MUMBAI: The thrill of A1GP returns to Ten Sports, the most watched sports channel in the Sub-continent, when the brand new circuit in the Algarve hosts the Portugal round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport.

A1GP is a unique series, which pits nation against nation in virtually identical single-seater Ferrari cars. Portugal is the sixth round of the 2008/09 season and will feature teams from at least 19 countries, including India, in two races on Sunday, April 12 ? a Sprint race and a Feature race.

Live telecast of the qualifying race starts 6:30 pm IST on Saturday, April 11, followed by the sprints from 6:15 pm IST on Sunday, April 12.

The last A1GP meeting held in Portugal took place at the Circuito do Estoril, near Lisbon in 2005, but with a new purpose-built facility completed earlier this year, the 4.69-kilometre Autodromo Internacional do Algarve is a truly unique undulating circuit.

The Autodromo Internacional do Algarve is located near the city of Portimao. The philosophy behind the conception of the Algarve Motor Park project was to create a group of facilities, which by being located close to each other, would be mutually beneficial. The track is part of a purpose-built facility, including a karting track, technology park, five-star hotel, sports complex and apartments, that will be completed during this year.

The natural relief of its terrain has allowed the creation of a truly unique undulating circuit. It has been built with the aim of providing a challenging but fun track to drive on.

Home team Portugal will have the familiar face of Filipe Albuquerque in the cockpit hoping to close in on two other series regulars, Switzerland?s Neel Jani and Ireland?s Adam Carroll, who sit ahead of him in the championship standings. With only nine points separating the top three the battle is heating up as the series nears its conclusion.

The 23-year-old Albuquerque is keen to reach the top step of the podium in front of his home crowd after getting a taste for victory back in Chengdu, China at the end of 2008 and finishing on the podium in the last four events.

On his chances for the weekend, he said: ?I think I can win. It?s always my goal. We have been very strong since New Zealand and consistently been at the top at every event so there is no reason why we shouldn‘t be up there again here.

?I am definitely still in the title fight and the championship is now even more open with the confirmation of A1GP Mexico City. We still cannot predict it just being the current top three as some other team like the Netherlands can also come up.

MUMBAI: He endorsed the maximum number of brands and is also the most recalled celebrity

brand ambassador ahead even of Amitabh Bachchan. Shahrukh Khan and the Brand SRK, spells pure success and has given India global recognition with his movies. He is a sure shot businessman, his production house has the best grosser and now with IPL he is churning big money.

Star Wars continue on the cricket pitch. While Shahrukh Khan is proving his business skills Juhi Chawla his partner in production house didn?t want to stay behind either. She joined the bandwagon as his partner in the IPL team. Preity Zinta on the other hand is a strong individual who has won Asia?s sexiest woman title, a style icon and at the same time, has been received as one brave actress who stood tall even when adversary awaited her. She is forever confident and is never insecure. She has put aside her image of being a conventional actress and has ventured into being a business corporate giving all the tycoons a run for their money. She is an equal owner of IPL team Punjab IX.

If one is a born dancer, then the other is an expert action master, a hard core daredevil. Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan, the two superstars of the industry have always been into war zone. They both are brand ambassadors of soft drink companies now and are both facing each other in the forthcoming IPL as Hrithik Roshan is endorsing the ?Mumbai Indian? and Akki is selected as the face for Delhi Daredevils from the league. This week?s episode of Superstar Superlives will tell you who the best endorser among them is.

IPL has brought Bollywood stars and cricketers together in a way that has never been experienced before. All the brand endorsers and mascots of Bollywood are ready for big business. Among all the cheer and fun there are definite undercurrents and cold wars. To know more tune into the special episode of Superstars Superlives ?Star Wars? this April 13-17, Monday-Friday, 8.30pm only on ZoOm.

MUMBAI: With the hour of reckoning barely a day away, the finalists of Amrita TV?s ?Super Star Junior ? 2? are polishing up their musical notes for the Grand Finale that will take place on Saturday evening, April 11th in Trivandrum and telecast live globally.

The Final Three - Anwar, Shahafaz Ibi and Parvathy Jayan stretched their vocal talents to the limit, to outsing their competitors in 31 rounds that extended over eight months and 146 episodes.

Super Star Junior was the very first reality show for children in Malayalam ; its lineal descendent ?Super Star Junior -2?, telecast Mon-Thu at 8 pm, is designed to discover the best all-round singing star in the 10-15 age group.

Launched during Onam in August 2008 and drawing to a close just before Vishu, the Keralite harvest festival, the show tested its 15 contestants with fast numbers, slow melodies, semi-classicals and devotional songs and in other languages as well with rounds such as R.D.Burman Hits, A.R. Rehman Hits, Ilayaraja Hits etc.

With eliminations in 12 levels, the Final Three stood out as the pick of the crop with the perfection of their modulation, the elan of their performance and charisma of their persona.

During the Grand Finale, that will be telecast live from 6 pm on April 11, their vocal range and skill of rendition will be on display once again for the benefit of the world-wide audience to make the final judgement, that will be decided solely on the strenght of the SMS votes.

