Spicy cover looks

Rihanna-GQ



Lana Del Rey - GQ British

Jessica Simpson - ELLE

Lindsay Lohan - Playboy

Rihanna-Esquire

Christina Aguilera - W

Bret Michaels - Billboard

Lady Gaga - Out

Nicole Scherzinger - Maxim Germany

Lindsay Lohan - New York magazine

Ciara - VIBE

Christina Aguilera - Marie Claire

Avril Lavigne - Blender

Mariah Carey - Interview

Britney Spears - Harper's Bazaar

Janet Jackson - VIBE

The Dixie Chicks - Entertainment Weekly

Christina Aguilera - Maxim

Jennifer Lopez - GQ

Jennifer Lopez - Notorious

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rolling Stone

Madonna - Rolling Stone

John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Rolling Stone

Gossip's Beth Ditto - LOVE

(china daily)
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Hamilton shows off his new Mercedes



Mercedes Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton (L) of Britain and teammate Nico Rosberg of Germany pose for a publicity shot at the Jerez racetrack in southern Spain February 4, 2013.

JEREZ, Spain - Lewis Hamilton was all smiles as he showed off his new Mercedes Formula One car on Monday, even if the 2008 world champion was clearly still adjusting to life after McLaren and may have to wait a while to win again.

"When I first drove in, I stopped by a McLaren and I thought it was just strange to see it and not be going to it this time," he told reporters after unveiling the F1 W04 car on the Jerez pit straight with team mate Nico Rosberg.

Hamilton said he had been so excited that he could not sleep on Sunday night, although the Briton looked relaxed and refreshed enough as he chatted to reporters in the Jerez sunshine.

"I'd already seen the car in the wind tunnel, so I'm not surprised or anything like that, but it's beautiful. I love the paint job," he said.

"It won't be until after the next couple of days that we can start to get a feel for it and I can see what direction I want to push the guys in," added the winner of 21 races.

"I'm heading into this with an open book, a blank sheet and I really don't know what to expect. I just hope it has lots of downforce."

The 28-year-old, whose ties with Mercedes go back to his teenage years in junior series, had no doubt that he was in the right place with the German manufacturer and that the future was looking bright.

"I have worked with Mercedes-Benz for a very long time now, and I learned one thing most of all: Mercedes-Benz doesn't know how to lose," Hamilton said in prepared comments.

"We are playing a long game here but I know we will have success together and I'm excited to be a big part of making it happen."

Dream Team

Hamilton, winner of four races with McLaren last season, was team mates with Rosberg before both entered Formula One and the Briton said their renewed pairing was a dream come true.

In a press release, he also gave a nod to his illustrious predecessors at the 'Silver Arrows'.

"It is an honour for me to tread in the footsteps of legends like Juan Manuel Fangio, Sir Stirling Moss and Michael Schumacher," said the man who has replaced the seven-times champion.

The new car had already completed its first laps before the formal unveiling, with Rosberg at the wheel to start a 100km shakedown allowed by the regulations before official testing starts on Tuesday.

An evolution of last year's car, the F1 W04 has an aggressively packaged rear end while the front makes use of a 'vanity panel' to smooth out the 'broken nose' characteristic of the 2012 version.

The car also carries prominent new sponsorship from Blackberry.

Team principal Ross Brawn said it marked "the start of a second era" for the works team, whose victory in China last year was their first since the carmaker bought then-champions Brawn GP in 2009.

"The restructuring we undertook at the team over the past 18 months is now growing in maturity and this is reflected in the F1 W04, which is a clear step forward in design and detail sophistication over its predecessor," he added.

"Many thousands of hours of work have been invested by our technical teams in Brackley and Brixworth to ensure that the new car delivers a step change in performance compared to last season."




British F1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton (L) and Nico Roserg of Germany pose during the presentation of the new Mercedes W04 Formula One car at the Jerez racetrack in southern Spain February 4, 2013.



Mercedes Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain smiles during a news conference at the Jerez racetrack in southern Spain February 4, 2013.

(Agencies)
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Manchester City draw 0-0 with QPR



Carlos Tevez (R) of Manchester City vies with Clint Hill of Queens Park Rangers during the Barclays Premier League match at Loftus Road on January 29, 2013. The match ended with a 0-0 draw.



Sergio Aguero (R) of Manchester City vies with Shaun Derry of Queens Park Rangers during the Barclays Premier League match at Loftus Road on January 29, 2013. The match ended with a 0-0 draw.



Joe Hart, goalie of Manchester City, thanks supporters after the Barclays Premier League match between Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City at Loftus Road on January 29, 2013. The match ended with a 0-0 draw.



Joe Hart (R), goalie of Manchester City, greets Julio Cesar (C), goalie of Queens Park Rangers after the Barclays Premier League match at Loftus Road on January 29, 2013. The match ended with a 0-0 draw.



James Milner (Front) of Manchester City vies with Esteban Granero of Queens Park Rangers during the Barclays Premier League match at Loftus Road on January 29, 2013. The match ended with a 0-0 draw.



