Sunday, August 22, 2010
Glam gals create a splash at Piranha 3D premiere
Actress Kelly Brook arrives at the premiere of The Weinstein Company's Piranha 3D at the Mann's Chinese 6 Theatre on August 18, 2010 in Hollywood, California.
A confident Saina to take on the best at World C'ship in Paris
Saina Nehwal will carry a billion hopes when she takes the court in the World badminton Championship but the ace India shuttler remains quietly confident about her chances in the event which gets underway here on Monday.Saina, at a career-best world ranking of No 2, has got a bye in the first round and will take on Hsiao Huan Chen of Chinese Taipei in the second round on Tuesday in the women's singles.
In the men's singles, Chetan Anand, who just recovered from a knee injury, and P Kashyap will carry India's flag.
While the 14th seed Chetan will face Ong Zhao Ashton Chen of Singapore, Kashyap will be up against Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk of Thailand in the first round tomorrow.
"Overall it is a very good draw for India. Aditi and Kashyap have got challenging draws but rest of the players such as Saina, Chetan and the mixed doubles pair of Jwala and Diju have got decent draws," National coach Gopichand said.
"Kashyap has been playing well. But the last two tournaments, he didn't do that well but there is nothing to worry about as of now because in both the tournaments he was leading.
"Chetan has not played that much in the last month and it would be a good opportunity to get started in the tournament. Jwala and Diju have played against all these players who are there in their half so they should do well," he added.
Asked about Saina, who has to battle past three Wangs from China Wang Shixin, Wang Xin and top seed Yihan Wang to win the title, Gopichand said the Hyderabadi is in best shape and hopefully do well.
"Saina is in the second half and some of the players she has not played before are also there but she is in her best form and shape and so she should do well. Moreover draw is just a part of the whole game, she still has to perform at the court to win this tournament," Gopichand said.
A title triumph will also pave the way to the numero uno status in world rankings but Saina said she is focussing on every match and not thinking about the title at the moment.
"I am no longer scared of the Chinese players. I have put on a lot of hard work with Gopi sir and I am in my best form and shape. I just want to concentrate on the game and not worry about the title," Saina said.
In the women's singles, Aditi Mutatkar faces a difficult opponent in 10th seed Japanese Eriko Hirose in the first round, while 15th seeded duo of Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas will face off against Nigerian Ola Fagbemi and Jinkan Ifraimu in the men's doubles.
The ninth seeded pair of Jwala and Diju will face the English duo of Chris Adcock and Gabrielle White in the first round tomorrow, while 16th seeds Jwala and Ashwini Ponnappa will clash against Samantha Barning and Eefje Muskens of The Netherland on Monday.
Arjun Atwal becomes first Indian to win on PGA Tour
Ace golfer Arjun Atwal has become the first Indian to win on the PGA Tour. The Orlando-based Indian won the Wyndham Championship by one stroke and earned his maiden PGA Tour title.
The 37-year-old, who started the final round with a three-stroke lead, secured victory by sinking a pressure-packed putt for par from seven feet at the final hole.
Atwal has won on the European, Asian and nationwide tours but he has been through some rough times during the past few years.
This success means Atwal will have a two-year exemption on the US tour.
5th ODI: Sri Lanka beat India by 8 wickets
Dambulla: Sri Lanka entered into the final of the ODI cricket tri-series with an eight wicket win over India in Dambulla on Sunday.
Thisara Perera claimed his maiden five-wicket haul and played a big role in Sri Lanka`s resounding victory.
Score:
India: 103 all out in 33.4 overs.
Sri Lanka: 104 for two wickets in 15.1 overs.
Men think about sex every 7 seconds
Of course it’s a well accepted fact that most men are flirtatious and reveler by nature, but a new study has revealed that men think about indulging in sexual act in every seven seconds. Although, this study would be quite bizarre for few men but it is well accepted among the males that their mind is often distracted with worldly lust and pleasure i.e sex.
Talking openly about sex is still a taboo for many and when such researches are done where researcher ask for voting we get in and share our dark secrets. The irony is that we let them in—we're more than happy to unzip our pants and bare our private lives. Why do we do it? Maybe it's precisely because sex is so private that we're compelled to share.
According to Dr. Anoop Dheer, 54 per cent of men think about sex every day or several times a day, 43 per cent a few times a week or a few times a month, and 4 per cent less than once a month. Even though the report relies on men to self-report on how often they think about sex, it's still eye opening to find that just under half of men aren't even thinking about sex once a day. Clearly, the seven-second rule may be a tad hyperbolic.
Men behavior are more sexually motivated than those of women, with this heightened impetus being attributable to how males of our species are physically wired rather than to matter of conscious choice or societal conditioning. A static of this nature works to confirm that assumption by overlaying a patina of faux science onto the men thinking of nothing but sex, sex, sex! Caricature we have become deeply enamored of.
Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar tie the knot
Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor on Sunday tied the knot with Dubai-based businesswoman Sunanda Pushkar. The much-hyped wedding of the high profile couple took place in a typical Malayali style at his ancestral home at Elavanchery village, which is 30km from Palakkad in Kerala.
Tharoor tied the ‘thali’ around Sunanda’s neck amid playing of `Nadaswaram` and beating of drums at the auspicious moment early Sunday morning. A ‘thali’ symbolizes the marital bond as per the Hindu custom.
48 year old Sunanda, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir was looking gorgeous in an off-white `veshti-mundu set`, a traditional dress for Malayali brides. On the other hand the 54 year old groom, Tharoor, was clad in traditional Malayali kurtha and mundu.
The 200-year-old ancestral home was the marriage venue. The newly wed couple will host a reception tomorrow in the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is learnt that they will hold a reception in New Delhi after a couple of days.
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