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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tweeted about a potentially scary incident that he's dubbed "a little adventure."

ET confirms that Schwarzenegger's chartered jet made an emergency landing at Van Nuys Airport on Friday night after the pilot noticed one of the instrument panels was smoking. The plane was roughly 10 minutes away from its scheduled touch down in Santa Monica.

A rep for the governor says the pilot made "quick, steep, but safe landing," and no one was injured. "A little adventure just now when my plane made an emergency landing. All's ok, though," Schwarzenegger tweeted, posting a picture of the jet, too.

Jennifer Aniston dating 'Hangover' star Bradley Cooper?

Jennifer Aniston is dating Bradley Cooper.

The "Management" actress — who has remained single since she split from singer John Mayer earlier this year — was spotted enjoying an intimate, late-night dinner with "The Hangover" star on Thursday.

A source told People.com, "It was a date. She is taking it slow. She is obviously looking for love, but is not about to rush into anything."

The "He's Just Not That Into You" costars enjoyed a romantic candlelit supper at Manhattan's exclusive Italian restaurant Il Cantinori before leaving the eatery together and climbing into the back of an awaiting vehicle.

This is not the first time the pair have been romantically linked.

A few weeks ago the couple reportedly spent an evening furiously flirting with each other at a party for the 40-year-old actress's latest comedy "Management."

At the time, the 34-year-old hunk dismissed the rumors, saying, "I am single. I have only met her three times in my life, but I'm very flattered."

Cooper split from his wife, actress Jennifer Esposito, in 2007 after just four months of marriage.

Former "Friends" star Aniston divorced Brad Pitt in 2005 after five years of marriage.

Aishwarya looks ravishing at the Longines Royal Ascot event

Longines brand ambassador Aishwarya Rai imparted glamour and glitter to the Royal Ascot Race Event at Ascot, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The actress has been quite busy these days but the lady was humble enough to spend her precious time admiring the creations displayed at the ramp in the Royal Ascot Fashion Show and to watch some racing in the afternoon.

The gorgeous star was all praises for the creations and said, “Royal Ascot is absolutely unique, an elegant, quintessentially British occasion. I am very happy to have been invited here by Longines.”

Aishwarya has been the brand ambassador of Longines for more than last 10 years and she also attended the Gala Dinner in the evening at the Farnham castle. It was during this gala dinner that the Bachchan Bahu revealed to Longines’ guests and the press three new ladies’ models from the Longines Master Collection.

Federer feels disappointed

Roger Federer admits he was disappointed by Rafael Nadal's withdrawal from Wimbledon because he would have relished the chance to take on his great rival in another epic final.

Nadal's decision not to defend his title leaves Federer as firm favourite to win Wimbledon for the sixth time and beat Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam titles.

But, although he could have been forgiven for letting out a yelp of joy when he heard the news, Federer insists he felt a slight sense of anti-climax as it meant a temporary end to the rivalry.

"It's disappointing for me, of course, because I'd love to play him. He's my main rival," Federer said at a pre-tournament press conference on Saturday.

Lippi targets win

FIFA Confederations Cup
Italy v Brazil




Italy coach Marcello Lippi has told his side they must show more initiative as the world champions prepare for a crucial clash with Brazil in the Confederations Cup on Sunday.

The Italians deviated from the script in their upset 1-0 loss to Egypt in Johannesburg on Thursday to leave them needing a victory against the South American champions to keep their tournament hopes alive.

They have three points in Group B, the same as Egypt who have a much easier task against the United States on the same day.

Brazil have six points after winning their opening two games with who goes through to the semis potentially being decided by goal difference.

"We are in a very difficult group, very different from the other group," said Lippi. Group A features Spain, Iraq, South Africa and New Zealand.

"We weren't very aggressive against Egypt," he added. "We didn't play like we had planned. When Egypt started to play and scored, it all unravelled and we stopped playing. We didn't go for the ball."

He knows they have a huge task ahead of them against Dunga's team of superstars, aware that only a victory will do if they want to stay in the competition.

