Archive for June 2009
Start planning for next summer now
THE football season eventually finished last night with the capitulation of the England Under-21s at the hands of Germany.
This means fans can get down to the real nitty-gritty of the summer – transfers. Read the rest of this entry »
Doubles equivalent to the instructions in a condom box
MONDAY marks the first day of the second week of Wimbledon.
The second Monday is always the best day of the tournament, with all the men’s and women’s last 16 matches taking place.
But it is all downhill from here. Read the rest of this entry »
Tennis player blames defeat on time of the month
SIXTH-SEED Jelena Jankovic was today shockingly knocked out of Wimbledon by American teenager Melanie Oudin.
And Jankovic came up with an unusual excuse for the defeat in her post-match press conference. Read the rest of this entry »
Lions and Murray create sporting dilemma
TODAY I supported the British and Irish Lions and Andy Murray in their respective matches against South Africa and Viktor Troicki.
Nothing unusual about that as I am British and they are both British competitors. Read the rest of this entry »
Italian fan finds odd way to deal with defeat
ITALY lost 3-0 to Brazil in the Confederations Cup earlier this week, resulting in their elimination from the tournament, despite only having to get out of a group containing the USA and Egypt.
For many fans there is only one way to deal with such disappointment, cover your face in ice-cream. Read the rest of this entry »
Bismarck and The Beast
THE Lions have rung the changes for the second test bringing in five new faces.
Rob Kearney and Luke Fitzgerald come into the backs with Simon Shaw slotting into the second row.
But it is in the front row where changes were needed most after Bismarck du Plessis and Tendai “The Beast” Mtawarira dominated the first test scrum.
English duo Phil Vickery and Lee Mears have been dropped in favour of Welshmen Adam Jones and Matthew Rees, but it is not Vickery’s or Mears’ fault for they were never going to stand a chance against two men named Bismarck and The Beast. Read the rest of this entry »
The Ashes Song by Tuffers and the Wooden Urns
IT IS TIME to get your head around this song now, so you know the words by the time the first Ashes test begins in two weeks.
I have never heard of the Wooden Urns either, but I think it is safe to assume neither them nor Phil “The Cat” Tufnell are going to secure million-pund record deals on the back of this. Read the rest of this entry »
Sporting beard-off won by a whisker
I WENT to the cinema on Saturday to watch the new comedy film The Hangover and took great pleasure in witnessing one of the greatest beards ever seen on the big screen.
It got me thinking though – what is the greatest sporting beard? Read the rest of this entry »
Nose overshadows first Lions test
WATCHING the first test between South Africa and the British and Irish Lions one thing caught my eye in particular.
It was not the flow of first-half penalties against the Lions at the scrum.
It was not Brian O’Driscoll and Jamie Roberts continually breaking the South African line.
It was not even the Lions’ valiant comeback from 26-7 down.
It was O’Driscoll’s nose. Read the rest of this entry »
They just want to be held
TWELVE teams have been whittled down to two in the Twenty20 World Cup.
Sri Lanka destroyed the West Indies in the semi-finals and must now be considered favourites to win the final.
Most teams employed the tactic against the Windies that “if we get Chris Gayle out early, then we will probably win”, but the Sri Lankans clearly thought “sod that, let’s just get the rest of them out.”
Pakistan progressed thanks to a very impressive victory over South Africa, having reached the semi-finals despite only beating New Zealand of the other test-playing nations.
South Africa have been the most confusing team in this tournament and this is no mean feat in a keenly fought category with England and Pakistan both producing a series of Jeykll and Hyde performances. Read the rest of this entry »
