Worst Penalty ever

While most of the world's attention on Tuesday was focused on the international arena, in Egypt the latest round of the cup was underway.Al Ahly roasted Kima Aswan 4-nil, however the win wasn't all smiles for the hosts as Amir Sayoud spectacularly fluffed a penalty. Sayoud's intention was to try and fake-out the Kima Aswan goalie through a stuttered penalty approach, but instead of fooling the keeper it was the taker who ended up with egg on his face.



The striker managed to get his foot stuck in the ground as he faked a shot on goal. That caused him to loose his footing, resulting in the taker falling flat on his face as his effort trickled humiliating to the goalie.

Adding insult to injury, Sayoud was booked by the referee for taking an illegal spot-kick.

Madonna doesn't like hydrangeas

During the press conference at the Venice Film Festival for Madonna's upcoming movie W.E. she received a hydrangea from a fan. Madonna flashes an insincere smile and immediately drops the hydrangea on the floor.

According to her manager Madonna did't want disrespect to the hydrangeas lovers of the world but she prefers different types of flowers.

The reason why Madonna doesn't like hydrangeas is unknown, but it was an hilaric moment where she showed her bitchy side.

The bottom line with the Madonna-loathes-hydrangeas flap making the Internet rounds is this: How do you hate hydrangeas? They’re pretty much the best flower ever.

Glen Campbell's final album release

On august the 30th Glen Campbell will be releasing his final album “Ghost on the Canvas” and and is embarking on a world tour that is planned to last through 2012. Glen Campbell - who is already 75 years – just decided to share his Alzheimer's disease because he wants audiences to know the truth.

Leech Solves a Crime

A leech found at a crime scene eight years ago led Australian police to a man who admitted robbing an elderly woman in 2001, officials said Tuesday.

Forensic science researcher Sally Kelty said today that the case could be the first in which investigators have used DNA extracted from a bloodsucker like a leech or a mosquito to solve a crime.

"It's certainly unique and shows how the boundaries of DNA technology have been pushed since it was first introduced to Australia 22 years ago," the University of Tasmania state researcher said.

The leech dropped off Peter Cannon as he and an accomplice tied a 71-year-old woman to a chair in her remote home in the Tasmanian bush on September 28, 2001, and stole several hundred dollars in cash from a safe, police said.

Peter Alec Cannon, 54, pleaded guilty to aggravated armed robbery in the Supreme Court in Launceston on the island state of Tasmania. Detectives found the engorged leech at the crime scene and extracted blood that they believed was likely from one of the two suspects.

They identified Cannon as that culprit when he was arrested last year on unrelated drug charges and authorities for the first time recorded his DNA profile.

Crown prosecutor John Ransom told the court that a policeman had picked up a leech from near a safe at the scene of the crime from which forensic scientists extracted blood and a DNA sample, according to a report in local newspaper The Mercury. Seven years later, when Cannon was arrested and charged with a drugs crime, police took a DNA sample from him and it matched the sample from the robbery.

Cannon, now 54, pleaded guilty in the Tasmanian Supreme Court yesterday to aggravated armed robbery. He will be sentenced on Friday and faces a maximum of 21 years in prison.

Detective Insp Mick Johnston, who was involved in the police investigation from the outset, said the leech was the only forensic evidence found at the crime scene.

He said he was happy with the guilty plea, especially for the victim, Fay Olson.

"She's waited a long time for closure to this matter and it's nice to be able to deliver that," Johnson told ABC radio.

Police are still searching for Cannon's alleged accomplice.

Obama Family Portrait

The White House has released an official family portrait of President Obama, the first lady, Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Sasha and Malia. The picture was taken on Sept. 1 as the first family, in the White House's Green Room.

The pictures has been taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz. The photographer's relationship with the first family goes back to 2004, when Obama was running for the Senate, Vanity Fair says. She snapped his family at the campaign headquarters, long before he was running for president.

US pilots forget to land in Minneapolis

The two pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight to Minneapolis forgot to land at their destination and kept on flying. They had travelled another 230 kilometres before they realised their oversight.

Their error caused panic among air traffic controllers, who were unable to contact the flight from San Diego for around one hour. Fighter jets were alerted for fear that the plane had been hijacked.

The pilots said they were so engrossed in a heated discussion on airline policy that they lost track of time. Northwest Airlines has suspended them from duty pending an investigation.

Microsoft profit, sales smash expectations

Microsoft Corp smashed Wall Street's profit and sales expectations on Friday, sending its shares up 9 percent, as the PC market showed signs of stabilizing and sales of its Windows software and Xbox game consoles held up much better than expected.

The strong results top a successful week for the world's largest software company, which launched its Windows 7 operating system to positive reviews on Thursday, as it looks to regain leadership in the technology sector from rivals Apple Inc and Google Inc.

"Microsoft is back. They are able to succeed despite heightened competition from Apple's share gain and Google's great brand," said Katherine Egbert, an analyst with Jefferies & Co. "The numbers were unbelievable. An absolutely blowout."

Microsoft's shares reached their highest level since June 2008. The results follow better-than-expected earnings from technology bellwethers Intel Corp (INTC.O), Google and Apple.

Microsoft said fiscal first-quarter profit fell 18 percent to $3.57 billion, or 40 cents per share, compared with $4.37 billion, or 48 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.