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US megastar Madonna, who announced Wednesday that she and husband Guy Ritchie were divorcing, has perpetually reinvented herself while maintaining h er status as iconic pop diva over a 25-year career. She came from working-class origins in the northern state of Michigan to become the world's top-paid female singer, and married the British director in Scotland in December 2000, just after their son Rocco was born. In May this year they formally adopted the now three-year-old David Banda, a motherless child from the southern African state of Malawi. Madonna also has a daughter Lourdes, 12, with her former fitness trainer Carlos Leon. From kinky virgin to Christian devotee, cowgirl to disco queen, bisexual exhibitionist to anti-war activist and beyond, Madonna has inhabited countless risque and border-pushing images. Along the way it has made her a fortune, with almost 200 million dollars from a world tour in 2006, the top-earning tour by a female artist in history according to Forbes...

BANGALORE: Sania Mirza is back on the tennis court, cracking forehands - pain free. Only two months ago, scenes of the big-hitting 21-year-old making a premature exit from the Olympic Games in a pool of tears were flashed from Beijing. Sania was frustrated as much by the physical pain as with the hopelessness of her situation. The situation then, was worse than spectators, fans and even connoisseurs had imagined. The pain was so bad that Sania couldn't even lift a fork, let alone wield a tennis racquet. However, the cure has been quick and almost miraculous, thanks to a 26-year-old physiotherapist who practices the nascent South Korean science of spiral therapy, which is cell regeneration. Shortly after the Olympic Games, Sania was in a private hell, doctors were clueless, the pain was bad and the forecast, dismal. That's when she got a call from star Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who urged the striking Hyderabadi to give physiotherapist Jatin Chaudhry's treatment a shot. ...

NEW DELHI: India registered a comprehensive 320-run historic win over Australia in the second Test to take an all important lead in the four-match Te st series. India bundled world champions Australia at the score of 195 runs, after setting a daunting victory target of 516, on the final day of the second Test in Mohali. India lead the four match Test series 1-0 after drawing the first Test in Bangalore. India started the fifth day's play of the second Test in Mohali needing 5 wickets to win the Test and draw first blood in the series. Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin, who resumed the Australian second innings, had a herculean task to play out the whole day to draw the Test. If Monday belonged to Harbhajan Singh, pacer Zaheer Khan took the charge on Tuesday as he gave the morning blues to the remaining half of the Australian side. Speedster Zaheer started breathing fire with his firesome deliveries right form the word go as he came out with a peach of a delivery in day's first ove...

Your dreams of having the near perfect ‘enviable’ body are on the verge of becoming a reality, for boffins claim that they have come up with the for mula for the sexiest woman. To reach the conclusion, the scientists investigated hundreds of theories about what men find attractive. And the findings showed Brit supermodel Kate Moss is the one with the best bod. The study found that most guys like girls with big boobs and blonde hair. However, in new book ‘Do Gentleman Really Prefer Blondes?’ American science journalist Jena Pincott has uncovered a series of scientific factors that are crucial in the mating game. First being the waist-to-height ratio. The smaller the waist and the curvier the hips, the more attractive a woman looks at first glance, according to the expert. Adding to that is perfectly symmetrical face – and a near-perfect female is ready. “Not all beautiful faces are symmetrical, not all symmetrical faces are beautiful. But symmetry often plays a role in attraction,” the ...

The word exercise reminds one of sweat and exhaustion, but let's stop you before you think of the rigours of a work out. How about floating in water and yet being able to lose fab and stay fit? Well, aqua fitness is the latest fad in the world of fitness and this trend is fast catching up in India too. Aqua Aerobics can be broken into two major areas which relate specifically to sport, exercise, fitness and health. Firstly, aquatic exercise is any exercise done in water to complement and enhance your regular training and exercise. Secondly, aquatic therapy is any activity performed in water to assist in rehabilitation and recovery from hard training or a serious injury. "Aqua aerobics is refreshing as water calms and relaxes one's body," remarks Vanita Choudhary, an aqua aerobic professional from Hyderabad. "As a low impact exercise, anyone can do aqua aerobics. Individuals usually love to play with water. The body remains submerged in water and this acts a cushi...