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What sports events MUST you attend?

By Alastair McDermott | January 21st, 2009

There are loads of sports events I really want to make sure I get to before the next life (when I might not be such a sports fan). Must attend: Hong Kong Sevens Tournament (rugby) – there are loads of rugby 7s tournaments, this is the original headline event. State of Origin series (Australian rugby [...]

Slinga Malinga

By Alastair McDermott | March 29th, 2007

Been busy but just had to post about this Sri Lankan bowler… what an incredible performance against South Africa, taking 4 wickets in 4 balls! And so excruciatingly close to 5 (and the game)! Unreal. Loving this year’s Cricket World Cup.

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What positives can England take out of this Ashes series?

By Alastair McDermott | January 5th, 2007

What positives can England take out of the 5-nil Ashes loss to Australia? Warne’s retired. McGrath’s retired. The Six Nations is coming up soon so hopefully people will forget about the dire cricketers… MBEs aren’t usually stripped away as easily as they’re awarded (though tell that to Naseem) What other positives do you think they [...]

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England – you were Warne-d!

By Alastair McDermott | January 5th, 2007

I love those [tag]Aussie[/tag] signs in the [tag]Ashes[/tag]! After taking 5 wickets in an innings in the [tag]MCG[/tag] during the 4th test, [tag]Shane Warne[/tag] gave the [tag]England cricket[/tag]‘s MBE endowed batting order a lesson with 71 runs in the first innings at Sydney in the 5th. Unfortunately it’s no longer Christmas so I don’t have [...]

Legend Warne to retire after Ashes

By Alastair McDermott | December 22nd, 2006

I dislike [tag]Australia[/tag]ns almost as much as New Zealanders and Cork people… (only in sporting terms, of course – outside of sport, Aussies and Kiwis are really nice people). [tag]Shane Warne[/tag] is different. Always a “colourful” character, in his sporting career he has been fined for accepting money from bookies, missed a [tag]Cricket World Cup[/tag] [...]

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