  The accelerated expansion of the universe together with its present day
isotropy has posed an interesting challenge to the numerous model theories
presented over the years to describe them. In this paper, we address the above
questions in the context of a brane-world model where the universe is filled
with a Born-Infeld matter. We show that in such a model, the universe evolves
from a highly anisotropic state to its present isotropic form which has entered
an accelerated expanding phase.
