London, December 8 : The secret behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s success on the pitch has been revealed, and it has nothing to do with extra practice – infact it’s hot ‘n spicy curries!

The ace footballer’s craze for Rogan Josh dishes has led Sir Anam Islam, owner of the restaurant “Ignite – The Authentic Taste Of Raj”, to believe that the megastar’s winning formula lies in the dish named after him.

Sir Anam revealed that the Manchester United player loved the tangy gravies so much that he decided to introduce The Ronaldo Rogan Josh on the menu.

Hamburg - Five teams are fighting for the last three places in the knockout stage of the Champions League when the last group matches take place on Wednesday and Thursday.

There is also plenty at stake for clubs now out of contention in the Champions League but seeking UEFA Cup participation as third-place finishers in their groups.

Roma, Chelsea, Girondins Bordeaux in Group A, and Panathinaikos and Anorthosis Famagusta in Group B are vying for the remaining three places in the last 16.

London, Dec. 8 : Stephen Mills, a writer and film-maker who has spent over two decades watching tigers and other big cats in the wild, believes initiatives by the Indian government, and growing awareness by local people in tiger areas of the need to conserve the animals, offer new grounds for optimism in what has been a remorseless decline over the past 40 years.

There may now be as few as 4,000 tigers left in the wild from a world population estimated at 100,000 a century ago.

New Delhi, Dec 8 : Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today severely criticised politicizing the issue of terrorism.

She was speaking to the media even as the results of the assembly polls were trickling in.

According to initial reports, Congress was leading in Delhi, Rajasthan and Mizoram while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was ahead in Madhya Pradesh and in Chhattisgarh.

The main opposition BJP during its election campaigning had slammed the Congress for failing to check terror incidences in the country.

Tokyo - Asian stockmarkets surged Monday on renewed optimism related to large-scale economic stimulus plans by the United States and China.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average closed up 411.54 points, or 5.2 per cent, to 8,329.05, the biggest gain in almost two weeks, carrying over Friday's positive sentiment on Wall Street.

Investors speculated that US demand was to rebound soon, after president-elect Barack Obama pledged the biggest public works programme in more than 50 years.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues rose 26.06 points, or 3.32 per cent, to 812.08.