January 14, 2008

Pistorius decision is wrong

The decision to ban 400m paralympian Oscar Pistorius – or “Blade Runner”, from running in the Beijing Olympics (were he to run the required qualifying time of 45.55sec – the ‘A’ standard that South Africa will probably abide by) is an indictment on the IAAF and world athletics.
In an age where drugs still damn the [...]

January 14, 2008

The Week in Wagers – take 1

One bet which has to be worth a dabble this week is British tennis hero Andy Murray to go all the way at the Australian Open. Murray ended last season in tremendous form after recovering from his wrist injury, and started the new campaign in great style by winning the Qatar open. Apart from a slip [...]