Cheryl Cole to return to US X-Factor

According to reports, Cheryl Cole will return to the judging panel of The X Factor USA, just over a week after she was allegedly axed from her role on the show

The News of the World reports that Cole is expected to rejoin filming on Wednesday, when auditions begin again in New Jersey.

It has been suggested that the former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, who was rumoured to be replacing the Girls Aloud star on the panel after her departure, will now return to her original role as co-host with Steve Jones.

A source close to the newspaper has revealed that Simon Cowell is responsible for Cole's rehiring stating: "This is the biggest surprise of the lot - Cheryl is back. Who could possibly have predicted this - it appeared that Simon had dumped Cheryl for good?".

They further pitched in: "But behind the scenes Simon has been wooing Cheryl. And key executives at Fox all realised they had made a big mistake. They have been watching the tapes of her at the American auditions and realising that she could be a huge star over there."

Fox refused to confirm that Cole had originally left the show, or that she will be present for next week's auditions, although producers have reportedly said that Cole will feature in audition footage from Chicago and Los Angeles when The X Factor USA premieres later in the year.

source: rte.ie

Bjorn Borg in Paris to watch Rafael Nadal try to match his six French titles

At Wimbledon four years ago, he nobly congratulated Roger Federer on matching his five straight titles and now everyone here is hoping he will be at Roland Garros this afternoon to shake hands with Rafael Nadal should the Spaniard equal his landmark of six French Open crowns.

Not that Nadal is in the slightest preoccupied with all the talk that, should he beat Federer, he would cement his claims to being the greatest clay-court player in history, even ahead of the Swede.
“Seriously, I don’t think about that. A lot of respect for the great Bjorn but I am only focusing on trying to play well,” said Nadal after his semi-final triumph over Andy Murray. “For me it’s much more important to win Roland Garros again than to equal Bjorn.”
Nadal turned 25 on Friday and is now at that point in his phenomenal career when tennis historians are already trying to assess his place in the pantheon.
There are those who argue, as an expert panel assembled by French sports paper L’Equipe did last year, that Nadal is already the best clay-courter. After all, the man who lost just once at Roland Garros (to Robin Soderling) now has a better winning percentage than Borg, who lost twice to the same man – Italian Adriano Panatta – during his 1974-1981 reign where he won his six titles in eight Opens. Nadal is going for six from seven.
The Spaniard has already won more career titles on clay (31 to Borg’s 30) and victory over Federer for the fifth time at Roland Garros today — including the fourth time in a final — could clinch the argument, considering his serial Swiss victim’s claim on being the best in history.
Of course, each major title the Spaniard annexes adds fuel to the belief that we should look beyond the claims for clay-court supremacy and consider that, as John McEnroe suggested last year: “There is an argument that Rafael Nadal may be the greatest player ever, eventually. Even possibly now.”
Borg himself still believes Federer is history’s best but each time Nadal improves his impressive head-to-head against the Swiss — he currently leads 16-8 — it becomes harder to defend that thesis. And the Swede is under no illusions that Nadal may well consign his own records to ancient history by eventually winning “seven or eight French titles”.
For while Borg hung up his wooden racket at 26, weary of the grind of the circuit and unable to come to terms with life as world No 2 in the shadow of McEnroe, Nadal’s hunger for more glory in his 26th year shows no sign of being satiated.
The Spanish press have been a bit worried about him here, saying that he has not looked happy, but after his victory over Murray, he evidently felt it was time to put them right as they asked what the difference was between the 19-year-old Rafa, who burst into Paris without a seeming care in the world to win the title at the first attempt, and the 25-year-old serial champion.
“Well, when you are a kid and you win here for the first time, what you think is 'Oh, OK, I’ve won one match’. You might think it’s going to be easier in my career now that I’ve won titles but that’s not at all the case. It’s a lie. If you win now, there’s even more pressure on you.
“And when you win, you want to win more. It’s always renewed. The appetite is still there. It’s an incredible feeling and I’d like to continue on the same path.” But don’t tell him he is the best there ever was because he will tell you who owns that accolade. It is the bloke who will stand across the net today.
“I know how good he is. What Roger has done in his career is impossible to repeat for any of today’s players,” is Nadal’s eve-of-final tribute. “You are more surprised than me that Roger is in the final.”

source:telegraph.co.uk

Govt threatened me: Baba Ramdev

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday said the incident of Saturday night was a black movement for him. Addressing the media after reaching Haridwar, Baba Ramdev said innocent people were addressed to such barbaric acts on Saturday at the Ramlila Maidan.

"I kept on telling the policemen not to torture innocent people. Families and small children were subjected to torture, were not spared, they were dragged and beaten up," Ramdev said.
"On the night of June 4, if we had not stopped our workers from getting agitated then thousands of people would have died. Such kind of cruelty was not even seen in emergency or Jallianwala Bagh," he said. He added, "I am not scared of death. But, I didn't want to die in such a barbaric act."

Baba Ramdev explained how he tried to get out of the pandal by wearing a salwar, kameez. "Tear gas were fired upon. People are still admitted to ICU. For a full 2 hours it was mayhem in the pandal, police was firing tear gas and bullets. I am not scared of death," he said.He also said that the government kept pressurising him to end his fast. "We were assured that whatever we wanted would be done.

We were told that an ordinance will be brought to nationalise black money. We were assured that information regarding corrupt leaders, traders etc will be put in public domain. Everything was agreed upon except for one issue. The issue which was not agreed upon was the issue of nationalising black money stashed in foreign banks. The government was pressurising me to end my fast," he said.

