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France - Shoplifting pétanque player becomes repeat offender

France - Shoplifting pétanque player becomes repeat offender

Even if you have only a passing interest in France and things French, the chances are you’ll have heard of pétanque. It’s a game played by thousands in this country and as with many a sport it can inflame the passions of both participants (...)

19 Feb. 2010 | | Johnny Summerton

The Snub of Pakistani Cricketers by the Indian Premier League Should Come As No Surprise

Pakistani Cricket Players

New Delhi, India- Events at an auction held earlier this month by India’s wildly popular Indian Premier League (IPL), consisting of professional cricket teams and franchises, has caused outrage amongst the cricket crazed Pakistani population. Up to (...)

29 Jan. 2010 | 1 comment | Manzer Munir

Richard Gasquet innocent in doping case kiss

Good news for Richard Gasquet, the former French number one men’s tennis player. He has been cleared of any claims of doping by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). While "justice has been done" as far as Gasquet is concerned, (...)

21 Dec. 2009 | 1 comment | Johnny Summerton

Raymond Domenech’s true value - €826,222

Raymond Domenech's true value - €826,222

In spite of his denials, Raymond Domenech, rakes in a tidy sum for getting Les Bleus to the World Cup finals It should be interesting to see how the manager of the French national football team, Raymond Domenech, reacts to the news of how much he has (...)

8 Dec. 2009 | 1 comment | Johnny Summerton

Row continues over Ras Dumisani "singing" South Africa’s national anthem

Row continues over Ras Dumisani "singing" South Africa's national anthem

In Toulouse last Friday the French national rugby team took on the might of the reigning world champions South Africa - and won 20-13. A fantastic victory for Les Bleus over the Springboks, but not the only reason the game made the headlines. Instead (...)

17 Nov. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

Players A to Z, Garrett Atkins

Garrett Atkins plays third base for the Colorado Rockies. Atkins completed a three year decent from outstanding offense to replacement level in 2009. Since 2006, his OBP has dropped 100 points and his slugging percentage dropped 200 points. The really (...)

17 nov. 2009 | | David Pinto

The Egyptian Algerian war

The Egyptian Algerian war

I don’t care about Football. (Dear American reader : by football I mean the real football. The one you call soccer ? The one you used to practice as a child but then outgrew the moment you heard about actual contact sports ? Yeah, that one !) I (...)

16 nov. 2009 | | The Sandmonkey

Yankees Win the Pennant

The Yankees put 18 of 35 batters on base as they defeat the Angels 5-2 to win the American League title. They’ll host the Phillies in the World Series Wednesday night. The Yankees did it with all singles and walks, with a little help from the Angels (...)

26 oct. 2009 | | David Pinto

Yankees Win

Yankees Win

The Yankees take a 3-1 lead in the ALCS with a 10-1 win over the Angels. For all the criticism of Girardi Monday night for bringing in Aceves, he should get plenty of praise for starting Sabathia on short rest. CC went eight strong innings, allowing one (...)

21 oct. 2009 | | David Pinto

Row over homophobia in local French soccer league - redux

There has been yet another twist in the tale of two local football clubs in France who came to blows (off the pitch) over claims of homophobia. You might remember that the story first hit the headlines at the beginning of the month when Créteil Bébel (...)

20 Oct. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

Red Sox in the Ninth

The Angels don’t score in the bottom of the eighth, so the Red Sox need at least five runs in the top of the ninth. Update : Oliver stays in the game. Update : Victor Martinez popped up for out number one. Update : Youkilis hits a hard groundball to (...)

9 oct. 2009 | | David Pinto

Row over homophobia in local French soccer league

Homophobia in sport is for many a taboo subject and is still alive and sadly kicking in French football as far as those who work to promote tolerance in the "Beautiful Game" are concerned. Last weekend, the club Paris Foot Gay (PFG) received (...)

7 Oct. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

In the Playoffs, Colorado Rockies

This series concludes with a look at the Colorado Rockies. I’ll get to either the Tigers or the Twins in my ALDS preview. Strengths Who would have thought that the Rockies starting pitchers would be a major strength for the team. They finished the (...)

5 oct. 2009 | | David Pinto

Texas Loses, Red Sox Win

Texas Loses, Red Sox Win

Sean O’Sullivan allows Texas two runs in five innings and the Angels bullpen holds them the rest of the way for a 5-2 LAnaheim victory. That loss by Texas makes Boston the AL Wild Card. It also means one series is set as the Red Sox will play the (...)

30 sep. 2009 | | David Pinto

Could the world of French tennis turn to Disney?

Tennis fans worldwide and lovers of tradition could be in for a fright if the French Tennis Federation (Fédération française de tennis, FFT) sees through plans that are apparently in the pipeline. The French Open, one of the four prestigious Grand Slams (...)

23 Sep. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

Pushing the Limits

Pushing the Limits

Dean Potter has combined two sports, climbing and BASE jumping to break new territory in both and push the limits of what’s humanly possible. The future belongs to the generalists. Those how can see beyond their own fields of expertise and find new (...)

14 aoû. 2009 | | John Winsor

John Muir Wilderness

John Muir Wilderness

It’s supposed to be hot with temperatures above 100 °F in the Bishop Area. I must have missed that part announcing the afternoon thunderstorms. Well, one should bear in mind that we were not camping down in the Owens Valley but above 8000 feet. As (...)

3 Aug. 2009 | | Jana Hruba

Pitchers Rule in St. Louis

Clayton Kershaw and Joel Pineiro each pitched eight strong innings tonight, the Dodgers and the Cardinals going to the ninth with the Dodgers leading 1-0. The Cardinals tied it in the bottom of the ninth, the Dodgers scored in the 11th, and the Cardinals (...)

30 jui. 2009 | | David Pinto

The AL East Changes Hands

The AL East Changes Hands

The Yankees hold on for a 6-4 win over the Orioles, while the Red Sox fall to the Rangers 4-2. Beckett pitched a pretty good game, one walk, seven strikeouts and no home runs in eight innings, but the Rangers timed their hits well enough to bring home (...)

22 jui. 2009 | | David Pinto

A royal cocktail almost stumps English cricket bosses

A potentially embarrassing clash of two Great British institutions was only narrowly avoided last week and, as has often been the case in the past, the culprit was in a sense French. On Friday Queen Elizabeth II was a guest at Lords in north London, the (...)

20 Jul. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

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