2012年3月1日星期四
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Orlando had seven players in double figures, including Jason Richardson, Jameer Nelson, and Glen Davis, who all contributed 12 points. J.J. Redick added 15 and Dwight Howard had a double-double with 14 points and 12 boards to give the Magic their ninth-straight victory over Washington. John Wall scored a game-high 33 points in the loss, while Jordan Crawford chipped in 18 for Washington, which has dropped six-consecutive games. Three-point shooting was the key for the Magic as they drained 15-of-36 from long range to improve to 16-1 when scoring over 100 points. Final Score: Golden State 85, Atlanta 82 Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - David Lee scored 22 points, including the go- ahead layup inside the final minute, and pulled down 12 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors held off the Atlanta Hawks, 85-82, at Philips Arena. Monta Ellis added a game-high 24 points for the Warriors, who won for the third time in four games. Joe Johnson, who returned from a two-game absence because of tendinitis in his left knee, dropped in 18 points to pace five double-digit scorers for Atlanta, which lost its sixth contest in eight tries. Final Score: Boston 102, Milwaukee 96 Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Kevin Garnett scored 25 points, Rajon Rondo had a triple-double and the Boston Celtics staved off a comeback attempt in the final minutes Wednesday night to beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 102-96. Rondo had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for the Celtics, who won their second in a row on the heels of a five-game losing streak. They salvaged a 1-4 road trip Tuesday with a win over Cleveland and managed to hold on against the Bucks, who used a 13-0 run to cut a 15-point deficit to two points in the last minute. Garnett, who had 10 rebounds, made four straight free throws down the stretch to seal the win. Ersan Ilyasova scored 25 points with 10 rebounds and Drew Gooden had 23 points for the Bucks. Brandon Jennings scored just six and missed two straight shots on a key possession in the waning moments: a driving layup that Garnett didn't contest and then a three-point try from the left corner that could have made it a one-point game. Final Score: Detroit 109, Charlotte 94 Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Rodney Stuckey poured in a game-high 29 points as the Detroit Pistons crushed the dismal Charlotte Bobcats, 109-94 at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Wednesday. Brandon Knight finished with 20 points and five assists, while Greg Monroe added 19 points to go with a career-high 20 rebounds. Tayshaun Prince also had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds and Ben Gordon added 10 points for the Pistons, who snapped a three-game skid. Corey Maggette paced the Bobcats with 17 points and five boards, while D.J. White and Reggie Williams added 15 and 14 points, respectively. Gerald Henderson contributed 13 points for Charlotte, which has lost three straight and 19 of its last 20 games. Final Score: Toronto 95, New Orleans 84 New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Linas Kleiza and Leandro Barbosa combined for 36 points off the bench to help the Raptors defeat the Hornets 95-84 at New Orleans Arena on Wednesday. Kleiza had 21 and Barbosa chipped in 15, while DeMar DeRozan netted 21 as well for the Raptors, who improved to 6-13 on the road, matching last year's road win total for the entire season. Marco Belinelli paced New Orleans with 20 points and Chris Kaman contributed a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Trevor Ariza and Gustavo Ayon added 11 points apiece for the Hornets, who dropped their fourth game in five contests. Final Score: New York 120, Cleveland 103 New York, NY (Sports Network) - Jeremy Lin was overwhelmed by the Miami Heat his last time out, but he bounced back in a big way against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. Lin, who went 1-of-11 from the floor while committing eight turnovers against Miami, scored 19 points to go with 13 assists while turning the ball over just once as the New York Knicks downed Cleveland, 120-103. Carmelo Anthony scored 22 and Steve Novak nailed five three-pointers en route to 17 points off the bench for New York, which overcame a 17-point first-half deficit. The Knicks recorded 30 assists on 43 made field goals. Antawn Jamison had a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds, while Kyrie Irving added 22 to go with seven assists for the Cavs, who have lost three straight games. Final Score: Memphis 96, Dallas 85 Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - Marc Gasol and Mike Conley both had a double- double on Wednesday, leading the Grizzlies to a 96-85 win over the Mavericks. Gasol had 