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Sports news, commentary and scores with wit and added value. We compare and contrast the best and worst sports reporting in the mainstream press, blogs, TV and online. We love the English Premier League (Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs, Manchester United and Manchester City) and all things football but we cover cricket, rugby, the Olympics, tennis, golf, F1 and highlights of the sporting year.
David Beckham is The Terminator
BECKS’ latest endorsement, for a luxury mobile phone named “The Aura”, sees him cast as a Terminator-like figure. No idea why though. It’s a striking image, at least.
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Harry Redknapp’s got a twitch, say Arsenal fans
SOMETIMES the best football chants are the most simple. “The referee’s a wanker!” is a case in point. “You’re shit, aaaaaaaah!” is another. And “Oooh, ahhh Cantona!” worked pretty well too.
This is NOT one of the very best football chants, but it does have a certain dumb charm, if not for Spurs fans. It’s catchy too, as this video, shot on a Spanish train by an Arsenal fan travelling back from the club’s Champions League game at Villarreal, shows:
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Posted: 16th, April 2009 | In: Sports | Comments (2)
Coleen Rooney to give birth early for England’s World Cup cause
COLEEN Rooney has opted to give birth via C-section, to ensure that her and Wayne’s first kid will not be born at the same time as England’s not-very-crucial World Cup qualifier in Ukraine.
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Posted: 16th, April 2009 | In: Sports | Comments (4)
Cristiano Ronaldo scores THE BEST GOAL OF ALL TIME
AGAINST Porto last night in the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a wonder goal that has, predictably, been hailed & hyped as the best goal of all time. indeed, the Portuguese winker hailed it as his best ever goal.
It was a quite brilliant goal, no doubt, but is it the greatest? Watch it below and judge for yourself:
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Nine Players Hospitalised In Rugby Match Fight
SIX minutes into a rugby match between Dinamo Bucharest (red) and Farul Constana (white), a fight breaks out.
At the end, nine players are taken to hospital.
Posted: 15th, April 2009 | In: Sports | Comment (1)
Minnesota Timberwolves And Arsenal Takes On Al Gore
KEVIN McHale coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, American sports team, reflects on his 40-1 home record with the Boston Celtics in 1985/6:
“Al Gore hadn’t invented the Internet or global warming yet,” McHale said. “If only we’d had Al Gore, we’d have known what we were doing.
“I don’t even know what the hell we were doing back then. We were just playing.”
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Babywear mocks Cristiano Ronaldo
IF you’re going to breed a dislike of Cristiano Ronaldo, best to do it as young as possible.
AW, bless – what a cutey!
[Spotted on Sanford Soccer]
PS. Anorak stands up to pee, of course. Too much information?
New sport videogame lets you use steroids
A new online baseball game from Addicting Games allows players to beef up their character using steroids. Just like in real life, then.
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Accrington and Bury players charged with betting on their own football game
THE Beeb has achy breaky news on a new gambling scandal set to detract attention away from the Premier League’s big four clubs – which can’t be a bad thing.
Five players, four from Accrington Stanley and one from Bury, have been charged by the FA with breaching betting rules. The Beeb reports:
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Teddy Sheringham has talented testicles (with video)
THE latest campaign to promote awareness of testicular cancer was made in association with the Football Association, because men (who have balls) like football, right?
And so it features a footballer, or ex-footballer in this case. Step forward Teddy Sheringham, who showed he has a sense of humour by starring in the following video:
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Video: rally driver crashes off side of a mountain
RALLY driving is bloody dangerous, and so every now and again something like this happens…
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Robinho Facing No Sex Charges
MANCHESTER City’s Brazilian is facing “no sex charges”, reports the BBC.
Charged for having no sex?
No news is the new news.
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Posted: 6th, April 2009 | In: Sports | Comment (1)
Video: Mickey Rourke knocks out wrestler Chris Jericho!
FRESH from his acclaimed turn in The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke stepped inside the ring for real, at a recent WrestleMania event in Houston. He knocked out pro wrestler Chris Jericho, who had called him out in the audience, with a single punch – or at least that was how the script went.
