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- Kevin Keegan Summoned
- What A Total Slapper!
- Dwain Chambers Dropped
- Turkish Grand Prix Woes
- Tiger's Absence Will Allow Ames
And Westy To Clean Up
Tiger's Absence Will Allow Ames And Westy To Clean Up
Whatīs Brucieīs bonus if his Wigan players take a well timed cigarette break to let Cristiano Ronaldo and company sneak in and help themselves to the crown jewels on Sunday?
But do it subtly lads, FFS donīt make it too obvious, or those Chelsea boys will kick up a right stink. Wiganīs not far from Manchester. The right result at the JJB will mean Steve Bruce can avoid being run off the M6 by United supporting White Van Men for the rest of his days.
Cut the man with the wonkiest nose in football in half and heīd bleed red and white. The rugged ex-old Trafford skipper helped United to eight items of silverware in his spell at the club - make that nine by the time the Antiques Roadshow starts on Sunday.
If the game is still level with 5 minutes to go, Bruce will roar onto the pitch and score the winning goal himself, it is also rumoured that Emile Heskey is playing goal for the Latics.
Michael Ballack has come out this morning to say that the United players "face the longest week of their lives". Ha. Schoolboy error Michael, the United result is in the bag donīt worry about that, stick to modelling your hairstyle on David Hasselhoff.
The only issue for the United hierarchy this week is what route to take the open top title celebration bus through Moss Side on. Actually no need to worry. Just ask the grinning bloke with the bent nose in a curly wig and false moustache who will be driving it.
What is Dwain Chambers to do now? He has been released by Super League Club Castleford Tigers after having a month-long trial with the club. It was considered to be a lifeline for the disgraced sprinter who caused controversy after his use of banned steroid THG. Having been banned for two years he made an abortive attempt to play American football and now his foray into rugby league has ended the same way.
The club said that at age of 30 he didn't have much time to create a niche for himself within the sport and probably wouldn't make it into the first team. Chief executive Richard Wright said:
"Our coaching team feels that he would need a significant amount of additional time to prove whether or not he would be capable of making the grade in Super League and time is something that we don't have."
Dwain must be gutted is all we can say, his manager Nick Collins said: "Whilst disappointed, Dwain is comfortable with and understands the decision."
Having had the door of athletics firmly shut in his face, Chambers may have to appeal against his British Olympic Association ban. Wright added: "Many people watched Dwain in the trial game and he has certainly won over some of the doubters and proved that the trial was more than simply a publicity stunt. During his trial period Dwain has been a joy to have around. His work ethic and professionalism have been exemplary."
Golfīs "fifth Major" gets underway this week as the worldīs best duke it out for Players Championship at Sawgrass.
Tiger Woods misses the event as he recuperates from knee ligament surgery but the great man hasnīt experienced a great strike rate on the tricky Pete Dye designed layout with only one win here in 2001.
This is very much a course for thinkers. And with that in mind the Beat golf team has been pouring through the form book in the hope of landing this yearīs winner. Neat and tidy 2006 Players Champion Stephen Ames is available at tasty odds and is well worth investment. Ames usually saves his best performances for courses with Bermuda grass greens and his record in Florida (where most putting surfaces are Bermuda) backs that up.
His win two seasons ago proves he loves this course and heīs been a model of consistency this season with just one missed cut from nine outings. Stand by for a bold challenge from the man with the biggest gnashers on tour.
Englandīs Lee Westwood is another player who can give punters a run at big odds. Westy produced a cracking effort at Augusta to finish 11th on his last US outing and is one of the few British players to have winning pedigree Stateside. His best recent effort at Sawgrass was 22nd in 2005 but the Worksop man is really starting to look the part in 2008.
We make him a certainty for Nick Faldoīs Ryder Cup side and his superb tee-to-green game is ideal for a course that demands accuracy. Keep an eye out for the fabled par three 17th hole that features an island green. When the wind blows the hole can reduce grown men to tears and anyone who plays it to par over four days has a great chance of bagging the richest first prize in golf. Place your bets on PGA Golf with Bodog's Golf odds.
Kevin Keegan Summoned To London
Itīs interesting to see that some Newcastle fans are declaring Kevin Keeganīs recent comments directed towards owner Mike Ashley as "harmless". Iīve always found that a difficult word to define.
When I was a nipper I remember my younger brother doing a "harmless" poo in the bath but as it floated towards me it may as well have been a torpedo.
Football club owners have notoriously massive egos, thatīs why they are football club owners. And Kev publicly airing that Ashley wonīt be giving him much dough to spend this summer has clearly prickled the sports retail magnate.
Keegan has been "summoned" in Henry VIII-like fashion to a London summit to explain his comments. Will his head be stuck on a spike on Tower Bridge?
Surely not? Surely King Ashley will promise his general a veritable war chest to unleash hell on their Premiership opponents next season? Surely a club that averages gates of 52,000 a week can break into the top four? Surely thatīs a record for the amount of surelys in one paragraph?
Newcastleīs rivals Sunderland have come up with a chant about Keegan. "Heīs got silver hair but no silverware."
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