I LOST MY VIRGINITY TO ASHLEY: JOE ADMITS TO FANS

I lost my virginity to Ashley: Joe admits to fans

Singer Joe Jonas has revealed that he lost his virginity to day actress Ashley Greene when he was 20 years old. Jonas Ask Me Anything' session on Tues took part in an online ` , and surprised his fans with various revelations, including those about his sex life, reports a website.

“I lost my virginity to this girl named Ashley ,“ he said, before urging fans to use Google to find out which Ashley he was referring to. The two stars dated each other for two years.

Jonas, 27, went on to share a “great story“ about the day they had sex. He said he didn't have any condoms at the time, and tried to find some in his Jonas Brothers' bandmate Jack Lawless' room. “I went to our drummer Jack's room... and I demol ished his room looking for them,“ he said.

“Found them underneath his underwear draw er. When he came home, he thought somebody broke into his room because his whole room was de molished. I was in dire need.

Needed to happen then and now. Safety first, kids,“ he added.

(Toi)

FUDDU'S SONG TU ZAROORAT NAHIN ZAROORI HAI CATCHES ON WITH THE YOUTH

Fuddu's song Tu Zaroorat Nahin Zaroori Hai catches on with the youth

The song Tu Zaroorat Nahin Zaroori Hai featuring Sharman Joshi and Sunny Leone, with shayari recited by Ranbir Kapoor for the film Fuddu has created a buzz.The movie's makers are pleased that the song, rendered by Shreya Ghoshal and Gandharv Sachdev (also the film's co-producer), has caught on with youngsters and is played at clubs and night spots.

The film's makers, who visited several cities for promotions, have had quite a few dubsmash videos of the song sent to them by fans. They will also be hosting a special screening in the cities where people have shown immense love for the track.

The movie's producers were also surprised when some college heads in Jalandhar brought it to their notice that students have even placed Ranbir's voice from the song as their caller-tune.

On their part, the filmmakers echo, “It's overwhelming to have the audience appreciate our labour of love and with Sunny , Sharman and Ranbir, we could reach out to a wider audience with a host of newcomers on board.“

 

(Toi)

DU GRADUATES AMONG BIGG BOSS 10 INMATES

DU graduates among Bigg Boss 10 inmates

The upcoming season of Bigg Boss will not just be a clash of celebrities. This year, along with celebs, even common people will fight for survival inside the House. According to reports, 13 commoners have been selected through auditions, out of which, only a few will finally enter the Bigg Boss House. While the final list of participants will be disclosed on the first episode, we have learnt that there are two Delhi University graduates among the selected aam janta ­ Lokesh Kumari Sharma, who has studied in Satyawati College, and Nitibha Kaul, who graduated from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies.

Apart from these DU graduates, there will be two more participants from Delhi ­ Ruchika Singh, a modelactor, and Priyanka Jagga, a marketing recruiter. Also among the shortlisted candidates is Noida resident Manveer Gurjar. Delhi girl Nitibha, who lives in Patel Nagar, has done her schooling from St Thomas School and works with Google. She was also the first runner-up of Delhi Times Fresh Face 2011. Nitibha confirmed her Bigg Boss participation with a Facebook status, “The journey from #MissIndiaDelhi to #BiggBoss10 was not easy .Thank you for all the support guys. Keep sending your love!“ Lokesh, who did her BA (Programme) from Satyawati College, is currently pursuing her masters in Economics from IGNOU. She has already left for Mumbai and is not in contact with anyone including her family . Her brother, Narendra Sharma, confirmed her participation and said, “Yes, she is going to be a part of the show. She recently completed a course in theatre from Shri Ram Centre and always wanted to be on TV . She has earlier auditioned for MTV Roadies in Delhi and Chandigarh. We are all really excited for her, and while leaving, she said that she will try to not let the pressure of living alone in the house get to her.“

 (Toi)

KANGAROOS SWEPT ASIDE

KANGAROOS SWEPT ASIDE

David Warner hit a magnificent century for Australia but could not prevent South Africa from completing a clean sweep by winning the fifth and final one-day international by 31 runs at Newlands.

Warner hit 173 off 136 balls but received scant support from his teammates as Australia, chasing South Africa's 327 for eight, were bowled out for 296.

South Africa won all five matches in the series, the first time Australia have suffered such a beating in a five-game bilateral series. Australia will retain their number one ranking in one-day internationals, however, with South Africa two points behind in second place.

"Davey was phenomenal but the rest of us didn't stand up," said Australian captain Steve Smith. "Credit to South Africa, we've been outplayed in all the games."

Rilee Rossouw hit 122 and JP Duminy made 73 as South Africa piled up the third-highest total in a one-day international at Newlands, making them firm favourites on a ground where the highest successful run chase was 258.

