Hingis at Sony Ericsson Championships

Martina Hingis who is dogged by dope allegations made a surprise visit to the Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid.

Hingis watched Sharapova but refused to comment about the positive cocaine test. I'm sorry I cannot comment on the case for legal reasons. I'm just here to watch tennis tonight. I cannot say anything. Sorry." she replied when quized about it.

Mirza blog, my absence and Paddy's off

Well Manfred's Mirza blog was going fine till i got ill and took my time off. Paddy did a lot of good updates but she has other stuff to do to. cant blame her if she is off now.

Manfred did updates till July. and the site was eventually "shifted" as i understand from Manfred.

No updates since July! wow thats a long long time.

And i only came back now. So manfred told me about it, i considered his request. And since Manny is good at guessing what i might do next (wow what an achievement in itself), he reopened the site.

Hehe btw he thought i forgot my password. But since "vicky cool" isnt a fool, she got right into it, albeit after a couple of attempts.

So i put 3 updates till now which you guys can read here:


Update 1
Update 2
Update 3

Hingis apparently happy

http://www.blick.ch/sport/tennis/martina-hingis-zurueck-in-zuerich-75325

read this! :o wow

Henin has Asthma!

Damn some news for me that she has asthma!

dont beleive me read this news report i found while surfing:

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/quickhits/636549,CST-SPT-1hit06.article


THE AIR OVER THERE: Henin hopes to breathe a little easier

If you're looking for Justine Henin to defend her Olympic gold medal in tennis at the Beijing Games in 2008, don't hold your breath.

Because she is concerned about having to hold hers.

Henin, who skipped the China Open in September because of asthma, might do the same next summer.

''I've had asthma for a few months now, and I felt very bad in New York at the end of the [U.S. Open], so Beijing, I was really concerned about that,'' she said Monday at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid, Spain. ''I was pretty disappointed because I wanted to play the [China Open] and get used to the conditions.''

Beijing's air quality has been cited as a concern by more than the Belgian star. International Olympic Committee inspection team leader Hein Verbruggen said the air there is ''a big problem.'' That observation followed the United Nations expressing concerns about Beijing's pollution.

''It's true that Beijing is going to be tough with the Olympic Games with the problem I have,'' Henin said, ''but now it seems that everything is under control, which is important because the Olympic Games remain a very important goal for me in 2008.''

Kubina support for hingis

Ex-bf Kubina battin for Martina.

Pavel Kubina was saddened to hear of the fall of tennis star Martina Hingis, his one-time girlfriend, who retired last week amid testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon.

The Maple Leafs defenceman dated her about six months early in his career with the Tampa Bay Lightning when both lived in Florida's posh Hillsborough County enclave of Saddlebrook, home to many pro athletes. Hingis, winner of five Grand Slams, came to some of the Lightning's home games then.

"I only know what I've read in the papers," Kubina said of her recent problems. "I've not talked to her in years, but she was a good person and a great athlete, the top in her sport for a long time."

Hingis dope test

Martina Hingis gave us another shock. thi time she retired but dropped a bombshell when she said she tested positive for "cocaine" at Zurich!

Saawariya Overkill

Sony is really doing an overkill now. on every Sony channel you see "Saawariya" written near the channel logo.

plus every commercial break becomes an excuse to remind us how many days left to the release o the movie. as if we dont know movies always release on a friday. and this friday happens to be the time to release this particular movie.

and the gals are going ga-ga over girly faced Ranbir. poor Sonam, she has been exlipsed by RK!

SLB aka Bhansali has been promoting not just RK but his creative skills: http://www.saawariyafilm.com/

and ever since everyone saw the creative "fall" of Ranbir in his towel, we are admiring the "private moments of a boy" in Bhansali's own words. Thankfully it wsnt "private moment of a girl" otherwise papa Anil Kapoor would have give some creative lessons to SLB of his own.

updates

well i got updated that "Lu" split with "D". and he is still keeping that hairstyle of his!!! :o

other than that i know nothing about his current happening, so i messaged him.

anyways no chance to speak to anyone else from hingis.org. On hingis.org the same gossip about Martina's latest love interest being some Ukranian oil billionaire. (huh! duh!)

but no info/pictures of him on google...

my bro Prem is in U.S.A. great!

as for the dog, i dont know anything yet. :(

Helpless

I was at my native place yesterday. and the lady whoes place we stay at has a dog. and she hates animals.