The Finale will consist of 3 rounds Semi-classical, Performance and Medley rounds with Cine star Suresh Gopi coming in as the Chief Guest.

To amplify the thrill of the keen contest, the rounds will be interspersed by melodious songs of playback singers Benny Dayal and Malgudi Shuba with performances by budding starlet Shamna Kasim and globe trotting pianist Stephen Devassy.

As the Finalists fine tune their vocals for the final assault on the title, the world wide viewers can be assured of an evening of aural ecstasy.

MUMBAI: Music ,is a colorful and common thread which knows no barriers and is woven into the entire fabric of our lives! Commemorating the long over due gesture to the music industry, Star Plus exclusively presents Tata Indicom Radio Mirchi Music awards on Sunday, April 12th 2009 @ 9 :30 pm. A musical night honoring excellence in Hindi film music and felicitating deserving artists in music industry, will surely keep you wanting for more.

Hosted by the versatile Shaan and gorgeous Tulip Joshi, Tata Indicom Radio Mirchi Music awards will pay tribute to music over the decades and by acknowledging different genres in music. Eminent personalities from the film and music fraternity will walk the red carpet to witness the grand celebration of music industry where the talent across 17 categories will be honored for popular and technical genre for the year 2008.

The musical evening will also witness some outstanding performances by the effervescent Genelia D?Souza, the hot and sultry Bipasha Basu and heartthrob Shahid Kapoor! Bipasha Basu will enlive the night with her sizzling moves of retro hits and the kool Shahid Kapoor will add to the entertainment quotient by performing for the first time on non Shahid songs!

That?s not all! Popular singers like Kunal Ganjawala, Neeraj Shridhar, Tulsi Kumar and Shreya Ghoshal willYour browser may not support display of this image. also enthrall the audiences with their mellifluous voices rendering some of the best songs of the year. The show stopper of the evening and looking dashing and handsome as ever Abhishek Bachchan will soar the temperature with his presence on stage to give away the two most important awards of the evening ? Song of the Year and Album of the Year!

Adding to the excitement and getting the audiences into peels of laughter would be mirchidaar moments with Shaan. The stage is all set for a memorable moment in the history of Indian Music Awards. So tune in and catch all the action and thrill with Tata Indicom Music Mirchi Awards on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 9.30 pm exclusively on STAR PLUS!

MUMBAI: India, the largest democracy with the biggest electorate is readying itself to go through the mammoth process of electing a new representative to lead the country. Post the 26/11 terror attack, when the nation sat up and looked at its elected representatives more critically than ever before, the outlook has changed. Citizens, hungry for action, are readying to take the first step by exercising their political rights. More than ever before, the youth are becoming active in this sphere. With many wake up call campaigns around, Radio City 91.1FM, India?s first and leading FM radio brand offers Voice Karo, Choice Karo a mega online campaign that is on from April 6 right up to May 15 on www.planetradiocity.com to create awareness and generate political fervour amongst the youth.

The microsite supporting this activity features a message board where users can come and put up their opinions on what would they like to see changed, features about artists such as Bob Dylan and The Beatles who have talked about political issues in all their songs, contests around the interesting and inspiring messages posted and a call to write inspiring lyrics for what could be the youth?s next political anthem.

Exercising your vote has never been Whatte Fun! Through this unique endeavour Planet Radio City are providing the youth with an interactive platform to discuss changes they desire to see in the system, government, elections etc. They are garnering opinions amongst youth while making them realise that they do have a power to make a change by voting.

Three best opinion writers with the most motivating and thought provoking messages will win some great prizes and will be interviewed by the RJs during their shows. Besides that aspiring lyricists can participate in the ?King of Lyrics? contest and the winning lyricist will walk away with an IPOD shuffle. The winner for this contest will be announced by RJ Vicky on the show ?Joyride?.

So don?t be left out! Join the voting fever by logging on to www.planetradiocity.com - ?Voice Karo, Choice Karo.?

MUMBAI: A fun, entertaining way to move and burn calories! ZoOm, the popular Bollywood and lifestyle channel will air the all-new innovative workout- ?Reebok Bollywood Workout? which is inspired by the many moods of dance. Brought together by Reebok in association with dance maestro of India, Shiamak Davar, this exclusive has been slated to be telecast on Sunday, April 12 2009, 9.30 pm with a repeat telecast on Monday, April 13, 2.30 pm only on ZoOm.

The one hour exclusive will feature performances by Shiamak Davar and his troupe and by kids including handicapped children, fashion statements of Bollywood stars, supermodels, red carpet specials, a peak to the new Reebok dancewear collection, Reebok fashion show and more.

Reebok Bollywood Workout is available through the Shiamak Davar Dance Studios. The program and the collection were launched amidst a star studded evening, a scintillating fashion show and stupendous performances by Shiamak‘s dance troupe.

Get set, get on?and sweat it out?tune in to ?Reebok Bollywood Workout?, be part of the action and excitement this Sunday, April 12 2009, 09.30 pm or catch it on Monday, April 13, 2009, 02.30 pm only on ZoOm.