Pownce invites

Posted on July 21st, 2007 by Vijay Krishna Narayanan

I have a few Pownce invites with me. If you need an invite, do let me know. If you want to know more about Pownce, this link should be useful.

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United’s four teams

Posted on July 20th, 2007 by Vijay Krishna Narayanan

Soccernet’s Norman Hubbard comments on Manchester United’s “overpopulated” squad size this season, and ends it with listing out the four unique teams that Sir Alex Ferguson can field.
The First XI: Van der Sar; Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Ronaldo, Scholes, Hargreaves, Giggs; Tevez, Rooney.
The Second XI: Foster; O’Shea, Brown, Pique, Heinze; Anderson, Fletcher, Carrick, Nani; […]

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Victory for Dunga…

Posted on July 16th, 2007 by Vijay Krishna Narayanan

As Brazil crushed favourites Argentina 3-0 to defend their crown as Copa America champions, the man who should be feted is their head coach, Dunga. The Brazilian thinktank worked perfectly to outwit the Argentines who had thus far been rampant in the championships.
Dunga’s Brazil played a water-tight game, allowing their opponents not an inch of […]

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Tour de France

Posted on July 10th, 2007 by Vijay Krishna Narayanan

A lot of countries spend millions of dollars in advertising their potential for tourism. France has a simple answer: le Tour de France. What better way to showcase to the world its tranquil towns and villages, endless fields of lush green grass, and rolling hills. And a cycle race too!
Of course, organizing the race and […]

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Lucky star

Posted on July 7th, 2007 by Vijay Krishna Narayanan

Excerpts from an interview with Marion Bartoli, minutes after she completed an astounding comeback to defeat Justine Henin-Hardenne in the semifinal:

Interviewer: “Marion, what happened to you? You took a long time to settle in today…”
Marion: “Yes, I started very badly, and was a set down in no time. Then I looked at the crowd and […]

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Will this improve West Indies cricket?

Posted on July 6th, 2007 by Vijay Krishna Narayanan

A Texan billionaire has pledged $100 million over a period of three years to improve the game of cricket in the Caribbean. Allen Stanford believes that the expanded Stanford 20/20 tournament to be held in early 2008 will be a “life-changing experience”.
The prizemoney up for grabs is $2.9 million. That is huge for a domestic […]

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The boss of crap?

Posted on July 3rd, 2007 by Vijay Krishna Narayanan

Anuradha SenGupta, Features Editor at CNN-IBN, shares her opinion about enduring the ordeal that is Sivaji.
Well, everyone is entitled to voice an opinion. But Ms. SenGupta goes rather overboard in trying to prove that the movie isn’t great. Her post reads as if it were a natural reaction to someone who suggested that the Rajnikanth […]

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Thought for the day

Posted on July 3rd, 2007 by Vijay Krishna Narayanan

What is the point in rejoicing about retrieving Gandhiji’s letter, when we have forgotten his words?

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Oh, she can talk, can she?

Posted on July 2nd, 2007 by Vijay Krishna Narayanan

Ending days weeks of silence, the UPA’s ninth-choice candidate for President, Mrs. Pratibha Patil has revealed in Chennai today that she has nothing to do with the allegations levelled against her. This ends weeks of speculation and doubts on her faculty of speech. During such time, the only other statement ascribed to her by the […]

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