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Sporting Events Vs Corporate Events
This is a contentious argument: on the one hand I really am not a fan of sporting events being whored as corporate events for fat cat ‘fans’ that get wined and dined and sat in the best seats at sporting events that paying customers can’t get a ticket for, for love nor money. As an... »
New Twitter Hashtag Brings Out The Inner Hack
A Twitter hashtag created on Friday morning has created yet another Sports related Twitter online stir, this time surrounding an England fast bowler. As Graham Onions cut through Australia’s top order, ‘Onions’ became a main trending topic on Twitter, causing confusion among non-cricketing Twitterers. Off the back of Onions performance a new hashtag ‘#Punions’ was created... »
Unprofessional Behaviour From Bent But Don’t Outlaw Twitter
First it was Australia’s Philip Hughes, now Spurs striker Darren Bent has used Twitter to leak news about his career to the dismay of the people who pay his wages. Hughes tweeted news that he had been dropped for the 3rd Ashes Test match against the wishes of Team Australia who would rather that information... »
Fedor And The Affliction Fallout
The ramifications of last week’s weirdness continue to be felt throughout the world of mixed martial arts – it’s the first time in quite a few years that I can remember the buzz of an upcoming UFC event being overshadowed by something going on outside the world’s biggest organisation. Indeed, we’re just eight days out... »
Twitter Breaks The News Again
Twitter is fast becoming the communication tool of choice and has again beaten all other mediums to breaking news. News that Australia had dropped opening batsman Phillip Hughes for the Third Ashes Test came straight from the horse’s mouth via the micro-blogging phenomenon. Hughes tweeted his own bad news to his followers: ‘Disappointed not to be on... »
MMA’s Weirdest Week
I’ve been following the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) for about 10 years now, and the sport has always been a hotbed for rumours, strange events and landscape-shifting upheavals, but last week was definitely the strangest I can remember since the 2007 takeover of Pride by the UFC. It started out with a post... »
Rolling Back The Years
The Open is of course one of the oldest sporting events, and one of its oldest players rolled back the years in the first round on Thursday. Tom Watson, who won one of the most famous Open championships, at this year’s venue, Turnberry, in 1977. And having shot a five under par 65 yesterday, Watson... »