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Kim Clijsters with Husband Brian Lynch Everyone loves a romance. And the story of comeback Super Mom in tennis is both astounding and romantic. I mean here was a girl who made her debut when 16 years old and entered the fourth round of Wimbledon. Though obviously talented she was almost a choker and managed just one Grand Slam win in 2005 US Open while her Belgian counterpart Justin Henin went from strength to strength. She had just one slam to show in 6 semi-finals and 4 final appearances in Grand Slams Singles! Meanwhile she dated another tennis star and World No. 1 - Lleyton Hewitt for years. What happens? Kim marries a non-entity almost surreptitiously. And then her World changes! She comes back from motherhood to win two Grand Slams! How did it happen? Read the romance behind Kim Clijster's's success story here. http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2010/09/belmars_bryan_lynch_balances_j.html (Image source - http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2...

Watch Australian Open 2011 Mens Tennis Finals Live Online - Will History be Made by Andy Murray?

It has been almost 3 years since have stayed in Malaysia. However it is just amazing that I havent had to use the language enough to need to learn. A lot of it has to do with the place where I am staying. Little India in Malaysia. With more than a hundred Indian families in my Condo - Hindi is the official language! And one doesnt need the language to shop at Super Markets. It is amazing how insular one can stay to a culture while residing right in the middle of the culture! I have decided to start a small effort to know the language now. Unfortunately the primary motive to know the language now is - I have employed an Indonesian part-time maid. And she understands very little english. So here are my Ten Malaysian (Bahasa Malaysian or Bahasa Melayu) phrases for today culled from the internet. Selamat Datang - Welcome Selamat Malam - Good Night Selamat Tinggil - a Good Bye wish - when one wishes the other person a "safe stay" Terima Kasih - Thank You Apa Kabar? - What is ...

Boys!!! (Watching The Sound of Music With Family) When I envisaged family life – one of the dreams that was often included was to spend lazy Sunday afternoons in front of the TV watching old classics. Prominent among those was The Sound of Music. So recently when I realized the kids haven’t watched the old favorite yet, I got hold of the movie to make it a perfect afternoon. However it didn’t go as I planned. First thing was I didn’t realize I was talking to a family thriving on Al Pacino, Bruce Lee, Kung Fu Panda, Hindi movies like Golmaal, Dabagg, etc – that is, paced entertainers or lots of blood, gore and movement. The movie started off with some awesome visuals of the Austrian Alps and then Maria singing in the mountains “The Hills are Alive With the Sound of Music”. Then the scene shifted to the abbey with the nuns singing “How do you solve a problem like Maria”. “You mean it is a musical DRAMA?” – my dear Hubby asks? “Don’t tell me you too haven’t watched this glorious movie? “ ...

As the India vs SA series goes on - here is an interesting bit of statistics on MS Dhoni. According to Forbes - MS Dhoni is the highest earning cricketer - even higher than Sachin Tendulkar. The news states Dhoni's earnings as $10 million a year! Taking his annual income as $10 million - wouldn't you like to know how much Dhoni makes in an hour? Take a look at this link to find Dhoni's income in an hour! How Much Money Does Mahendra Singh Dhoni Earn? It is actually something over $5000! Not bad for the boy from Jharkhand!

India Vs South Africa - 3rd Test Preview 2011 With India's historic win at Durban - the final contest moves to Cape Town. England and Australia might say that the Ashes is the contest of the season - but real cricket fans know better. After all the World No. 1 team is touring to the World No. 2! Everyone knows that when you travel - your Test Cricket ranking doesn't really matter. Except the West Indies of the early eighties and the Australian team of the nineties - every cricket team has been a poor traveller. So the contest at South Africa is all about who is really the Best Cricketing Test team in the world. After the first innings debacle at Centurion - India scored 459 runs in the second innings. That innings showed the merit of the side. There was no folding over - after a humiliating first innings batting performance. However South Africa had done enough in the first innings to win by an innings and 25 runs See India vs South Africa 1st Test Centurion Scorecard -...