Much like a recovering alcoholic making amends with those they’ve wronged, John Daly is returning to an event where he had one of his more magnificent meltdowns, the Australian Open.  For those of you not familiar with Daly’s history at said event, the formerly rotund long-ball masher received a suspended fine at last year’s tournament, his punishment for taking a spectator’s camera and smashing it into a tree on the 9th hole at Royal Sydney.
But last year’s incident wasn’t the only transgression on Daly’s record while playing in Australia.  In 2002, at the Australian PGA Championships, Daly threw his putter …read more

Australia’s greatest golfer, PGA legend Greg Norman, has signed on to play in the next three Australian Open tournaments, including this year’s event at the New South Wales Golf Club.  Norman has not played in the tournament since 2005, where he tied for 26th at Royal Sydney.  “The Shark” has captured the Stonehaven Cup five times in his career, and at 54 years old still exudes the cool confidence that a sixth title is within reach.
Along with his commitment to the Australian Open, Norman has also signed on as an ambassador for Tourism NSW.  Australian Open officials are hoping that …read more

So the Australian Open finished off with the results I had predicted in this post. Masha, aka, Maria Sharapova sailed through to the trophy. As I said, nobody in the tournament weiled the kind of power she did, and on the men’s side, Djoker, aka, Novak Djokovic, got the better of suprise finalist Tsonga. We had been pretty much hooked to the tournament, so much so that we missed out on a lot of cricket. With the Commenwealth Bank Series on, we’re back to bats and balls.

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I have a secret to share. I have been following the tennis over this week. And not cricket. Don’t worry. Cricket is still my first love.
Anyway, Roger lost. That happens every once in a while, but it usually doesn’t in a Grand Slam. Djoker got the better of him. Good for him. He’s in his prime, and there’s a peak time in every sportsman’s career, however mediocre he may be, when they knock off the greats even. I’m not writing off Djoker, but I still believe he’s no threat to the King. King is slightly …read more

I spent a sleepless month in September. You know why. The T20 World Cup. I finally got my forty winks after the final. Before my eyes could adapt to light, Australia came down and I found myself entrapped again. But it seems a little different with the Indian Oil Cup. I’ll admit that I was never oh so looking forward to it. With the first match turning out to be a fizzle, I have actually decided to help Mom out with Diwali prep during the holiday.