WSB: Biaggi Aprilia deal done?
According to reports in some Italian press this morning, Max Biaggi has just signed on the dotted line for a one year deal with Aprilia in WSB. The Italian will contest the company's all-new RSV4 superbike in the big bike class. He will ride in a one man Biaggi-Aprilia squad in all-Italian colours (ever the patriot, Max). The move marks the final step...
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Collapse of Lehman Brothers complicates F1 ownership
Lehman Brothers, the fourth biggest financial institution in the United States, has applied for bankruptcy protection with debts of around $750bn and assets worth only $639bn. The company was a victim of the US mortgage crisis which resulted in it losing 73% of its value in the first half of 2008. The slide continued in the summer and there was talk...
How Toro Rosso beat Red Bull Racing - and the implications of the victory
Scuderia Toro Rosso's victory at Monza was a popular one, but now that the spray is settling there are going to be some questions asked about how that victory was achieved - and whether it was something that is acceptable in F1 circles. The last victory by a customer car was in Spain in 1970 when Jackie Stewart drove a March, run by Ken Tyrrell, to...
Vettel tops day three at Jerez
Formula 1's man of the moment Sebastian Vettel topped the Thursday times as testing continued at Jerez in preparation for the four season-closing flyaway races. Driving for Red Bull Racing, the team to which he will move from Toro Rosso next year, Vettel clocked his fastest time in the morning before the session was put on hold by showers shortly after...
Chelsea star admits Mourinho desire
Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho has admitted that he would be interested in joining former boss Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan.Carvalho, 30, said: "I have heard a few comments""It's a club matter and I am focused on playing for the national team so we will see after."But I would love to be coached by Mourinho again. The majority of the trophies I have...
Lippi returns to lead Azzurri again
Veteran tactician Marcello Lippi has been re-appointed as the national coach of Italy following the sacking of Roberto Donadoni.A statement on the Italian Football Federation official website read: "Marcello Lippi returns as the leader of the Italian national team,""The president of the FIGC, Giancarlo Abete, named the new technical commissioner of...
Inter Milan have Muntari sent off, but Mourinho still not happy after win
Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho saw his team come back from being a goal behind to win 2-1, despite having Sulley Muntari sent off, but feels his team should have won much more easily."In the first half, when both teams had 11 men on the pitch, we played very well," the ex-Chelsea coach said after the game."We went behind, but the team reacted well...
AC Milan trio on road to recovery
The Milan medical team have given an update on the condition of injured stars Pippo Inzaghi, Alessandro Nesta and Gennaro Gattuso.Inzaghi picked up an injury during the Rossoneri's friendly defeat against Lugano on Wednesday.The veteran hitman limped off after just 17 minutes with a muscular problem, which has now been diagnosed as a first-degree muscle...
AC Milan 1:2 Bologna - match report
Ronaldinho impressed on his Serie A debut, but it was Bologna who emerged with a 2-1 victory at San Siro!All eyes were on Dinho's Serie A debut and his first game in a Rossoneri jersey, as he missed pre-season friendlies so he could pick up a bronze medal with Brazil at the Olympics. Carlo Ancelotti also had Andriy Shevchenko back two years after the...
Eto'o expects Barca upturn
Samuel Eto'o believes Barcelona have put their disappointing start to the new season behind them following their Champions League victory over Sporting Lisbon.The Blaugrana ended their two-game domestic winless streak with a 3-1 group stage victory over the Portuguese side at the Camp Nou and afterwards Eto'o predicted an immediate upturn in fortunes."We...
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Toshiba Qosmio G303012e
Author: Pooja LapasiaSneak PeekThe Qosmio range from Toshiba will keep you entertained 24x7. According to many, Qosmio means "my personal universe". Toshiba Qosmio G303012E will definitely become your own personal universe and you will definitely be hooked on to it all the time.DesignThe design is sleek keeping in mind the trendy customers of today,...
