London, Oct 30 : English footballer David Beckham was spotted ogling at sexy cheerleaders during a basketball game this week.

Beckham, who was watching the LA Lakers take on the Portland Trailblazers at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, had a perfect view of them as they paraded about scantily dressed.

“David had the best seat in the house,” the Sun quoted an onlooker as saying.

“All the girls were hot. However there appeared to be one sexy brunette who particularly caught his eye. She was gorgeous and had curves in all the right places,” the onlooker added.

Bonn, Oct 30 : Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand retained the World Chess Championship title in Bonn late on Wednesday night after ending the 11th game with Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik in a draw.

Anand had earlier won the Championship in 2000 and 2007.

Anand won three games, drew seven times and lost once en route to winning the competition by 6.5 points to 4.5.

With this win, he became the first player in chess history to have won the World Championship in three different formats: Knockout, Tournament and Match.

Buenos Aires - Diego Maradona said Wednesday that he was looking forward to working as head coach of Argentina and refuted criticism from those who consider he lacks experience for the job. 

"They talk about my lack of experience, but I have 20-some years in the Argentine national team. That is why it sounds funny to me that they talk of a lack of experience," Maradona said as he left his home in the Buenos Aires suburb of Ezeiza. 

The appointment was met with cautious surprise by fans in football-crazy Argentina. While Maradona's past talent on the field is unquestioned, many are casting doubts on his qualifications to coach the senior team, based on his scarce experience managing club teams and the poor results he obtained. 

Hamburg - Felipe Massa has finally stepped out of the shadows at Ferrari and goes into Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix in his native city with the chance of claiming the Formula One drivers' championship.

Born in Sao Paulo on April 25, 1981, Massa has managed 10 wins, 26 podium placings and 14 pole positions in an F1 career spanning six years and 105 races. He married Anna Rafaela Bassi on November 30, 2007.

Massa's driving career began with karting at the age of eight before moving up the ranks and signing for the Sauber F1 team in 2002, partnering Nick Heidfeld.

London, Oct 29: Veteran Argentine football great Diego Maradona has reportedly been offered to coach his national side, but he is expected to iron out a few minor issues before accepting the position.

He said the offer had attracted him a lot.

“The offer has attracted me a lot. As soon as it is confirmed, I will start working, but I can say I am very proud. We have to keep talking. There are some things to resolve. This is just beginning,” The Sun quoted him as saying.

The team Australia has sought the services of Indian spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi for improvements in the skills of its spinners. Bedi was approached by Australian authorities in the recently held function at the Australian embassy.

The team of country performed badly due to poor performance of its spinners in the recent matches between India and Australia. Australia has suffered a big defeat in the second Test match played at Mohali.