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Conley finished with 20 and 10 assists for the Grizzlies, who have won two straight and eight of their last 10. Rudy Gay added 18 points and seven rebounds. The Mavericks were coming off of Tuesday's 93-92 loss to the Nets and have lost three in a row and four of five overall. They had Dirk Nowitzki for just 10 minutes on Wednesday before he left with lower back tightness. Jason Terry scored a team-high 18 points in the setback, while Rodrigue Beaubois had 16 and Brendan Haywood chipped in 10. Final Score: Utah 104, Houston 83 Salt Lake City, UT (Sports Network) - C.J. Miles came off the bench and scored a game-high 27 points as Utah ran away with a 104-83 victory over Houston at Energy Solutions Arena on Wednesday. Devin Harris, who left the game in the third with flu-like symptoms, netted 19 points for Utah as it snapped a four- game losing streak. Josh Howard and Al Jefferson scored 14 points apiece and Gordon Hayward added 10. Luis Scola had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Houston attack, while Goran Dragic and Kyle Lowry added 14 and 13, respectively. Chase Budinger added 11 off the bench for the Rockets, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Final Score: Denver 104, Portland 95 Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Ty Lawson scored 18 points to lead seven Denver scorers in double figures as the Nuggets downed the Portland Trail Blazers, 104-95, on Wednesday. Timofey Mozgov had 14 points, Kenneth Faried and Al Harrington each netted 13, Arron Afflalo dropped in 12 and Corey Brewer and Jordan Hamilton contributed 11 apiece for the Nuggets, who snapped a two-game slide. Jamal Crawford scored a game-high 21 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 points to go with nine rebounds for Portland, which lost for the third time in five games. Final Score: Chicago 96, San Antonio 89 San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Chicago's Derrick Rose scored 29 points in Wednesday's 96-89 road win at San Antonio. The Spurs entered the game with a 13-1 record at the AT&T Center, but were outscored 31-23 in the fourth quarter to suffer the loss. C.J. Watson added 12 points, while Joakim Noah and Luol Deng had 10 points apiece for the Bulls, who have won four straight and 11 of their last 13 overall. Gary Neal scored 21 points and Tim Duncan chipped in 18 and 10 rebounds for the Spurs. They had won 12 of 13 coming in. Final Score: LA Lakers 104, Minnesota 85 Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - He had a mask over his face, but Kobe Bryant still led the Lakers in Los Angeles' easy 104-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Bryant, playing with the protective facemask after suffering a broken nose and concussion in Sunday's NBA All-Star Game, scored a game-high 31 points, dished out eight assists and grabbed seven rebounds in almost 33 minutes of action. Andrew Bynum contributed his career-best 22nd double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds and Pau Gasol added 15 for Los Angeles, which has won three of four. Martell Webster and Michael Beasley, the heroes of Minnesota's comeback win over the Clippers on Tuesday, each had 14 points for the Timberwolves. Anthony Randolph netted 12 and Nikola Pekovic and Derrick Williams had 10 apiece in a losing effort.NBA roundup: Jeremy Lin leads Knicks in comeback
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'Wanderlust' doomed by crude schoolboy humor, unnecessary nudity
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But really — these are the 10 biggest hits of the year? "You can’t find a single original movie on it," admits Paul Dergarabedian, hollywood.com’s box-office analyst. "They’re sequels, remakes or they’re setting us up for next year’s ‘The Avengers’ movie. … The box office is being driven by familiar themes, familiar characters." True enough — and although it’s particularly obvious now, it’s been true for years, to some extent. But take a look at what the box-office list used to look like. In 1971, for example, I was 12 and just getting seriously interested in films. And that was easy. Because back then, the top 10 domestic grossers were, in order: "Fiddler on the Roof," "The French Connection," "Summer of ’42," "Diamonds Are Forever," "Dirty Harry," "Carnal Knowledge," "A Clockwork Orange," "Klute," "The Last Picture Show" and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks." The contrast to today is pretty striking — and sad. In 2011, the top 10 movies included two films based on young-adult novels, two more based on toys or amusement-park rides, two superhero films, one sci-fi flick, one cartoon, one raunchy comedy and one over-the-top action picture. Nine of the films were built around action or special effects; not one was a drama. In 1971, however, you had a musical, and three