Tricky Becks floors Murray Jamie Murray was awestruck after watching David Beckham bend the ball. Jamie, brother of Andy, and fellow tennis player Frank Dancevic took advantage of a rain interruption to watch the England midfielder train in Toronto along with the Los Angeles Galaxy squad.
“We saw him practising his free kicks, you can see why he’s one of the best players in the world,” said Hibs fan Murray. “It was good to see. A lot of time we are stuck at the courts all day. It was great to see these guys kick a few balls around.”
Spain bowled over by sport
The Spaniards are ruling the various disciplines in the world due to their passion for sport. In recent figures published football seems to have beaten sex for entertainment. The organisers of an erotic film festival in Madrid were disappointed with the attendance as only one third of the tickets were sold compared to last year.
Even live shows were unable to draw major crowds as sport proved superior to all of them. Surely, sport is ruling the roost.
No dog on Olympic menus
It’s no longer a dog’s day out in Beijing. The Olympic Games organisers have taken the menu offering dog meat delicacies off the 112 official restaurants.
The move is aimed at respecting the sentiments of other nationalities who are in the country for the world’s greatest sporting event. South Korea took similar measures when they hosted the Games in 1988. The cuisine is believed to contain good nutritional properties and are also used for Chinese traditional medicine to help lower high blood pressure.
Defender of a new faith
A defender in Major League Soccer has now decided to chart a new course and work for the cause of humanity. Chase Hilgenbrinck is training for priesthood after quitting New England Revolution. “After years of discernment, I strongly feel ... to become a priest in the Catholic Church,”
Hilgenbrinck said.
“Though I’ll miss the game of soccer, I know that I’m moving on to something much greater,” he added.
Kournikova keeps her cool
Anna Kournikova has quietly let go a high volley past the baseline on a recent controversy. When she was asked about her reaction to the derogatory remarks made by former American player Justin Gimelstob on the Russian and Czech star Nicola Vaidisova during a radio show, Kournikova said: “I actually forgot about it until you just mentioned it. It’s really no big deal to me.”
