Stanford’s spectacular turns to vaporware
Allen Stanford’s multi-million dollar 20/20 extravaganza has become the latest entrant to the Pantheon of Cricket Vaporware – those would-be cash cows that disappear after, if they’re lucky, one outing, or if they’re unlucky – none. The Stanford 20/20 Super Star match, set down between West Indies and South Africa for November 10 with a […]
Enjoyable claptrap, but you knew that
New South Wales v Queensland, Big Bash Trophy North Sydney Oval, 8 January 2006 Queensland 167ao (17.3), NSW 5/168 (18) New South Wales won by 5 wickets with 12 balls to spare Scorecard I attended my first Twenty20 game yesterday. While I won’t be hanging out for the second, there are plenty who will. And […]
Raccoon’s in The Guardian
The Guardian’s online over-by-over coverage of the final day of the Fifth Test has come top of website editor Emily Bell’s Guardian.co.uk Top 5 for this week. Among the edited highlights reproduced from that tumultuous day was my remark about Kevin Pietersen and the dead raccoon under his helmet.
Riots in Belfast? What riots in Belfast?
Yes it’s always good to have an historic sporting triumph to keep civil unrest off the front pages… Congratulations to you and the whole team on your fantastic series win. It’s been sport at its very best, played in a wonderful spirit between two exceptional sides, and has gripped the whole country. With so many people following […]
Ashes, bombers, weasels, feet, mouths
Ah yes, sport and politics can be such a hilarious mix sometimes. Here’s an extract from the Hansard from the House of Reps session in Canberra earlier this evening.
Earth, I’m comin down!
Warmest congratulations to you, the England team and all in the squad for the magnificent achievement of regaining the Ashes. This has been a truly memorable series and both sides can take credit for giving us all such a wonderfully exciting and entertaining summer of cricket at its best. ELIZABETH R – The Queen of […]
Ashes 2005: Fifth Test The Oval
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Ashes News 4 Kids
The BBC’s childrens digital TV channel CBBC has a daily news program called “Newsround” which presents the news of the day in a manner that is aimed at children. I can only evaluate their work from what I see on BBC Online’s Newsround website, but I quite like what I’ve seen so far.
Father’s Day
Today, the first Sunday in September, is Father’s Day in Australia and New Zealand. On Friday it was announced that Steve Waugh is Australia’s Father of the Year for 2005. My congratulations to him.
Great moments in weight loss
England women’s all-rounder Katherine Brunt, as quoted by Sam Wheeler in Saturday’s Yorkshire Post: “I lost 22 stone in six months,” she said. “I found I could bowl a lot quicker and my action was quicker.” Well, yes, I’m sure you would…