David Silva (L) of Manchester City breaks through the defence from Armond Traore (C) and Esteban Granero of Queens Park Rangers during the Barclays Premier League match at Loftus Road on January 29, 2013. The match ended with a 0-0 draw.



Gareth Barry (L) of Manchester City vies with Fabio da Silva of Queens Park Rangers during the Barclays Premier League match at Loftus Road on January 29, 2013. The match ended with a 0-0 draw.



Harry Redknapp (L), manager of the Queens Park Rangers gives instructions as Roberto Mancini (R), manager of Manchester City looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City at Loftus Road on January 29, 2013. The match ended with a 0-0 draw.



Roberto Mancini, manager of Manchester City look on before the Barclays Premier League match between Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City at Loftus Road on January 29, 2013. The match ended with a 0-0 draw.



Adel Taarabt of Queens Park Rangers reacts after missing a goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City at Loftus Road on January 29, 2013. The match ended with a 0-0 draw.



Adel Taarabt of Queens Park Rangers reacts after missing a goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City at Loftus Road on January 29, 2013. The match ended with a 0-0 draw.



Ryan Nelsen (R) of Queens Park Rangers greets goalie Julio Cesar after the Barclays Premier League match between Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City at Loftus Road on January 29, 2013. The match ended with a 0-0 draw.



Ryan Nelsen (1st, R) of Queens Park Rangers receives greetings from his teammates after the Barclays Premier League match between Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City at Loftus Road on January 29, 2013. The match ended with a 0-0 draw.

(Xinhua)
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49ers' Moss: 'I'm the greatest receiver ever'



San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Randy Moss speaks during Media Day for the NFL's Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, Louisiana January 29, 2013. The 49ers will meet the Baltimore Ravens in the game on February 3.

NEW ORLEANS - San Francisco 49er Randy Moss boldly declared himself on Tuesday as the greatest wide receiver to play the game, a statement that will raise many eyebrows, including among his team's fans.

Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice, a three-time Super Bowl champion with the 49ers and the National Football League's all-time leader in receptions, touchdown receptions and yards, is widely viewed as the greatest to play the position.

But Moss, who is hoping for his first Super Bowl triumph in Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens, believes the numbers do not tell the whole story.

"I don't really live on numbers, I live on impact, what you are able to do out on the field. I really do think that I am the greatest receiver to ever play this game," he told reporters at Super Bowl media day in the Superdome, site of Sunday's game.

"Now that I am older I do think I am the greatest receiver to ever do it. I don't think numbers stand because this year has been a down year for me statistically."

Moss, who retired for a year after the 2010 season, enjoyed his best campaign with the New England Patriots in 2007, when he caught 98 passes for 1,493 yards and a single-season record 23 touchdowns.

The 35-year-old Moss, who had brief and disappointing spells with the Minnesota and Tennessee after leaving New England, came out of retirement this season and played a limited but highly-praised role on the 49ers offense as they secured the NFC title.

"For me, taking a year off and being able to come back and be in the Super Bowl one year later is just a dream, I really didn't expect this," said Moss, who had 28 receptions for 434 yards and three touchdowns in the regular season.

Moss, who has 982 receptions, 156 touchdown receptions and 15,292 yards in his career, signed a one-year deal with San Francisco and coach Jim Harbaugh has expressed a desire to have him back next year.

Asked whether he plans to return for another season Moss said: "I have thought about it, I do want to play another year," but was non-committal about whether it would be with the 49ers.

"I don't know about that. Next question."

Rice finished his 20-season career with 1,549 receptions, 197 touchdown receptions and 22,895 yards.


(Agencies)
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Tiger sounds ominous warning with Torrey triumph



US golfer Tiger Woods holds the trophy after winning the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego, California January 28, 2013. Woods withstood a late bogey, double-bogey, par, bogey wobble in strengthening winds to clinch his 75th PGA Tour title by four shots at the fog-delayed Farmers Insurance Open on Monday.

SAN DIEGO - Tiger Woods laid down a timely marker for this season's big events by clinching his 75th PGA Tour title with a four-shot victory at the Farmers Insurance Open on Monday at one of his favourite venues.

Though Woods dropped four shots over his last five holes in increasingly difficult conditions at Torrey Pines, his all-round game for most of the week evoked vivid memories of his glory days in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

The American world number two triumphed in his first start on the 2013 PGA Tour, a feat he has previously accomplished six times before going on to win at least one major title in five of those campaigns.

"I'm excited about this year," Woods told reporters after closing with a level-par 72 on the challenging South Course at Torrey Pines, where he won the most recent of his 14 majors at the 2008 U.S. Open.

"I'm excited about what I was able to do last year and win three times, coming from where I came from. Then I felt really good about the things that we're doing and how my game was progressing."

Woods has been working on the fourth swing change of his professional career with coach Sean Foley and together they now appear to be completing the finishing touches.

