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| Jeev Milkha Singh
with the Masters trophy. (AFP) |
Eight weeks after the birth of
their second child, Britney Spears has dumped her husband
of two years, aspiring rapper Kevin Federline. The ink is
not yet dry on the divorce papers but it’s already big news
on the blogs.
Martin (http://mus ingsofabysta
nder.blogspot.com) writes: “Britney is barely an adult,
and yet she’s already married and divorced twice, and now
she’s depriving her very, very young children of a full-time
relationship with their father. He may be a slob, but she’s
no princess.”
Greg Krehbiel (http://crowhill.net/blog)
has a legal take on the split: “The way the laws are right
now, a woman can decide to end a marriage — whether the
man has done anything wrong or not — and she’s likely to
get primary custody of the kids... Of course this wouldn’t
be a financial hardship for Spears, who can go on a tour
and make more money than most people will make in their
lives. But if she wants to opt out... without proving any
fault on Federline’s part, she should have to leave the
kids behind.”
A golden chapter on the golfing
greens has not escaped attention. Prabhu (http://prabhukrish.net)
is disappointed that Jeev Milkha Singh’s triumph at the
Volvo Masters is not getting the applause it deserves. “One
girl reaches the fourth round of US Open, the nation goes
gaga. Eleven men in blue, who play for the Board of Control
for Cricket in India, and not for India, keep losing non-stop,
accolades and attention… And a guy wins an European Masters
in golf, silence.”
Not totally true. Jeev certainly
has backers among bloggers. John Cheeran (http://johncheeran.blogspot.
com) in a post titled “Jeev Milkha: Breaking into big
league” writes: “Jeev Milkha has paid us back for our faith
in him with a splendid triumph... He did not have many Indian
golf heroes to emulate. In that sense, Jeev has been a pioneer.”
Another golf hero Jyoti Randhawa
has his share of fans. How he will manage to hold his own
against Tiger Woods is the latest point of discussion. Log
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