"We've simply got to win," he said. "We'll try to play positively from the first minute and try and take the initiative but we must also be prudent because the opponent is Brazil."

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said their problem was that they only picked up their game after conceding a goal, something he admitted must change against Brazil.

"I think our problem at the moment is our approach to matches, in that we often react only after moments of significance, like conceding a goal," he told reporters.

"Against Brazil, we have to play without making any calculations, in regards to what is happening elsewhere. We have to play to win.

"We must show that we can compete with one of the favourites for next year's World Cup."

After a lacklustre second half against Egypt in their opening 4-3 victory, which coach Dunga blamed on tiredness, Brazil were back to their best in beating the United States 3-0 on Thursday, a display that oozed class.

"What changed (between Egypt and the US) was a lack of tiredness," said Dunga, who used several new faces such as Maicon and Miranda to good effect.

Four of Brazil's seven goals at the tournament have come from set pieces, something Lippi will have noticed and be working on at their training ground in Pretoria.

Dunga said his team worked hard on that aspect of their game, to good effect.

"Yes that's something we go over, we try and place the players in the best positions," he said.

"We move the ball around quickly as well which of course is a characteristic of South American football."

In an ominous warning to Italy, Manchester City's Robinho declared that Brazil were just getting started.

"We played well (against the United States) but we want to play even better in the games ahead."

Nadal pulls out

The Championships Wimbledon


World number one Rafael Nadal insists his decision to withdraw from Wimbledon is not a sign that his powers are on the wane.

Nadal opted not to defend his All England Club title after accepting that he would be performing at less than 100 per cent because he has yet to fully recover from knee tendinitis.

The Spaniard has been dogged by the problem for several years as a result of his all-action style and love of playing on clay courts.

He admitted pulling out was the toughest moment of his career but said that he is convinced he can return better than ever.

"I had physical problems in two of the most important tournaments for me, Roland Garros and Wimbledon, so it is tough to accept for me," Nadal said.

"I am going to work very hard to come back as soon as possible and when I do, I want to come back with 100 per cent right both mentality and physically.

"One of the big problems now is that when I am playing, I am thinking more about the knees than the game. It is difficult to play like this. I want to come back feeling 100 per cent.

"It is not a chronic problem. I can recover for sure."

Just 12 months after savouring his first Wimbledon title after a thrilling five-set victory over Roger Federer, it was a far more sombre Nadal who drove away from the south-west London venue this time.

Ending Federer's five-year reign as Wimbledon champion had been a crowning achievement for Nadal, who already had four French Open titles on his CV.

But Federer has already taken over as French Open champion and now he is the firm favourite to regain the Wimbledon title as well.

Australian Open champion Nadal, the fourth man not to defend the Wimbledon crown in the modern era, was desperate to fight for the trophy but he acknowledged there was no way his knees would have stood up to two weeks of gruelling action.

"When I enter a tournament like Wimbledon I want to try to win but my feeling right now is that I am not ready to win," he said.

"Not playing Wimbledon was one of the toughest decisions of my career. But the situation makes the decision a little bit easier.

"I don't feel I am ready to approach a tournament as important as Wimbledon.

"I have decided that I just cannot play this tournament this year. I tried everything, I worked very hard in the last weeks to arrive here in the best condition.

"Friday's match was the last test and although I didn't feel terrible I was not close to my best.

"It is tough but at the same time, I have no option. I don't feel ready to compete at 100 per cent for two weeks.

"I have played with some problems on the knees for the last few months.

"Now I am going to be out for some time but I don't know how long. I arrived at one of the most important moments in the year in my worst condition."

Rising from tragedy

ICC World Twenty20
The Final: Pakistan v Sri Lanka

Pakistan and Sri Lanka, two teams linked by tragedy, will contest the ICC World Twenty20 final at Lord's on Sunday.

Six policemen and two civilians were killed, and seven Sri Lankan squad members injured, when militants launched a gun and grenade assault on their team bus as they travelled to a Test match in Lahore on March 3.

The incident led to the suspension of international cricket in Pakistan and dire fears for the national side's future.

