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Spain’s Alberto Contador secured a Paris-Nice double whammy this morning (AEDT) by winning the race’s fourth stage in Mende, becoming the overall leader in the process.
The Astana rider attacked 1,700 metres from the line to finish 10 seconds ahead of compatriots Alejandro Valverde and Samuel Sanchez after the 173.5-kilometre ride from Maurs.
Another Spaniard, Joaquim Rodriguez, [...]

Kuala Lumpur, March 10 (ANI): David Gurnani, an Indonesian man, has won weight-loss reality show The Biggest Loser Asia (TBLA), organised in Malaysia.
Gurnani, 25, beat 15 other contestants who underwent a gruelling three-month exercise and fitness regime. He took home 100,000 dollars and a car, reports the New Straits Times Online.
Gurnani, whose starting weight was [...]

Washington, September 8 (ANI): Fallen pop star Boy George has reportedly turned to a strict diet of uncooked food to shed weight he gained as he served his sentence in jail.

The former Culture Club frontman, real name George O’Dowd, was also said to have resorted to a gruelling exercise routine to get back in shape.

“He’s [...]

INCREDIBLE Hulk star Lou Ferrigno yesterday claimed that  Michael Jackson was killed by the weight of his massive debts.
The actor and bodybuilder had been training his pal Jacko for his gruelling 50-date London tour.
And he said the only reason the singer was going back on stage was to clear his $400million debts.
Ferrigno, 50, revealed: “He [...]

Roger Federer wins Wimbledon 2009 – Wimbledon Mens Finals 2009 – Wimbledon 2009 – Wimbledon 2009 Mens Finals – Wimbledon Finals 2009 – Wimbledon 2009 Men’s Single Winner – Roger Federer wins Wimbledon Men’s single
Roger Federer secured a record-breaking 15th grand slam after he finally overcame Andy Roddick in a tense and gruelling five-set men’s [...]

London, July 1 (ANI): Simon Cowell’s ex-girlfriend Terri Seymour thinks that it’s time for the music mogul to retire from one of his hit shows and enjoy his golden years.

Seymour and the X Factor judge have remained close friends despite the music mogul’s gruelling schedule. [...]

Michael Jackson – Michael Jackson was secretly recording a new album: Deepak Chopra
London, June 28 (IANS) Michael Jackson had been quietly recording a new album that he hoped would move the world, says his longtime Indian-American friend Deepak Chopra.
The “Thriller” hitmaker passed away Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest at the age of 50. Hs [...]

London, May 14 (ANI): The Catlin Arctic Survey, a gruelling 10-week expedition to measure the thickness of sea-ice that will help study the impacts of global warming in the region, has ended.

According to a report by BBC News, two planes landed [...]

London, May 9 (ANI): A 10-year-old girl has broken two fishing records after she reeled in a monster catfish that weighed almost as much as she did.

Natalie Carter, who weighs five-stones, spent 45 gruelling minutes under the baking Thailand sun fighting a giant three-and-a-half stone Redtail catfish before getting it to the bank.

The fish, nearly [...]

London, Feb 9 (ANI): Former England football legend Paul John Gascoigne, popularly referred to as ‘Gazza’, wants to take part in the gruelling Ironman Triathlon event, in a bid to conquer his drink, drug and depression problems.

Playing in the position of midfield, Paul’s career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough, Everton, Lazio and [...]

London, Jan 9 (ANI): American actor Patrick Swayze, who is suffering from pancreatic cancer, has been hiding the pain caused by the illness so that he could be on the set of his new TV show ‘The Beast’.
For Swayze, getting up and dressing took him three hours each morning, but he was so determined to [...]