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Over the past month, new media has been inundated with the progress of the Olympic Torch relay and the hot water it has been getting into. As Jon Stewart eruditely remarked, Tibet protesters are hell bent [...]
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I request those of you who have asked me to stay away from the Olympic Torch Relay to understand that when I do run with the torch on the 17th of April it is not in support of China. In fact it will be with a prayer in my heart for the people of Tibet, [...]
Patrix | Current Affairs, Politicking, Sports | 13 Comments »
The Aggies Womens basketball team crashed out of the NCAA tournament yesterday and failed to make the Final Four. They lost to the defending champions, Tennessee. But it was still one of Aggies triumphant moments by playing in the Elite Eight for the first time. Until they choked in the final seven minutes, they were [...]
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Finally we have a celebrity in India who has the balls to stand up for what he believes in. Baichung Bhutia, India’s ace footballer refused to carry the Olympic torch when it reaches New Delhi on April 17 [source: ToI]:
Talking to TOI , Bhutia, a Buddhist, said, ‘‘I sympathize with the [...]
Patrix | Current Affairs, India, Sports | 11 Comments »
Vikash Dhorasoo was the closest any ‘desi’ came to winning the Football World Cup but unfortunately he may not get a second shot. But instead, the Oscar or Cannes may be more within reach.
Ajit Wadekar is credited with enormous cricket successes as an Indian captain in 1971 and later as a coach in the early 90s. In my opinion, he was simply lucky to have the right players that guided India to victory. I am not doubting his talent as a cricketer because frankly neither have I seen [...]
Patrix | India, Rants, Sports | 8 Comments »
How can you take a sports team serious when they are dressed like this? Perhaps Manish Malhotra should restrict himself to Karan Johar movies [via The Bombay Bitch]. If you are wondering, these supposedly the team uniforms for the newly-launched Indian Premier Cricket League [hat tip: Piker]. Perhaps Shah Rukh Khan, Russell Crowe, and Anil [...]
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IndiCast has an excellent tête-à-tête with Harsha Bhogle, whose cricket insights we love so much.
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If you have been trying to find the reason for Notre Dame’s dismal football season, look no further than its over-hyped coach Charlie Weis. Closer to home, Aggies’ Coach Fran is no great shakes either; no wonder they choke on national television. There, I said it.
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Red Sox Nation is celebrating a World Series win. Again. Second time in four years. Now it is getting boring. After the Cubs win it, there will be nothing more to look forward to in baseball.
The folks at Freakonomics wonder why we don’t see many Indian-Americans playing poker; competitive or otherwise. So far, cultural factors and risk aversion are said to be the reasons.
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I am not a big fan of newspaper cartoons but this one from Mumbai Mirror is funny.
We’ve realised Dr. Abdul Kalam’s vision of
becoming a world power by ‘Twenty Twenty’.
It all came down to this final over in a classic finale to the India-Pakistan clash in the Twenty20 World Cup final. There couldn’t have been a better and fitting end to a great cricket experience. Enjoy it one more time:
Ok! I’ll slink back to my hibernation. Detailed reaction later.
Watch Yuvraj Singh decimate England’s bowling in the 19th over by hitting six huge sixers. Glorious shots!
We had tons of fun during the last match between India and Pakistan and shouted ourselves hoarse at every six and four that the Indian batsmen hit. And our 200+ audience loved it. They even stayed with us when our cable operator gave us kalti (damn! cable monopoly) and disrupted our transmission. We continued the [...]
BCCI is still under a culture shock. Decades of monarchy with no competition made them to take a few things for granted. Can’t blame them, can we? And when ICL “threatened” with creating a sports body, BCCI gave its knee jerk reaction to it by sacking a few players and ex players who defected. Now, [...]
Now you can get the latest score from cricket matches directly through Google. See how to…
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I was really disheartened to know about Santhi Soundarajan’s attempt at suicide. There is still some confusion about her current health condition. The doctors says she could slip into coma but the police say that she is stable. I’ll take the doctor’s word in this case.
It is reported that Santhi had slipped into heavy depression [...]
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The media blitzkrieg begins as David Beckham begins his transition to LA Galaxy. First up, learning American football from Reggie Bush.
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I guess I must update you on my softball progress. I missed the last Sunday’s practice and I was partly relieved because of the near-sub-Saharan temperatures outside these days. The game however was not entirely uneventful. We were up against a stronger team which one bystander said, was the strongest in our league. Great! We [...]
Explores the brother-sister relationship brought together during their father's last days.
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Poignant but slow narrative of an orphaned girl living with her aunt in rural Maharashtra.
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Stunning and engaging narration. Raw violence and personal struggles of ordinary guys in a tough neighborhood.
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Underwhelming. Johansson is miscast but continues her run of being the 'other woman'.
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