gritty crime stories. You had a romance, two serious dramas, a dark political satire and a children’s movie. Only one film, a 007 flick, counted as a sequel. The vast majority of movies were made for adults. At least half are now considered to be classics. And they were still huge hits. "â‘Carnal Knowledge,’ ‘Clockwork Orange’ — the best movies were the most successful movies," director Steven Soderbergh says. "And that changed. That just doesn’t exist anymore." "Those were challenging movies," agrees David A. Gross, founder of the smart critique site MovieReviewIntelligence.com. "They were dramatic and interesting and we’re not seeing that anymore. … The idea of the serious studio drama, made for a wide audience — that genre’s in a tough place, now." transformers-3-dark-of-the-moon-whitty-movies.JPGJaimie Trueblood/© 2011 Paramount Pictures CorporationShia LaBeouf played Sam Witwicky in "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon" from Paramount Pictures. The 'Transformers' movie was one of the top grossing movies of 2011. A pretty obscure place, too. Never mind the top 10 — go through last year’s top 50 and look for all the movies that didn’t depend on special effects, car chases or a dirty joke. There’s "The Help," at No. 11 — and then, toward the very bottom of the list, "Contagion," "Moneyball," "Water for Elephants" and "The Lincoln Lawyer." Five dramas. Five out of 50 films. So what happened? Why are today’s biggest hits often movies aimed at the easiest audience? Why has Hollywood practically given up on the kind of movies — "The Godfather," "Kramer Vs. Kramer," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest," "Ordinary People," "Chinatown" — that were both grown-up stories and popular favorites? Where did all the smart hits go? The answer began long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away. Because "Star Wars" proved that you could take what seemed like a kiddie matinee (funny robots and laser sabers!) and treat it like a real movie, and make real money. It proved you could use a new kind of marketing and distribution (saturation TV ads, huge releases) to get a new kind of mass audience (teens who would come multiple times, then buy the merchandise). It proved you didn’t need adults to have a huge hit. And eventually moguls realized you could apply those rules to all sorts of special-effects driven movies — not just the good ones. And they saw that, because those movies rarely had a lot of complicated dialogue, they did even better overseas. So by the ’90s, as markets opened up in once-Communist territories (or once-impoverished Third World countries), studios began catering to them by concentrating on action-crammed, no-subtitles-needed adventures. There’s a reason why big, dumb, loud movies like these now rule the top 10. And it’s because they’re the sort of movies that now rule every studio’s globally-conscious production slate. "I used to run international sales at Fox, and you’d make 40 percent of your money overseas," Gross says of the shift. "Now, it can be as much as 70 percent. … Countries like Russia, Brazil, China, their interest in our films is exploding, which can be great. "But China doesn’t give a damn about ‘The Social Network.’ What plays are good guys and bad guys and things that everybody can understand, like ‘Transformers.’â…" "It’s a global business now," agrees Dergarabedian. "And also, at home, we’re living in a world of video games, and the net, and that’s changed forever how people consume and view entertainment. I mean today, compared to ‘Fast Five,’ ‘The French Connection’ would be considered a post-modern, European-style thriller. … Adult dramas — well, I don’t think Hollywood’s ever going to stop making them. But they’re only going to make them at the right price." a-clockwork-orange-whitty-movies.JPGFile photoMalcolm McDowell in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, a top-grossing movie in 1971. And that consideration is the flip side of the big change. Because just as Hollywood long ago decided they could maximize profits by turning B-movie ideas into A-movie epics, they’ve slowly realized they can minimize risks by making A-movie ideas on B-movie budgets. So yes, they’ll still make a smart movie — but often only if everyone is willing to take a pay cut, trim the crowd scenes, forget the on-location filming and give up on any huge publicity campaign. The idea of a star-driven, serious story like "Out of Africa" or "Reds" or "All the President’s Men," however — let alone the intelligent, international epics David Lean used to undertake? Forget it. Unless there’s a hobbit involved, most studios aren’t interested in funding ambition. "Once you start to spend real money, they get worried," Kevin Kline confided to me last year. "A director told me the most excruciating note he’d ever gotten from a studio: He was pitching a project and the executive said, ‘These characters are far too complex for a budget this big.’