Any Race is a good race IMO. 
Melbourne Cup tomorrow!
2 miles is a bit of a stretch for 1.5 miles Derby Winner Anthony Van Dyck, IMO. I might have ago on Willy Mullins. His horses tend to last the distance. But I expect the O'Briens to spoil my party.
Melbourne Cup tomorrow!
2 miles is a bit of a stretch for 1.5 miles Derby Winner Anthony Van Dyck, IMO. I might have ago on Willy Mullins. His horses tend to last the distance. But I expect the O'Briens to spoil my party.
Oh no. This is horrible.
2020 Lexus Melbourne Cup won by Twilight Payment! - YouTube
Anthony Van Dyck: tragedy again mars Melbourne Cup as horse euthanised | Melbourne Cup | The Guardian
Everything has gone wrong at Ballydoyle this year.
2020 Lexus Melbourne Cup won by Twilight Payment! - YouTube
Anthony Van Dyck: tragedy again mars Melbourne Cup as horse euthanised | Melbourne Cup | The Guardian
Everything has gone wrong at Ballydoyle this year.
I am still pretty upset at what happened to Anthony Van Dyck.
After Wichita getting put down a fortnight ago.
But the one that caught my eye in the Melbourne was Prince of Arran.
It was moving like a rocket at the end. Given another 20 yards and I think it might have won. Has got a place 3 years on the trot. Has lived with Enable and Stradivarius and Mohaather.
Goodish Nag, IMO.
After Wichita getting put down a fortnight ago.
But the one that caught my eye in the Melbourne was Prince of Arran.
It was moving like a rocket at the end. Given another 20 yards and I think it might have won. Has got a place 3 years on the trot. Has lived with Enable and Stradivarius and Mohaather.
Goodish Nag, IMO.
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I thought she had to be massaged and all that.I watched Conchita Martinez's efforts in 1994. She was on fire that tournament. Never did it before, never did it again. In a three set final, I wouldn't call a toilet break cheating.
edit: Yes. She did:
As for "on fire", she was using the Donnay racquet that she abandoned for a Wilson contract. Some believe her reduced results came from switching frames but she did gain weight.
As for the Date-Krumm match — her opponent took a lengthy "injury" time-out and then a long bathroom break. Hingis tried the break routine when she imploded against Graf at the French. (She threw away that match because of nerves.) In Hingis' case, though, it seemed to be more of an attempt to settle herself instead of make her opponent cold. The French crowd, though, wanted to be punitive so they jeered.
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All I can tell you Just a Person is I watched the whole tournament which Conchita won.
She was hitting that ball hard backhand and with total conviction. Just blasted most of her opponents off court that year. I think she went for a twenty game set in the Semis.
Anyway. NFL aka American Football is warming up:
2020 NFL Division Standings
My 4-5 Vikes aren't dead and buried after a poor start. But we need an exceptional run of form for even a Wild-card place. But this is the fun of the whole thing.
She was hitting that ball hard backhand and with total conviction. Just blasted most of her opponents off court that year. I think she went for a twenty game set in the Semis.
Anyway. NFL aka American Football is warming up:
2020 NFL Division Standings
My 4-5 Vikes aren't dead and buried after a poor start. But we need an exceptional run of form for even a Wild-card place. But this is the fun of the whole thing.
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Er, the Eastern bloc boycott and the blood doping kinda diminish that for me.
Vikes are done for this year, We lost to the Cowboys. 4-6.
The best sporting brilliance man in the Universe is Horse racing trainer Aidan O'Brien, IMO.
How to win the Derby - Racing TV visits Ballydoyle and Coolmore to find out - YouTube
This may not be your scene, but the basic scenario is to win the biggest prize in Sport.
How does this humble man do it? Year in, year out?
The best sporting brilliance man in the Universe is Horse racing trainer Aidan O'Brien, IMO.
How to win the Derby - Racing TV visits Ballydoyle and Coolmore to find out - YouTube
This may not be your scene, but the basic scenario is to win the biggest prize in Sport.
How does this humble man do it? Year in, year out?
Off we go.
South Africa versus England at Cricket!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/54646434
Nothing like a 90 mph ball flying at your head to concentrate the mind.
