Teary-eyed Madonna serenades 'boyfriend' A-Rod

Rumours are rife that Madonna has found love in the arms of baseballer Alex Rodriquez. Photo / AP

UPDATED: Madonna

has set tongues wagging about her rumoured relationship with baseball 'boy toy'

Alex Rodriguez

after 'serenading' him during a concert.

The Yankees slugger was given a VIP front row seat at Madge's Miami, Florida gig last night, and onlookers say the divorcee appeared to drop a major hint about her rumoured dalliance with the star.

Word is the singer and the baseballer were beaming at each other during the star's stage extravaganza, and at one point she fixed her gaze directly on him before launching into a slushy ballad.

The

Like a Virgin

star, who was granted a

‘quickie' divorce

from

Guy Ritchie

last week, launched into ballad

You Must Love Me

and reportedly looked directly at Rodriquez, so says the

New York Daily News

.

Rodriquez, who was sandwiched between rocker

Rod Stewart

and Madonna's manager,

Guy O'seary

, was spotted smiling back "affectionately" at her, which apparently drove her to tears.

I know, don't judge me, I'm just here to report this stuff.

One onlooker said: "She gazed at him throughout

You Must Love Me

and when he smiled at her, she seemed to tear up."

The lycra granny then smiled knowingly at A-Rod before her rendition of

Miles Away

, while telling the crowd: "

I'm sure you can relate about a long-distance love affair

."

Subtle. The saucy minx.

Legend has it that the once London-based Madge was allegedly conducting a long-distance romance with American A-Rod.

As well as being her Madgesty's man candy during her onstage athletics, superfan A-Rod was also on hand as the singer's official ‘waterboy' - handing the star a bottle of water during her energetic show.

"It was easy for him to hand it off because he was sitting in the front row," a witness tells E! News. "

He was all excited watching her perform

." I bet he was.

I'll leave the rest to the

New York Daily News

, whose evocative description of the PDA says it all.

"In a couple of hotter moments,

Madge gyrated in A-Rod's direction while winking at him

and later

went pneumatic on a speaker while staring his way

.

"Through it all A-Rod smiled, applauded and even rose to his feet when Madge - apparently in need of more crowd participation - shouted, 'C'mon you mother******, stand up and stop trying to look bored. Put your hands in the air and smell your armpits'."

"Apparently nothing Madge can do offends her fans or A-Rod."

Say hello to ... Madrod

And so

Madrod

is born. After months of reported clandestine trysts and shady shenanigans, it looks as though the rumoured couple is slowly revealing what many have suspected all long - that they're booty callin'.

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What's in a name?

A lot if you're

new papa

Pete Wentz

who is finding himself having to explain why he and wife

Ashlee Simpson

named their sprog

Bronx Mowgli

.

Talking on U.S radio this week, Wentz said:

"We came up with the idea Bronx. We've been throwing [ideas] back and forth a while. It's kind of cool to just leave the narrative what it is. People are stoked or pissed or whatever. And you're like, you know what: I don't think anyone really has the real story."

And as for Mowgli: "

The Jungle Book

was something that me and Ashlee bonded over. It's a cool name."

Oh boy, you know you've picked a dud baby name if you constantly have to explain it. And yes, I know I can talk.

Girl-on-girl

Pink

is up to her usual antics and pressing people's buttons again.

Her racy music video for new single

Sober

sees her indulging in a spot of girl-on-girl - with herself.

Warning:

Slightly NSFW

I did warn you.

When nature calls...

Mark Wahlberg

stands to attention. Here be

photo evidence

of the actor urinating in public like some feral alley cat. Put that thing away.

Everyone's talking about...

Lindsay Lohan

and her rumoured tumble off the sobriety wagon.

The rehab-friendly starlet was caught on CCTV mixing herself a little alcoholic beverage at a nightclub last month, and, mock-horror *blogger raises eyebrow *, the footage has materialised on the interwebnet.

I'm not surprised that Li-Lo may have turned to drink again. Have you seen the cob on her gal pal

Samantha Ronson

? Talk about a

face like a pitbull chewing a wasp

. Cheer up love!

Blind bits

You know the drill...

* Which

celebrity wife

is

leaving her celebrity husband

because he

can’t support her over-the-top lifestyle

anymore? Her husband was a high flyer who provided her with multiple homes, cars, jewels and financial support for her own ventures. Now that he’s having money problems, she is looking to bail. He is begging her to stick out this tough period with him, but she has already told friends that she has her eye on a replacement.

Blind Gossip

* Which

popular R&B singer

is seriously considering

coming out as a gay man

on an upcoming TV show? It seems that the show's producer and the singer's ire over the whole Proposition 8 debacle have inspired him to come out of the closet in a very public way. We'll see if he has the nerve to actually go through with it.

BlindGossip

So there you have it.

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