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Li Na: What she said, really meant and definitely did not

What she said:

“Age just paper.It’s just plus one.”

Li Na says that the age factor in the women’s final is not such a big deal.

What she really meant:

“Hell, Francesca’s just a year older than me.”

What she definitely didn’t:

“Ageism? What’s that?”

Madan Mitra: What he said, really meant and definitely didn’t

What he said:

“I didn’t know whether to invite players or call snake charmers to get rid of the snakes that crawled all over.”

West Bengal’s sports minister, Madan Mitra, laments the state of Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium, slated to host the Argentine soccer team on the 2nd of September, 2011.

What he really meant:

“I’m tearing out my hair in frustration and disbelief. I can’t walk around the ground, how will footballers play?”

What he definitely didn’t:

“Let’s play snake-and-ladders instead.”

Maria Sharapova: What she said, really meant and definitely didn’t

“I dream more in Russian than I do in English.But I think in English sometimes more than Russian.”

Maria Sharapova clarifies that she dreams in her native tongue but thinks mostly in the world’s premier lingua franca.

What she really meant:

“I experience REM in Russian.”

What she definitely didn’t:

“I dream of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace.”

What he said, really meant and definitely didn’t: Sidhartha Mallya

What he said:

“If you take away the cheergirls, the after-match parties, etc, then there will be no difference between an IPL match and a Ranji Trophy or a Duleep Trophy match.”

Sidhartha Mallya, the prince of Good Times, comments on the recent cheerleaders’ controversy.

What he really meant:

“Glamour, girls and Gayle, that’s what the IPL is all about.”

What  he definitely didn’t:

“Take away the cricketers and we’ll still have an IPL.”

Top Of The World!

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Though India was expectedly knocked out of the World T20 tourney late yesterday evening, Indian sports fans had much to cheer about with Viswanathan Anand retaining his world chess championship title by defeating Veselin Topalov in the 12th and final game of the match series  with black pieces.

Long Journey For Anand

It has been a long journey for Anand from child prodigy to being the best chess player in the world. This was his 4th world title with victories in all 3 formats of the world championships: 2000 (knock out), 2007 (double round robin tournament), and 2008 & 2010 (match play).

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Tennis, AITA, Mumbai University & Kalina Campus

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The All India Tennis Association now has a Tennis Centre of Excellence at the Kalina Campus, Mumbai University.

It boasts 7 State of the art Synthetic Floodlit Tennis Courts, a fully equipped gym with trainers, professional coaching for children and adults, pay & play facilities and ample parking facilities.

The address is:

AITA Trust,

University of Mumbai,

Vidya Nagari,

Kalina Campus,

Santacruz East,

Mumbai – 400 055

Tel No: 3265 3930/2290 9415

Email:tceaitatrust@yahoo.com

PS: This is for informational purposes only. This is not, in any way, an endorsement.

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Sports, Champions and Celluloid

A couple of sports-related articles from the Mint.

http://www.livemint.com/2010/02/11211942/Weissmuller8217s-Tarzan-is.html?h=A3

http://www.livemint.com/2010/02/10210525/Champions-born-or-made.html?h=C

One details how many sportspersons have made the transition from the field to celluloid.

The other talks about the similarities in champions across nations and generations.

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Mumbai and Ranji

Just a thought:

With the Ranji Trophy final  between Mumbai & Karnataka drawing to a close, (what an engrossing finale!), instead of wasting time lauding an Indian cricket team that does not perform in crucial matches, isn’t it time we celebrated the Mumbai cricket team, that has gone on and on , performing as a unit, over the past decade with almost no superstars in their midst?

Surely this team embodies the spirit of Mumbai, more than anything else?

PS: Mumbai completed their 39th Ranji Trophy win. See http://www.cricinfo.com/ranjisuperleague2009/content/current/story/444048.html