they got the dog (a stray one) from Alibaug by scooter. may be just to amuse the kids or for showoff! from when he was a little pup she would beat him with a stick.

she and her kids still do!!! and now her hubby has gone the same way.
she never feeds him!!! :o

result: he moves around from one estate to another searching for food, which naturally will consist of frogs or rats or trash.

after he comes home, diligently i must say, they call him dirty dog! :o my mom & i give him biscuits when we go there, this also she resents, since she is stingy and calculates even cost of biscuits. :(

this time round he has a found on hid hind paw! and i could see 2 holes in it, plus he goes on biting it. it must definitely have maggots.

my mom suggested she should take him to a vet. or atleast those govnt hospitals. (so they wont have to worry abt money). but its simply like she doesnt care amd acts like she didnt hear.

i dont know how to transport him from there to Bombay. at Parel animal hospital he can be treated. and he is such a friendly nice dog.

sinners indeed to treat him so shabbily. :(

i feel totally helpless to do anything. wish i had a vehicle atleast.

please anyone reading this pray for him. may be might not survive it. if she sees maggots, she will sure beat him to death! :( :( :(

neglected, unfed, ill-treated and unloved lonely dog...

Some news on the tennis show gal.

The Swiss Miss has called it quits for season 2007.

Martina Hingis will play no part in the remainder of season, instead allowing herself time to recover from a spate of injuries and illnesses which have plagued the 27-year-old in recent months.

Rumours are rife that a second retirement is on the cards for Hingis - having already announcing a retirement in 2003 before making a comeback to professional tennis in 2006.
But Hingis says she will do what it takes, including taking time away from the circuit, to get fully fit again.

Being a Busy Bee

Damn i have been very busy lately and didnt at all get time to update my blogs. :(

so sorry for that.

but i will try to fix it, somehow.

Hingis : Meredith Inspiration award winner

Switzerland's Martina Hingis signs autographs after being honored for the Meredith Inspiration Award during the third round of the Family Circle Cup.

Martina Hingis added yet another accolade by receiving the Meredith Inspiration award.

Martina Hingis on Thursday was honored with the Meredith Inspiration Award, given by the publisher of Family Circle magazine to a professional athlete who has inspired women around the world.

Now 26 and two years into her return to the tour, the Swiss player is ranked No. 6 in the world, although she missed playing in Family Circle Cup in Charleston this week because of a hip injury that she said would take about a month to heal.

“Martina Hingis is often recognized for her achievements on the tennis court but today we want to celebrate her humanitarian efforts off court that serve as an inspiration to us all,” says Nancy Weber, Chief Marketing Officer, Meredith Corporation. “She truly understands the importance of giving back and there have been many organizations over the years that have benefited from her generosity. Through her efforts, she not only helps create awareness for their programs but because of her celebrity status, the organizations receive much needed exposure.”

As winner of the Meredith Inspiration Award, Hingis will receive a $5,000 grant to be given to the charity of her choice. She has decided to match the $5,000 award grant and donate a total of $10,000 to UNICEF with the money being earmarked for the organization’s Basic Education and Gender Equality program. UNICEF advocates quality basic education for all children - girls and boys - with an emphasis on gender equality and eliminating disparities of all kinds. They work with a range of local, national and international partners to bring about essential structural changes needed to achieve social justice and equity for all.

“At UNICEF we believe education is a basic human right which is vital to personal and societal development and well being,” stated Caryl M. Stern, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Fund for UNICEF. “Because of Martina’s kind generosity, we will be able to use this money to give young girls and women the knowledge and skills necessary to change their lives for the better.”

"Over the course of the last few years, I have come to realize how fortunate I am to be able to do what I love and to be successful at it," Hingis said. "I am honored to receive this award from Meredith Corporation. Through UNICEF this money will inspire and motivate young girls and women throughout the world, to realize their dreams and aspirations.

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George Bush Malaria dance

Just couldnt help myself, does Bush Jr. shake his leg well! and boy those tom-tom moves :P

So malaria awareness campaign became Bush's madmania campaign for ever more PR.

Hingis Radek love laugh

lol found this hilarious video on youtube. be riled or laugh your guts out. enjoy!!! :D

Where was Vicky cool?

heya everyone!

hmm so where was Vicky cool? not updating the blog for 91 days!!!

poo poo i was doing various stuff. and important matters in my personal life. just came back from my native place this Monday and will now bore you all again with my text!:P

heh... keep watching.

