It has been recently revealed in a report that the cases of swine flu have almost doubled recently in Mexico, where the death toll due to the same has risen to nine. There have been as many as 573 cases of the disease registered recently. It was revealed by the health ministry in a statement that 905 of the influenza cases of the country turned into H1N1 in due course of time.

Dry and dirty conditions prevailing in Mexico hampered the prospective of BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team for the second round of the FIA World Rally Championship. The dirt roads made Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila and championship leaders Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen to put something extra to reach at the finish.