But Pakistan, who beat favourites South Africa by seven runs in Thursday's semifinal, have bounced back in style at this tournament.

They will face unbeaten Sri Lanka in the final after their Asian rivals thrashed the West Indies by 57 runs at The Oval on Friday.

Despite the events in Lahore, Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said relations between the two sides had remained friendly.

"What Lahore really brought home to us was we are just the same as anyone else," he said.

"It happens to everyone and it happened to us. I always said it's nice to be reminded of your mortality when the press and everyone else around you builds you up to be a bit more than that in this sporting culture.

"It's great the way the guys have prepared mentally, the way they've shown no fear and just played cricket. It's a fitting reward for that attitude."

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 19 runs in a Super Eights match earlier at this tournament but Sangakkara said: "We've played Pakistan many times before but in T20 you must take every game in isolation. Different players come into form at different times.

"Hopefully, we can put in a good performance and walk away with a trophy."

The dangerous Shahid Afridi produced a brilliant all-round display in Pakistan's semifinal triumph, scoring 51 and then taking two wickets for 16 runs with his leg-spinners.

"He is a guy who can take the game away in few overs, but we can't just concentrate on him," said Sangakkara.

In Muttiah Muralidaran and Ajantha Mendis, Sangakkara has two star spinners of his own although Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal should not be disregarded.

"Mendis, the way he's bowled in the middle overs had been a charm," Sangakkara said.

"Even Pakistan watch him closely, they know he can get their wickets."

Sri Lanka's semifinal victory was built on a brilliant innings from Tillekaratne Dilshan, the leading scorer at the tournament with 317 runs, who carried his bat for 96 not out in a total of 158 for five.

Then came a sensational first over in the West Indies' reply, which saw seam bowler Angelo Mathews take three wickets as Xavier Marshall, Lendl Simmons and Dwayne Bravo all played on for ducks.

Chris Gayle made 63 not out but none of the West Indies captain's colleagues could stay with the left-handed opener long enough to mount a serious chase as Sri Lanka won with 14 balls to spare.

Dilshan decided not to employ the 'Dilscoop' shot where he flicks the ball over the wicketkeeper's head and settled for more orthodox strokes.

"Now we've one more match, hopefully I can stay strong. I think I'll keep the paddle for the final," Dilshan explained.

Sangakkara, who said he expected something special from veteran batsman Sanath Jayasuriya in the final, added: "I have run out of superlatives for Dilshan. He is a pioneer stroke-maker in Twenty20.

"The best thing is that he understands his role and has become very responsible and mature. He has finally understood how good he is."

And as for Mathews, the captain said: "It's Mathews's first major international tour and you can't ask for much more than three wickets in the first over.

"Now we will take this confidence into the final against Pakistan."

Pakistan, who lost by just five runs to arch-rivals India in the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20 final in Johannesburg, are desperate to go one better this time.

The dark horses of this tournament, they have justified veteran coach Intikhab Alam's belief that they would be at their best when it mattered most.

"We want to make people back home happy," Pakistan captain Younus Khan said. "Winning the title will mean a lot to them and that will inspire us in the final. One more game and the World Cup will be ours."

West Indies captain Chris Gayle said: "You couldn't ask for a better final, they are two quality teams."

TEAMS
PAKISTAN (probable): Kamran Akmal, Shahzaib Hasan, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Younus Khan (captain), Abdul Razzaq, Misbahul Haq, Saeed Ajmal, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Aamir, Umar Gul.

SRI LANKA (probable): Tillekaratne Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Silva, Jehan Mubarak, Angelo Mathews, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralidaran, Isuru Udana, Ajantha Mendis.
Umpires: Simon Taufel and Daryl Harper.

Afridi wants to be third time lucky

ICC World Twenty20

Shahid Afridi is desperate not to end up on the losing side for the third time in a row when he turns out for Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final at Lord's on Sunday.

Afridi still remembers the hurt he felt as a teenager 10 years ago when his team was mauled by Steve Waugh's all-conquering Australia in the World Cup final at the same venue in 1999.

