Wednesday, 18 February 2015

INDIA-PAKISTAN, WORLD CUP CRICKET AND BEYOND

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It has been twenty-three years and the saga of the victory delight continues. India-Pakistan at the World Cup is not just a match, a l...
Thursday, 5 February 2015

LOST TRACK: CIRCUITS OF THE YORE - PART XVIII - MONSANTO PARK, LISBON

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A road part of Monsanto Park in its current state  Like many of the European countries in the past that have expressed interest in mot...
Monday, 2 February 2015

THE WIZARD OF OZTRALIAN TENNIS - SIR NORMAN BROOKES

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Sir Norman Brookes - a portrait of the Wizard  Sir Norman Brookes passed away in 1968, however his name isn't and it comes to life ...
Wednesday, 28 January 2015

MARTINA HINGIS AND THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN: MEMORIES FROM THE HAPPY SLAM

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There were not many who could stop Martina Hingis at the Australian Open from 1997-2002 Twenty years ago in 1995, a circumspect teenag...
Thursday, 22 January 2015

DAPHNE AKHURST - THE FIRST LADY OF AUSTRALIAN TENNIS

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Daphne Akhurst and Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup presented to ladies singles winner at the Australia Open There was a girl, a lady who ...
Thursday, 15 January 2015

THE LASTING LEGACY OF FREDERICK ARTHUR STANLEY - 'STANLEY CUP'

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Changes in design of Stanley Cup from the original to the existing It was in the winter of 1888, at the age of 47, Frederick Arthur rec...
Monday, 12 January 2015

SPIRIDON LOUIS: THE HERO OLYMPIC MOVEMENT BADLY NEEDED

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Panathenaic Stadium where I had the opportunity to run a few meters retracing Spiridon Louis route  When I ran those 200 metres to the...