders for Riverside Forest Products, offering $396 million in a deal endorsed by Riverside&#39;s board that would create the world&#39;s seventh-largest lumber producer.
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger didn&#39;t bare his biceps when he met Japan&#39;s leader on Friday but he did pledge to flex his muscles to promote trade.
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In his first public statements since a trade demand last month, the Toronto Raptors star defiantly refused to soften his position yesterday, but insisted that he would still play hard for the team he wants to leave.
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BRISBANE: New Zealand kept themselves firmly in the first Test with Australia yesterday after Jacob Oram blasted a career-best 126 not out to help the Kiwis reach a healthy first innings total of 353.
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The office furniture maker is producing impressive growth overseas.
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Vijay Singh&#39;s rise to No. 1 in golf could be a tonic for old ethnic divisions in Fiji, even if it takes a while for his achievement to sink in.
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Kapalua might consider changing its logo to a Maple Leaf this week. Mike Weir of Canada, who only 10 weeks ago qualified for the winners-only Mercedes-Benz Championship with his first victory in more than three years, made an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 6-under 67 in much more agreeable conditions Friday for a one-shot lead over Stephen Ames and Jonathan Byrd.
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Bob Lemos of Lemos Farm on Highway 92 near Half Moon Bay is optimistic about the Christmas tree season. He started selling trees last weekend, he said.