HAMILTON ON TOP INSPITE OF BAD RACEDAY

The British formula one driver Lewis Hamilton of Mclaren is currently leading the points table inspite of him not gaining any points in the Japan ,still hoping that history does not repeat itself for the second consecutive year.
The timing could not be worse. Having made such a mess of the start of Sunday's Japanese grand prix that it seemed he was intent on giving away this year's world title, he is returning to Shanghai and a circuit where, last year, he slid into a gravel trap at 20mph and suffered the embarrassment of having his championship become bogged down along with his car. To make matters worse, he arrived in China in 2007 with a 17-point advantage and managed to lose the championship whereas last Sunday's debacle has already reduced his lead to five points with two races to go.
If Hamilton wins next Sunday and Massa finishes no higher than fifth, then the title will go to the Englishman. But, even allowing for Massa's sometimes unpredictable form, he is more likely to be in the top three in the knowledge
that a showdown is then assured on his home patch.

JELENA JANKOVIC ON THE TOP OF HER GAME

Serbian tennis star Jelena Jankovic won back on the top spot in the WTA ranking list after a swift win against Russia's Nadya Petrova in the final of the WTA Stuttgart event - the Porsche Grand Prix - on October 5 2008.
The last time Jankovic was number one in the rankings was on August 11 2008, which she held for only one week and lost to fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic.
Jankovic had little problems taking the win against Petrova in two straight sets (6-4, 6-3) and proved that she is in superb form this years, even though she missed on winning any Grand Slam tournaments.
The Stuttgart win came six days after Jankovic won the China Open tournament in Beijing against another Russian, Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Second in the WTA ranking is Serena Williams, who lost her place at the top after failing to advance to the third round in Stuttgart on October 1. The match that cost her the first place in the ranking was against China's Li Na who won in three sets (0-6, 6-1, 6-4 ).
Williams will not be able to fight back for the number one spot in the $2.4 million Kremlin Cup that starts on October 6 2008 after pulling out with a knee injury.