Tag: Arthur Ashe Stadium
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Even Noah couldn’t fight the tide without his ark
Sometimes you witness, either in person or on a screen, happenings in sport which nobody has to underline the importance of. Often the significance of which stretches well beyond the bounds of the sport concerned. For example, the penalty shootout in Genoa in 1990, Katie Taylor’s Olympic gold in London or Dawn Run winning the…
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We are the only dopes if we swallow this one
Lance Armstrong – even mention of the guy’s name makes my skin crawl. For me, it’s the deception. Yes over what he ‘achieved’ on the bike under a cloud of shame. But the deceit goes even further than that. There’s trying to decipher what was real from what wasn’t. I mean, he was obviously a…
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Sideline Cuts – 21
Managers don’t concede goals Dundee United and Bournemouth shared an unwanted statistic at the weekend. Both shipped nine goals against Celtic and Liverpool respectively and both clubs currently find themselves managerless after the services of both Jack Ross and Scott Parker were defenestrated with by their respective employers. Utterly ridiculous and another shameful illustration of…
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No winners as Djokovic double faults
When is a party not a party? That’s surely the hottest topic in the UK at the moment. As Boris remains trapped in a quandary trying to differentiate between his head and his backside. Apparently Bono, Eamon Ryan and Pat Kenny are in hiding with him. Hopefully Bojo has hidden the keys and isolated the…