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International pop icon Katy Perry, who performed at the opening ceremony of Indian Premier League (IPL) season five, feels glorified after meeting Indian cricket star Sachin Tendulkar. "Had a great time at the IPL ceremony in India. Met Sachin Tendulkar, one of the best cricket players in the world," she tweeted.

Bollywood stars and filmmakers participating at the second edition of the Celebrity Cricket League here say it was a good break from their hectic schedules but at the same time represented a good challenge. "It is indeed a good break as filming can be boring all together and sports and boys always go together," said actor Ashish Choudhary, team member of Sohail Khan owned Mumbai Heroes.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former cricketer Kirti Azad Thursday came in support of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, saying cricket officials were targeting him to divert attention from the IPL spot fixing issue. "First, it's hard to believe Shah Rukh was drunk.

After a reality show, Sri Lankan cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya is set to enter a daily soap. He will be seen doing a cameo in TV show "Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha". On the show, it's Addu's birthday and the biggest gift for the cricket aficionado would be something related to the sport he is crazy about.

rinagar: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan says he is praying that cricket all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, battling lung cancer, recovers and returns to the field soon. "He is a great fighter. My prayers go out for his quick recovery so that he returns to where he belongs, to the cricket field," said Aamir who arrived here Wednesday on a pleasure trip.

International cricket star Sanath Jayasuriya performed on a different pitch -- he took to the dance floor for forthcoming reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" and grooved to popular track "Tama tama loge". The former Sri Lankan cricket captain was shy and, even in a 30-second sneak peek into his recently-acquired dancing skills, took a while to get used to the stage and dance style.

Well-known actress Priyanka Chopra and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu were honoured with Punjabi Icons Award at a Baisakhi celebration here, an official said. Besides Priyanka and Sidhu, veteran actor Om Puri, Lalit Group of Hotels chief Jyotsna Suri, Delhi-based legal luminary Vijay Sondhi and Dubai-based philanthropist S.P.

Bollywood diva Rekha and cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha and the film fraternity has extended its best wishes to them and said good people would do good work. On Thursday, master blaster Tendulkar, Rekha and businesswoman-social worker Anu Aga were nominated to the Rajya Sabha followed by a stamp of approval from President Pratibha Patil.

Actor Raghubir Yadav plays a kite runner in his forthcoming film "Yeh Khula Aasmaan" and says as a child he used to enjoy flying kites. "I loved flying kites as a child and even today I like it. Cricket and football are all new games.

Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan has been voted as the ultimate style icon in an online survey conducted by Yahoo! India, while Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan were declared the most stylish celebrity couple. On the list of ultimate style icons cricketer M.S. Dhoni features at number two and superstar Shah Rukh Khan is third.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan Saturday expressed happiness at the recent nomination of actress Rekha and cricket legend Sachin Tendulakar to the Rajya Sabha, while Sanjay Dutt was unhappy with Sachin becoming a parliamentarian. "In each session of parliament, the president nominates few set of people for the Rajya Sabha from the fields of art, cinema etc.

Lata Mangeshkar says she was not so comfortable when she was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1999. But the singing legend thinks that two of her favourite personalities - actress Rekha and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar - would perform better than her. "My tenure in the Rajya Sabha was anything but happy.

Cricket and movies have grown into religions followed throughout India. So when stories involving personalities from both the fields start doing the rounds, these garner the maximum attention from public. This is the latest publicity stunt adopted by models who want to make it big in Bollywood.

After T20 cricket, T20 football is here! Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor, brand ambassador of Pepsi, has urged the youth to be part of the new sport format, which he feels could give a boost to football in the country. Pepsi has launched Pepsi T20 Football, a mega football league format with a twist.

Little known Bollywood actress Nupur Mehta Monday rubbished allegations of her involvement with match-fixing and her role in luring cricketers into throwing games. The Sunday Times claimed Sunday that tens of thousands of pounds were being offered to players to throw international matches. This included the World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan last year.

Actor Shreyas Talpade, who made a mark in "Iqbal" by playing a deaf-and-mute boy who dreams of becoming a cricketer, says it is an achievement for him to move on to comedies after doing the critically acclaimed issue-based film. "I started with 'Iqbal' and I developed an image of a serious actor.

Actor Sonu Sood, who essays the role of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in "Shootout at Wadala", says doing so was a huge burden for him. "We talk about power. I remember watching his images in the stadium during cricket matches. In fact, now that you are playing the same character, you feel a heavy burden on your shoulders as you are playing such an important role and it's such an important film.

Hindi television channels have geared up with new big ticket shows during the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), displaying no fear of losing their loyal audience to cricket. Starting March 31, Star Plus is coming up with a new singing reality show "Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar 2", to be judged by Shaan and Shantanu Moitra and hosted by Mandira Bedi.

Citing the phenomenal popularity of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, actor Suniel Shetty, who will host the wrestling show "EPW-Saviours", says it is important to create an icon to popularise any kind of sport. "I have seen 100,000 people come to watch wrestling and that says a lot.

Glitz, glamour and game. The opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament will see a lot of fireworks in Chennai Tuesday - from American pop icon Katy Perry's performance to Indian dancing sensation Prabhu Deva's act to Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan's poetry recitation.