• We know it's been a rough couple of nights for you folks who didn't get your pre-order on (or got the shaft, even so) trying to hunt down a Playstation 3 without becoming the hunted, but there's an off chance that CompUSA may still be able to save your sanity.

    ENGADGET: CompUSA offering PS3s with Sony HDTV purchases

  • But Carlisle had a home record matching the 17 wins achieved by Premier League champions Manchester United and the Brunton Park side had the first chance as an off-balance Grant Smith shot wide.

    BBC: Carlisle 0-2 Leeds (agg 2-3)

  • Hayden was badly dropped by Mahendra Dhoni off Harbhajan on 30, and had added only five when Rahul Dravid at slip put down a tougher chance off an attempted reverse sweep against the same bowler.

    BBC: India beat Aussies to win series

  • By their reckoning, there was a 99% chance of an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 occurring off the Miyagi coast, and a 90% chance of one off Ibaraki prefecture, within the next 30 years.

    ECONOMIST: The myth and reality of the Japanese earthquake

  • The reasoning is that Washington will not launch a pre-emptive strike if North Korea has a good chance of getting off an immediate and devastating response of its own.

    NPR: Despite Threats, Risks Temper Korea War Tensions

  • But there was a disappointing conclusion, or a very welcome one from a Pakistan point of view, when Bresnan missed an easy run-out chance to finish off the innings four balls early.

    BBC: Kevin Pietersen fires England to Super Eights victory

  • Mr Sigai, 37, managed to escape with cuts to his back and hand, as pictured in the Daily Mail, by poking the creature in the eyes - which experts agree offers the only possible chance of fending off such an assault.

    BBC: Who, what, why: How do you fight off a crocodile?

  • Mills atoned with a well-pitched up delivery which Kamran Akmal edged into his stumps and New Zealand added a second wicket when Shane Bond, having conceded successive boundaries to Mohammad Hafeez, tempted him into fishing at a leg-cutter outside off stump and keeper Hopkins accepted an easy chance.

    BBC: New Zealand beat Pakistan in last-ball T20 thriller

  • But an event like E3 is the chance to show off new and innovative game applications to the heart of the industry and the market.

    FORBES: Where Was Apple At The E3 Videogame Conference?

  • He also put down a very sharp chance off Trescothick in the deep an hour before time, an indiscretion soon emulated by Neil McKenzie to give Stewart a life.

    BBC: Trescothick propels England

  • But Blair thinks the sell-off in Apple and its circle of suppliers has provided an excellent chance to take a position in the stocks.

    FORBES: Connect

  • An intellectual entrepreneur stands a much better chance of getting a new initiative off the ground than a corporate Republican.

    ECONOMIST: Lexington

  • McIlroy, who dates former World No.1 tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, will get an early chance to silence the doubters as he is due to tee off next week in the WGC-Cadillac Championship on Doral's daunting Blue Monster Course.

    CNN: March 2, 2013 -- Updated 1004 GMT (1804 HKT)

  • At the same time, many in the West do not appreciate the fact that the world order has indeed changed, and that China needs to be treated as more of an equal if the relationship is going to have any chance of getting off to a new start.

    FORBES: Can China's Relationship With The U.S. Take the Next Step?

  • There is a chance of a stand-off, or at any rate an uneasy compromise between Mr Fukui and the central bank's traditionalists on the one hand, and Mr Muto and Mr Iwata on the other.

    ECONOMIST: The Bank of Japan

  • Paul Meegan had an injury-time chance from 30 metres from Monaghan but he pulled his shot off target.

    BBC: Monaghan's Damien Freeman (left) and Kerry's Dara O Se

  • Kalou seized his chance to steal between the two, resisting an attempt from Meite to wrestle him off the ball before putting Chelsea ahead.

    BBC: Bolton 0-1 Chelsea

  • And it is, unfortunately, an extremely damaging phenomenon, because it cuts people off from each other, and works to prevent any chance of communications, which is our only way of arriving at a mutual understanding of things.

    FORBES: Muserico

  • "This move was not about money but about a chance of a fresh challenge on the field and an opportunity to promote rugby in north Wales off the field, " he added.

    BBC: Gareth Thomas switches codes in Crusaders move

  • India, who won the first Test by 113 runs, had a chance to break the partnership when Tamim, on 138, top-edged an attempted sweep shot off Virender Sehwag but Sachin Tendulkar was unable to hang on to a diving catch in the deep and hurt his shoulder in the process.

    BBC: Tamim Iqbal hits hundred for Bangladesh against India

  • Sarwan dropped a difficult diving chance at mid-off when Marcus Trescothick was on 10 and things appeared to be back on an even keel as England advanced to 60-1.

    BBC: SPORT | Cricket | WI v Eng | England win Guyana thriller

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