July 27th, 2010 by admin
It’s not a new thing. All that you need to do when mentioning unsporting behaviour is to go back immediately to 1986, to the infamous ‘hand of god’ goal, one of the most distinctive examples for the lack of honesty and integrity in sport, but what is still surprising is that it lasts. And lasts.
It’s easy to criticise from the side, thinking only about what you see in front of you, with your own eyes, and not take into consideration all the other aspects of the case in question, But it’s not a case of only being smart in retrospect, it’s a true calling. Regardless of the fact that I’m an England fan, If I were Manuel Neuer, Germany’s goalkeeper in South Africa, I would have let the poor Uruguayan referee know that Lampard’s shot actually did cross the line. Read More »
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July 6th, 2010 by Lukas B
When seven-time Tour de France Winner Lance Armstrong announced that the 2010 Tour would be his last, few really believed him and only his competitors would have been anything other than miserable at the prospect of the sport minus one of it’s brightest talents. He retired once before, in July 2005 after claiming his seventh consecutive Tour crown, but returned in time for last summer’s race in which he managed a 3rd place finish against all odds.
Last year’s winner is this year’s favourite, Alberto Contador. The young Spaniard, who will be strongly flanked by Alexander Vinokourov and the rest of his Astana team, finished more than 4 minutes ahead of second-placed Andy Schleck and over 5 minutes ahead of Armstrong, in 2009’s epic race in which tempers flared, eventuating in a war-of-words between Contador and Armstrong, who were teammates at the time. Read More »