Laptops: User-friendly and Essential Device
Author: Jonson WilliamLaptops are gaining popularity with the advancement in technology. Their utility is enormous and users can make use of this device to execute all types of businesses. It is also effectively used for meeting personal requirements. The users find the device one of the prime factors for becoming successful in their life.The reason...
Siberian Shamanism
Author: Anna Maria
Siberian shamanism - roots of happiness and love. It is an ancient tradition, religion, basis of all young religions, sciences and mysticism. There exist now very many different forms of shamanism. Investigators of institutes, who study ancient cultures in Irkutsk, found the traces of Siberian shamanism in Australian, African,...
The Akha Hill Tribe in Chiang Rai Thailand
Author: Andy BurrowsFor many visitors to Northern Thailand, a trip to visit one of the region's colourful hill tribes is a necessity. These minority groups have their photos splashed across tourist brochures and websites, adding to their appeal and intrigue. Some of the villages receive tour buses and trekking groups on a regular basis as the financial...
Tanzania Bushmen in Lake Eyasi
Tanzania is one of the unique Country in which has about more than 120 tribes where by each tribes has its own unique culture and ways of living.Among these tribes the Datoga and Hadzabe are still the tribes in which they refuses to give up their most indigenous ways of living. These tribes refuses to give up their pure traditions up to now, they are...
Ethnic Groups in South East Asia
Author: Alex AzizThere are many different ethnic groups in South East Asia originating from Myanmar (Burma), Tibet and various provinces in China, all with various different customs, traditions and beliefs which can be greatly admired and respected. Even the main groups can be sub divided further giving hundreds of different groups across Asia. There...
Time up for Golden Balls
By Stephen Darwin It's taken a while, but at long last it actually feels good to be English again. Capello and his team made the considerably daunting task of beating Croatia in Zagreb look like a proverbial stroll in the park and young Theo proved that there is actually more to his game than just electrifying pace. I must admit I really didn’t feel...
Milan slump as Euro giants slumber
AC Milan, Barcelona and Real Madrid have collected 17 European titles between them, but their glorious records looked like ancient history at the weekend.AC Milan, Barcelona and Real Madrid have collected 17 European titles between them, but their glorious records looked like ancient history at the weekend.Milan, seven-time European champions, slumped...
Alonso delighted with points boost
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso was delighted on Sunday after a gamble on switching tyres paid off with a good points finish for Renault at the rain-hit Italian Grand Prix.Alonso came home fourth after passing a series of drivers in the final laps and the points hoisted Renault up alongside rivals Toyota in the constructors championship.Both...
Solid pneumatic, Bridgestone debut for Pedrosa
Dani Pedrosa was encouraged with an eighth place finish on his debut with the pneumatic-valve Bridgestone-shod Honda, although he admits the adverse weather at Indianapolis didn't help his cause.With a new specification Honda and different tyres beneath him, Pedrosa faced a steep learning curve around the American circuit, but ran in the upper echelons...
Stoner leads dry Indy warm-up
By Lynne HunttingSunday morning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for race day of the inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP started out sunny with mostly blue skies, a breeze and some clouds.The sunrise was a beautiful red vista over the few clouds on the horizon. What was that old saying.... red skies in the morning, sailors take warning. It was beautiful...
Guintoli's turn to fly the flag for Alice
Sylvain Guintoli raised his stock with one of his best MotoGP performances of the season after climbing to seventh place at a rain-soaked Indianapolis.Although not quite as good as his sixth place finish in similarly treacherous conditions in Germany, Guintoli had to recover from a 14th place grid position, as well as a poor start, to climb past Dani...
Rossi takes red flagged Indy win
Valentino Rossi has set a new all-time record for premier-class race wins after taking his 69th 500cc/MotoGP victory at the first ever Indianapolis MotoGP on Sunday.The 2008 world championship leader overcome local star Nicky Hayden and some appalling weather conditions before the red flags were finally shown with seven of the 28 laps to go, confirming...