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Becks and Donovan sleepless in Seattle

clock November 21, 2009 02:34 by author Simon Lewis
The sun came out in Seattle on Friday afternoon, not five minutes after Landon Donovan and David Beckham had expressed their pure and undying love for each other. I'm not saying the two incidents were connected but in a city that has seen constant rain for the past week here in America's Pacific no... [More]


An eye gouging film coming to a cinema near you

clock October 31, 2009 11:45 by author Simon Lewis
I sit here at my laptop almost completely Ngog, sorry agog. Not from watching baseball's World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies, though that is developing into a compelling spectacle. No, for once, it is an advert between the innings that has me gripped in a strange... [More]


Game, set and product placement, Ms Williams

clock September 1, 2009 19:59 by author Simon Lewis
We all know that when it comes to athletes, movie stars, celebrities, and even Big Brother evictees, most would cut off your right hand for a chance to plug their latest book, perfume and CD, or endorse a nine iron, gherkin or athlete's foot ointment. They'll, for the most part, sell their soul f... [More]


'Perfected praise' is hard to come by

clock August 6, 2009 06:27 by author Simon Lewis
Simon Lewis sympathises with golfer Lee Westwood who was rounded upon by a unique band of critics [More]


'Even I was rooting for Tom Watson'

clock July 22, 2009 09:36 by author Simon Lewis
Simon Lewis watched Stewart Cink show his human side on David Letterman after his Turnberry cruelty [More]


Can one player really carry a team to victory?

clock May 21, 2009 16:09 by author Simon Lewis
WELL, sometimes, certainly, in certain games, when a player takes a game by the scruff of the neck and with a combination of superior talent, overpowering commitment and sheer strength of will. Yet what about for more than just one game, what about for an entire season? LeBron James has, creating... [More]


Las Vegas Fight Week

clock May 12, 2009 00:00 by author Simon Lewis
By Simon Lewis, Las VegasFight week in Las Vegas is a glitzy affair when all the big names in boxing roll into town and the days leading up to Hatton-Pacquiao have been no exception.At the final pre-fight press conference today were not only the fighters and their camps but Bernard Hopkins, Shane ... [More]


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