Posted on: 27 September, 2013
Author: Dave Regis
This weekend Asias longest running tour event will being once again in the form of the Japan Open Tennis Championships. First held in 1972, the competition will be played in the Ariake Colosseum housing 48 tennis courts with one of the first retractable roofs featured in tennis. 2012 saw Japans first home grown talent take the title, with Kei Nishikori hoping to retain the title for a second successive year. One player who will not be making the journey to the Japan Open is Britains Andy Murray, who not only took the singles title in 2011 but the double with...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 26 September, 2013
Author: Dave Regis
The tennis season is now coming to a close with but a few trophies left to fight for before the end of the year. This week sees the start of the Beijing Open at the China National Tennis Centre, with 17 courts stretching across almost 17 hectares. The Beijing Open has climbed the ranks in recent years, in 2009 becoming the top tennis event in Asia and this year will host the WTA Crown-Pearl Tournament and the ATP 500 event. The season has been tough this year, with players experiencing many highs and lows. Andy Murray is a casing point...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 26 September, 2013
Author: Andrew Fidrya
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Continue ReadingPosted on: 20 September, 2013
Author: Dave Bartholomew
The UEFA Champions League began life as the European Champion Clubs' Cup referred to as simply the European Cup and was originally conceived as a knockout competition between the champion club of each country. Its format has been considerably expanded since then and it now regarded as the premier club football competition in the world. The tournament began in 1955 as a reaction to claims in the British press that Wolverhamptom Wanders were the 'Champions of the World' after a successful run of wins in friendlies against European competition in the early fifties. A formal competition began in the season...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 20 September, 2013
Author: Dave Bartholomew
England and Australia have been fighting it out for world supremacy since 1877 and these ancient adversaries will continue to do so on a biannual basis as long as cricket is played. The Ash... England and Australia have been fighting it out for world supremacy since 1877 and these ancient adversaries will continue to do so on a biannual basis as long as cricket is played. The Ashes series alternates between being held in England or Australia on a biannual basis. However, as cricket is a summer sport and the nations are in different hemispheres the actual series break can...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 20 September, 2013
Author: Dave Bartholomew
The event was originally created as an end of year championship for North American horses but now attracts top thoroughbreds from around the world and Europe in particular. The Championships bega... The event was originally created as an end of year championship for North American horses but now attracts top thoroughbreds from around the world and Europe in particular. The Championships began in 1984 after being founded by John Gaines, a leading US thoroughbred owner and breeder and was originally a single day event hosted at different courses around the US to enable race goers from across the US to...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 20 September, 2013
Author: Dave Regis
As the Tour of Britain enters stage 4 today in Stoke on Trent we have already seen the dangers faced by riders and the injuries that can be sustained by professional cyclists. Stage 4 takes the riders from Stoke on Trent to Llanberis, taking in the scenery of North Wales and a few hills on the way throughout their 116 mile journey. These athletes are pushing their bodies in their bids for glory with little protection should they fall, other than a crash helmet. We witnessed throughout the Tour De France the various injuries which could be sustained as a...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 20 September, 2013
Author: Dave Bartholomew
Various football games were played in England before this time but it was around the middle of the 19th century that rules began to be formulated. The first set of rules are believed to have o... Various football games were played in England before this time but it was around the middle of the 19th century that rules began to be formulated. The first set of rules are believed to have originated at Rugby School in 1845 but it was prior to that, that William Webb Ellis, a pupil at the school from 1816 25, "who with a fine...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 17 September, 2013
Author: Dave Regis
The crowds in the North East turned out in force on Sunday to cheer on the participants of the Great North Run, with over 55,000 people taking part on the 13.1 mile route across Newcastle and the surrounding areas. The gruelling half marathon sees both professionals and amateurs alike running for personal glory and for charities. The professional race saw a fantastic sprint finish between Britains very own Mo Farah and Ethiopias Kenenisa Bekel, with the latter edging the win in an impressive 1 hour and 9 seconds. Farah had chased the Ethiopian over the last 400 metres but was...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 16 September, 2013
Author: Sven Hyltén-Cavallius
Recently, I received an interesting email in which a woman told me that when she was 10 years old, she was shown in a dream how one day she would have a son and he would die at a certain age in a spec... Recently, I received an interesting email in which a woman told me that when she was 10 years old, she was shown in a dream how one day she would have a son and he would die at a certain age in a specific fashion. She also reported that this did, in fact, occur. Her question...
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