Looking forward to this.
South Africa versus England at Cricket!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/54646434
Nothing like a 90 mph ball flying at your head to concentrate the mind.
Looking forward to this.
I am fascinated by this game past my bedtime. Tom Curran seems to be getting hit round the ground. Which surprises me. Because he is usually good.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/54646434
Happily Adil Rashid is restoring some normality with his spin. About 6 an over.
Love this game.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/54646434
Happily Adil Rashid is restoring some normality with his spin. About 6 an over.
Love this game.
Badminton: The 'Match of the Century'
My sport is Badminton, both 'active' and 'watching'.
Commentators say that this was the 'match of the century': womens' singles final of the World Championship 2017 in Glasgow.
Pusarla V. Sindhu of India vs. Nozomi Okuhara of Japan.
TOTAL BWF World Championships 2017 | Badminton F M2-WS | Pusarla V. Sindhu vs Nozomi Okuhara - YouTube
Enjoy the fastest (racket) sport in the world!
My sport is Badminton, both 'active' and 'watching'.
Commentators say that this was the 'match of the century': womens' singles final of the World Championship 2017 in Glasgow.
Pusarla V. Sindhu of India vs. Nozomi Okuhara of Japan.
TOTAL BWF World Championships 2017 | Badminton F M2-WS | Pusarla V. Sindhu vs Nozomi Okuhara - YouTube
Enjoy the fastest (racket) sport in the world!
I watched the beginning and the end. 1 hour 50m ! Close, wasn't it!
Great Sportsmanship and a touching closing ceremony.
I like the idea of both losing semi-finalists getting a bronze each. Makes more sense than a bronze playoff.
Had to remind myself of the rules, because I haven't played it in years. If I remember, singles made you work up a sweat. Doubles a lot gentler.
I see Sindhu won it in 2019.
Nice one.
Great Sportsmanship and a touching closing ceremony.
I like the idea of both losing semi-finalists getting a bronze each. Makes more sense than a bronze playoff.
Had to remind myself of the rules, because I haven't played it in years. If I remember, singles made you work up a sweat. Doubles a lot gentler.
I see Sindhu won it in 2019.
Nice one.
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Take a look at the last few rallies of the 2nd game. One single rally with 73 shots at highest pace - that's really amazing.
And yes: doubles are a bit 'easier' regarding stamina, but then the additional tactical aspect of interacting with your partner comes into play.
The long rally is the 2nd. set decider at 1:09:30 isn't it? 21-20 at that point.
Okuhara had pulled off a couple of brilliant net shots just before to stay in it.
Nobody wants to see a loser in games like that. That's why I was interested in whether Sindhu came back to win a Championship later. She was in bits at the end. Defeats like that can haunt you, if you let them. You don't get too many shots at the top prizes.
I can watch most sports at the highest level. They all have so much in common for excellence. Watched a few Sports at a lower level too and just scratch my head at the clumsiness of the play. This is where a good experienced coach helps, and practice.
Okuhara had pulled off a couple of brilliant net shots just before to stay in it.
Nobody wants to see a loser in games like that. That's why I was interested in whether Sindhu came back to win a Championship later. She was in bits at the end. Defeats like that can haunt you, if you let them. You don't get too many shots at the top prizes.
I can watch most sports at the highest level. They all have so much in common for excellence. Watched a few Sports at a lower level too and just scratch my head at the clumsiness of the play. This is where a good experienced coach helps, and practice.
For true sportsmanship - England v Portugal, semi-final 1966. There was only one intentional foul in the whole game. When the players came off most were crying, no one lost that day - football won. Yet in the previous round Portugal kicked Brazil brutally the whole game - couldn't have happened if the ref was doping his job.
If you wanted to show a visitor from somewhere else in the universe what football really is - World Cup, Germany v Brazil 2014 - never seen anything as positive, free flowing, utterly skillful. I doubt I'll ever see another game like that, a sheer joy to watch.
If you wanted to show a visitor from somewhere else in the universe what football really is - World Cup, Germany v Brazil 2014 - never seen anything as positive, free flowing, utterly skillful. I doubt I'll ever see another game like that, a sheer joy to watch.