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February 2, 2012
Desert cricket doesn't work
PlayUpCricket
Mihir Bose's views on Dubai and Abu Dhabi as cricket venues.
Mihir Bose's views on Dubai and Abu Dhabi as cricket venues.
The Spirit of the Game – Evening Standard review
Evening Standard
by Michael Prodger
The infiltration of sport is such that the 2010 football World Cup final was watched by 700 million people. Amazonian Indians and Kalahari Bushmen notwithstanding, that is one in 10 of the world's population.
What they saw was a match of minimal finesse and maximum thuggery as Holland and Spain forsook the laughably titled beautiful game and reverted to what Philip Stubbes in his 1583 tract Anatomie of Abuses called "this murthering play". Kicking an opponent's shins was only banned from the sport in the 1860s but it looked as though the rule - on shins and other body parts - had never been passed....Read the full review
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by Michael Prodger
The infiltration of sport is such that the 2010 football World Cup final was watched by 700 million people. Amazonian Indians and Kalahari Bushmen notwithstanding, that is one in 10 of the world's population.
What they saw was a match of minimal finesse and maximum thuggery as Holland and Spain forsook the laughably titled beautiful game and reverted to what Philip Stubbes in his 1583 tract Anatomie of Abuses called "this murthering play". Kicking an opponent's shins was only banned from the sport in the 1860s but it looked as though the rule - on shins and other body parts - had never been passed....Read the full review
Click here for more details about The Spirit of the Game
India really has outgrown the need for UK aid
Evening Standard
British aid to India was once an admirable, benevolent gesture. But to carry on giving aid is a colossal failure to understand how the country has changed.
Just consider the new India. The ninth largest economy in the world by GDP, it is growing at over seven per cent and is predicted to overtake the UK by 2022. There are more billionaires in India than in this country. Since India gained independence in 1947, Indians have squirrelled away more than £900 billion in Swiss bank accounts, more than the rest of the world combined. India also gives £3.5 billion of aid to Africa and is spending £2 billion to put Indians into space.
British aid to India was once an admirable, benevolent gesture. But to carry on giving aid is a colossal failure to understand how the country has changed.
Just consider the new India. The ninth largest economy in the world by GDP, it is growing at over seven per cent and is predicted to overtake the UK by 2022. There are more billionaires in India than in this country. Since India gained independence in 1947, Indians have squirrelled away more than £900 billion in Swiss bank accounts, more than the rest of the world combined. India also gives £3.5 billion of aid to Africa and is spending £2 billion to put Indians into space.
February 1, 2012
Tony Livesey – interview
BBC Radio 5Live – Tony Livesey Show
Breaking news that more than 70 people have died during riots at a football stadium in the Egyptian city of Port Said. We talk to people in Egypt. Tony gets reaction from one of the club's spokespeople, as well as fans and journalists in Egypt and the UK.
The Government [...]
Breaking news that more than 70 people have died during riots at a football stadium in the Egyptian city of Port Said. We talk to people in Egypt. Tony gets reaction from one of the club's spokespeople, as well as fans and journalists in Egypt and the UK.
The Government [...]
Ajmal has England stuck in their crease
PlayUpCricket
What makes Saeed Ajmal so dangerous and how can the English batsmen counter Ajmal? Mihir Bose shares his views. England need to be more positive against Pakistan's spinners.
What makes Saeed Ajmal so dangerous and how can the English batsmen counter Ajmal? Mihir Bose shares his views. England need to be more positive against Pakistan's spinners.
January 31, 2012
Let us not exaggerate how tweeting affects media coverage
PlayUp
Barton's tweeting may have given him power but not many footballers can follow his example
It is not often that you read an article by a football player that makes you sit up and say, now this is something that is new, maybe I need to change my long settled opinion. But this morning, having read Joey Barton in the Times, I must confess I did a double take.
Like most of the world, I have, until this moment, taken the view that Joey Barton is one of those bad boys of football almost beyond redemption. I did meet him once at the paddock in Ascot where he came over as very knowledgeable about racing, but beyond that my knowledge about him is what I have learnt from the media.
Barton's tweeting may have given him power but not many footballers can follow his example
It is not often that you read an article by a football player that makes you sit up and say, now this is something that is new, maybe I need to change my long settled opinion. But this morning, having read Joey Barton in the Times, I must confess I did a double take.
Like most of the world, I have, until this moment, taken the view that Joey Barton is one of those bad boys of football almost beyond redemption. I did meet him once at the paddock in Ascot where he came over as very knowledgeable about racing, but beyond that my knowledge about him is what I have learnt from the media.
