John Hollinger began writing for ESPN.com Insider in 2005. He's best known for his analytical work, including creating the Player Efficiency Rating , a statistical rating of an NBA player's per-minute ...

Royal Dutch Shell says it is losing the equivalent of 30,000 barrels of crude oil per day because of recent attacks against its installations in Nigeria.

The European Union Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Robert van Meulen, said weekend, that Nigeria remained the only critical African nation that can maintain peace and prosperity in the region.

Badminton bad boys Lin Dan and Taufik Hidayat are playing for than just their countries at the Thomas Cup here this week - they both want bragging rights going into the Beijing Olympics.

Oil jumped to a new intraday record of US$126.20 a barrel at the weekend, extending gains to more than 11 per cent since the start of the month on fuel supply concerns and a rush of speculator buying.