What’s your favourite sport to play?

by | May 11, 2007 | Marketing, Padel, Sports

Some of you will know that I love (lawn) tennis, but if I had my druthers, I would spend my time playing Padel Tennis. If there were more courts and players, I would be a devout padel aficionado (more about the European or Argentinian variety with the walls as opposed...

Grass versus Clay, Nadal v Federer

by | May 3, 2007 | Sports

The recent battle of the champions’ surfaces, featuring Nadal versus Federer on a hybrid court, half grass and half clay, was completely innovative. When I read about the concept, it felt instinctively distinctly weird. The bounce on your side and the movement...

LIVERPOOL

by | May 1, 2007 | Sports

I have been a supporter of Liverpool FC since 1972… for silly reasons really (my best pal liked ‘pool at school). So, here I am in Amsterdam, 35 years later, in my hotel room, just having watched Liverpool win the Champion’s League semi-finals...

The Philadelphia Flyers Flunk

by | Mar 18, 2007 | Sports

Well, the Flyers may be hoping to gain something out of the last few games of the season: early rest? I have a feeling that there are few friends of mine in Montreal who are laughing at my expense these days… all I can aspire for is that the Flyers capitalize on...

Tennis versus Golf — playing through the ages

by | Mar 10, 2007 | Sports

Are you golf or tennis?   When you hear golf fans, you hear about the tranquility, the variety of courses, the “good nature of the other players” and the chance to chat over the 5 hours it typically takes to play 18 holes. Listening to the same people,...

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