Shorts tight enough for you, Sepp? Image: Ethan Miller/Getty Images.
… a vacancy much more suited to your skill set is waiting for you in the Lingerie Football League, as demonstrated by this ‘gentleman’ during the LFL Superbowl yesterday.
Whaddya waiting for?
Andy reads through a list of excuses for failure used by other British sportsmen recently. Image: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images.
If any British sportman has reason to piss and moan about unfairness in sport it’s Andy Murray, whose misfortune at being born at the exact same time in history as three of the finest tennis players ever becomes more apparent with every passing defeat.
But does the Scot, who was beaten in the semi-final of the Australian Open by Novak Djokovic earlier today, witter about broken toes or unauthorised lurkers when his quest for his first Grand Slam falls at the second to last hurdle yet again?
No. He says he is “proud to have closed the gap between himself and Djokovic” and “pleased to have taken him to five sets.”
Amir? Are you listening?
Image: via @AmirKingKhan‘s twitter.
Photo evidence supplied by Amir Khan seems to suggest that an unauthorised individual was lurking in the ringside area during the boxer’s recent defeat to Lamont Peterson in Washington. If it can be proved that the gentleman in question was engaged in nefarious twiddling with judges scorecards, as is being alleged, then Khan should, of course, receive an apology and the opportunity of a rematch at a neutral venue.
Unfortunately, bitching and moaning about the circumstances of defeat has become a bit of a habit for British boxers recently.
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Images: AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, thisislondon.
What’s going to be playing on David Cameron’s mind this morning? The fact that Nicolas Sarkozy swerved his handshake after Cam vetoed an EU Treaty change? Or that he is now five degrees closer to Chelsea footballer and alleged philanderer John Terry in the public conciousness?
It’s a close run thing.
FIFA President weighs into racism in football row, causes minor PR headache.
Queue of athletes just out of shot. Image: JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images.
Yesterday it was reported that UK security forces would be prepared to deploy surface-to-air missiles during the 2012 Olympics in London.
Sounds reasonable. Traffic congestion and public transport issues in the capital are going to be so bad next summer, firing athletes at the relevant stadia is probably the only sure way of getting them there in time.
India chose to celebrate their 5-0 ODI whitewash of England today by driving a motorbike around the outfield. And why the hell not?
Image: Gareth Copley/Getty Images.
In the post 9/11 climate, gestures of dissonance from the unwashed public have been forced to undergo some changes. The chances of being able to get within a few miles of a politician or celebrity at a public event while brandishing anything more dangerous or threatening than a juice box are extremely limited.
Far from being an impediment to freedom of expression though, the prospect of an orange jumpsuit and a go on the waterboard has forced people to modify their protests into a friendlier format.
With fascinating results.
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