Melbourne, Jan. 8 : Qantas, which has an information technology contract with India''s Satyam Computer Services, today said that any risks to its business in the wake of the latter''s revelation of fraud, were manageable.

Qantas said in a statement that it had five years remaining on a seven-year contract under which Satyam provides IT application maintenance and support for the company.

"At this stage Qantas assesses any risks to business as manageable," The Australian quoted the statement, as saying.

Melbourne, Jan 8 : Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice has put all her partying ways behind and thrown herself into training for national selection trials in eight weeks.

The 20-year-old Olympic winner was seen partying at the Paris Hilton's New Year Eve bash and was later seen letting her hair down at the 21st birthday bash for fellow swimmer Kenrick Monkat The Eastern in Bondi Junction.

Melbourne, Jan 8 : US bloggers have declared war against ex-Australian Prime Minister John Howard for kicking US president-elect Barack Obama out of a bed at Washington''s Blair House in the lead-up to the inauguration.

Last month, the Obama family asked the Bush administration if they could move into Blair House - the security home near the White House - a fortnight early to get their daughters settled at their new schools, reports the Daily Telegraph.

However, they were refused saying that it was not possible because foreign dignitaries had been booked in.

Now, it has come to light that the only dignitary staying overnight on January 12 is Howard.

Melbourne, Jan 8 : American actors Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Kate Winslet and Sean Penn could be the lucky receivers of an iconic Aussie clothesline.

The Quatro clothesline by iconic Australian company Hills Industries will be given to the winners and presenters at the 2009 Critics'' Choice Awards, being announced in Los Angeles on January 8.

Melbourne, Jan 8 : Former Australian cricketer Greg Blewett wants fiery bowler Shaun Tait to use this summer's limited-overs cricket season to re-launch his international career.

Tait, who has struggled with injury and motivation since spearheading Australia's 2007 Cricket World Cup triumph, was selected in the national squads for the coming Twenty20 and one-day international series.

Melbourne  - The Australian Open has lost injured world number five Nikolay Davydenko as the Russian withdrew due to a nagging heel injury.

The opening Grand Slam of the season suffered its first high- profile defection through the pullout. Also on the possible danger list are Maria Sharapova and world number two Serena Williams.

Neither have played for months - Sharapova has missed six months - but both insist they will be ready for the major, which begins in 11 days.