Refereeing gaffes are making a mockery of football
Insideworldfootball.biz
Michel Platini's Financial Fair Play may finally deal with the financial doping the UEFA President feels is ruining the game. But there is an equally serious crisis confronting the game which Platini and other football administrators refuse to address.
This is the failure by football's bosses to deal with the events on the pitch where almost every game is blighted by incidents the referees do not spot. These then become the subject of calls for disciplinary inquiries by frustrated managers, and often lead to heavy penalties for the players concerned. But these are imposed long after the match is history and the whole thing is making a mockery of the game.
Take the two incidents that have marred two otherwise very good football matches in recent weeks. The first was the match last Sunday week, when Manchester City beat Tottenham 3-2, probably ending the north London's club hopes of winning the League for the first time since 1961, a time which must seem like prehistory to most football fans.
Michel Platini's Financial Fair Play may finally deal with the financial doping the UEFA President feels is ruining the game. But there is an equally serious crisis confronting the game which Platini and other football administrators refuse to address.
This is the failure by football's bosses to deal with the events on the pitch where almost every game is blighted by incidents the referees do not spot. These then become the subject of calls for disciplinary inquiries by frustrated managers, and often lead to heavy penalties for the players concerned. But these are imposed long after the match is history and the whole thing is making a mockery of the game.
Take the two incidents that have marred two otherwise very good football matches in recent weeks. The first was the match last Sunday week, when Manchester City beat Tottenham 3-2, probably ending the north London's club hopes of winning the League for the first time since 1961, a time which must seem like prehistory to most football fans.
Phil Taylor's fearless 'son', Adrian Lewis, has him in his sights
Evening Standard
For a man who has become world darts champion for the second year running, Adrian Lewis could be forgiven for resting on his laurels. But, as we meet in a pub near the Bank of England, the 27-year-old exudes the hunger that Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank, would like to see in this country's entrepreneurs.
"I want to help England win the World Cup and be No 1 by the end of the year," he says. "I have won two world titles and I want to win many, many more. I've got respect for everybody I play but I don't fear anybody. Nobody causes me sleepless nights."
For a man who has become world darts champion for the second year running, Adrian Lewis could be forgiven for resting on his laurels. But, as we meet in a pub near the Bank of England, the 27-year-old exudes the hunger that Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank, would like to see in this country's entrepreneurs.
"I want to help England win the World Cup and be No 1 by the end of the year," he says. "I have won two world titles and I want to win many, many more. I've got respect for everybody I play but I don't fear anybody. Nobody causes me sleepless nights."
January 30, 2012
Monty's dance is England's only high point
PlayUpCricket
England are having a torrid Test series against Pakistan in Dubai. The return of Monty and his excitable celebrations are England's most encouraging feature. Mihir Bose talks about Monty Panesar's charismatic celebrations.
England are having a torrid Test series against Pakistan in Dubai. The return of Monty and his excitable celebrations are England's most encouraging feature. Mihir Bose talks about Monty Panesar's charismatic celebrations.
January 29, 2012
The World Today Weekend interview
BBC World Service - The World Today Weekend
Join the World Today Weekend each Saturday and Sunday morning for a breakfast news show with a difference.
Every programme one of our presenters is joined by two distinguished guests.
Politicians and diplomats, writers, journalists, scientists, philosophers and comedians have all been on our panel.
We dig behind the headlines to ask the questions that are missed in the daily rush to deadlines.
Whether it's an important newsmaking interview, the latest insights from the worlds of business and sport, or a bit of music and poetry, we find a different way to bring you the weekend's news.
Mihir discusses the loss of the original Corinthian spirit in sport with presenter, Fergus Nichol; Kate Crawford, deputy director, Journalism and Media Research, University of New South Wales; and sports correspondent Seth Bennett.
Click here to listen to the programme
Join the World Today Weekend each Saturday and Sunday morning for a breakfast news show with a difference.
Every programme one of our presenters is joined by two distinguished guests.
Politicians and diplomats, writers, journalists, scientists, philosophers and comedians have all been on our panel.
We dig behind the headlines to ask the questions that are missed in the daily rush to deadlines.
Whether it's an important newsmaking interview, the latest insights from the worlds of business and sport, or a bit of music and poetry, we find a different way to bring you the weekend's news.
Mihir discusses the loss of the original Corinthian spirit in sport with presenter, Fergus Nichol; Kate Crawford, deputy director, Journalism and Media Research, University of New South Wales; and sports correspondent Seth Bennett.
Click here to listen to the programme
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