MUMBAI: Casey Stoner will be hoping to add to his already dream season when he tries to win back-to-back races at the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix on Sunday.

Stoner wrapped up the championship with his sixth place finish in Japan,and then went on to achieve his long-standing dream of winning the Australian GP in front of his doting home fans at the Philip Island tracklast week.

The Ducati rider, who became the second-youngest rider to win the championship and the first for 33 years to do so on a European-manufactured bike, will be eager to take his winning tally in double figures in a dominating season, having already won nine races. Stoner is in prime position to do exactly that, after finishing second behind Danni Pedrosa in the qualifying.

And Ten Sports will be present to bring all the action live when the Malaysian Grand Prix takes place at the exciting Sepang track on Sunday, October 21. The live telecast starts at 9:15 am IST.

The 21-year-old Australian, whose worst result in a season where he could do no wrong, was the sixth place in Japan which actually ensured the championship crown for him, has got extra motivation to do well in Sepang.

Because, even though the chase for the world title is over, the race presents Stoner the opportunity to achieve a unique treble in Sepang. The Australian won the 125cc title in 2004 on a KTM bike and kept up the winning act the following year in the 250cc category astride an Aprilia machine.

Having taken a ninth win this season at the Australian GP in Philip Island on Sunday, Stoner would certainly want to win the premier class race on his Ducati in the penultimate round of the 17-leg world championships.

The Sepang track is specifically built for speed and exciting racing. With four slow corners following two long straights, and ten medium to high-speed corners, the wide track is particularly favourable for overtaking manoeuvres and plenty of open throttle. And the Malaysian weather ? always hot and humid and demanding ? plays an important role in making the race even more demanding for the riders.

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Telecast : Live

MUMBAI: Through an internet dating site, Joyce thought shed met her perfect man. He was a handsome surgeon who exuded charm and kindness. So when he popped the question early on Joyce didnt hesitate for a moment, overjoyed to finally marry the man of her dreams.

But the storybook ending turned sour when she discovered he wasnt a noble surgeon after all, but an army deserter who had perhaps six other wives and a string of prison convictions. Joyces Mr Wrong is one example of the many real life con artists, impostors, criminals, fraudsters and bigamists that Very Bad Men uncovers in this alarming series. Very Bad Men is a very frightening warning for all singles to proceed with caution.

Watch ‘Very Bad Men‘ on Zone Reality on 20th October 2007 a 9pm.

MUMBAI: Jetix announced a new contest ‘Snakes and Ladders‘ from 22 October.

Every day, between 4 pm to 9 pm, viewers can participate in this watch and win contest.

All the young viewers will have to save Jetix from the snake attack and help Ladderman go all the way up to Snake Mountain and close the gates.

To earn maximum points, audiences have to accompany Ladderman through various levels as he invades the snake hideouts - ‘The Poison Plains‘, ‘Swelter Swamp‘ and ‘Venomous Volcano‘ to finally reach ‘Snake Mountain‘.

Ladderman has an egg which will burst open each time to reveal a different kind of snake or a ladder. The viewers have to spot these ladders or snakes and quickly report its unique code via SMS/call during the mission. Different kinds of ladders or snakes will add or reduce points to the participants‘ score card.

The first few participants with the maximum score at each level will win cool Jetix gear. Five lucky grand prize winners will win gameboys at the end of this three week contest.

MUMBAI: Festival flavour is in the air and Radio Dhamaal is celebrating its first Navratri with the flamboyance & vigour which matches the Dhamaal personality.

"The Dhamaal philosophy aims at mass customization of its content specially catering to the Socio-cultural backdrops of all its stations. The diversity of celebrations is reflected in the Navratri package in the operational stations of Hisar.Karnal, Patiala, Dhule & Muzaffarpur.While Dandia beats are in Dhule air, it‘s Durga Puja in Muzaffarpur and Navratri with Ramlila is packaged for the northern stations. Interactivity with maximum listener participation is the mantra which is truly establishing Dhamaal as the favourite station." says the National Programming Head, Shailja Naqvi.

The pious start to the mornings by giving regular briefs on NavDurga has got appreciation everywhere. In Hisar, daily ground activities have created a wave of excitement in the city. A unique format of Dhamaal Khabari wherein listeners are registering in hordes across all stations to report about their city happenings, market trends etc. during the festivals. This novel mode for listener connect has taken interactivity to a new high. The entire package including various contests is liberally sprinkled with lots of exciting gifts. The same spirit and celebrations will surely be repeated for the upcoming Diwali.

MUMBAI: The new series of World Challenge 2007 continues to profile the 12 finalist projects and business initiatives that not only make a profit, but also put something back into the community.

The third programme in the series transmits on Saturday 20 October at 1030, 2030 and Sunday 21 October at 0230, 1330 GMT and features the following two finalists:

Viewers will be able to vote for their favourite project on the World Challenge 2007 website, www.theworldchallenge.co.uk

The winning project will receive a grant of US$20,000 from Shell to invest in its initiative. Two runners-up will each receive US$10,000. The winners will be announced at an award ceremony in The Hague, the Netherlands in December.

MUMBAI: Star World presents some exclusive pictures of its primetime television series Desperate Housewives with the launch of the third season.

Currently, sporting the tagline ‘Endowed by God, improved by silicon. Everyone has a little dirty laundry," the series is among the top shows for the channel.

In the third season, the ladies of Wisteria Lane are kept busy with impending marriages, new romances and crazy neighbours. Bree (Marcia Cross) is about to tie the knot with Orson (Kyle MacLachlan), the mysterious dentist who was last seen running down local plumber Mike Delfino (James Denton) at the end of the last season. Meanwhile, Lynette (Felicity Huffman) quits her ad-agency job to help her husband run a pizza restaurant, Susan (Teri Hatcher) finds love with an Englishman and Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) prepares to take her cheating ex to the cleaners.

Apart from the desperate regulars, the new season boasts galaxy of guest stars, including Dougray Scott (Mission Impossible II), Josh Henderson (Yours, Mine and Ours), Dixie Carter (Designing Women) and Emmy-winning TV veteran Laurie Metcalf (Roseanne).

Season three‘s main mystery revolves around Bree‘s new husband, Orson Hodge. At the end of season two, Orson ran over Mike Delfino for reasons unknown at the time. Suspected of cheating on his wife, Alma (who is originally thought to be dead), and killing a woman named Monique Pollier, Orson is placed under constant suspicion from the housewives and some of the other neighbours, especially Mike, who is the main suspect in Monique‘s murder.

To complicate matters, Orson‘s mother (Gloria Hodge) and Alma come to Wisteria Lane and take matters into their own hands. The housewives are brought together this season to comprehend the mystery and put the pieces of Orson‘s past together, while trying to sustain their individual lives that are causing them much trouble.

Tune in ?Desperate Housewives of Season 3 airs every Sunday at 9 p.m. on Star World?.