Same between Martina Hingis & Maria Kirilenko

martina hingis at Wimbledon 1997



Wonder what Maria Kirilenko is up to these days? Is she trying to bring back Hingis' "Indian flag" look!!!

Although i think a teenage Hingis looked cutter there!!! :P what do you think?

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Fashion trends at Australian Open

Kirilenko ahhaaa



Nicole "Sharapova_Clone" Vaidisova in mastard... Paddy fields anyone?



Golovin turns "orange" at 'lemon Aus Open' for a change... how tasty! :P



Radek Stepanek with his "warrior look"!!! wonder what hingis thinks?!


American Zack Fleishman oh well never mind any comments to that! roll eyes...

N.B. all images from rediff.com

source: Source link here

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Big Brother UK racial fiasco

So after taunting Shilpa Shetty relentlessly, the inmates of the house have apologised to Ms. Shetty after there was an avalanche of protests from the public both of Asian origin and Britishers!

High time the public condemed such acts especially on t.v. i think the channel should have warned the inmates themselves and it good they telecast it (comments) otherwise we might have never known what was happening to Shilpy!!!

Racism and entertainment dont mix at any level. its to crass.

and being labelled "Paki" et all is the worst espcially for an Indian!

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Interesting article about Hingis

Martina Hingis serves during her 6-2, 6-2 victory over Russian Alla Kudryavtseva in the Australian Open's second round yesterday.
Photo: Eddie Jim


Martina the elder still holds court
Peter Hanlon
January 19, 2007

MARTINA Hingis is avoiding the questions. No matter how they are phrased — Are you a better player than this time last year? Have your goals changed now that your comeback has been deemed a success? Can you win another slam? — she returns with a blocked racquet straight back to the server.

Occasionally, she gives a little ground, although only to place a landing bag should she take an unexpected tumble. The early points in every match are critical — "as they usually are in today's women's tennis". The early matches are tougher — "before, it was probably quarter-finals (where the real testing began), now it's first round already".

Hingis was reminded soon after her first-round win over Nathalie Dechy how swiftly modern tennis moves, finding her name alongside Alla Kudryavtseva, of whom she knew nothing. The Russian qualifier had the heavier groundstrokes and made the bigger winners early in yesterday's clash, but soon discovered what so many have before her — it takes more than a big stick to beat Hingis.

Kudryavtseva lost 6-2, 6-2, meaning the soon-to-be Swiss Missus (Hingis is engaged to world No. 19 Radek Stepanek) has dropped just six games en route to the third round. She has won five major titles — three of them here — but has dipped under the radar as far as adding another goes.

She played under the roof again yesterday, morning rain forcing a repeat of the sterile conditions of her first match, and multiple outings en route to a quarter-final here last year. She is 26 now, relatively a grand old dame of the circuit, and is clearly becoming an indoorsy type in her dotage.

Hingis was happy enough with her work, but berated herself for going missing at 4-0 in the second set. There are times when the brain just has to relax, she began to explain, then the hard taskmaster interjected. "It did, but it shouldn't."

She won career singles titles 41 and 42 last year, and remembers her return after a three-year lay-off with fondness. She finished 2006 in the top 10, having sailed past so many of the fresh young things who moved in during her absence, and passed a few old friends — the Williams sisters, Capriati, Davenport — as they headed in the opposite direction.

There is a little of the Luddite-versus-the-PlayStation-generation in her speech. "The young girls, they just really attack …" She acknowledges the difference between those at the top and those pushing, but every match gives her confidence that she belongs at the pointy end.

Also pushing after years in mid-rankings limbo is Daniela Hantuchova, who rose to world No. 5 after a quarter-final here four years ago, but has since remained a good arm's length away from the elite.

Yesterday, she fell behind to the veteran Frenchwoman Emilie Loit, but persisted to emerge with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win and a date with American Ashley Harkleroad, who swept past the 17th-seeded German Anna-Lena Groeneveld 6-2, 6-2.

After feeling delusional from the heat in her first-round win, Maria Sharapova felt her usual dominating self in her 6-0, 6-3 victory over Anastasia Rodionova.

While admitting to being far from her top, despite the emphatic score, Sharapova was pleased to have suffered no ill effects from the scorching temperatures of Tuesday.

"I still think that I can play a lot better," she said. "I think I can get better as I play more matches."

From her perch as elder stateswoman and modern-day sage, Hingis had noted that, now more than ever, anyone on the tour could take anyone else on their day. Confirmation was not long coming.

