Commonwealth Games
I always forget how entertaining international games can be. I never really think I enjoy them that much, but then every time the Commonwealth Games/European Competitions/Olympics come around, I find myself infected. I've gone very quickly from not really knowing the vast majority of England's athletes to roaring on every one I have the privilege of seeing. We seem to be doing well also, second in the medal's table only to Australia, and that with the fact a lot of our primary competitors have stayed at home. My personal highlight of the events I've seen was 17-year-old Liam Pitchford beating top seed Goa Ning in the table tennis, and eventually winning silver for his country. Immensely entertaining, a bright talent and an enormously enjoyable spectacle.
Liverpool In Trouble: Reds Slip Closer to the A-Word
Recent revelations over the financial state of Liverpool Football Club have been coming thick and fast, with the dreaded A-word being banded about by some sources from within the club. As a football fan, it is a sad demise of a great institution. But from another view, it is brilliantly funny and something that was coming. As a Portsmouth fan, I know well enough how wrong an owner can get it, and to put it simply; Tom Hicks and George Gillett's ownership of Liverpool has been a disaster. It has seen the club fall further away from challenging for the title and now with a real danger of falling out European competition. They won't go into administration, they will probably be saved by a foreign sugar daddy and to be fair, Liverpool deserves to be. And they should keep Roy Hodgson at the helm also.
Back In Contention: Sebastian Still in Picture
Sebastian Vettel is well and truly back in the Formula One championship race again after his victory in Japan. Finishing just ahead of team-mate Mark Webber, Vettel is now level on 206 points with second-placed Fernando Alonso and is just fourteen behind Webber in pole position. On a more downbeat note, it seems Lewis Hamilton's title aspirations are over after finishing fifth in another disappointing race; falling behind Jenson Button due to losing third gear. But Vettel can now heap the pressure on Webber and Alonso with a good race in Korea, and with the young German in good form, you can really see him winning this championship now.
Brighter Mood: What a Difference a Month Can Make
Around a month ago, the season took a break for international games much like it has now. Pompey had lost three of four league games, with the only victories coming in narrow Carling Cup affairs against Stevenage and Crystal Palace. And here we are, just forty-three days later, and it is a much brighter picture on the south coast. Liam Lawrence on top form, two vastly entertaining league wins and encouraging signs of fight up at Middlesbrough. Steve Cotterill is impressing me and with Hermann 'Hermannator' Hreidarsson back at the club, things are definitely looking up for the Blues. Confidence has built for the visit of high-flying Watford, and there is finally the feeling that we can push on.
Play Up Pompey
Don't ever say I don't deal with other sports than football. Admittedly it is mostly the beautiful game, but here's Rhys Priestland of Welsh Rugby Union side Scarlets scoring a brilliant try against Perpignan this weekend.
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