August 2010
7 posts
Escape, Like it's 1997
If you didn’t wake up in the small hours to watch the Springboks play New Zealand overnight, you will likely rue the decision. This match traced two parts of rugby more commonly associated with the early days of professionalism: day time kick off in the Republic and a come-from-behind All Blacks victory.
I could spout on about grit and determination and the will of New Zealand to come through...
EPL Season Preview
It doesn’t seem long since the last football season ended. That’s because only 34 days ago Spain and Holland kicked the crap out of each other to conclude what was, on reflection, an uninspiring and disappointing World Cup. No great teams, no great players – actually plenty of great players; none of whom lived up to their reputations – no great games, few great goals. One of the great talking...
Bellissimo!
If there’s one thing I like to do on YouTube, it’s salivate over old sporting action. Nothing quite like watching MJ go to work in 1988 when he averaged 35 a game. Or perhaps reliving the greatest comeback of all time – that hot night in Istanbul – when Liverpool came back against overwhelming odds. I especially like watching All Blacks games squeezed into ten minutes; particularly northern...
Best Fans In The World?
After a weekend spent analysing all things sport and many things otherwise, there have been a few days to digest what has been argued. Among several other things, the conclusion was reached that England has the world’s best sports fans. This is apparently not up for debate, however it’s a point worth marinating on. Especially since tomorrow night against Hungary at Wembley the fans are expected to...
Gambling on Tiger Woods
Were it not for Phil Mickelson’s spectacular stumble over the weekend at the WGC-Bridgestone in Ohio, Tiger Woods would no longer be the number one golfer in the world, a distinction he has held since 2005. Woods handed in his worst card as a professional golfer, tallying 18 over par, a full 30 shots and 77 places behind winner Hunter Mahan. Yet he still has a tenuous grip on the title; a...
CRICKET!!
With Pakistan in a perpetual state of disarray, it’s easy to overlook the fact that they can be a brilliant side every now and again. It seems like they have conspired to give away cricket matches on a regular basis over the years, willingly or unwillingly, and do their utmost to waste such a hotbed of talent in their possession by taking their rotation policy well outside the limits of normalcy.
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Off Season Update
Yesterday the NBA released its schedule for the first week of the new season, beginning October 26, as well as a couple of other marquee dates like Christmas, New Year’s Day and Martin Luther King Day. But these aren’t the first murmurs that the new season is approaching; far from it. If you haven’t been paying attention because it’s summer and there are better things to be concerned with than the...