â…" "One of the big studios actually put out the word, ‘We’re not doing any more dramas,’â…" John Sayles told me recently. "Dramas — you know, that’s a pretty big category to just write off! But what they’re saying is, drama is not a sure thing. It’s complicated, it’s risky, it’s not a product we know how to sell anymore." Of course, studios used to know how, before they got distracted by all the spandex and sci-fi. And, admitted, they’ll still make a serious film, particularly if they can get a big star attached (like Brad Pitt and "Moneyball"), or steer it toward their cheaper, leaner, "independent" — more like "co-dependent" — subsidiaries. The difference — and the problem — is that, only a decade or so ago, a movie like "The Descendants" would have come out from Fox, not its smaller sibling, Fox Searchlight. Instead of playing a few big-city dates, an uncompromisingly adult film like "Shame" would be — as "Carnal Knowledge" was — in unabashed wide release. Knowing that these movies could be difficult sells, the studios simply would have committed more time and money to selling them.Embracing past glory
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Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" scored the most nominations with 11, followed by the French homage to silent films, "The Artist," with 10. It's likely that "Hugo" will win no more than three awards, probably fewer. However, it's fairly certain that the favorite is "The Artist," which should garner as many as six or seven trophies. Two of the four acting categories are sure bets. For best supporting actor, no one can beat Christopher Plummer, who, in "Beginners," plays a widower who comes out of the closet at age 75 only to discover he's dying of cancer. For best supporting actress, Olivia Spencer of "The Help" plays the maid Minnie Jackson with such surly enthusiasm that she's impossible to resist. However among leading performances, the choices are not so simple. In the best-actor contest, Gary Oldman delivered the year's best performance in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," but the real battle is between George Clooney of "The Descendants" and Jean Dujardin of "The Artist." This one is anyone's guess, yet my gut instinct is that Clooney will pull it off simply because the voters will want to honor Alexander Payne's film with a major award, and "The Artist" will handily get its share. For best actress, Meryl Streep's turn as Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady" is masterful, perhaps her best ever. However, it will be difficult to beat Viola Davis' nuanced work in "The Help." The academy is sensitive to accusations of racism, and 2010's complaints about a dearth of black nominees have been heard. Don't misunderstand. Despite the inappropriately lush treatment of a gritty subject in "The Help," set in Mississippi at the beginning of the Civil Rights era, Davis is thrilling, as always. Nevertheless, an epic performance deserves recognition, and Streep, who with this nomination - her 17th - won her last Oscar in 1982, should be the favorite. "The Iron Lady" didn't receive great reviews, but Streep's channeling of Thatcher earned ecstatic notices. Davis would win for all the wrong reasons. It's the politically savvy choice, but she has been better. The call: Look for Davis to pull it out in a squeaker. Of the five nominees for best director, two have emerged as the leading contenders: Michel Hazanavicius for "The Artist" and Martin Scorsese for "Hugo." The irony is that both films are about the process of moviemaking, and in the case of the latter, film preservation. Those are the themes that support strong narratives in both cases. But "The Artist" is so original in its concept and execution, that despite Scorsese's impressive use of 3-D technology, Hazanavicius will win. Without a script one can't make a movie, so it's always telling to ponder the winners of best original and best adapted screenplays. Most often, the winner in one of these categories matches the winner for best picture, but I'm betting that won't be the case this year. For best original screenplay, Hazanavicius' "The Artist" will face Woody Allen's beloved "Midnight in Paris" head on, and Allen will win. It's a comeback of sorts for the misanthropic New York filmmaker, whose delightful fantasy bristles with neurotic wit and clever commentary on the nature of art and artists, then and now. As for best adapted screenplay, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" is clearly the most accomplished, but the competition will come down to Payne's astute script for "The Descendants" and Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin's shrewd writing for "Moneyball." Family sagas such as "The Descendants" are favorites of