07.10.14
Top Four:
- Novak Djokovic in China – in imperious form to win the Beijing Open for the 5thtime, Novak swept aside Tomas Berdych in what he himself described as his best ever performance in a three-setter: http://www1.skysports.com/tennis/news/12040/9505007/atp-china-open-novak-djokovic-batters-a-beleaguered-tomas-berdych-6-0-6-2-in-beijing
- Pain thresholds. Sam Burgess smashed his cheekbone in the first minute of the NRL final, but played on to guide South Sydney to the tutor, scooping the man of the match award in the process. That’s some pain threshold. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/29495351
- British Gymnastics – after both the men and women qualified for the team final at the World Championships over the weekend, as well as a number of individual finals. http://www.british-gymnastics.org/news-and-events/news/latest-news/4325-world-championships-final-for-gbr-girls
- Hiring a driver – Ryan Lochte’s helpful suggestion to Michael Phelps, after Phelps was caught drink driving last week. http://www.tmz.com/2014/09/30/ryan-lochte-michael-phelps-dumb-decision-dui-shouldve-had-a-driver/
In the relegation zone:
- F1 safety procedures will be coming under scrutiny this week after Jules Bianchi was seriously injured in a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix. #ForzaJules http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/oct/05/jules-bianchi-crash-f1
- Managerial maturity was decidedly lacking from Wenger and Mourinho on Sunday as they engaged in a little touch-line argy-bargy:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky8itP5QE-U
- Matt Prior’s reputation, which has taken a battering at the hands of Kevin Pietersen, who reveals all in his much-awaited autobiography, on sale this week: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/kevinpietersen/11142212/Kevin-Pietersen-exclusive-interview-The-truth-about-Englands-bullying-culture.html
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