Roland Garros 2009 — Recycling of tennis balls

by | May 22, 2009 | Sports

This year, Roland Garros and the French Federation of Tennis (FFT) have launched a programme (“Operation Balle Jaune”) to recycle the used tennis balls as part of a Sustainable Development program.  There are 14 million balls sold every year in France...

Holidays Visit to Marrakesh Morocco Part 1 of 3

by | Apr 18, 2009 | Sports, Travel

For our six-day visit to Marrakesh (or Marrakech if you prefer) en famille, we stayed at the not-even-opened Beldi Country Club Hotel (+212 (0)624-38-3950), on the route to Amizmiz, in Chérifia just 6 kilometres outside of Marrakesh.  Founded by Jean-Dominique...

Australian Open Tennis 2009 winners

by | Feb 1, 2009 | Sports

Winners & Scores Scorching heat accompanied the two weeks of the 2009 Australian Tennis Open in Melbourne and took its toll on a number of the players (notably Djokovic #3). The cast of winners had a very familiar ring to it — the seeders clearly did a good...

Cricket as Life – Howzat for a Philosophy

by | Jan 15, 2009 | Leadership, Sports

Cricket as Life – A philosophy to follow Considering the space that sports has taken in my life, I can hardly help thinking that sports are, at the same time, a part of my life as well as a microcosm of life itself. I have written on several occasions in the...

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