the academy, so give this one to Payne. The only foreign-language film that has a chance of beating Iran's "A Separation" is Poland's Holocaust drama "In Darkness." Indeed, Holocaust films have had good luck at the Oscars. It's wise never to count them out, even if "A Separation" has won nearly every foreign-film award thus far. "Rango," featuring the voice of Johnny Depp, is unbeatable as best animated feature. And I doubt if any film can overtake the prison story "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory," for best documentary feature, although there's some sentiment for "Undefeated," about a volunteer coach who comes to the aid of three underprivileged football players in a Memphis, inner-city high school. Although "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is the favorite of the visual-effects wing of the academy, voters may want to honor the immensely popular "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," the year's biggest moneymaker. Even though it has stiff competition from "Hugo," "War Horse," with its bullets, bombs and equine screams, may just walk away with both sound awards. Take one look at Streep as Thatcher and you know "The Iron Lady" will win for best makeup. And the sleek 1920s costumes in "The Artist," even though viewed in black-and-white, appear to be the favorite in that category. "The Tree of Life," the one genuine "art" film in the best-picture race, will have to settle for best cinematography, unless "The Artist" grabs that, too - along with the statuette for best editing, which it richly deserves. My preference for best musical score is "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," but "The Artist" will win this as well. As for best song, voters could only come up with two nominees. My response to this is to abstain, even if "Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" will win. "Hugo," with its 11 nominations, can be certain only about one award: best art direction, for creating a fantastic universe inside a Paris train station in the 1930s. In a year of great movies - some of which were overlooked entirely, such as Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar," Lars von Trier's "Melancholia," Jeff Nichols' "Take Shelter" and Lynne Ramsay's "We Need To Talk About Kevin" - one thing is certain. In 2011, filmmakers were obsessed with cinema itself: its past, its present and its possibilities.Here's Why America's Favorite Movies Don't Win 'Best Picture' Oscars
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Car blast wife Victoria Fabian forgives husband
A woman who was seriously injured when her then husband tried to kill her by blowing up her car outside their Kent home says she has forgiven him.
Victoria Fabian, who was heavily pregnant and had her young son in the car, suffered serious leg injuries in the attack in Vigo in March 2010.
Nicholas Fabian was found guilty of attempted murder and jailed for life with a minimum term of 16 years.
Ms Fabian said "too much hatred and anger" would only bring her down.
She remarried her first love - whom she met at the age of 14 - in December after he got back in touch while she was recovering from her injuries.
Ms Fabian and Charlie, her eight-year-old son from a previous marriage, were in the car at the time of the blast.
They were in a borrowed car which was being returned. Her soldier husband, who had been having an affair, had got into the family's Vauxhall Zafira with their own son Harry, then aged three.
After the explosion, which was caused by a grenade planted in the car, Charlie managed to escape but his mother was too badly hurt to move.
Her unborn son Freddie was delivered safely three months later.
Single-car crashes leave at least 3 people hurt
oronto police responded to two single-vehicle accidents on Sunday that left cars wrapped around poles.
Around 3 p.m., police responded to a crash that occurred on Eglinton Avenue East, near Mount Pleasant Road.
A woman’s car hit a light pole, and police say a medical issue may have caused the collision.
The driver was taken to the trauma centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Downtown crash injures 2
Earlier in the day, a downtown single-car crash left another woman with serious injuries.
Police say a car crashed into a light post near Dundas and Jarvis Streets at about 4 a.m.
It was not immediately clear how many people were in the car at the time of the collision, but two of the occupants went to the hospital in a taxi.
A woman suffered serious injuries in the crash that occurred downtown early Sunday morning.A woman suffered serious injuries in the crash that occurred downtown early Sunday morning. (CBC)
A woman who was inside the car suffered serious injuries in the crash, and remains in hospital.
The Canadian Press later reported that a second woman was also seriously hurt in the same crash.
