Corrupt Or Not, Sepp Blatter and His FIFA Bunglers Have Lost the Plot

During last summer’s World Cup, I wrote a magazine article in which I described Sepp Blatter, the most powerful administrator in world soccer, as ”an ageing plonker”. I now accept that the FIFA chairman is not ageing. He’s decrepit. Indeed, he is so far past his sell-by date that I suggest his native Switzerland considers putting him out of his misery. Euthanasia is perfectly... 

Australian Open 2011: Marking The Continual Rivalry Between Nadal and Federer

Today—the 17th of January—marks the start of the 2011 Australian Open. History will be made at the Asia-Pacific Grand Slam if Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal clinch the men’s title. It will be Roger Federer’s 17th major. It will be a Star Trek landmark—going where no man has been before. If Nadal wins, it will be the culmination of the Rafa Slam—an event much anticipated... 

Australian Open 2011: Good and Bad for Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray

There are those who shout foul, those who swear at the tennis gods, and those who shrug their shoulders as if to say “it was ever thus.” In the end, the draw comes down to a toss of the dice. Sometimes, though, those dice seem weighted towards one quarter of the draw, or towards the top or the bottom of the draw. So did the tennis gods tamper with the dice for the men in the Australian... 

Australian Open 2011: Power-Ranking Rafael Nadal and the Top 10 Men in the Field

On Monday, January 17th, the world’s best tennis players will take to the court at Melbourne Park and compete for the Australian Open title.  On the men’s side, Rafael Nadal will be looking for his fourth straight Grand Slam title, one that would make him the first man to accomplish such a feat since Rod Laver did so 41 years ago. Standing in his way is a very strong field, including... 

Australian Open 2011: Can We Get Used to Roger Federer As The World’s New No. 2?

For sports fans, some transfers of power are harder to stomach than others.  When Jack Nicklaus became the world’s dominant golfer in the mid-60s, he not only usurped a King but vanquished Arnie’s Army in the process.  My dad puts it simply: “I hated Jack.” More recently, Lee Westwood overtook Tiger Woods as the world’s top golfer.  Westwood’s a fine... 

Five Myths the Australian Open Fortnight Will Bring to Light

With the first major of the ’11 tennis season mere hours away, we the fans know there are certain inalienable, business-as-usual elements that’ll be thrown into play under the Melbourne sun and lights. We know at least three of Roger Federer’s outrageous shots, along with a couple genteel quotes from a press conference, will be featured on ev-uh-ry daily highlight reel in existence.... 

Preview of The Men’s Draw Of The Australian Open 2011

As the Australian Open looms, and fans eagerly await the opening of the tournament, especially of the men’s tournament tomorrow, it would be worthwhile to examine, at the last moment, the draw. Who are the favourites (perhaps a redundant question), and the challengers? Are Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal really lock-ins for the tournament? To suggest otherwise would seem daring at this time, considering... 

Australian Open: Wozniacki, Clijsters and the 5 Women Who Could Claim the Title

With the absence of Serena and the seemingly lackluster play of many of the top women in the season’s first few tournaments, it is clear that the Australian Open is wide open.  Will the top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki win her first major title?  Or will a veteran like Kim Clijsters use her experience and claim her first Australian Open championship and fourth major title overall?  Perhaps... 

Australian Open 2011: How the Women’s Field Stacks Up Against Caroline Wozniacki

It is redundant to repeat that the women’s field in Melbourne is wide open.  This is because the 2010 defending Australian Open Champion Serena Williams is not competing, The media has already taken a big bite out of the No. 1 seed, Caroline Wozniacki, finding her lacking in seasoning, flavor and a coup d’etat at any major. Previously, the pundits did the same thing to Jelena Jankovic... 

The Champion That Never Saw the Final Flag Fall

Many unenviable statistics exist in Formula 1. David Kennedy holds the record of the most DNQ’s without ever managing to qualifying. Claudio Langes holds the record for the most DNPQ’s without qualifying. There are some tragic statistics exist too with more than a driver per season being killed for the first two decades of the sport as a championship. My focus for this... 

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