Category Archives: Sport

On The Censorship of Cricket

Posted on 26 January 2012 by Robert

The thing that caught my ear this morning was the cricket scores. England are on tour, playing Pakistan… in Abu Dhabi. The English cricketers cannot travel to play in actual Pakistan due to security threats. This echoes the problems experienced … Continue reading →

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Evolution of Skydiving Videos

Posted on 20 May 2011 by Robert

Chief amongst its virtues is the focus on stillness and calm, and the relative stasis that you achieve in freefall Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Sport | 2 Comments

Its Only A Game

Posted on 28 June 2010 by Robert

Our aquiesence to the Footballing Rule of Law would make any civil libertarian proud. Continue reading →

Posted in Sport | 3 Comments

The World Cup is Not Xenophobic

Posted on 13 June 2010 by Robert

We’re only three days into the World Cup, and already I’m tired of the drone. I speak not of the Vuzuvelas, but of the naysayers who dismiss the World Cup as being somehow xenophobic. Continue reading →

Posted in Multiculturalism, Sport | 33 Comments

Tiger, Terry and Truth

Posted on 3 February 2010 by Robert

How do the lies of Tiger Woods and John Terry compare to the lies of those who advertise beauty products? We all know these supermodels are heavily photoshopped. Why don’t they lose their sponsorship deals when Heat Magazine reveals they have saggy bits? Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Sport, Visual | 8 Comments

Who runs faster than Usain Bolt?

Posted on 17 August 2009 by Robert

Watch the photographers chase after Bolt! Continue reading →

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Embarrass Yourself For Money

Posted on 29 March 2009 by Robert

This fine gentleman is providing us with an embarrassing story from his life, for every £100 he gets in sponsorship for running the marathon next month. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robertsharp.co.uk%2F2009%2F03%2F29%2Fembarrass-yourself-for-money%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Embarrass+Yourself+For+Money’; addthis_pub = ”;

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British Commentators

Posted on 8 September 2008 by Robert

The old customs don’t die with the new technology. Continue reading →

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India’s Olympic Shame

Posted on 21 August 2008 by Robert

Here’s an interesting alternative medal table (h/t KiwiClaire). It ranks the countries not by how many Beijing Olympic medals they have won, but by their ratio of medals to population, and to GDP. Britain does not do quite as well … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Sport | 3 Comments

Four billion!?

Posted on 9 August 2008 by Robert

Surely these media claims that four billion people watched the ceremony is stinking hyperbole Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Cultures, China, Sport | 2 Comments