Rajinikanth in Singapore for kidney transplant

Rajinikanth has been hospitalised thrice in a month with a kidney ailment and respiratory infection and if sources are to be believed the actor is on kidney dialysis since one of his kidneys are not responding well.

Kidney transplant in India is a tedious procedure and it is difficult to find one donor for the same who could complete the formality.

The long process would also put Rajinikanth’s ailment in media glare and would have adverse effect on his film trade since around Rs 100 crores are on stake.

If sources are to be believed, in Singapore the medical treaties are simpler and the donors too are easily accessible.

In past a lot of high profile business tycoons and politicians too have under gone transplants there.

Though family has rubbished these theories as speculations but close sources said that there was no other alternative but to secretly go through the transplant, which happens to be eight hour long operation and 15 day long recovery process.

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The irony in Crouch scoring the goal to put City ahead was inescapable.

At the very same end last term, the England forward sent Tottenham on a rollercoaster journey that has taken them to Milan twice this season, and Madrid. Meetings with Europe's elite that will live forever.

As Mancini has noted though, there has been a physical toll taken and Tottenham are now a shadow of the side that lit up the Champions League stage.

So, once Luka Modric had gone for accuracy instead of power as he connected with Aaron Lennon's square ball, yet still failed to find the net as his shot rolled agonisingly wide, the fear for Tottenham was obvious.

Crouch wasn't the only man to blame. There was no effort to track Milner's run after he had taken a short corner with Adam Johnson, allowing him to stride down the by-line and deliver a powerful, low cross to the near post.

Under pressure from Joleon Lescott, Crouch stuck out a boot instinctively.

After scoring only four Barclays Premier League goals this season, Crouch could only reflect on the fact that this time, the target was found with ease, and in much the same way as his effort last season.

City had only created one other first-half chance of note.

It was hardly a surprise Silva was the architect, squaring for Edin Dzeko in much the same manner as Lennon was to do a bit later.

The Bosnian's effort was on target but Carlo Cudicini, in for injured first-choice Heurelho Gomes, turned it away.

There have been a number of decent performers for City this season but few have been as consistent as Hart.

And, after being relatively unemployed during the opening period, he made a telling contribution right at the start of the second half as Steven Pienaar met Lennon's far-post cross with a firm header.

Hart's movement was to his right. He quickly adjusted his feet to make an excellent save to his left, denying Tottenham an equaliser and saving a few fingernails, that ended up getting chewed anyway.

If City and their supporters had taken a backward step and thought about the situation, they would have realised they were actually in a position of complete comfort in terms of their top four aspirations.

But a sense of panic swept round the ground, which only grew as Rafael van der Vaart and Lennon threatened from decent positions.

Yet it was City who came closest to grabbing a second, only for William Gallas to brilliantly turn away Patrick Vieira's goalbound header.

Tottenham tried to respond but could muster nothing worthwhile and they are now outsiders to even finish fifth, with Stoke guaranteed a place in the Europa League, no matter what happens on Saturday.

Carlos Tevez will be fit for that after a late substitute appearance, having done as much as anyone to ensure City are back amongst Europe's elite for the first time in 43 years.