Glenn McGrath and fiancée Sara Leonardi are leaning towards an Italian wedding, according to sources. Sources say that Leonardi is eyeing a traditional Italian ceremony and McGrath, too, is keen to take the nuptials offshore in an effort to minimize the media hysteria around the event.

“Sara has a lot of friends in South Africa while Glenn has friends in England, so the thinking is that Italy is a nice, happy medium,” the Daily Telegraph quoted a friend as saying.

Leonardi’s parents, who recently visited Oz, are also based in Sicily. However, McGrath’s manager Warren Craig said that a location had not been locked in.

“To be honest I haven’t had a chance to sit down and talk to him about wedding plans. I don’t think they have thought beyond the engagement,” Craig said.

Meanwhile, reports say McGrath could get offers upwards of $200,000 from tabloid magazines for the rights of his wedding. The legendary bowler hasn’t struck a deal with any magazine yet and instead chose to confirm his engagement to the Sunday press for free.

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova is the only Russian national on the Forbes list of 100 most influential celebrities, unveiled on Monday. Sharapova appears in commercials for such brands as Canon, Prince, Tiffany, Tag Heuer and Land Rover. Her biggest contract was signed with sports products company Nike, which re-signed the athlete in January to an eight-year contract worth up to 70 million US dollars. She also receives money from sales of her own tennis line and a line of bags and shoes through Nike subsidiary Cole Haan, according to RT reports. The Forbes rating of the most powerful celebrities is based on the frequency of their names being mentioned in the mass media, and also on their financial success.