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SAO PAULO: England expects Lewis Hamilton to become Formula One's youngest world champion in Brazil on Sunday at the same circuit where last year he buckled under pressure and blew his chance. Brazil hopes Ferrari's Felipe Massa can somehow upset the odds and, with his home Interlagos crowd roaring him on, be crowned the country's first champion since the late Ayrton Senna in 1991. After last year's astonishing finale, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen clawing back a seven-point deficit to prevent Hamilton becoming the first rookie to take the title, anything could happen. The only certainty is there will be a first-time champion. Hamilton, 23, is back with another seven-point advantage while Massa must win and hope the hand of fate favours him. All the McLaren driver has to do, to become Britain's first champion since Damon Hill in 1996 and his team's first since Mika Hakkinen in 1999, is finish fifth. That proved beyond him at Interlagos last year, despite sta...

BRUSSELS: International Olympics Committee president Jacques Rogge confirmed on Monday his intention to stand as a candidate for a second term. The 66-year-old Belgian told a press conference, "For two or three years journalists have been asking me the same question concerning my future. "I always replied by saying that I'd deal with it after the Beijing Games. On Friday, as the regulations stipulated, I informed IOC members of my decision. I will be a candidate for a second mandate." He identified two key issues facing the IOC - the ongoing fight against drugs and the drive to get more young people to take up sport. "The number one priority remains the battle against doping which we have to maintain. Secondly I want to see us getting even more young people involved in sport to combat against a sedentary lifestyle and obesity. "This must be the other major objective for the IOC in the next few years." Rogge defended his performance as IOC chief saying,...

MUMBAI: Bollywood films should give importance in creating awareness on the type of cancers affecting women. "Bollywood films will be the best medium in creating awareness about cancer in women especially breast cancer and also give confidence to them in order to involve the entire community to work on prevention," Brinker said while talking to media on the sidelines of the 6th Tata Memorial Hospital Women's Cancer...

ROME: Argentina striker Lionel Messi has insisted he can work with new national coach Diego Maradona, despite his recent criticisms of the Barcelona star, Italian media reported Wednesday. Messi told sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport he had "no problems" with Tuesday's news that Maradona had been appointed coach, adding: "It's great, I admire him for what he has given Argentinian football." Maradona openly criticised Messi in September, saying the 21-year-old was selfish and arrogant. "Sometimes Messi plays for Messi. He feels so superior that he forgets his team-mates. It's Deportivo Messi (a one-man team). If he played with (Sergio) Aguero or (Juan Roman) Riquelme it would be better for him." But Messi insisted that Maradona's attack was now in the past and forgotten about. "These were things said in the moment. I know that Diego appreciates me," Messi told La Gazzetta dello Sport. Maradona, who will be 48 on Thursday, has no...

It’s the untold story. Feminism has made us want more. We’re greedy like never before. No compromises, please! Rouge did a random poll, here’s what we found out about what women want! Women want to find true love! Lusty women, passionate women, one-man women, sigh! Women want the same thing -- they want fairytale. They want to feel like Cinderella. Love still makes the world go round. Model Amanpreet Wahi says, “One thing, that I want the most is a person who loves me unconditionally. Believe me, if you get that one person, your life is perfect. I know many people who want money but what’s life without that someone special who loves you. My life is beautiful because of my boyfriend Raghav. A lot of people envy me for that.” Agrees actor Mona Singh, “I want everything but if I am asked to choose, it would be love.” Women want to be a tigeress at work! When you see a woman pitching fresh ideas in every meeting and also cancelling dinner dates with her partner or friends for attending an ...

We were lying in the bedroom, in the early minutes of sleep, and suddenly he jerked his hand, only to punch me hard on my eye with his elbow," recounts Jhanvi, a 36-year-old interior designer from Delhi. "I was already so sleep-deprived from his restlessness and snoring that I just told him, 'It's all over, honey'." Oops!! Jhanvi's husband of 9 years, who asked not to be identified, was soon moved into another bedroom. Does this scenario sound familiar? Well, Jhanvi and her beau are just one of the many loving couples who, because of snoring, restless legs, opposite schedules or other nocturnal difficulties, decide to sleep apart. It may be hard to believe, but the fact is that wedding dichotomy is changing, and several studies done by the National Sleep Foundation reveal that between 12% and 25% of married couples are sleeping separately. These studies also show that the trend is on the rise, moving to 13% between 2001 and 2008. We explore.... A growing...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan The death toll from a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in southwest Pakistan rose to at least 215 by Thursday, officials said. Authorities fear the toll may rise further if more bodies are found under the remains of hundreds of mud houses that have been reduced to rubble. The quake rendered between 10,000 and 15,000 people homeless when it struck a remote area of Balochistan province early Wednesday, said Asar ul Haq of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Many residents are reluctant to return home, afraid their houses might collapse, he said. The death toll was tallied based on bodies that had been recovered and buried by Thursday, said Mohammad Dawud of the District Police Office in the hardest-hit Ziarat district. A quake-induced landslide there buried dozens of homes. The main quake struck just after 4 a.m., about 35 miles (60 km) north-northeast of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan. It was followed by a 6.2-magnitude aftershock ab...

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Aamir Khan unveiled one-minute promo of his much talked about film, 'Ghajini' on the festival day of Diwali, considered to be auspicious for all new ventures, in entertainment capital Mumbai on Tuesday (October 28).'Ghajini', directed by A. R. Murugadoss, also stars actress Asin Thottumkal, and second leading lady Jiah Khan. A. R. Rahman is scoring the music for the film.It is a Hindi remake of Murugadoss's Tamil film with the same title.Khan said that the film, which was supposed to hit theatres on Diwali, now would be released during Christmas."The film would be released on December 25, and we felt that we should reveal the promo on Diwali (festival of lights), which is why we invited all of you to see the promo on Diwali. I hope that you all liked it. This is my first action film in real sense, it is out and out a mainstream entertainer, which I am doing after a long gap. I hope that people like it, we'...

SINGAPORE: World oil prices advanced in Asian trade Wednesday, mirroring gains on stock exchanges, as markets looked to an expected rate cut by the Federal Reserve to boost the flagging US economy, dealers said.New York's main contract, light sweet crude for December delivery rose 1.99 dollars to 64.72 dollars a barrel. Brent North Sea crude for December delivery was 2.16 dollars higher at 62.45 dollars a barrel.Oil prices are down by over 50 percent since July's record highs of more than 147 dollars, on growing concerns demand will be hit by slowing global growth.

BIRMINGHAM: Former Pakistan legspinner Mushtaq Ahmed said he could start as England's spin-bowling coach from next month after being asked by head coach Peter Moores to help develop the team's options.The 38-year-old Mushtaq, who was on Pakistan's World Cup-winning team in 1992, could start part time and is also considering an offer to work with his former county team Sussex. He is yet to sign a contract for either role."Peter Moores asked me if I can spare some time during the summer (in 2009) or winter to work with the young England spinners and also the main spinners (in the senior team)," Mushtaq told media from Lahore, Pakistan."It is about making an average talent into a good talent, or a good talent into a great talent. First, they have to spin the ball — that is the basic requirement — then other things like aggression, having the confidence and variety comes after."Mushtaq, who took 185 wickets in 52 tests, was Bob Woolmer's assistant coach ...