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The queen is scared

There is a saying that form does not last forever. This was proved at a recent shuttle tourney when the queen decided not to take part in the key event saying that Dengue had caught up with her. However she had entered for the Doubles event. Even that went awry when she was beaten. It is speculated that the queen was dead scared of being beaten by a mere 15-year-old who has been causing quite a lot of upsets lately. This entire hullabaloo is because the selectors are looking out for talented players to represent the sport at the London Olympics next year.

The Medical war
The doc with the musical name was never the friend of the Olympians. So the Olympians were gunning for the good old doc for a long time. Now their move has come to light. The Newtown minister has followed the trail of the Olympians and brought in new faces to the Medical Unit with the old soldier to look after the affairs of the bootleggers. However one wonders why take a man out of a position without a proper investigation?

Warming up
Two top players were seen at the Torrington Grounds before the team took wing to the desert for a contest there. The duo went through their motions quite meticulously before they noticed a former great also training and limb loosening at the same venue. Tongues started wagging. Could this former great be warming up in order to make a come back to the game? Only time will tell.

Gold at all costs
The truth is now out. Bangladesh who fielded a team at the Beach Games was a clueless lot. However they managed to take the Gold. But before the final the talk was all about the hosts winning the title. Nevertheless the hosts put up a battle royal before they succumbed to Bangladesh.

Dark glasses
On the subject of Beach Football, the coach's son was playing in dark glasses. Was it just to show off? The football boss was on the side lines watching the young man's antics. Obviously he was waiting for a chance to take a crack at the Beach Football set up and its bosses.

Leave it to the Law
At the end of the Beach Games the Big Man in Sports did a grand job in organizing the crowd that the VB Head could not mention in his address that if not for the Sports Man there could have been utter chaos. However the Law was on the VB Head stating that they should let the Law handle its own affairs without getting involved and to allow them to do the job they are trained for.

Hightailing out of trouble
At the recent Beach Games equestrian events were to take a major place. However the horses were not all that good as they were not used to the sand and the events came a cropper. The person who wanted equestrian events to be included in the Games was sure that the sport could bring in a string of gold medals. After the events the Big Man in Sports was looking out for the chap who said that equestrian events could be a medals haul at the Games. He was nowhere in sight. He had high tailed to the City before the fault could be nailed on him.

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