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Russian Developers Hit the Brakes

The once-red-hot real-estate sector has become one of the first major areas of Russia's economy to feel the chill of the global financial crisis.

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Hollywood Interactive finds funding

Business News: Rivers duo to cover Emmy red carpet online -- Hollywood Interactive Group has announced the acquisition of $5 million in venture capital funding, while also securing Joan and Melissa Rivers for red-carpet Emmy coverage on its MyHollywood.com website.

Sevilla show form but Brann stun Depor

Sevilla FC started their bid for a third UEFA Cup triumph in four years with a useful victory at home to FC Salzburg but while Real Racing Club Santander and Valencia CF also won, RC Deportivo La Coruña lost 2-0 at SK Brann.

Nicks picks give food for thought

Nick Faldo may have made a meal of it but his “sandwich list” became his real list today – and it will be Padraig Harrington and Robert Karlsson who kick off Europe’s bid for an unprecedented fourth successive Ryder Cup victory at Valhalla.

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Madrid face up to Gago blow

Real Madrid CF midfielder Fernando Gago will miss the UEFA Champions League trip to FC Zenit St. Petersburg after he was sidelined for four weeks with a thigh tear suffered in the 2-0 defeat of FC BATE Borisov.

Below-par Madrid fail to match billing

Full-back Marcelo knows Real Madrid CF did not play at their best in the 2-0 victory over ten-man FC Bate Borisov, saying: "We let the fans down but the most important thing is that we gained three points."

Australia appoints coach Mantilla

TENNIS Australia has hired Felix Mantilla and acquired a Barcelona-based training facility to fasttrack the learning and development of clay-court skills among Australian players.

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'Bell,' 'Girl' tie for Humanitas award

Film News: Harwood, Oliver to share $10, 000 prize -- "Diving Bell and the Butterfly" and "Lars and the Real Girl" tied for the top feature film honor at the Humanitas awards, presented Wednesday at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Madrid saunter past ten-man BATE

Real Madrid CF 2-0 FC BATE BorisovThe nine-times champions eased to victory at home to the debutants, who did well to keep the score down after the sending-off of Anri Khagush.

Wasteful Madrid cause Schuster concern

Real Madrid CF may have got Group H under way with a defeat of FC BATE Borisov, yet Bernd Schuster felt they eased off and "wasted a great chance to record a brilliant result" against the debutants from Belarus.

Djokovic, Tsonga in Brisbane

WORLD No.3 Novak Djokovic and French star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - the finalists in this year's Australian Open - will top the draw at the 2009 Brisbane International, organisers said.

Djokovic, Tsonga to play in Brisbane

WORLD No.3 Novak Djokovic and French star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - the finalists in this year's Australian Open - will top the draw at the 2009 Brisbane International, organisers said.

Tomic still hopeful of debut

TALENTED teenagers Bernard Tomic and Brydan Klein could still make their Australian Davis Cup debuts against Chile this week.

European football mourns Fahnler loss

European and Austrian football is mourning the loss of former referee Heinz Fahnler, who has died suddenly at the age of 66 while on duty as a UEFA delegate for this evening's Real Madrid CF-FC BATE Borisov fixture.

Out of the Frying Pan

Ross L. Smotrich is a top-notch real-estate analyst by many accounts. But he's had lousy luck with employers as of late.

Banks Jettison Commercial-Property Debt

The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers is adding pressure on banks and other financial institutions to sell off their holdings of commercial real-estate debt.

Madrid looking to make flying start

Real Madrid CF are in no danger of underestimating Belarussian debutants FC BATE Borisov when they arrive in the Spanish capital, with coach Bernd Schuster demanding three points "by whatever means possible".

BATE date not a cakewalk for Heinze

Defender Gabriel Heinze is not about to take Real Madrid CF's opening Group H opponents FC BATE Borisov lightly, saying: "Although one name can carry more weight than another, on the pitch we're all equal."

Jets give P Graham the boot after poor game

The New York Jets waived Australian punter Ben Graham on Tuesday, two days after a poor outing in a NFL loss to the New England Patriots.

Ivanov to head UPI's Russian arm

Film News: Exec replaces Eugene Beginin -- Universal Pictures International has upped Vadim Ivanov, the commercial director of its Russian operations, to managing director in the rapidly growing territory.

Idol winner injured in bar brawl

EMBATTLED former Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan has taken another hit after allegedly being punched in the face by a man at a bar in New South Wales.

Festival boosts Kazakhstan films

Film News: Top prize goes to 'Farewell, Gulsary!' -- Local films took the majority of prizes at the Kazakh festival Eurasia, which ended Sept. 13 in the country's administrative capital, Astana.

Sony takes 'Step' in right direction

Film News: Studio nabs rights to documentary -- Endgame Entertainment’s "A Chorus Line" docu "Every Little Step" sold to Sony Pictures Classics, which is acquiring North American and Australian rights for a mid-six-figure minimum guarantee.

ER tussles with U. S. distributor

Business News: U.K. company claims unpaid fees -- Struggling U.K. tyke specialist Entertainment Rights, whose properties include “Postman Pat” and “The Lone Ranger, ” is taking legal action against its primary U.S. DVD distributor, Genius Products, over alleged unpaid fees.

Berlusconi immunity threatened

Business News: Opposition wants to strip away protection -- Silvio Berlusconi’s year has had a somewhat inauspicious start. Momentum is gathering behind an opposition move to lift the immunity from prosecution that shields the Italo media mogul and premier from his legal woes.

Banijay returns El Terrat to sender

Business News: Buenafuente buys back company -- In a surprise about-face, Gaul's Banijay Entertainment has sold Spanish production company El Terrat back to its original owner, prexy Andreu Buenafuente, just three months after announcing its purchase.

Obama urges for digital switch delay

Business News: Officials concerned that people are unprepared -- Don't flip the switch just yet -- that's what the incoming Obama administration urged Congress on Thursday regarding the long-planned Feb. 17 transition to all-digital broadcasting.

Blu-Ray warms tech expo

Business News: Sony pushes online products in Vegas -- Blu-ray sales could triple or even quintuple in 2009.

Jermaine Dupri out at Island Records

Business News: Rapper-producer-mogul exits music unit -- Jermaine Dupri is out as president of Island Records Urban Music division, a unit he ran for almost two years.

First Look ups Marie O'Reilly-Thein

Business News: Exec will manage retail and rental accounts -- First Look Studios has upped Marie O'Reilly-Thein to senior veep of sales for home entertainment.

Sides more vocal in SAG strike talks

Business News: Meeting next week to decide referendum's fate -- The sides in SAG's strike authorization vote battle are becoming more vocal in advance of the guild's emergency national board meeting next week to determine the fate of the proposed referendum.

Blu-Ray warms tech expo

Film News: Sony pushes online products in Vegas -- Blu-ray sales could triple or even quintuple in 2009.

Fashion kicks off with Golden Globes

Film News: For TV divas, the red carpet is their big moment -- It's fashion kickoff time. First up: the Golden Globes, next the Academy Awards. While the Oscars is as intense as the Super Bowl, the more relaxed Globes pits the smallscreen against the bigscreen: On one team we have the TV clotheshorses; on the other, their big sisters, the movie stars.