Warner was dropped by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock off Kagiso Rabada when he had 11. He went on to play a thrilling innings, hitting 24 fours, and Australia remained in with a chance of victory until he was ninth out with the total on 288, run out by a throw from the point boundary by Imran Tahir, desperate for a risky second run in order to keep the strike.

Leg-spinner Tahir had earlier taken two wickets in his first over, ending an opening stand of 72 between Warner and Aaron Finch, then bowling Smith two balls later.

South African captain Faf du Plessis paid tribute to Warner for an "incredible innings" but said South Africa deserved their series triumph. "At different times different guys stood up. Whatever Australia threw at us we had the answers. I'm very proud of the team."

Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head both made 35 but Australia were not able to stage a big partnership such as the 178 off 170 balls posted by Rossouw and Duminy after South Africa had been struggling at 52 for three. 

 (The pioneer)

EASY OUTING FOR DJOKER, MURRAY

EASY OUTING FOR DJOKER, MURRAY

Both feeling refreshed and recharged, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray each won in straight sets Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the Shanghai Masters.

The top-ranked Djokovic was broken once in a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Vasek Pospisil, improving his record at the tournament to 26-3. Murray was even better: He won 21 of 22 points on his first serve and made only 10 errors in a 6-1, 6-3 win over 13th-seeded Lucas Pouille.

Both players have said they feel energized this week after taking time off following the US Open.

Djokovic hasn't played at all because of an elbow injury, pulling out of the China Open in Beijing last week. He said he used the time away to recover after a mentally exhausting summer, find more balance in his life, and rediscover his passion for the game.

Djokovic said the rest and mental adjustments are already helping him on the court, too. Despite dropping serve once, he said he played a nearly complete match against Pospisil.

"I was very pleased with the way I have played from the first to last point," Djokovic said. "I don't think I have dropped my level at all."

Murray has played more in recent weeks, leading Britain against Argentina in the Davis Cup semifinals and then capturing the China Open title. But he also had some downtime.

"My body felt so much better after taking like seven, eight days off of complete rest, which I hadn't had for quite a long time," Murray said. "I'm really, really happy and glad now that I did that. It's obviously working out well for me just now."

Murray hasn't dropped a set in his last eight matches, going back to his victory over Guido Pella in the Davis Cup last month.

US Open champion Stan Wawrinka didn't look nearly as fresh on Thursday. The third-seeded Swiss player had 43 unforced errors in a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Gilles Simon.

Sixth-seeded Gael Monfils was knocked out of the tournament, too. He fell to David Goffin 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

In other matches, Jack Sock notched another breakthrough in what's been his best season on tour, rebounding to beat Milos Raonic 0-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8) and reach his first Masters-level quarterfinal.

Paes-Begemann in final

Tashkent: Leander Paes earned himself a shot at his third ATP Challenger level title of the season by reaching the final of the $125000 Tashkent event with partner Andre Begemann, on Thursday.

The third seeded Indo-German duo annihilated local pair and giant-killers Sanjar Fayziev and Jurabeck Karmov 6-2, 6-0 in the semifinals of the hard court event. Paes and Begemann needed only 42 minutes to win the match, in which they broke their rivals five times. 

 (The pioneer)

CHAMPS GET BALL ROLLING

CHAMPS GET BALL ROLLING

Defending champions Chennaiyin FC rode on first-half goals from Hans Mulder and Mehrajuddin Wadoo to beat FC Goa City 2-0 recording their first win in the third edition of Indian Super League, here on Thursday evening.

The goals were scored in the 15th and 26th minute as Marco Materazzi's side now has four points from three games while last year's finalists FC Goa now has suffered three defeats in a row. The win took Chennaiyin to 5th position in the eight-team table while Goa are languishing at the bottom of the heap.

Chennaiyin FC manager Materazzi had told his boys that he wouldn't be around to guide them next season if they do not improve and qualify for the semi-finals.

However it was FC Goa which could have gone ahead when Fulganco Cardozo's long ball was bungled by goalkeeper Karanjit Singh but Reinaldo Oliveira couldn't stay on his feet falling inside the penalty box but referee thought otherwise.

The deadlock was broken in the 15th minute as Mulder collected a ball from Raphael Augusto just outside the box, kept his calm and placed the ball past a diving Goa goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani even before the defenders could react.

Chennaiyin made it 2-0 in the 26th minute, this time in fortunate circumstances. Skipper Mehrajuddin was looking to cross the ball inside the goalmouth but instead managed to get a wicked deflection off Goa defender Richard Dumas, which beat Kattimani under the Goa bar again.

FC Goa had their share of chances to claw their way back into the game but lacked sharpness. Rafael Coelho was the most likely player to score in the first 45 minutes. First the Brazilian striker's header from Joffre Gonzalez's cross sailed just wide and then he tried to pick the top corner from a narrow angle but the ball went wide in the 42nd minute.

