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Brilliant beginning to the EPL - Sunderland beat Spurs; On Tenacity

The season got underway today with a fascinating game between Spurs and Sunderland - wasn’t really a high quality game, and both teams looked rusty. What stood out for me was Sunderland’s determination to not make it easy for Spurs. McShane in particular was brilliant in defence, and there was only one major weak moment […]

Hate to nitpick, but…

From RBK Cricket:

full screencap here.
(Who Whom am I kidding? I love to nitpick….)

What’ll Happen To Sony Entertainment Television If India Crash Out?

It’s Sunday, and barbershops across India will have more words in the air than hair on the floor. Talking about this.
Some might take solace from the fact that Pakistan have crashed out too, but I wouldn’t bet on it. For the last two months, TV channels have sidelined important issues (like the Iran situation) for […]

Did you see it? Did you? Did you?

I took a break to watch the last six overs of the Indian innings…and wow. I’m not going to go and on about how well Tendulkar batted, or how he managed to get a century in conditions where the other great player in this team failed. One shot:
A good length delivery, and Sachin leans ever […]

Keano’s coaching Sunderland !

Whoa!
Been a while since I wrote about football…and this is interesting. Roy Keane’s taken over as coach of Sunderland…not that Mick McCarthy did much. Given the history that Keano’s had with Mick, I’m sure he’ll push himself to do better.
What’s in Keano’s favour? He’s passionate about winning, and hates to lose. The windspeed in the […]

Kieron Dyer vs Lee Bowyer

Man, I love YouTube! In sure you must have seen clashes between opposing teams in football, but this is something else:
This happened over a year ago. But if you think this is unique, here’s more.

Half time musings

Germany look as if they’re afraid to give Argentina any space to move forward, and playing as negative as they are, not taking many risks with tackles, they’re allowing Argentina to dictate terms and control around 80% of the pitch. Tevez and Riquelme are particularly impressive and Sorin is getting in some impressive pushes in.
The […]

How to beat Brazil

To be honest, I can’t think of a tactic or a formation to beat Brazil, and I wonder if any manager can, when faced with a team that plays so instinctively, and with such fluidity; as I write this, Ghana is a goal down against Brazil and Cafu, a right back was just in the […]

Fill in the blanks

Q1. Watch the following video and fill in the blanks:
Fabio Grosso is a c__t (Hint: Not cleat, and not a cuss)
The ref is b___d (Hint: Bold could suffice, but not quite).

That Beckham Goal

Yep. That goal. Audacious and magical.