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UPDATE (6.30pm) : LOTUS RACING UPDATE Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 30th September 2010 In a bid to alleviate the public confusion surrounding the ongoing matter between Lotus Racing and Proton / Group Lotus, Lotus Racing shareholder and Deputy Team Principal Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun recently had the opportunity to meet Proton Adviser Tun Dr Mahathir. The meeting was to discuss the matter in person and agree a future course of action for Lotus Racing. Lotus Racing believes it is acting within its own rights, and as a result of this meeting, the team will now refrain from making any further comments on the matter. This action is upon advice from Tun Dr Mahathir, and it is out of our respect for him that we will act upon his wishes as he has supported us since our inception, and his backing has been invaluable in our growth. We are very grateful for having had the opportunity to put forth our case and have complete trust that a fair review will be made, and a decision on the matter will be ann...

I honestly thought it would be a stress free day. I honestly thought that after braving the heavy downpour and massive traffic heading towards the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil, I would have a good time watching quality tennis at the Malaysian Open ATP 250 tournament. But when I saw a black 'sampah bag' looking thingy located at the leaky roof of the stadium, I told myself it's not going to be another chill-free day. Four months since the Thomas and Uber Cups and it's still the same. Sigh! Read today's Mailsports' What a shame . Pic by Razak Ghazali of The Malay Mail. HD says : I might bring an umbrella in the stadium and join tournament emcee Lina Teoh at the centre court singing BJ Thomas' Raindrops keep falling on my head .

Folks at Astro Arena were given a rude shock after learning the death of its general manager Matt McKeown ( pic ) this afternoon. It is said that Matt passed away at his home at about 2.30pm after suffering a heart attack. UPDATE (28 Sept, 2010 - 7.40pm):Email from Astro: The wake ceremony for Matt McKeown is scheduled tomorrow, 29th September 2010 from 11am - 6pm.   Details as below:   Day & Date: Wednesday, 29th September 2010 Time: 11am - 6pm Venue: Room 21(Aster), 2nd Floor            Nirvana Memorial Centre,            No 1, Jalan 1/116A            Jalan Sg. Besi 57100            Kuala Lumpur   Pls pass the details to all. Note: Picture of Matt taken during the Sports Writers Association Awards ceremony earlier this year - without permission by Rizal Hashim . HD says : Rest in peace....

Welsh based club Cardiff City are using their Malaysian connection to set up academies in the country. This was published in today's Mailsports - Cardiff set to tie up with KLFA . If the deal goes through, this could make KL into a grooming ground for our future players. There are also talks of academies in Johor and Kedah. HD says : While the negotiations take place, let's listen to Adam Green's Bluebirds .

I'm not a big fan of weddings, especially Punjabi weddings. There's just too much of headache. May it be from the invitation list (which will be filled with unknown family members and friends to the parents instead of the bride and bridegroom), the typical stereotype food (eg. egg sambal and dhal) and the worse of the lot is when some old timers come up to you and say "....so boy, when is your turn?" Thus, I'm not a big fan of Punjabi weddings. And I'm sure the athletes heading to the Commonwealth Games are not overly excited either. While many seem to see the glass as half full, here's my take on the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi - and with no disrespect to Mr MS Gill ( pic ), it is 'Not a Punjabi Wedding' yaar! HD says : I do, however, enjoy the folk songs sung at weddings especially during the Jaggo night. It's just plain fun.

Read SSDhaliwal's posting which was published on his blog recently - Adversity makes strange bedfellows . It was certainly an interesting piece. As my late father once told me; "Life is a circle. What goes up will come down. Never forget that." HD says : I don't like Justin Timberlake but the opening tune to What goes around comes around is catchy no?

From a firing incident that hurt two Taiwanese toursists, the collapse of the footbrigde near the main stadium, athletes bailing out to hot debates by politicians and sports officials over New Delhi hosting the 2010 Commonwealth Games. As a tv comentator said: "Has India humiliated itself?" In just a few days the Indian capital will host the Games - as skeptics continue to believe it could turn out to be a failure. But then again, South Africa was bombarded with a security threats and Fifa was worried that the venues will not be ready in time. Yet, the African country hosted the 2010 World Cup in style. Could the same be seen in India? The Australian government is confident of India getting its act right . Hopefully this will not affect the 201 Malaysian athletes set to compete in the meet. HD says : Kuch kuch hota hai (something happens)...only in India.