Police have arrested a man, but no charges have been laid so far.
Boy towed away in mum's illegally parked car
A small boy was towed away in his mother's illegally parked car after the tow truck driver failed to notice a seven-year-old boy in the backseat.
Now the driver and the boy’s mother are facing charges over the incident, which happened in the mid-western US city of Indianapolis.
Robyn Hardy had left her son sitting in the back of a car parked in a fire lane while she ran into a discount variety store around on Thursday night, FOX59 reports.
When she returned to her car a few moments later she was shocked to find the vehicle and her son missing.
"Oh god. I'm in Eagledale Plaza off of Lafayette Road and my car is gone and my son is in the car," Ms Hardy told an emergency services operator.
Moments later Indiana police phoned emergency services to inform them they had just impounded a vehicle from Eagledale Plaza and the driver had noticed there was a small boy "lying ... I guess on the floor in the back."
The boy later said he was sitting at the front of his mother's car when the truck had towed him away.
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"He didn't know I was in the car until we stopped and I opened the door," the boy said.
The tow truck driver later said he did not check to see if anyone was in the car.
The driver now faces charges after police found the vehicle was incorrectly towed "with no safety straps or lights".
"You're not supposed to be in the back of a car when it's being towed anyway, but then couple that with the fact that it wasn't hooked up correctly," said a spokeswoman with Indianapolis Metro Police Department.
Jason Gosset, the tow truck driver, faces a charge of criminal recklessness while Ms Hardy is charged with neglect after leaving her son alone in the car in minus-one degree weather.
The boy is currently living with his grandmother.
Two Pune shuttlers die in car crash
Two Pune shuttlers die in car crash
Suhas Nayse, TNN | Feb 13, 2012, 02.30AM IST
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Nagpur: It was a sad day for badminton in general and Pune district in particular. In a tragic car accident, two talented national-level players of Pune died while another is battling serious injuries in a hospital.
Former Maharashtra players - Saurabh Paralikar (23), Siddhant Ghorpade (21) and Devavrat Bhalerao (20) - were travelling in an Indica car after having their dinner when their car suddenly lost control and rammed into a roadside tree, killing the first two on the spot. The accident took place at around 1.30am on Sunday on the Mumbai-Bangalore Expressway near Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune.
Paralikar had represented the Indian Universities team at the World University Games in Australia. An MBA, Paralikar was working with a private company in Pune and was an active player in the state and national circuit.
Paralikar, who was ranked in the top 10 among under-19 shuttlers in India, had done well in the State Senior Badminton Championship at Jalgaon and Maharashtra Masters tournament held last year at Pune. Ghorpade, elder brother of international woman shuttler Sanyogita, was a former junior Maharashtra player.
Southpaw Bhalerao is seriously injured and is been treated at Birla Hospital, Chinchwad. He has multiple fractures on his left hand and left leg but sources said he was out of danger.
"We are absolutely shocked. It's the darkest day for Pune badminton. It is very unfortunate to lose two quality players. We are hoping Bhalerao will come back from the dangerous accident," said Uday Sane, secretary of Poona District and Metropolitan Badminton Association.
The president of Maharashtra Badminton Association and former Indian star Pradeep Gandhe, who is now in Macau with the Indian badminton squad for the Thomas and Uber Cup, too was shocked. "I am terribly shocked to hear about this tragic news. It's a big loss to Pune and Maharashra badminton." Bhalerao was part of the 'Flamboyant Flamingos' team in the inaugural Maharashtra Badminton League last year.
"I am terribly shocked to hear about this tragic news. It's a big loss to Pune and Maharashra badminton. The MBA family joins these grieved families in this period of grief," said Gandhe.
Bhalerao was part of the 'Flamboyant Flamingos' team in the inaugural Maharashtra Badminton League last year. After the accident, there is now a big question mark over his return to the badminton court.
"I was stunned when I got to know the sad news in the morning. I have played with all of them and they all were very good players. In fact, Bhalerao was my teammate in the MBL. I pray to God that he recovers fast," said Nagpur district champion Tom Thomas.
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