Sizzling chemistry between John and Katrina

Here's what majority have to say."The two stars get intimate in bed and even share a passionate kiss in a song in their film New York .The music video of the song is already on the net and has become quite a sensation among Bollywood buffs because of the sizzling chemistry between John and Katrina in it."

We think that 1) Katrina Kaif is doing too much, on the contrary John is doing nothing. 2) A few seconds of them touching each other's faces have no subtext nor seduction-hence the inappropriate "sizziling chemistry"comment. 3)I'm thinking twice to go watch New York. With that said- watch the clip below. And oh, Salman Khan should not bother getting worked up on this clip-it is as bad as the clip he shared with Katrina Kaif on Yuvraaj, where Kat tried to tie Salman Khan's hand on the bed. (cue to vomit).

Salman Khan manages to get shy Sridevi on his show

Salman Khan is in a mood to make the second season of his ‘Dus Ka Dum’ even better and far successful than his first row. After Bollywood biggies like Katrina, Neil, Mallika and others he has managed to get otherwise media shy Sridevi on his show.
This would be Sridevi’s first appearance in a reality show. However, when Salman invited her for the show she just couldn’t refuse him because she is supposedly a fan of this actor and also because she is the producer of Salman’s next release ‘Wanted’. It may be mentioned here that the two have worked together in films like ‘Chand Ka Tukda’ and ‘Chandramukhi’. Though the episode is primarily a part of the promotion of the film ‘Wanted’ but the trio of Sridevi, her husband Boney Kapoor and Salman Khan shared some quality bonding over the show. Salman also gifted two of her paintings on the show and showed it to all.

FIFA Confederations Cup Spain v USA Final on Spanish sights

Spain was expecting to face Italy or Egypt in their Confederations Cup semifinal on Wednesday but instead the United States stands between them and another world record.

The unlikely outcome came about after Brazil beat Italy 3-0 and the United States upset Egypt by the same margin on Sunday, with Bob Bradley's team going through on goal difference.

Despite having to revise his plans, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said the US deserved to qualify.

"They had Italy against the ropes and heavily beat Egypt, who were until then the revelation of the tournament," he said.

"They are fast, well organised, and they will come into the match with plenty of desire."

Nevertheless, the odds are heavily stacked against a team who have the unenviable task of trying to become the first side to beat the European champions since November 2006.

If Spain avoid defeat, they will eclipse Brazil's 35-match unbeaten run, set between 1993 and 1996, to rewrite the history books for the second time in less than a week.

By beating South Africa over the weekend, they stretched their winning streak to 15 games, something no other national team has achieved.

While Del Bosque admits records are a motivating factor, at stake is more than that with a place in Sunday's final in Johannesburg against Brazil or hosts South Africa the reward for winning.

There are few weak points for the United States to exploit, with Fernando Torres and David Villa a formidable proposition for any defence.

Torres scored a hattrick in Spain's 5-0 demolition of New Zealand while Villa has put aside personal distractions regarding his on-off move away from Valencia to score in all three of Spain's matches so far.

Add into the mix players like Xavi, Cesc Fabregas, Xabi Alonso, and Carlos Puyol and it is a titanic task.

Torres said the side, which has yet to concede a goal here, was driven by setting records and winning their first FIFA trophy.

"Everyone will remember this team in the future and when we look back on it we will be even prouder," he said about their record-breaking run.

"But we don't want to stop here. We want to play the final and win it. We are ambitious and we are hungry."

Bradley is no dreamer and knows it will need something extraordinary to prevail on Wednesday, particularly with Spain having an extra day to rest and prepare.

"Spain are a great team," he said.

"We played them last year in a friendly in Santander, their last warm-up before Euro 2008.

"They wore us down in the second half, but then we watched as they wore down Russia, Holland and eventually Germany at the European championships.

"I pointed out to the players that they should take note that we had done a good job.

"It's a short turnaround and playing them is such a challenge, it's like playing Barcelona and the national team. We'll have our work cut out against the likes of Torres and Xavi."

Landon Donovan, David Beckham's teammate at LA Galaxy and the United States' all-time top scorer, concedes it won't be easy but remains optimistic, insisting stranger things have happened.

"It's not going to be easy," he said. "I don't think many teams go into a game against Spain thinking they'll win.

"But we thought we were out of the competition 10 minutes after our second game here, so it just goes to show that soccer is a crazy game and anything can happen. We've proved that."

The Championships Wimbledon Venus sinks Voegel

Defending champion Venus Williams moved into the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday but time caught up with fellow All England Club veterans Kimiko Date Krumm and Jelena Dokic.

Williams, the five-time, 29-year-old champion, beat Switzerland's Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-2 in a sun-kissed Centre Court workout.

"It is the best place to be when you are a pro tennis player and I savour every blade of it," said Williams. "I've had that crown for several years and I want to make it mine again."

While Williams was pondering facing Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko for a place in the last 32, Date Krumm and Dokic's hopes of a fairytale campaign melted in the Wimbledon heat.

