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What sports events MUST you attend?

Alastair McDermott — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:11:46 +0000

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 league)
A Superbowl (American football)
An All-Ireland GAA football final with Dublin beating Kerry, Meath, Cork, or Tyrone. Actually, make that 4 All-Ireland finals (with Dublin …)
Tour de France Alpe D’Huez stage finish

Would like to attend:

Heineken Cup final (rugby), preferably with an Irish team, preferably not Munster again (I don’t mind Munster, it’s just the bloody fans that are annoying).
Rugby World Cup final
Snooker World Championship match at The Crucible
The Ashes (cricket)
CFB Bowl game (American college football)
MLB World Series Game 7
NBA Championship Game 7

What about you, sports fans, what sports events must you attend before you meet your maker? Post a comment and let me know!

Updates from Twitter (I’m @AMcDermott):

@TheMenace said: @AMcDermott Ireland vs England 6 Nations at Croke Park. Although I think you’ve only got 1 more chance to do that :D

@interactivemark said: @AMcDermott Stanley Cup game 7 (preferably w/ NY Rangers) any Olympic event (preferably ice hockey) and the running of the bulls.

Slinga Malinga

Alastair McDermott — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:37:00 +0000

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.

What positives can England take out of this Ashes series?

Alastair McDermott — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:22:18 +0000

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 can take out of this?

England – you were Warne-d!

Alastair McDermott — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:20:02 +0000

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 access to live [tag]cricket[/tag] on me dad’s Sky Sports any more so I’ll have to make do with the next day TV highlights and the live text commentary on the BBC…

Australia win the match by 10 wickets and the series by 5 games to 0. What a hammering! Poor old Tom Fordyce, who’s writing the live text commentary:

I’ve just remembered there’s a one-day series coming up after this, and I’ll be staying up all night again to cover it. Excellent.

Legend Warne to retire after Ashes

Alastair McDermott — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:17:10 +0000

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] due to being banned for drug use, involved in many extra-marital affairs which led to his divorce, caused opponents to need therapy to deal with his psychologic abuse, and yet he remains one of the most popular and iconic faces of Australian sport – a national hero. He’s just that good.

Even if you’re not much of a [tag]cricket[/tag] fan, you’ll appreciate the skill shown here in “The Ball of the Century“, the most famous of his 699 wickets (an all time record) thus far (2s):

Unbelievable spin! Here’s an interview with Warne on some of his greatest wickets:

He’ll be missed.