Category archives for: David Blood

Will OP become SA’s OJ?

When I first heard the news on the morning of Valentine’s Day that Oscar Pistorius had shot and killed his girlfriend Reeve Steenkamp

I always wanted to race

As a youngster growing up in Port Elizabeth we had our fair share of motorsport, the big event of the year was always the PE 200 motorcycle race held on a 9-mile road track outside of Bethalsdorp, some 15kms from the city itself.

Is Pacquiao taking Marquez seriously?

Manny Pacquiao has made it no secret that he is taking his upcoming bout against Juan Manuel Marquez very seriously. Admitting that he wasn’t as dominant as he hoped to be in his last two fights is an understatement of note

Is Seb the world champ or not?

Did Sebastian Vettel cheat during the Brazilian Grand Prix? and if he did, was it intentional or a simple oversight in a highspeed race?

Another year of F1 draws to a close

On Sunday evening CAT a world champion will be crowned at the end of the Brazilian Grand Prix. Will it be Sebastian Vettel or Fernando Alonso? The latter I hope as I am a Ferrari fan of note

Roman the Tzar is a hard man to please

I guess when you are one the richest oil Tzars out of Russia with an endless supply of money, you still can’t buy success, same I suppose can be said for the Arabs who own Manchester City, but Roman Abramavich is not a man to be trifled with.

Is the F1 Circus outgrowing itself?

In 1994 there were 16 events on the F1 calendar, this year sees 18 events between March and November including a midsummer break in July. Recent additions have seen India, Korea and Fort Worth Texas added to the list of participating countries.

Is T20 destroying cricket?

The demands of society for things to happen faster has resulted in a number of shortened formats in sport, but none more subjective than cricket, where the timeless Test format was reduced to six days, then five.

Will Armstrong ever come clean?

He was a man revered in sporting circles for his courage and fortitude, diagnosed with testicular cancer, which was at an advanced stage, he came back from a near death experience to win seven Tours de France from 1999 to 2005.

World Cup Qualifiers – Yawn!

Here we go again, two years ahead of the next Football World Cup in Brazil, and we start with those never ending qualifiers which, in this economic climate, I have to ask: “are they really necessary for all the countries?”

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