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Well, the Indian tour of Australia will continue after the ICC caved to the BCCI demands – sacking Steve Bucknor for the third test, and allowing Harbhajan Singh to play pending an appeal. They have also appointed a neutral ICC mediator , one Ranjan Madugalle, to help improve relations between the two test sides. So [...]
The media beat-up on Ricky Ponting, the Australian cricket captain, and the rest of the Australian cricket team is excessive to say the least. Many sections of the press are clamouring to demand the head of Ricky Ponting, and at the same time describing the way in which Australia play the game as ‘arrogant’.
I believe [...]
The thrilling conclusion to the some-what controversial second cricket test between Australia and India left me somewhat satisfied - the fact that I had spent my entire Sunday on the couch in front of the television was of little consequence considering the outcome of the match.
If you haven’t heard by now, at one [...]
The English football media have been consistently stating that this Saturday’s match against Manchester United is the defining test of Arsenal’s resolve to lift the premiership trophy this season. It’s fairly early in the season to be making such bold statements, but many believe that if Arsenal can beat United tomorrow, they will lift the [...]
Arsene Wenger, Football and Fifa 08.
I’ve just been reading an interview republished by the Guardian in the UK with “Doctor†Arsene Wenger [Source: http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2180175,00.html originally published in the Observer]. It’s a great interview in which Arsene talks about a great deal of topical football material, including new dimensions on Thierry Henry’s departure to Barcelona, the [...]
The weekends are great again for a variety of reasons, but one significant reason is the return of the English premier league season. The last month and a half has, in particular, been sweeter for me, mostly due to the dominance of the Arsenal football team in the English Premier League. They have notched up [...]
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