London, Jan. 16 : Here's all you need to know about Kaka a. k. a. the "Brazilian Beckham" who defied incredible odds to become a global sporting superhero, according to The Daily Express.
1. Kaka was born Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite in Brasilia, on April 22, 1982.
2. His brother Rodrigo, 22, created his nickname because he could not pronounce his real name.
3. The star began life with myopia and a rare bone deficiency, and was considered too weak to make it in football.
4. As a teenager he needed a special diet to beef him up before his pro debut at the age of 17.
5. A year later he had a spinal fracture in a swimming accident, but escaped paralysis.
London, Jan 16 : Queen of pop Madonna seems to have realized that she is domineering when it comes to her love life, as she is undergoing counseling to get rid of it.
Madonna's nasty divorce from ex-husband Guy Ritchie made her see her controlling side, and thus she is taking one-on-one sessions with a leading rabbi at the Kabbalah centre in New York, to overcome her problem.
"Madonna has been having a tough time with Kabbalah in the wake of her and Guy''s split," the Mirror quoted a source, as saying.
London, Jan 16 : The makers of `Twilight' fragrance, made to promote the upcoming Twilight flick, are facing the heat as a rival cosmetics company has sued them for imitating the design of their pe
London, Jan 16 : Late musician John Lennon's sister Julia Baird has hit out at the peace duo Bono and Bob Geldof for not promoting world peace adequately.
Julia has gone to the length of saying that her brother would have done much more for world peace, if he were alive.
She insists that the two musicians have only been able to hog the limelight as global campaigners due to Lennon's absence.
"People like Bono and Geldof have only been able to take centre stage as they have because John's not here," the Daily Express quoted Julia, as saying.
"John's hero was Gandhi, which not a lot of people know and he would have been heading in that direction," Julia added.
London, Jan. 16 : Former England football star Paul Gascoigne is to make a shock return to football, in an effort to beat his demons.
His best pal, Jimmy "Five Bellies'' Gardner, told the Daily Mail that there are "stacks of job offers'' waiting for the England legend once he beats his demons.
Some of the biggest names in the game are desperate to tap into his knowledge and he has been blitzed with offers from Britain and overseas to coach and scout for talent.
He could even become an ambassador for clubs he once played for where he's still worshipped, like Newcastle and Glasgow Rangers, claimed Gardner.
Gazza, 41, could also write a follow-up to his best-selling autobiography.
London, Jan 16 : Queen of pop Madonna seems to have realized that she is domineering when it comes to her love life, as she is undergoing counseling to get rid of it.
