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Unknown Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Robert Pattinson is New Face of Dior; Gets $12 Million

Twilight's vampire lover-boy Robert Pattinson has become the new face of French fashion house's Dior fragrance and he is getting $12 million for his service.

The 26-year-old English actor reportedly sign a 3-year deal and will begin shooting advertising campaign in the coming months.

Unknown Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Miranda Kerr Named Sexiest Woman on Earth

Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr, who is married to English actor Orlando Bloom, has been named the sexiest woman on Earth by men’s magazine Esquire.

The 29-year-old Victoria Secret model and face of Maybelline is a mother of one and is placed ninth in the Forbes list of the world's top-earning models.

Unknown Tuesday, October 30, 2012

US Punk Band ‘Green Day’ Postpones Tour for Billie Joe’s Rehab

Grammy-wining American punk rock band Green Day have postponed the beginning of their 2013 arena tour and cancelled the remainder of their 2012 club dates as front-man Billie Joe Armstrong continues treatment for substance abuse.

Green Day will be releasing their eleven album iTre on December 11, 2012.

Unknown Tuesday, October 30, 2012

FIFA Announces 2012 Ballon d'Or Nominees

Football governing body FIFA has shortlisted 23-players for this year's Ballon d'Or trophy, the most coveted individual award in football. The award will be decided by votes from coaches and captains of international teams, as well as journalists from around the world.

The award ceremony will take place on January 7, 2013 at Zurich Kongresshaus. Below are this year’s nominees.

1.Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
2.Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
3.Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid)
4.Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
5.Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
6.Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
7.Robin van Persie (Manchester Utd)
8.Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid)
9.Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
10.Mario Balotelli (Manchester City)
11.Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain)
12.Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
13.Andrea Pirlo (Juventus)
14.Wayne Rooney (Manchester Utd)
15.Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona)
16.Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
17.Didier Drogba (Shanghai Shenhua)
18.Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
19.Neymar (Santos)
20.Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
21.Yaya Toure (Manchester City)
22.Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
23.Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid).

Unknown Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Luis Figo to Play an Exhibition Match in Goa on Nov. 1

Former-Barcelona, Real Madrid star Luis Figo will be in Goa on November 1, 2012 to play an exhibition match as part of the Youth Champions League finale. The 39-year-old Portuguese footballing legend will be playing for the Goa XI against India XI in the exhibition match.

Youth Champions League, India's first youth football championship started on October 29 with 256 teams.

Unknown Monday, October 29, 2012

Man City Defender Richards Ruled Out for 2 Months

Roberto Mancini defensive injury problems are piling up, right-back and vice-captain Micah Richards (24) will be sidelined for two months after undergoing surgery on his injured knee sustained during Manchester City narrow 1-0 win over Swansea City at the Etihad Stadium.

Unknown Monday, October 29, 2012

Gervinho Out of Arsenal's Clash Against Man Utd

Arsenal FC forward Gervinho has been ruled out of this weekend Premier League clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford on November 3 with an ankle injury. The Ivorian will also miss the Capital One Cup clash against Reading.

This match will be the-once Emirates’ favorite Dutchman Robin van Persie’s first match against his old club in Red Devils color.

Unknown Monday, October 29, 2012

Djokovic Regains World No. 1 Spot From Federer

Serbian Tennis ace Novak Djokovic has regained the world no. 1 spot on October 29 after Roger Federer opted out of the ATP Paris Masters being played this week. The 25-year-old is also guaranteed to finish the year as world no.1.

Djokovic won this year’s Australian Open, reached the finals of French and US Opens and collected 4 ATP World Tour titles.

Unknown Monday, October 29, 2012

Ben Affleck's ‘Argo’ Tops US Box Office

Ben Affleck's espionage-thriller ‘Argo’ has topped the US Box Office with a collection of over £40 million worldwide after three weeks of it’s released. It is estimated to have made £8 million domestically in North America.

Argo, based on the real life rescue of six US diplomats from Tehran during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, is Ben Affleck’s third attempt wearing the director hat after directing ‘Gone Baby Gone’ (2007) and 'The Town' (2010).

Unknown Monday, October 29, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Looms Over US; Obama Declares Emergency

As hurricane Sandy larked over the United States’ East Coast, President Obama on October 29, 2012 declared a state of emergency in Washington, Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts and New York. Public transports, schools and colleges remained closed in many cities and over 6000 flights were cancelled in the US today. Over 370,000 people have been evacuated from New York City low-lying areas so far.

Hurricane Sandy, described as one of the largest storm ever to hit United State, is churning directly towards New York, Washington and Boston and will be at its destructive best on Monday (October 29) and Tuesday (October 30).

UN headquarters in New York remained closed today with all meetings cancelled. The Nasdaq exchange, for the first time since 9/11, has also announced it would be closed on Monday.

Unknown Sunday, October 28, 2012

La Liga: Atletico Madrid Beat Osasuna 3-1; Stays on Par With Barcelona

Columbian goal scoring-machine Radamel Falcao scored his 10th league goal of the season as Atletico Madrid beat Osasuna 3-1 at Estadio Vicente Calderon on October 29. This was Falcao’s 17 goals in 11 consecutive games in all competitions.

Miranda and Raul Garcia scored the other two goals for Diego Simeone’s men while Roland Lamah found the net for Osasuna. With this win, Atletico Madrid stays level on points with Barcelona at the top of Primera Division.

In another La Liga match played, Getafe won 2-1 at Athletic Bilbao and there were home wins for Zaragoza and Levante.

Unknown Sunday, October 28, 2012

La Liga: Ronaldo, Higuain Brace in Madrid 5-0 Thrashing of Mallorca

Jose Mourinho's men have cut Barcelona lead in the La Liga back to eight points with a 5-0 thrashing of Mallorca at Iberostar Estadi on October 29, 2012. Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain scored a brace for Los Blancos'.

Higuain started the goal-fest for Real Madrid in the eight minutes while Ronaldo took 22 minute to score his first of the night. Both Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain completed their brace in the second half. Callejon completed the rout in the 90+1 minute with a simple tap-in from a Ozil's pass.

Real Madrid are fourth in the La Liga standing with 17 points after this win.

Unknown Sunday, October 28, 2012

EPL: Chelsea Unbeaten Streak Ends; Beaten 3-2 by Man Utd at Bridge

The ‘Clash of the Premier League Titans’ lived up-to its expectation, nine-men Chelsea FC went down 3-2 to arch-rivals Manchester United in a match that was marred with goals, red cards, controversial decisions and racist slurs at Stamford Bridge on October 28 cutting Roberto Di Matteo's men lead in the EPL to just one single point.

Manchester United were up 2-0 by the 12 minute thanks to David Luiz own goal and a typical Robin van Persie goal, the Blues’ responded back in style with Juan Mata's stunning free-kick in the 44 minute and a Ramires' header in the 53 minute to make it 2-2. Then came the two-red cards for Chelsea, first defender Ivanovic was sent off for denying Ashley Young a clear goal-scoring chance while striker Fernando Torres was shown a harsh red card for diving despite replays showing that there was contact from Man Utd’s Jonny Evans. Super-sub Chicharito (another Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the making) made sure the Reds take all three points with a goal in the 75 minute. This was Sir Alex's team first win at Stamford Bridge in a decade.

Chelsea made a complaint after the match claiming referee Clattenburg made a racist slur against midfielder John Obi Mikel during the match. Chelsea FC still tops the EPL table with 22 points while both the Manchester clubs (United and City) are on 21 points each after 9 matches.