Rourke had wanted to wrestle in a proper bout, but his insurers – and his agents – had warned him against it. Rourke is currently working on Iron Man 2, and so he couldn’t don the spandex for a full bout, in case of injury.
Watch the video below (apologies for poor vid quality):
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Which BBC sport presenter mocked Grand National-winning jockey’s teeth?
THIS Liam Treadwell, the little fella who rode 100/1 shot Mon Mome to a barnstorming victory in Saturday’s Grand National at Aintree. As you can see, he has what Americans might politely call an “Austin Powers smile”.
But which BBC Sport presenter has been forced to apologise to Treadwell after making fun of his teeth? Answer after the jump…
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Posted: 6th, April 2009 | In: Sports | Comments (2)
Farting footballer booked for gamesmanship
A Sunday league player was booked for breaking wind, just as an opponent was about to take a penalty. Impressive farting skills, you have to say, Brian.
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New Arsenal Away Kit Season 2009-10
THE new Arsenal 2009/10 away shirt – white with redcurrant pinstripes. One in the eye for those G20- protestors.
It also looks like pyjamas, as won by baseball players.
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Posted: 6th, April 2009 | In: Sports | Comments (8)
Federico Macheda: a new Man Utd starlet is born
REMEMBER the name Federico Macheda – you will probably be hearing it a lot more in the next few seasons.
On his first-team debut for Manchester United, Macheda, 17, scored a quite stunning winner to help his side sink Aston Villa, 3-2 at Old Trafford. The result lifts the reigning Premier League champions above Liverpool in the table – and United still have a game in hand.
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Posted: 5th, April 2009 | In: Sports | Comments (2)
Gremio FC Take Viagra To Enhance Performance
ALARICO Endres, the doctor for Gremio, has been good to his word and will dish out Viagra to players for the club’s games in the Copa Libertadores, in Bolivia.
Viagra can help you reach new heights!
Be the keepy-uppy champion in your team!
Says the good doctor:
“I had this illumination reading a magazine. We did a scientific test.”
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Posted: 5th, April 2009 | In: Sports | Comment (1)
Michael Ballack Slapped In The Face By Team-Mate
QUESTION: Is this the face of a man who deserves a slap?
ANSWER: Does a bear poop in the woods.
Chelsea’s Michael Ballack is supremely arrogant, massively overpaid, and 100% German. If that doesn’t qualify him for a slap, we don’t know what does.
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Posted: 3rd, April 2009 | In: Sports | Comments (2)
Sven Goran Eriksson Sacked As Mexico Coach
Sven-Goran Eriksson has been sacked as coach of the Mexican national football team before they reached the quarter-final of a cup and got knocked out…
Football video: Peter Crouch does “the rope”
AFTER scoring England’s opening goal against Ukraine last night, Peter Crouch introduced another celebration to his impressive repertoire.
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13 Bizarre Ways To Check For Testicular Cancer
CHECK your balls for testicular cancer. A how to guide…
The Top 13 Way To Check Your Testicles – the hard ways:
Phnnph!
Checking For Testicular Cancer, With Teddy Sheringham
SAYS Teddy Sheringham, face of testicular cancer:
“I admit it wasn’t the sort of call-up I was used to but when I was asked to support Keep Your Eye on the Ball, I had no hesitation in saying yes. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 15 to 44 while prostate cancer is the biggest killer of men over 50 – that’s a huge portion of football fans in the UK. I want to encourage men to put as much attention into their health as they do their football so we can beat these diseases.”
Everyone at White Hart Lane has cancer?
F1 FAIL! Lewis Hamilton disqualified from Australian Grand Prix
LEWIS Hamilton and his McLaren team has been stripped of his third place in last Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix.
Why? No one seems to know, although the FIA (motor sport’s governing body) said they were excluded “for providing evidence deliberately misleading to the stewards at the hearing on 29 March”.
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Posted: 2nd, April 2009 | In: Key Posts, Sports | Comments (14)
