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Typical Yank
How dare you Stuart Cink. How very dare you admit, on the eve of the first round of the 2010 Open at St Andews, the historical home of the sport, that you stored a condiment in the trophy of the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf .
Who do you think you are to [...]
English summer to be saved by our favourite Scot?
So it appears poor old Andy Murray is going through a tough time. Having been knocked out of any competition going without even giving us a chance to get all fidgety and excited about him winning something Andy could do with a bit of luck. The last thing he needs is the strawberries, cream and [...]
Separated at Birth: Definitely not a French folk duet
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The following is a hypothetical conversation which may have occurred if Pope and Swift had been watching Rafael Nadal’s first round match at the French Open. It serves to illustrate both Pope and Swift’s often comedic double act and the scary resemblance between two of French tennis’ top young talents:
Pope: [Seeing Rafa leading 6-2, 5-1] [...]
Marriage maketh the Masters champions
Almost a week has passed since the the 2010 Masters at Augusta. Time has afforded us a chance to process the emotionally-draining events of the final round. Much has been said about Big Phil Mickelson’s well-deserved third victory at Augusta and the dedication of his latest green jacket to his wife, Amy.
In a sense, Amy was the reason the Californian triumphed on [...]
Mischief is mere tactics in pursuit of green jacket
I have worked it out now. It all makes so much sense. Tiger Woods will win the Masters this week and his preparation for success started many, many months ago when he crashed into that fire hydrant. I don’t need to fill you in on all the seedy revelations of the last 5 months, everyone knows [...]
Separated at birth: Two superheroes
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Anyone who beats Roger Federer must be superhuman and Juan Martin del Potro is no exception. The Argentine somehow beat the world’s greatest tennis player in one of the sporting upsets of the decade as he became the first South American in years to win a Grand Slam. In defeating the five time US Open [...]
Serena the loser who refused to be beaten
In his book ‘What sport tells us about life’, Ed Smith argues that rather than due to an insult about his mother, Zinedine Zidane headbutted Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final due to an overwhelming frustration at being denied victory. Smith contests that after being denied what would probably have been the winning goal [...]
Call me shallow but that is not quite right
Forget Andy Murray’s efficient and professional progression. Forget the fact that he will blatantly be beaten in the Semis. Forget the impressive performances of Rodge and Rafa. Forget the double faults of Dinara ‘I am world number one, leave me alone’ Safina. Forget the heart warming return of mummy Clijsters. Forget the unceremonius dumping out of tennis of Marat Safin. [...]
Separated at birth: Brothers Grin
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The same slightly awkward grin, check. An identical aura of sporting suaveness, check. Nationalities beginning with the letter ‘S’, check. The similarities are too much.  If Roger Federer, the record breaking tennis Swiss superstar, and Johan Edfors, the big-hitting Swedish golfer, aren’t secretly related by blood, Pope and Swift are the proverbial uncle’s of a monkey. Which, in turn, would mean [...]
No story yet still glory for Cink
Sport is so often about the narrative, about the accompanying tale or the uplifting story that runs alongside success.
The Open at Turnberry was no different. Narratives aplenty, ready made back page stories by the gallon, pick a player and they could tell you one as well as Aesop himself.
How funny then that the eventual winner [...]