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Ferrari is the only team that has competed in every season of Formula 1 since the drivers championship was brought in 1950 (yes, I am aware they didn’t actually take part in the first race despite being entered). The team has won more championships (drivers and constructors) than any other. More wins, more fastest laps, more points, more pole positions, the records just go...
Published: January 22, 2011
This article has originally featured on Tennis Musings. Watching Australian Open in the United States is difficult, equally hard as watching U.S. Open in India. It is nice to have Grand Slams across the world, but it is a given that you will have a nightmare following at least one of them due to difference in time zones. I missed watching the thriller between Hewitt and Nalbandian due of some...
Published: January 22, 2011
A faltering qualification campaign, an aging squad (not to mention manager), and that’s not even mentioning a country in financial turmoil. Is there anything to be happy about in the world of Irish football? It would seem so. Ireland take on Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in the Nations Cup next month. Essentially a glorified string of friendlies, as it is the perfect opportunity to have...
Published: January 22, 2011
On not unusual occasions, it maybe observed that as a player sends down a serve, immediately as the ball passes the net, there arise cries of “LET! First serve!” And on some of these occasions, the receiver simply swats the ball back, and the ball lands perfectly in the corner of the court far away from the reach of the opponent. Might there be a reason that the occasional observer feels...
Published: January 22, 2011
Women in Iran could be banned in advance of Iran’s crucial Asian Cup game against South Korea from watching soccer matches in public movie theatres, according to government affiliated Iranian media organizations. The ban would amount to a virtual prohibition on women watching soccer in public given that they are also barred from stadia when men play. The proposed ban, reported by the semi-official...
Published: January 22, 2011
It’s been nine long years since Highlanders fans were able to celebrate making the Top Four of a Super Rugby competition, but after years of rebuilding it seems they may finally have a bright future ahead. The year was 2002 and the team was loaded with world class players. They boasted an all-All Black front row in Carl Hoeft, Anton Oliver and Carl Hayman, who were backed up by two franchise...
Published: January 22, 2011
Remember the name Milos Raonic. If the 6-foot-5 inch Canadian tennis player hasn’t caught your eye during this Australian Open summer, its because his explosive service game is yet to feature on one of Melbourne’s more high-profile arenas. But make no mistake, the 152nd-ranked player on the ATP tour will almost certainly get his chance to shine on the big stage after producing arguably...
Published: January 22, 2011
Andy Murray continued to dominate his first-week field at the Australian Open with a commanding 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 victory over No. 32 seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Saturday. Murray blasted past the one-dimensional Spaniard in one hour and 22 minutes, advancing to the round of 16 after dropping just 17 games and having not yet lost a set. Sure, Karol Beck and Ilya Marchenko did not pose the same threat...
Published: January 22, 2011
When an interviewer asked Kim Clijsters about how open the draw was because of the vacuum Serena Williams has left in the tournament, she responded with a bit of venom, saying that she “did not pay attention to the other parts of the draw.” Let me tell Kim and her supporters that the absence of Serena Williams made the act of winning her US Open last year, and the Australian Open this year,...
Published: January 21, 2011
There are days when things don’t go the way we expect. Friday was one of those in the Australian Open as Maria Sharapova found a dead spot in the court while Caroline Wozniacki decided to change rules at a press conference. 2008 Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova reached the fourth round at Melbourne Park Open by beating Germany’s Julia Goerges in a three-set thriller,...