July 2010

Play Fair

Play Fair

Thursday 15 July 2010

We had a great day out at Lord’s yesterday, watching the second day of the first Pakistan v Australia test match. I’m not a regular cricket spectator, but had a fun time seeing eleven wickets fall (including the whole of Pakistan’s first innings) and would have seen another four if we hadn’t left early to beat the rush. Apart [...]

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Only A Game

Monday 12 July 2010

I was going to write about yesterday’s World Cup Final, but lost heart after reading this. Humans are truly the worst of all animals. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Print for later Tell a friend

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England In World Cup Final!

Thursday 8 July 2010

…in the form of referee Howard Webb, that is, together with his assistants Michael Mullarkey and Darren Cann. I can see the British media paying more attention to the officials than the teams in the run-up to the final, and probably during it, too. Remember when Owen Hargreaves played for Bayern Munich in the Champions League Final? [...]

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Fame Game

Sunday 4 July 2010

While watching the Men’s Singles Final from Wimbledon this afternoon, and spotting the likes of Ronnie Wood and Sir Trevor McDonald in the Royal Box, I started wondering how they decide who gets to sit in those comfy-looking green wicker chairs with their matching cushions. Obviously, if I turned up at SW19, strawberries and (dairy-free) cream in one sweaty [...]

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