• Digital learning for the K through 12 market has opened up a world of potential, vastly expanding our chances of truly democratizing access to quality instruction and learning opportunities worldwide.

    FORBES: Mediocrity versus Mastery: The Case for Game-Based Learning

  • It is not the end of the world and you still have plenty of time and chances to work hard.

    BBC: Decision time 'not to be rushed'

  • Gavin is Britain's first ever amateur world champion and he fancies his chances of emulating Khan's success of holding a professional world title.

    BBC: Gavin after title shot with Khan

  • Williams' absence increases the chances of world No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska making a successful defense of her title, which began with the Pole grinding out a 7-, 6-3 win over Yulia Putintseva, a promising 18-year-old wild card entry from Kazakhstan.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • It was the kind of stop that will do Hart's chances of making England's World Cup squad no harm.

    BBC: Birmingham 1-0 Fulham

  • But if you are old generation, or a brand, the chances are the world of apps is as impenetrable as creating websites was before blogging came along or before Facebook made it a breeze.

    FORBES: Creating An App Goes the Way of Facebook and Twitter - Easy and Free

  • Hart and James were no doubt hoping to outdo each other in the race to be named as England's number one keeper for the World Cup, but a lack of chances certainly reduced their opportunities to impress.

    BBC: Portsmouth 2-0 Birmingham

  • "Our chances of winning the World Cup are big, " said Brazil's Bayern Munich defender Dante.

    CNN: World Cup hosts Brazil have work cut out to win sixth title

  • Under the old format, a division winner's chances of winning the World Series were only about 44% better than a wild card's.

    WSJ: New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox to Get Wild-Card Boost

  • Chances of running into world-class musical talent in the lounges and elevators remain as high as ever--even if the performers themselves aren't.

    FORBES: Where The Stars Stay

  • The 25-year-old German's wobble has severely reduced his chances of taking the world number one spot from England's Lee Westwood, who is in a share of fifth place at the 'Earth' course after a 71 on Saturday.

    BBC: Graeme McDowell's Race to Dubai hopes fading fast

  • But Tendulkar's 38th Test hundred has gone a long way towards ruining their chances of equalling their own world record of 16.

    BBC: Sachin Tendulkar hails his century in Sydney

  • France's regular third-choice goalkeeper Gregory Coupet says he is concerned that Fabien Barthez has wrecked his chances of going to the World Cup.

    BBC: Coupet fears Barthez has cost him place

  • "As an 2018 ambassador, I felt it would be hypocritical to continue earning a salary writing for the Mail on Sunday when they've clearly damaged our chances of hosting the 2018 World Cup, " he told BBC Radio 4.

    BBC: Lord Coe confident of successful 2018 World Cup bid

  • Finland collected home draws against England and Germany during their World Cup qualifying campaign and fancy their own chances of making the final stages in Portugal.

    BBC: McAteer making sense of it all

  • And, with the team sitting second in the Bundesliga looking far from world-beaters, Rangers must fancy their chances of reaching the last eight stage of the tournament.

    BBC: Rangers 2-0 Werder Bremen

  • If our government signals that it is willing to use the antitrust laws to punish success, the future Googles of the world will be less willing to take chances, and more likely to pull their competitive punches.

    FORBES: Google And The FTC's Investigation: A Cautionary Tale

  • Division winners, meanwhile, have a 13.6% chance of becoming world champs, about the same as their chances under the old system.

    WSJ: New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox to Get Wild-Card Boost

  • Djorkaeff has not made such a big impact since arriving at the Reebok Stadium on loan from Kaiserslautern, where he felt his lack of first-team football was threatening his World Cup chances.

    BBC: Door is open for Anelka

  • The moon seemed to elevate him and his colleagues to the status of oracles, and people pressed them for their thoughts on everything from the future of the human species to the chances for world peace.

    ECONOMIST: Neil Armstrong

  • All over the world, people seem to respond to better welfare and improved chances of survival by having fewer children.

    ECONOMIST: A Survey of the 20th Century

  • According to a report on cyber-security issued earlier this year by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the chances of a conflict fought solely in the electronic world are extremely slim.

    ECONOMIST: Hackers hit big companies, the IMF and the headlines

  • Elsewhere, Israel -- the only country to have played World Cup qualifiers in five different continents -- boosted their chances of returning to the finals for the first time since 1970 when winning 2-0 in Northern Ireland.

    CNN: Spain win in Paris to leapfrog France

  • Officials in New York said the chances of finding anyone alive in the rubble of the World Trade Center is very small but that rescue workers remain hopeful.

    CNN: Bush lifts sanctions against India, Pakistan

  • One of the chief individual beneficiaries of this has been striker Bent, who has recaptured his goalscoring touch in spectacular fashion to reinvigorate Sunderland's season and boost his chances of making Fabio Capello's squad for the World Cup this summer.

    BBC: Sunderland 3-1 Birmingham

  • The Bolton boss also played up Cahill's chances of making Fabio Capello's England squad for the World Cup in South Africa this summer.

    BBC: Gary Cahill could return for Bolton in four weeks' time

  • But his hopes of ending the century on a high were shattered when a thigh muscle injury saw him pull out of the Paris Open in November, so ending his chances of booking a place in the season-ending ATP World Championships.

    BBC: New injury blow for Rusedski

  • McCarthy, who will wear the number 17 shirt, joined Blackburn from Porto in the summer of 2006 and has scored 52 times for the club but is eager to boost his chances of playing for South Africa when the nation hosts the World Cup this summer.

    BBC: Benni McCarthy seals move to West Ham from Blackburn

  • Competing for the first time since finishing 26th at the Olympics, Swain attempted a new repertoire of more difficult dives in a bid to improve his chances against the world's best.

    BBC: Calvert pips Swain to diving gold

  • Ohuruogu's chances of clearing her name were boosted recently when the BOA cleared triathlon world champion Tim Don and judo player Peter Cousins, who both also missed out-of-competition drugs tests.

    BBC: CHOOSE A SPORT

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