Washington, Oct 30 : Popstar Victoria Beckham is reportedly set to take part in the New York marathon, and is busy training for it.
The ‘Wannabe’ hitmaker is keen to follow in her best pal’s footsteps Katie Holmes’ footsteps, who completed the run in five hours, 29 minutes and 58 seconds, which will take place on November.
"It was meant to be a big secret. She''s been training for months with the main goal of running in the New York marathon. But, if she doesn''t feel ready, she''s planning to do the one in Los Angeles in February next year (09),” Contactmusic quoted a source, as telling Now magazine.
Master-blaster batsman Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar said that the senior players in the Indian team must be respected for the "major contributions" they have made over the years.
Lashing out at the critics, Tendulkar said that it was up to the seniors to decide the time and place of their retirement.
Olga Kurylenko, who has already created waves worldwide with her upcoming Bond flick ‘The Quantum of Solace’, has claimed that ‘she doesn’t need a man’.
The New Bond girl, who is 28 year old and divorced twice, doesn’t take breaking up as a failure. The actress admitted that as every story has a beginning and an end, so is the marriage which was a story that ended for her twice.
Olga, who became a model, was 16 when she fled to Paris to make it big. She hates to be possessed.
Vienna - As the first large Austrian bank to apply for government aid, Erste Group Bank AG said Thursday it will receive 2.7 billion euros (3.5 billion dollars) of public funds to strengthen its capital base.
The percentage of the bank's debts covered by equity through the cash injection will rise to 10 per cent by the end of the year, compared with the previous estimate of 7.5 per cent.
In return for the government help, Erste agreed to provide credit worth 6 billion euros to commercial and retail customers over the next three years.