Sydney, Jan. 15 : Banned cyclist Lance Armstrong has confessed that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, a person familiar with the situation has revealed.

Armstrong made the confession during an interview with Oprah Winfrey, which is to be broadcast on Thursday.

According to news. com. au, Armstrong was stripped of all seven Tour titles last year after a voluminous US Anti-Doping Agency report that showed him as a `ruthless competitor, willing to go to any lengths to win the prestigious race'.

In what can be seen as an encouraging endorsement for Microsoft's own-branded first Windows tablet - `Surface' -, well-known former talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey has added the device to her `Favorite Things of the year' list announced this week.

Event: Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan accompanied with US talk show host Oprah Winfrey in Mumbai

Event: Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan accompanied with US talk show host Oprah Winfrey in Mumbai

Mumbai, Jan 17 - Megastar Amitabh Bachchan must be having several chauffers at his disposal, but he decided to drive international talk show queen Oprah Winfrey himself to a party organised in her honour here Monday night.

Upon her arrival in the country's entertainment capital, Winfrey went to visit the Bachchan residence Jalsa to meet Abhishek and Aishwarya's two month-old daughter, nicknamed Beti B.

Mumbai, Jan 17 - It was an action-packed evening for B-town, thanks to a party to welcome international talk show queen Oprah Winfrey here.

Preity Zinta, who was on the star-studded guest list too, enjoyed the party, but it turned into a bad experience when her car ended up getting damaged due to paparazzi.

"Would have been a perfect evening until the press jumped all over the car n nearly got some1 killed n my car damaged n scratched.. Bachaao! (sic)," she tweeted after coming out of the party.

Mumbai, Jan 17 - She is known for hosting the who's who of the world on her talk show, and on her maiden visit to India, Oprah Winfrey was greeted by top-notch Indian socialites and Bollywood glitterati including megastar Amitabh Bachchan, superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and her ever favourite Aishwarya Rai at a private party here Monday night.

The party, hosted at socialite Parmeshwar Godrej's residence here, saw an impressive footfall from B-Town, and also saw others like novelist Shobhaa De and jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali.

London, August 5 : Hollywood is questioning the controversial decision to felicitate Oprah Winfrey with an honorary Oscar, despite her spending the lion's share of her career in television.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to give away a statuette to the chat show queen as the winner of the `Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award'.

Oprah Winfrey, one of the richest women in the world, still remains a mystery lady for many for her personal relationships and family background. In fact, the 56-year old billionaire woman is also surprised when recently she discovered that she has a half sister named Patricia.

Piers Morgan is a famous British journalist and previous editor of the broadsheets like News Of The World and Daily Mirror. He was a rather irritable but powerful adjudicator on 'America’s Got Talent'.

Chat show queen, Oprah Winfrey will be the guest of the first episode of British journalist Piers Morgan’s television talk show, claims reports in the media. ‘Piers Morgan Tonight’ begins on the CNN television network on the 17th of this month and the famous journalist from Britain has announced that he will be interviewing Oprah Winfrey on the very first episode of his show. The audience is expected to tune in to CNN on 17th January night primarily to see how Oprah Winfrey fares when she is asked questions, because people all over the world are accustomed to watching Oprah Winfrey wielding the mike!

The Sydney Morning Herald declared that Oprah Winfrey is not good for physical condition for the reason that she encourages anti-vaccination and pseudoscience experts.

The AMA held that hospitals will be optimistic to deceive on their data. This is because the Commonwealth is paying $108 million concert bonuses to states for having summit elective surgery targets.

The West Australian assumed that in it near about 20% of the governments subsidized residential aged care places have been taken up by sources for the reason that they are money-wise unviable.

Oprah Winfrey, the queen of day time TV reigns supreme in the hearts of her viewers despite many odds. Winfrey dons many hats and those of an American TV host, actress, movie producer and philanthropist are just a few that befit her. She is also credited for propelling her talk show to dizzy heights of success. The multi award winning `Oprah Winfrey Show' is now on its last legs having seen tremendous popularity and its absence on the ABC owned channels across the United States of America is likely to be felt next year onwards.

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has topped Forbes magazine's list of the 'World's Most Powerful Celebrities' during 2010.

The list, which is based on earnings and media exposure, witnessed Winfrey beating Angelina Jolie off the top spot of Forbes's annual Celebrity 100 list and down right till spot number 18.

Beyonce Knowles remains on the second place, while James Cameron stands on the third position for his Avatar feat. Lady Gaga was the highest new entry at four - thanks to a global tour and endorsement deals.

Television Queen Oprah Winfrey has bought shares in New York-based clothing and accessories retailer J Crew. She has informed that she was very much inspired by US first lady Michelle Obama, who has earlier purchased a unit from the store. J crew has become the most favorite outfit of Oprah too. She has also said that the outfit of Mrs. Obama was quite impressive.

The US first lady's outfit was consisted of a cardigan, sweater and skirt from American store.

London, Dec 7 : Tiger Woods is set to confess all his affairs and liaisons in a tell-all with Oprah Winfrey on TV in a bid to save his marriage and half his 600 million-pounds fortune, according to reports.

The troubled golfer is considering an “enticing” offer to appear on Winfrey’s top-rated chat show.

In a damage-repair move for his “Mr Clean” image, he wants wife Elin Nordegren, 29, to join him on the famous sofa.

According to American TV insiders, 33-year-old Tiger will have to tell all if he is to save his crumbling reputation.

Washington, Dec 4 : Celebrity talk show host Oprah Winfrey interviewed President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House for her Christmas special show.

Winfrey, 55, also took a look at the White House holiday decorations.

The episode is slated to air on December 13th, reports CBS News.

Winfrey, who had given up her long-time neutral stance to support Obama in the presidential campaign, had not interviewed him since he took up office. (ANI)

Washington, Nov 27 : Snoop Dogg wants to step into Oprah Winfrey''s shoes and replace her on her show when she steps down.

Winfrey had announced earlier this month that she would be making an exit from her show in 2011.

Washington, November 26 : US President Barack Obama is set to be quizzed this Christmas by US talk show host Oprah Winfrey.

According to the Live Feed, the leader will be interviewed for a holiday special on ABC called "Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special."

The President’s wife Michelle Obama will also be present on the show, reports CBS News.

The special will also provide viewers the opportunity to peek inside White House.

The special show is dated to be aired on Sunday, December 13th.

Washington, Nov 21 : Oprah Winfrey’s decision to end her talk show in 2011 has attracted mixed feelings from the people of Chicago, where the programme is shot.

While some people believe it can affect local tourism and businesses in Chicago, others seem unconcerned about her departure from the city.

The reason, according to Chicago Tribune media critic Phil Rosenthal, is that though Winfrey first came to Chicago in 1984 as the host of "AM Chicago," she never fully became a true Chicagoan like former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka and actor Vince Vaughn.