Sydney - Australia remained on course to qualify for the World Cup after beating Uzbekistan 2-0 in a qualifier in Sydney on Wednesday.

However the Socceroos' will have keep celebrations waiting after Bahrain defeated Qatar 1-0 to keep their chances alive.

Substitute Joshua Kennedy put Australia in front on 66 minutes and a Harry Kewell penalty seven minutes later made the game safe for Australia after Richard Garcia was fouled in the area.

Sydney - Australia remained on course to qualify for the World Cup after beating Uzbekistan 2-0 in a qualifier in Sydney on Wednesday.

However the Socceroos' will have keep celebrations waiting after Bahrain defeated Qatar 1-0 to keep their chances alive.

Substitute Joshua Kennedy put Australia in front on 66 minutes and a Harry Kewell penalty seven minutes later made the game safe for Australia after Richard Garcia was fouled in the area.

Melbourne, Apr 1 : Even Kylie Monigue has not been able to get away from the ill effects of the ongoing recession, as she was seen shopping at Salvation Army shop in Melbourne.

Minogue bought two dresses, a hat, and a skirt at the shop all for a meager 40 dollars.

The Army shop manager Natasha revealed that the entertainer was shopping with a girlfriend, and tried too hard to dodge the eyeing fans with her huge sunglasses and a hat.

Sydney - Anglo-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto Ltd said Wednesday it had received approval from a German regulator to sell iron ore and aluminium assets to the Aluminum Corp of China (Chinalco) for 19.5 billion US dollars to shore up its balance sheet.

Chinalco, which already owns 9 per cent of Rio Tinto, would see a doubling of its stake in dual-listed Rio if shareholders, governments and regulators approve the deal.

Melbourne - Toyota have decided against appealing the 25- second penalty imposed on driver Jarno Trulli after the Italian was deemed to have overtaken under safety car conditions during Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

Trulli slid off the track in the safety car phase which forced Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren-Mercedes to pass him. Trulli then moved ahead of the world champion again, but the stewards deemed this move illegal under safety car conditions.

The decision moved Hamilton up to third while Trulli was demoted to 12th.

Melbourne, Apr 1 : Watching your team lose can be more than heart breaking, it can be fatal, especially for die-hard fans, warns a new study.

"The emotional stress of loss and/or the intensity of a game played in a high profile rivalry such as the Super Bowl can trigger total and cardiovascular deaths," ABC Online quoted Dr Robert Kloner, a professor of medicine at the University of Southern California, as saying.

"In contrast, a win in a lower intensity game may actually have a favourable effect on mortality,” he added.