Having spent a few moments giving the fourth estate her thoughts on the game of rising Indian Sania Mirza, her prospective third-round opponent — "huge forehand, improved backhand, you've got to get her sooner than she gets you" — she emerged to find Aiko Nakamura had got Mirza already.

Beyond the unheralded Japanese, the ninth seed Dinara Safina, another comfortable winner yesterday, should be waiting. Then another quarter-final, and the meeting of expectation for Hingis. Or is it?

with Michael Gleeson

source:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/tennis/martina-the-elder-still-holds-court/2007/01/18/1169095908720.html?page=2

my own comments:

oh so what has changes, hingis always avoids the tough questions, its a good thing though from her career part-1 where she shot from the lip first before asking any questions.

ohh its her mental frmae of mind that has always troubled her since the 99 RG meltdown. A lilttle bit of not being able to concentrate and "finish" it off has been her problem for too long. if taken to 3 sets, Hingis seems to loose steam much too often. her part 2 act will suceed only if she can get a grip on her mental floating!

not that her "necklace" will always help her, the key is her own self".

and funny too, she is now part of the "older" generation herself with Sharapova finind herself to be the youngster here.

ABH-AISH-EK

Bollywood star and ex-Miss World 1994, Miss Aishwarya Rai got engaged to Bollywood's current blue-eyed boy Abhishek Bachchan. All the T.V. channels and newspapers are tirelessly inking every drop of news about the biggest story in tinseltown this year.

With the astrologers predicting marriage dates, the daily "tamasha" is talking its toll on viewers and readers alike. That the groom happens to be the "Guru" of "Sarkaar-fame", gives this "fame-jodi" much hype and gripe.

After AB Junior, the scion of the Bachchan family planned to get hitched to Ash, we have now to hitch a routine ride about the whole saga on no less that the front page with big fonts.

It seems TNN, Mumbai Mirror, DNA, Midday have all gone beserk along with NDTV, Zee, Star et all.

From the pujas that Ash performed to quell her Mangalic(Mars-ridden) Kundali(horoscope) to the dresses and tresses she will wear before the inevitible Shubh(mangal) Saavdhan, all the stories are front, mid and entertainment section news.

It seems entertainment is now the theme of page1 & page 3 party regulars could soon be gazing at you upfront when the wedding party is finally done.

The big 'A' of the Bachchan pariwar cant help but praise his soon-to-be-bahu. Typically Junior B has been the dignified & gentleman boyfriend (unlike his father who seems to be screaming from pagetops). After his & Karishma Kapoor(of the Prithviraj-Raj Kappor khaandaan) engagement went kaput & Karishma Kapoor got married to Delhi based, polo playing businessman Sanjay Kapur, Abhishek concentrated on his career. Soon enough he was the darling of the masses and won accolades for his performances in Bluffmaster, Sarkaar, Dhoom-2, B&B, Guru.

After proposing to Rai in New York at the Guru premier, Junior B landed at her parents then his parents in India to seek their permissions and blessings, in typical traditional fare.

The trio of As; Amar, Amit(abh), Anil attended the Sunday "mangani"(engagement) along with Sonali Bendre, directors Apoorva Lakhia and Karan Johar(with mother Hiroo Johar), Tina Ambani, designers Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla, & Anupam and Kiran Kher.

Ash is rumoured to recieve 21 sarees from Lucknow worth Rs.2.33 lakh as "shagun". A priceless "Banarsi Lehenga" has also been ordered estimated to be Rs2 lakh. Crafted by a master weaver, it will have Banarsi zardozi and Kokatan-Jaipuri embroidery on silken base.

Soon after the enagement AB Jr left for Jaipur along with mom Jaya for Goldie Behl's Drona shoot. Ash is shooting for Jodha-Akbar in Karjat.

Collectively though Bachchan brand is estimated by adman Prahlad Kakar at around 600-700 crores now! The individual or combo pack of Amitabh, Jaya, Aishwarya & Abhishek will be mind-blowing.

Hopefully a "chat-mangni-pat-bhya' will save the onslaught & overkill of poeple like me who are being constantly bombarded by every neew piece of date. God bless the luck couple.

And finally we have our very own hyped superstar couple to boot along the lines of Angelina Jolie & Bard Pitt.

The new couple can be christened "ABHAISHEK"

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Radek Stepanek video

hmmm look at this guy.




video continued below:




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