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IPL’s Icelandic Connection: Lalit Modi plans a move?

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Lalit Modi intrigues us more and more.

It has been reported that the former IPL czar may be seeking residency in Iceland.

His wife, Minal is reported to be on first name terms with the Icelandic first lady, Dorrit Moussaieff.

Modi  – since his exit from the country purportedly fearing for his safety – seems to be having a whale of a time.

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Saina, Video Technology and Ultra Marathons

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Saina Nehwal completed a treble of wins last Sunday at the Indonesian Open. It was her 3rd consecutive tournament triumph ,an unbroken streak of 15 games without a loss. Saina is in the best form of her life and her ranking is now a stratospheric No. 3. The Indonesian Open ,though, lacked serious competition from the Chinese who preferred to compete in their local league. The Chinese are notorious for lying low  before any major tournaments such as the World championship that is scheduled in the near future. They prefer to scout their opponents and exploit any detected weaknesses and in the meanwhile identify , groom and train their  future stars. The Chinese depth in badminton and table-tennis is to be envied and emulated. Will Saina be able to carry her form into the world championship? Will the Chinese spring a surprise package , as they have been known to do before, and unveil a new star on the badminton horizon? Who knows? Only time will tell! But congratulations to Saina and good luck to her! Her star still shines bright in the barren sky of Indian sport.

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Quote of the day:
You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun. – Al Capone

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