Date Krumm, the 38-year-old Japanese who last played here in 1996, took the first set off Danish ninth seed Caroline Wozniacki but slipped to a 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 defeat.

The Japanese player, making a comeback this year, reached the semi-finals in 1996 and when she made her debut in 1989, Wozniacki was still a year away from being born.

Date Krumm, 20 years older than the blonde Dane, needed extensive medical treatment on her injured thigh as the marathon first round tie took its toll.

Dokic, who made her career breakthrough here in 1999 when she defeated top seed Martina Hingis, before her professional and private life went into a spiral, also needed medical attention.

The 26-year-old Australian took the first set off German qualifier Tatjana Malek before losing 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.

Dokic complained of feeling dizzy at the end of the second set and had her blood pressure taken at courtside.

Malek goes on to tackle Australian 18th seed, and French Open semifinalist, Samantha Stosur.

Also progressing in the women's draw was Serbian sixth seed Jelena Jankovic who defeated Germany's Julia Göerges 6-4, 7-6 (7/0) and she will face the Czech Republic's Iveta Benesova who saw off Britain's Katie O'Brien.

In the men's first round, Argentine fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro, a semifinalist at Roland Garros, brushed aside France's Arnaud Clement 6-3, 6-1, 6-2.

There were also comfortable wins for Chilean 10th seed Fernando Gonzalez, Russian 12th seed Nikolay Davydenko and Tommy Haas, the German 24th seed and a winner on grass at Halle last week.

Exit Ash, Enter Mash

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is the first paceman in the country to lead the national team as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday appointed him as captain and Shakib Al Hasan as his deputy for the tours of West Indies and Zimbabwe.

The 25-year-old cricketer, dubbed as Narail Express, took over the helm as the fifteenth skipper of the country from Mohammad Ashraful, who was sacked following the Tigers' early exit from the ICC World Twenty20, which created huge tumult in the cricket fraternity.

BCB however said that they took away the captaincy from Ashraful to get maximum batting service from the 24-year-old right-hander, who played some memorable innings in his eight-year career though the main problem lies in consistency.

"The Board wants to sincerely thank Mohammad Ashraful for his contribution as skipper. The decision to replace him was taken with the intention of relieving the load on Ashraful so that he can play his natural game. We all know his quality and what he is capable of as a batsman and we are confident that without the burden of captaincy his batting would flourish and he would contribute more to the team," BCB spokesman Jalal Yunus explained the reason behind the removal of Ashraful.

"We believe we have picked the ideal person as captain [Mashrafe Bin Mortaza]. Apart from his obvious match-winning ability Mortaza is a proven fighter and has the experience. He can inspire and motivate the team. This is a new challenge for him and we know that he loves challenges," added Yunus.

With the announcement, the game's governing body put an end to the speculation over the last few days and now the focus would be on Mashrafe, who so far played 35 Tests and 103 ODIs since making international debut in 2001, to show how he handles the situation and goes about the hot job.

"I think we lack mental confidence and this is the area I want to work on. I am feeling good because it's a big thing to lead the national team but at the same time it's a difficult time. But as a senior member of the team, I am prepared to take the responsibility and challenge," said Mashrafe, who guided Abahani to league championship.

"As a bowler I don't think it's an additional pressure. I have eight years' international experience with me, so I hope I can enjoy the job," he said replying to a question whether it'd be difficult for him to lead the team as a bowler as it's not so common in international arena.

"But what I can say is that I want to lead the team with pride even if it's for one match. And I am not worried with the criticism because it's part of the game. I think we had some good performance under the leadership of Ashraful and I will definitely seek assistant from him whenever needed," he said.

For Mashrafe, the main concern is his every so often injury which many thought could be a real barrier for him to be given the responsibility but the man himself was hardly bothered with the problem as he has full confidence in his deputy.

"Injury is part of life and I think in my absence Shakib can lead the team because he is a matured cricketer after spending four years in international scene," said Mashrafe.

Mashrafe also heaped praises on outgoing skipper Ashraful under whom he acted deputy for long. "Ash is a big name in our cricket and he earned lot for us and an useful batsman in all format of the game. Hope we get maximum from him," he said.

It was however not a day for Ashraful to say something because he was not ready to quit the job but still checked his emotion to congratulate the new captain and vice-captain while talking with the reporters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

"I want to congratulate new captain and vice-captain and hope we will be able to play good cricket in our next tour to forget the debacle in the last World Cup. I will try my best to help the team," said a gloomy Ashraful, who was not ready to take any questions from the reporters.

Ashraful took over the captaincy from Habibul Bashar in June 2007 and under his leadership in 38 ODIs Bangladesh managed to win only eight games, with a majority of those against the minnows. The significant victories were against Sri Lanka and New Zealand. The team also failed to win a Test under him, losing 12 out of 13. He also under-performed as a batsman in both forms, averaging 22.58 in Tests and 25.60 in ODIs.