Stage set for Miss World showdown
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The 2004 Miss World is about to be chosen - and for the first time TV audiences will be taking part. They can vote for their favourite beauties by phone, SMS text messaging, TV remote control and online.
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The United States, who plays Nigeria Tuesday in the Womenâs World Cup, needs only a tie to advance. But to win Group B, it may come down to the arcane tiebreaker of yellow cards.
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The Miss Universe pageant will hand a diamond- and pearl-studded crown to its 2007 beauty queen on Monday, choosing from 77 contestants including the competition's first Rastafarian.
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Upcoming events around the world.
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Kristin Armstrong won the world time-trial title last year and will be favored to defend her crown today when the world championships open in Stuttgart, Germany.
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When the year&#39;s most eagerly awaited Test series starts here tomorrow Australia, who have dominated the world game since the fading of West Indies a dozen years ago, will feel the uncommon pressure of having to prove a point.
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The organizers of the Miss USA pageant said Thursday they are evaluating the "behavioral and personal issues" of the reigning winner and will decide her future within a week.
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Miss World Canada Inc announced today that Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Miss World Canada 2003 and first runner-up to Miss World 2003, has been invited to participate in two prestigious speaking engagements in England ...
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Australia are eager to get stuck into New Zealand when they meet in a crucial Champions Trophy decider on Thursday. The clash at The Oval will determine which side progresses to the semi-finals from Group A.
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SANYA, ChinaâMiss Philippines Maria Karla Bautista made it to the top five of the Miss World 2004 competition Saturday in one of the most respectable finishes of the country in the annual pageant.
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The big names in women's skiing are hitting form just in time for the start of next week's world championships, promising some fascinating battles.
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Ireland gears up to crown the "Rose of Tralee" at a world-famous beauty pageant that celebrates Irish culture.
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Norway, Australia, Brazil and host China reached the womenâs World Cup quarterfinals on Thursday, completing the eight-team field for this weekendâs showdowns.
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Australia will be intent on recording a comprehensive win over the United States when the teams meet tomorrow night in the ICC Champions Trophy after its main group rival in pool A, New
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Hosts West Indies, England, South Africa and Sri Lanka will fire the opening shots in their World Cup campaigns on Monday at the start of series of warm-up matches.
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The first face-to-face bout in  Australia's election campaign was staged inside an airport  hangar on Wednesday with prime ministerial contenders sparring  with Miss Universe and hundreds of Olympians before a phalanx  of cameras.
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WASHINGTON - Two of the world&#39;s media titans may be getting set to square off in a clash that will have a wide impact across the industry.