"I drove the ball beautifully all week, my short game was back to how I know it can be," the 37-year-old Woods said. "My shots that I hit, especially out of these nasty little lies, I hit some really good ones this week.

"You're not going to hit every par-five in two but you need to get up and down, and I did that this week. I'm excited about what I'm doing with Sean and some of the things that I've built."

Tiger's Expectations

Asked whether his expectations for this year had changed because of his triumphant display at Torrey Pines, Woods replied: "They're the same. To go out there and win every tournament I play in. That hasn't changed.

"I'm the same out there. First tee shot, I'm all go. I'm trying to shoot the lowest score I possibly can. I'm trying to beat everyone in the field, and that hasn't changed and it won't change. That's the mentality I have."

Pressed on whether he was now more focused on trying to depose Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy from the top of the word rankings, Woods said: "That happens through a product of winning golf tournaments.

"That's how I got there in the first place, that's how he got there. It's winning golf tournaments, being consistent. Your bad weeks are going to be top-10s and when you win, you win. And you've got to be consistently winning.

"That's how I got there. In order for me to get back there, that's what I have to do, and this is a nice start."

Woods won the Farmers Insurance Open for a seventh time and, along with his 2008 US Open success, became the first player on the PGA Tour to triumph at the same venue on eight occasions.

Fellow American Sam Snead clinched the Greater Greensboro Open eight times between 1938 and 1965 but those wins were split equally between Starmount Forest Country Club and Sedgefield Country Club.

For Woods, winning tournaments rather than accumulating impressive statistics is paramount.

"Does it feel good? Yes," he smiled. "Does it give me confidence? Absolutely. But as far as the other stuff ... I'm just excited about this year. This is a nice way to start the year."


(china daily)
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Drogba eyes more Champions League glory at Galatasaray

ISTANBUL - Istanbul club Galatasaray have agreed with Shanghai Shenhua to sign striker Didier Drogba, the club said in a statement to the Istanbul Stock Exchange on Monday.

The deal is for 18 months starting in the second half of the current season, Galatasaray Sportif, the Istanbul's club merchandising unit, said.



Cote d'Ivoire's Didier Drogba (L) challenges Tunisia's Aymen Abdennour during their African Nations Cup Group D soccer match in Rustenburg, Jan 26, 2013.

"The opportunity to play for this great club was an offer that I could not turn down," Drogba was quoted as saying on Twitter.

"I am looking forward to playing in the Champions League again, against the best clubs in Europe," added the Cote d'Ivoire captain, who won Europe's leading club competition with Chelsea last year when he scored the decisive penalty in a shootout.

The Galatasaray deal includes transfer fees totalling 6 million euros ($8 million) and payments of 15,000 euros per match, plus signing fees of 4 million euros.

The 34-year-old Drogba, on African Nations Cup duty in South Africa with his country, moved to China after Chelsea's Champions League triumph last year.

Drogba applied for permission to leave on loan before the January transfer window but world soccer's ruling body FIFA refused the request.




Didier Drogba, right, of Shanghai Shenhua goes past a Shandong Luneng player during their Chinese Super League game in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, Aug 25 file photo.

The striker returned to Chelsea to train at his former club in a bid to stay sharp for the Nations Cup, fuelling media speculation of a return to Europe.

Drogba's transfer comes less than a week after Netherlands midfielder and 2010 Champions League winner Wesley Sneijder joined Galatasaray from Inter Milan.

Galatasaray have been drawn to meet German club Schalke 04 in the last 16 of the Champions League next month.




Cote d'Ivoire's Didier Drogba reacts after scoring a goal during the international friendly soccer match against Austria in Linz, Nov 14, 2012.

(Agencies)
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Nuggets beat Rockets 105-95



Houston Rockets' Patrick Patterson (L) is defended by Denver Nuggets' Kosta Koufos during their NBA basketball game in Houston, the United States, Jan. 23, 2013. Nuggets won 105-95.



Houston Rockets' Patrick Beverley (R) controls the ball during the NBA basketball game against Denver Nuggets in Houston, the United States, Jan. 23, 2013. Nuggets won 105-95.



Houston Rockets' Omer Asik (R) defends Denver Nuggets' Wilson Chandler during their NBA basketball game in Houston, the United States, Jan. 23, 2013. Nuggets won 105-95.



Denver Nuggets' Andre Miller (L) controls the ball during the NBA basketball game against Houston Rockets in Houston, the United States, Jan. 23, 2013. Nuggets won 105-95.



Denver Nuggets' Wilson Chandler (C) is defended by players of Houston Rockets during their NBA basketball game in Houston, the United States, Jan. 23, 2013. Nuggets won 105-95.



Houston Rockets' James Harden (Rear) is defended by Denver Nuggets' Andre Iguodala during their NBA basketball game in Houston, the United States, Jan. 23, 2013. Nuggets won 105-95.



Houston Rockets' James Harden (C) runs with the ball during the NBA basketball game against Denver Nuggets in Houston, the United States, Jan. 23, 2013. Nuggets won 105-95.

(Xinhua)
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