Friday, March 19th, 2010
MANCHESTER UNITED and Arsenal will find out this morning if they are to face each other in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Both will be keen to avoid each other as well as reigning champions Barcelona and Jose Mourinho’s Inter when the draw takes place here.
It is an open draw without restrictions and the English clubs... »
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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
MUSIM baru Akademi Fantasia (AF) sudah pun bermula dengan berlangsungnya konsert Tirai AF di Dewan Sri Putra, Bukit Jalil, pada 13 Mac lalu. Malam itu, seramai 12 pelajar AF8 cuba menonjolkan keupayaan masing-masing, dalam persaingan awal meraih undian.
Namun, perhatian nyata menjadi milik peserta dari Sandakan, Nadiawaty Ainul Basir (Ain) yang menaiki pentas sebagai peserta... »
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
A limited edition 500C open-top has been launched by Fiat and it’s painted pink.
The 500C Pink is based on the 1.2-litre petrol-powered Pop version of the convertible Fiat. It comes with pink paintwork and door mirrors, 16in alloy wheels, chrome trim and unique carpet mats. There’s also a special pink key fob and the... »
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
A dark room and big screen in a London hotel is where we’ve been invited to by Bethesda for a first look at Hunted: Demon’s Forge, an action-cum-RPG title inspired by classic fantasy and the dungeon crawlers of yesteryear, harking all the way back to 1974 with D&D and the text-based MUD (Multi-User Dungeon)... »
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
Heather Mills was ordered to have her artificial leg swabbed for explosives by airport staff after it set off a security alarm.
The livid 42-year-old suffered the humiliation of having to roll up her trouser leg in public while guards checked her fake limb at Heathrow.
To make matters worse, Heather was then denied access to... »
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
X Factor winner Joe McElderry has signed a deal with agency Next Models.
The 18-year-old pop singer was picked for the job by designer Christopher Kane, according to The Mirror. He has already posed for some snaps taken by photographer Simon Harris.
“I couldn’t believe it when I saw the pictures,” said the reality TV star.... »
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
Friends star David Schwimmer is to marry British photographer Zoe Buckman, his publicist has confirmed.
Schwimmer, 45, reportedly met Buckman, 24, while he was in London directing 2007 film Run Fatboy Run, which starred Simon Pegg.
The actor and director’s representative confirmed the news to US magazine, Entertainment Weekly.
Schwimmer is still best known for playing Ross... »
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
David Beckham says he is determined to make a “swift and full recovery” from the ruptured Achilles tendon that has left his dream of playing in a record fourth World Cup finals for England in tatters.
Source: Yahoo
The 34-year-old midfielder flew to Finland this morning to visit Dr Sakari Orava, professor of orthopaedics and traumatology... »
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, who won the men’s singles title for Malaysia at the prestigious All-England badminton championship in 2003, said he was very proud to see Datuk Lee Chong Wei repeat the feat this year.
Source: Wikipedia
“I was amazed by Chong Wei’s fightback despite trailing early in the final yesterday. But in the end his... »
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
The extradition request was delivered during last week’s visit by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
It’s understood Dr Yudhoyono also raised the fate of 173 Indonesians held in Australian jails, accused of people-smuggling.
The five sought by Jakarta include three Indonesians believed to be living in Australia.
Indonesian Sofyan Sarabin, whose whereabouts is not known, and Australian Christopher... »
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
Peter Graves, whose calm and intelligent demeanor was a good fit to the intrigue of “Mission Impossible” as well as the satire of the “Airplane” films, has died.
Graves passed away Sunday just a few days before his 84th birthday outside his home in Los Angeles, publicist Sandy Brokaw said. Graves was returning from brunch... »
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: Great news for couch potatoes! 3D TVs will be arriving on Malaysian shores by mid-April.
Samsung has confirmed that its range of 3D TVs will be available for retail next month.
Samsung Malaysia Electronics Sdn Bhd marketing director Jimmy Tan said there would be multiple choices available – starting from 40-inch models –... »
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
March 15 (Bloomberg) — The euro snapped three days of gains versus the dollar after some European finance ministers ruled out aid for Greece as the nation seeks to narrow the largest budget deficit in the common-currency region.
The euro weakened most against the New Zealand and Canadian dollars. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble... »
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
WORLD No 1 Lee Chong Wei chose the perfect moment to clinch his first All England title — the centennial edition of the prestigious tournament with a battling display in Birmingham yesterday.
Source: Wikipedia
Japan’s Kenichi Tago came out with all guns blazing in the first game and ran the top seed close in the second... »
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
MASIH terlalu awal untuk meramalkan pelajar Akademi Fantasia 8 (AF8) mana paling hebat walaupun tirai yang paling ditunggu-tunggu itu sudah dibuka.
Namun diukur hanya melalui satu persembahan yang berlangsung di Dewan Sri Putra, Bukit Jalil, Sabtu lalu, jelas Nadiawaty Ainul Basir atau Ain, 24, paling menyerlah, sekali gus mendominasi 11 pelajar lain yang turut... »
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