Lite - Opinion - K. Anand

Anand K.Pillai (a.k.a. K.Anand) was a STAR first, then a LEADER. He is also the number one Gooner (that's Arsenal supporter, for the uninformed) in Malaysia. His love for writing on football comes a close second. He promises to be fair and balanced when writing about the scum, namely ManU and Spurs, but hopes readers will excuse the occasional lapse.

Coming soon, to a cinema near you, the EPL

November 17, 2012

NOV 17 — It is not often that one can refer to a football match as a “blockbuster” but that is how it will feel when Arsenal supporters gather at a cinema in Kuala Lumpur tonight at 8.45 to catch the “live” telecast of the North London derby (NLD).The NLD is when the Gunners face their local rivals Tottenham Hotspur. It usually happens twice every English … Read More

Great Scots!

November 10, 2012

NOV 10 — The top story in the world of football over the past week has been Celtics’ outstanding achievement in the Champions League group stage tie against the mighty Barcelona on Wednesday night in the city of Glasgow.The Scottish side’s win was even more remarkable as they came close to shutting out Lionel Messi & Co altogether, that is, until the world … Read More

Stop the real cheats

November 03, 2012

NOV 3 — Two words have hogged the football headlines over the past week — “diving” and “monkey.” The former is associated with foreign players, while the latter with black players and the taunts they receive from fans of opposing teams.Both issues hurt the image of the beautiful game of football, but between the two, it is diving that can and will destroy … Read More

A bag-ful of reasons for rising crime

November 02, 2012

NOV 2 — I came across an interesting news items in The Star that just begs to be shared, seeing as how many readers of various online news portals seem to prefer not to read mainstream papers.The particular Associated Press (AP) feature which caught my eye was in StarBytz (The Star’s IT pullout) on October 30.With a headline like “They’ll kill you for your … Read More

Arsenal’s debt to John Terry

October 24, 2012

OCT 24 — Tonight (tomorrow, 2.45am), when Arsenal take on Schalke 04 in their third match in Group B of the Champions League, the players and supporters alike would do well to take a moment to thank Chelsea captain John Terry.It is very likely that the Gunners would not be making this 15th consecutive appearance in the world’s most prestigious club … Read More

‘Un-fare’ practices of a few tainting all cabbies

October 19, 2012

OCT 20 ― The recent uproar over the taxi services in the Klang Valley has been rather intriguing, seeing as how everyone and their grandmother seemed to be jumping on the bandwagon of taxi-bashing, or should I say taxi-driver bashing (not literally, thankfully).While I have had my fair share of encounters with rogue taxi drivers in Kuala Lumpur and … Read More

Gunners’ pride, on and off the pitch

September 29, 2012

SEPT 29 — It has been another successful year. That is what Arsenal can proudly claim … after the financial results were officially announced yesterday by Arsenal Holdings plc.According to the report, revenues from football increased to £235.3 million (RM1.17 billion) — up from £225.4 million in 2011; operating profit in the football business was £32.3 … Read More

Finishing with a bang

May 09, 2010

MAY 9 — So here we are, on the last day of the English Premier League season. Most of us had it all marked in our calendar back in August as the day by when we hoped our team would have wrapped up the title, and it was just a matter of planning where we’d have the celebration party.Surprisingly, instead, the destination of the league title is the only issue … Read More

Sports betting: Will the government fold or stay?

May 07, 2010

MAY 7 — At first I thought it was the heat getting to my head because I must be hallucinating, reading news reports about the government considering the award of a licence for retail sports betting in Malaysia. Then I realised it was for real.With the breaking news making the rounds online by yesterday evening, it would probably have made the evening … Read More

Chelsea to emulate Malaysian drivers in title quest

May 02, 2010

MAY 2 — After all these years of watching English football, I just can’t believe that there are people out there who could possibly imagine a team going into a match with an intention to lose.Okay, Wolves manager Mick McCarthy did imply it, when they travelled to Old Trafford earlier this season, with 10 changes to a side that had just beaten Tottenham … Read More

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