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Whither the weather …

… and whether to do something about it? [There – I’ve managed to get three forms of the same-sounding word into a five-word sequence, is that some sort of record?]. With the 1965 opening of the building now officially known as the NRG Astrodome – the Houston Astrodome to you and me – [...]

July 27, 2015 // 0 Comments

Down there but coming up

Anyone who watched the South Africa versus New Zealand match in the Southern Hemisphere’s Rugby Championship at Ellis Park (kick-off 4.05pm UK time) on Sky Sports yesterday, eventually won 20-27 by the All Blacks, would have marvelled at the spectacle. This was a full-bloodied Test Match of [...]

July 26, 2015 // 0 Comments

Froome: le Dauphin

The preponderance of mountains in the final week gave an unfoar advantage to les grimpeurs (climbers) but still produced one of the most exciting Tours in years. Chris Froome went into yesterday’s stage defending a 2′ 38″ lead and knowing the Columbian Nauri Quintana must attack [...]

July 26, 2015 // 0 Comments

Much Ado About Nothing

Last night I watched the Anniversary Games, sponsored by Sainsburys, held at the London 2012 Olympic Stadium – firstly, on BBC3 from 7.00pm to 8.00pm and then, from 8.00pm to 9.00pm, on BBC2. Although it was billed to be going on for another hour, I bailed out because 9.00pm is my bedtime and [...]

July 25, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Ashes, but not as we knew it

Let me begin with a shaggy dog story. Recently, after a two-year hiatus, my elderly father recently returned to the Sky TV fold by taking up a basic Sky Sports package. The tale by which he ‘gave up’ said item is sufficiently bizarre and illogical that it deserves an article, if not a full [...]

July 24, 2015 // 0 Comments

Zoom on Froome. Is this right?

I do not always agree or support the sporting press. Particularly in football I find them too ready to report incident rather than analyse, too self important and pompous in positioning themselves as an interface between fan and the game. However in my sport, which has been so besmirched by doping [...]

July 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

A storm in a tea-cup

During the BBC’s television coverage of the 2015 Open – by the way in my view a terrific tournament, one of the best in years – veteran commentator Peter Alliss supposedly made two sexist and/or politically incorrect on-air gaffes which (I am reliable informed) resulted in a social media [...]

July 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

Emerging from the shadows

Spotted today on the website of The Guardian, this fascinating tale of a forgotten England captain by John Ashdown is worthy of reaching as wide a readership as possible, which is why today we recommend it to our readers – [...]

July 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

Two countries divided by the same language

I rather thought that my post today would extol the Open winner as well as boasting about a few betting results. The Open, it is claimed, is the toughest of the four majors to win as you have to combat your peers, the course and the elements. However when the elenemts dominate and the tourney has [...]

July 20, 2015 // 0 Comments

The great Rust debate

Yesterday I went to Lords so let me put in my ha’porth on our debate on watching at home v being there. I’m approaching this from the perspective of the crowd. If you watch at home you’re being selective in terms of watching on your own or with mates and you might miss out on [...]

July 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

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