Gay condemns Bolt to first defeat in two years

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- World record holder and Olympic champion Usain Bolt crashed to his first defeat in two years on Friday when America's Tyson Gay won their eagerly-awaited 100m clash at the Diamond League meeting.

Gay clocked 9.84sec to edge Bolt, who was second in 9.97sec, while Trinidad's Richard Thompson took third in 10.10sec.

"It feels great to beat Usain but deep down inside I know he is not 100 percent," said Gay, the second fastest man in the history of the event.

"I look forward to beating him when he is 100 percent."

Gay, celebrating his first win

Croatia's Mladen Barisic: above the law?

Investigators allege that Croatia's customs chief, Mladen Barisic, led a life of luxury and directed state contracts to a lady friend's PR firm.

By Natasa Radic for Southeast European Times in Zagreb -- 07/10/10

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor says fighting corruption is a main priority of her government. [Reuters]

Customs Director Mladen Barisic, facing criminal charges, could avoid prosecution if he activates his mandate as a parliamentary deputy and gains legal immunity.

Barisic was arrested last week and charged with corruption, abuse of position and illegal mediation.

He has been dismissed from all of his duties.

At a

Match of the Week!

THEY say it takes years to find the right marriage partner – but for one Muslim couple it took just seven days!

Bilal Abubaka, 39 and Zaheda Novsarka, 40, underwent their Nikkha just seven days after exchanging e-mails on the online matrimonial site SingleMuslim.com.

The couple’s whirlwind courtship and subsequent marital union has now become the sites fastest marriage yet!

Father-of-three Bilal, a manager for a pharmaceutical company in Barnsley, and Zaheda, a mother of five from Coventry, admit they “clicked” after their first exchange on the popular marriage website.

“We found out we had a lot of things in common - how we would want a relationship to be - and it felt as if we should have been together for 20 years!,” admits Bilal.

After their first exchange of e-mails one Saturday evening the couple spoke frequently on the phone before Bilal took the plunge and drove to Zaheda’s family home in Coventry four days later to meet face to face.

But it wasn’t all plain sailing, as the couple admit.

“I drove down to meet Zaheda on the Tuesday

Strictly Jimi Mistry!

BRIT actor Jimi Mistry is used to acting in front of the camera - but now he’ll have to try dancing on live TV!

The 37-year-old will join a host of celebrities including Rugby player Gavin Henson and Eastenders favourite Scott Masden, for BBC’s hugely popular show Strictly Come Dancing.

The show kicks off what will be an exciting series this month and Hollywood A-Lister Jimi is raring to go.

“I think I'm most looking forward to the Latin-inspired dances – the Samba, Salsa and maybe the Cha-cha-cha – dances that you can express yourself to... well, try to anyway,” the actor said.

He will be paired up with a professional dancer in a bid to land the coveted winners crown.

But he won’t

Brazil Foundation New York Joins the “New Brazil”

Leona Forman is the founding President and CEO of the Brazil Foundation Zoom Image

This year’s Brazil Foundation VIII Annual Gala Benefit’s theme was “The New Brazil,” in recognition of Brazil’s economic growth and heightened global profile, and featured multi-media presentations by former presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Bill Clinton.

Beginning with the New Brazil’s sponsor’s luncheon at the elegant restaurant Cipriani Wall St, moving to the BrazilFoundation Gala Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum’s majestic Temple of Dendur, and ending up at the “After-Party” fashionable Boom Boom Room at the Standard Hotel, - all sold-out events - it was a day and night to remember and relish, especially for the coffers of Brazil Foundation. Leona Forman’s “birth child” that relies solely on a network of over 6,000 dedicated friends, supporters, donors and volunteers in the USA to generate resources for social projects in Brazil. Since 2002, Brazil Foundation has raised over $12.5 million dollars and supported 308 non-profit, small and medium social organizations in 24 Brazilian states in the areas of education, health, human rights, participatory development and culture.

Attending the star-studded

Gay condemns Bolt to first defeat in two years

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- World record holder and Olympic champion Usain Bolt crashed to his first defeat in two years on Friday when America's Tyson Gay won their eagerly-awaited 100m clash at the Diamond League meeting.

Gay clocked 9.84sec to edge Bolt, who was second in 9.97sec, while Trinidad's Richard Thompson took third in 10.10sec.

"It feels great to beat Usain but deep down inside I know he is not 100 percent," said Gay, the second fastest man in the history of the event.

"I look forward to beating him when he is 100 percent."

Gay, celebrating his first win

Strictly Jimi Mistry!

BRIT actor Jimi Mistry is used to acting in front of the camera - but now he’ll have to try dancing on live TV!

The 37-year-old will join a host of celebrities including Rugby player Gavin Henson and Eastenders favourite Scott Masden, for BBC’s hugely popular show Strictly Come Dancing.

The show kicks off what will be an exciting series this month and Hollywood A-Lister Jimi is raring to go.

“I think I'm most looking forward to the Latin-inspired dances – the Samba, Salsa and maybe the Cha-cha-cha – dances that you can express yourself to... well, try to anyway,” the actor said.

He will be paired up with a professional dancer in a bid to land the coveted winners crown.

But he won’t