Athletics

Brazil Nuts?

There was a film in the 1980’s called ‘Blame it on Rio’ starring Sir Michael Caine and a young Demi Moore where the city was blamed for making men behave irrationally; in this case the older Michael has an affair

All We Can Know Is That We Know Nothing.

If Russian sport was on the ropes following its doping allegations in the world of Athletics the news that its pin-up girl in the world of Tennis, Maria Sharapova, has failed a drug test while participating at the Australian Open,

A Sporting Chance

There is no doubt that Cricket is King in India when it comes to sports coverage. There is cricket on the television almost 24 hours a day from local games to international games, as well as even Masters internationals, there

A Change of Tack Needed – You Can Bet On It.

Is money the root of all evil and sport simply one of its victims? Everywhere you look at the moment in sport there is corruption, or people breaking the rules. Athletics, football, tennis, boxing, AFL, and cricket to name just

To Tweet or Not To Tweet

They say that an athlete’s time at the top is limited so it is only fair that they make hay while the sun shines. Yet the dawn of social media has created a storm cloud which could harm the harvest.