The pain returned two years ago when India won the inaugural World Twenty20 title with a five-run win over Pakistan the final in Johannesburg, even though Afridi was named the most valuable player-of-the-tournament.

The powerful all-rounder, 29, says he will not tolerate another failure.

"We have to win this one," said Afridi after leading Pakistan into the final with an attacking half-century and two top-order wickets in one over in the semifinal against South Africa at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

"I want to do it on my own if I could. This is our best chance to make up for the disappointment of the past," he said.

Afridi's 34-ball 51 against South Africa was his first half-century in 29 innings for Pakistan in any form of cricket. The one prior to that was 17 innings ago against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi in 2007.

It's to the credit of Pakistani selectors and the team management that they chose to persist with the mercurial cricketer, and Afridi repaid that faith on Thursday.

"I am grateful to the captain [Younus Khan] for backing me all the way," he said.

"He told me before the game against South Africa that I should play my own game and not worry about anything.

"He also told me that I was a senior player and needed to take responsibility. I had not done well as a batsman for a long time, but I knew the team was relying on me to deliver.

"I could not let them down. I don't want to let them down again."

Afridi is the prodigal cricketer who does the unexpected and is never to be underestimated.

He made his international debut as a leg-spinner in a one-day match against Kenya at Nairobi in 1996 and ended up scoring the fastest ever century off 37 balls in that game.

Afridi has a strike-rate of 110.91 from 276 one-dayers and is a good enough Test batsman to average 37.40 in 26 matches with a best of 156 against India.

Bowling leg-spin, Afridi has claimed 47 Test and 252 one-day wickets, making him one of the most seasoned all-rounders in the game.

Afridi's value, however, lies in turning the game around -- and winning it -- on his own and Pakistan will be hoping he does it again on Sunday.

Neither Pakistan or he can afford to be unlucky a third time.

Shilpa Shetty searches for the next Bollywood Star

Monday 6th July will see Lord’s, The Home of Cricket, host a spectacular Twenty20 cricket match between the Rajasthan Royals, winners of the inaugural Indian Premier League, and the reigning English Twenty20 Champions, the Middlesex Panthers. The match, taking place in aid of The British Asian Trust, one of The Prince’s Charities, is set to include some of the most exciting international and home-grown cricketing talent, with Bollywood festivities during the interval between innings.


Rajasthan Royals co-owner, model and Bollywood darling, Shilpa Shetty will be at the heart of the Bollywood fun and is inviting willing participants to join her. She will be on the hunt for Mr and Miss Bollywood. The lucky pair will have the opportunity to win a walk-on role in Shetty’s forthcoming film, and will be picked from amongst the crowd. The competition is open to all and Bollywood fans will have to dress to impress to ensure that they are in with a chance to win the opportunity of a lifetime.

The successful pair will be flown to India and given a chance to taste the film star lifestyle. The winners will be picked only from the crowd at Lord’s, so for all budding Bollywood actors and actresses it’s essential to attend this exciting contest. Tickets are now on sale through the M.C.C. ticket office

Hrithik steps into Amitabh’s shoes

Filmmaker Karan Johar is all set to remake his father Yash Johar classic, ‘Agneepath’ and guess who is going to get into Amitabh’s character. It is none other than stylish actor Hrithik Roshan who has made audience crazy with his performance in ‘Dhoom 2’ and ‘Jodhaa Akbar’. Karan finds Hrithik Roshan the perfect man to play Vijay Dinanath Chauhan, the character that earned Amitabh the first national award.

Karan is busy with ‘My Name Is Khan’ but he will soon start shooting ‘Agneepath’ remake as it is a readymade script with some changes here and there. As far as possible, Karan will keep the script original and he will not change the dialogues as it is perfectly alright. The film will be directed by Karan Malhotra.

Karan Johar has not yet decided who will play the Mithun Chakraborty and Denny Denzongapa’s role. These two characters are also very crucial.

Let’s see how much Hrithik Roshan will be able to do justice to the role of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan played by Amitabh Bachchan.