In the second session, FC Goa chief coach Zico tried to change the equation with a flurry of attacking changes but Chennaiyin FC defended in numbers.

The hosts should have won by a much bigger margin had the strikers kept their cool. Davide Succi had a golden chance to make it 3-0 when Mulder's long overhead ball saw him within touching distance of the goal, only for Kattimani to get a touch.

Then Mulder found Baljit Sahni with another well-measured cross but the Indian striker could only hit the side-netting.

Mumbai take on Kerala

Kerala Blasters FC and Mumbai City FC may have to do without their captains for their next round battle in the Hero Indian Super League at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, on Friday.

Mumbai City captain Diego Forlan, who was influential in his team's first two victories, sat out of the last clash against NorthEast United FC and has not made the trip to Kerala.

"Diego hasn't travelled with the team. He is working hard on his recovery with our medical staff and we hope that we can have him back fully fit at the earliest," said Mumbai coach Alexandre Guimaraes.

Kerala Blasters have worries of their own. Cedric Hengbart, who captained the side in the last game but limped out midway through injury, has a battle on his hand to recover and declare himself fit for the crucial clash against Mumbai City.

"I don't know to be honest," Kerala Blasters coach Steve Coppell said when asked whether he can count on Hengbart's services for Friday's clash.

"We will wait till the last minute to check his fitness. After the injury (in the last game), I thought he wouldn't be available but he is such a warrior that he is working hard, rehabilitating and trying to make himself available for this match," said the Kerala Blasters manager.

Fortunately for the home side, marquee player Aaron Hughes, a sparkling presence in Northern Ireland's progress to the second round of Euro 2016, has completed his international assignments and is expected to return to the line-up.

Kerala Blasters have just a point from their first three matches and is the only team in the league to have not scored as yet, despite backing from approximately 55,000 supporters for each home game. Coppell said his players are trying hard and a change in fortunes could be just around the corner.

"The players fully understand the responsibility of trying to entertain these fabulous fans and the players went flat out to try and give them the victory that they desire. I personally feel we are very close (to winning). As a team, we are capable of winning five or six matches on the bounce," said Coppell.

Mumbai City FC have made an encouraging start to their league campaign this season. Yet unbeaten, Mumbai City have seven points from their first three matches and even though coach Guimaraes said he was targeting "nine points" from the first three matches, he has plenty to be happy about. 

 (The pioneer)

NOW YOU CAN BE CITIZEN OF FIRST SPACE NATION

Now, you can be citizen of first space nation

Scientists Launch Asgardia To Protect Earth, Foster Peace And Open Up Cosmos For Commerce

Scientists have launched the first new space nation.

And anyone can become a citizen of it.

The new space nation of Asgardia hopes to save the human race twice over. First, it will look to protect it from warfare in space; and second it will try and keep humanity safe from the dangers coming from outside of atmosphere, protecting us from threats like space debris and asteroid collisions.

Those behind Asgardia hope that creating the country is the first step of a new era in the space age. And they intend to start that by sending rockets into the sky . The country will send its first satellite into space in 2017. From there, Agardia hopes to “open up access to space for commerce, science and peoples of all countries on earth“. The scientists behind the plan launched it in Paris this week, and named it after the city of skies that was ruled by Odin from Valhalla in Norse mythology .

It is being led by Igor Ashurbeyli, who leads the Aerospace International Research Center in Vienna and is chairman of Unesco's science of space committee. But Asgardia was created in consultation with “globally renowned scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and legal experts“, according to those behind it.

The country is hoping to become a fully recognised country, said Ashburbeyli. And when it does so it will be able to promote values central to scientists, he claimed.

“Asgardia is a fully-fledged and independent nation, and a future member of the United Nations -with all the attribu tes this status entails,“ he said in a statement. “The essence of Asgardia is `Peace in Space', and the prevention of Earth's conflicts being transferred into space. “Asgardia is also unique from a philosophical aspect --to serve entire humanity and each and everyone, regardless of his or her personal welfare and the prosperity of the country where they happened to be born.“

The country will allow for anyone to apply for citizenship.

“Any human living on Earth can become a citizen of Asgardia,“ the site's citizenship page reads. It includes a link to a form to join the country, which is done just by handing over your first name, last name, email and country .

But the new project also hopes that it can completely change the idea of the nation state. It hopes to create a new framework for how space activities are regulated and owned, changing who's responsible for what goes on there and how it can be governed.

But the project hopes to keep people on Earth more safe, too. One of the project's first initiatives will be to create a protective shield that keeps human kind from “cosmic manmade and natural threats to life on earth such as space debris, coronal mass ejections and asteroid collisions“.

Scientists have warned repeatedly that those threats are being underestimated.Scientists have warned that there are thousands of pieces of debris that could crash down to Earth, and that coronal mass ejections coming from the Sun could potentially wipe out all communications on Earth.

(Toi)