Baba Ramdev claimed that he was forced to give a letter of consent in the hotel. "Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and Pranab Mukherjee were consulted. I got this information that either I be arrested, put in encounter or taken to an unknown destination," he claimed.
He also claimed that the government wanted him to call off his Satyagraha on June 3. He said, "The government could not see such a large Satyagraha where crores participated across the country. We were forced to write a letter on June 3 that by June 6 we will call off our Satyagraha."

He also claimed that the last letter that was given to him by the government did not mention anything about black money.He claimed that Kapil Sibal told him that if Anna Hazare shares the stage with him, they won't agree to any of his demands.
Attacking Sonia Gandhi, he also said, "Earlier I didn't used to pay attention to the fact that Sonia Gandhi wasn't born in this country. But, after Saturday night's incident, it shows that she does not have any place for the women and children of this nation."
Baba Ramdev also accused the UPA government of holding black money in foreign banks. He said, " Saturday night's act confirms that Rs 50 lakh crore belong to the Congress and its allies."He also made it clear that he is not done with his fast and will continue with his agitation.

"I am not done with my fast, I will continue with the Satyagraha, the agitation can't be removed from the hearts of people. If anything happens to me, Sonia Gandhi and the Congress government will be responsible for it," Baba Ramdev said.

Baba Ramdev called AICC General Secretary Digijaya Singh's comments irresponsible and refused to comment further on that. He also claimed to have given details of every penny spent, to the government.
He said that his supporters will peacefully observe black day on Sunday evening and Money.

He asked the government an explanation on the reason behind Saturday night's act. When asked whether his talks will continue with the government, Baba Ramdev said he will update as per developments.
Responding to allegations of breaking the rules, Baba Ramdev said, "I did perform Yoga asanas at Ramlila Maidan and the whole world saw. Speaking against corruption comes under the ethics of Yoga."
Responding to allegations about him working for the RSS and BJP, Baba Ramdev said, "I am not a member of the BJP, never even campaigned for them."

Model turned Actress Vedita Pratap Singh Hot scenes in Bhindi Bazaar Inc.

The trailer of Bhindi Bazaar Inc. has been out for quite some time now, and has received quite an excited and positive response from all over. A glance at the trailer makes one thing clear, that the story is told boldly with no sugar-coating around it.

The promos have turned out to be a hot topic among the youth, reason being the model turned actor Vedita Pratap Singh, who apparently has four to five love making scenes of her with most of the main casts in the film.

“Vedita seemed very confident while shooting for such love making scenes. Earlier entire unit was apprehensive that if she would agree to do it, as she is playing a very bitchy role in the movie,” says a source from the unit.

In an industry that’s still warming up to get acquainted with the normalcy of s*x in movies, the tongues may really start wagging about this piece of information.So what is Vedita's status on the whole thing?

“I have no regrets personally and I am really proud to be starring in a movie which comprises of such stalwarts from the industry that tells a meaningful story on the harsh realities of life.

As for the s*x scenes, well I am an actress, and it is my duty to be loyal to the script. My intentions were purely professional and it was necessary for the story, so why and what should I regret of?" she sighs off!

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Sania Mirza, Vesnina lose women's doubles final

India's Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina lost in straight sets to Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in the women's doubles final at the French Open on Friday.The seventh-seeded Indo-Russian pair lost 4-6, 3-6 to the unseeded Hlavackova and Hradecka in a match that lasted around 82 minutes at Roland Garros.This victory helped the Czech duo, who became the sixth unseeded team to capture a major in three decades and are the second unseeded French Open finalists in 30 years, to improve their head-to-head record against Sania and Elena to 1-1.

The Indo-Russian were broken in the third and fifth game of the first set and were trailing 5-1. However, Sania and Elena capitalised on few errors committed from the Czechs to bridge the gap to 5-4.In the end, Hradecka kept his cool and held her serve to go one-up.In the second set, Hlavackova and Hradecka broke the seventh seeds twice after exchanging early breaks to pocket the match.

Elena said reaching the slam final was a great experience and hoped to win a Grand Slam title soon."I thank Sania, our team and everyone who supported us. It has been a great week for us and a great experience. I am sure we will have more wins on our way and I am hopeful we will make it someday," said the Russian.

Selena Gomez wears the same outfit after spending the night at boyfriend Justin Bieber's house

She and boyfriend Justin Bieber are in the first throes of their romance.So perhaps Selena Gomez could be forgiven for forgetting to pack a change of clothes after spending the night at her boyfriend's house in Canada.
The 18-year-old Disney starlet sported the same outfit this morning as last night as she left a residential house in Canada, thought to belong to a relative of Justin's.

 

Selena Gomez leaves Justin Bieber's house in Ontario Canada this morning wearing the same striped top and jeans as the night before

However, later Selena managed to find a new outfit and changed into an sexy ensemble.She looked stunning in a black and white corset top, black shorts and ballet pumps as she and Justin headed out for a bite to eat.

Selena is in Toronto to visit Justin's family and friends in his hometown of Stratford, Ontario.The pair were later seen chatting animatedly in the local lunch spot before sharing a kiss

Selena and Justin head to a local lunch spot for a bite to eat

The couple were spotted having a quick smooch over lunch today

Federer to meet Nadal in French Open 2011 final

Roger Federer defeated Novak Dokovic, 7-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, to reach the finals of the French Open Friday and snap Djokovic's winning streak of 43 consecutive matches dating to last year.Backed by many in a cheering crowd among 15,000 spectators at Roland Garros, Federer overcame a series of mis-hits, which bedeviled him throughout the match, often resulting in balls hit dramatically off the court.

Djokovic, whose last previous loss was to Federer in December in London, started to recover from is two-sets-to-none disadvantage, but could not contain his Swiss opponent in the final moments, when both slashed forehand and backhands before a spellbound audience.

Federer, seeded third, will face Rafael Nadal in the final on Sunday. Nadal defeated Andy Murray of Britain in straight sets in the other semifinal.