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July 3,
Sports Diary 6

Sports Diary
by Patrick O’Connor

WHO cares who won Wimbledon or the big fight in Hamburg, a far more interesting sports champion emerged last week.

Step forward Paul Beech, otherwise known as ‘Predatoe.’

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June 25,
Sports Diary 5

Sports Diary
by Patrick O’Connor

‘WHO are ya?’ is a popular football mantra, usually followed by ‘We are super…’, depending on which particular team you support.

But the 2012 Olympics has thrown up a particular challenge for those who like to chant.

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June 12,
Sports Diary 3

Sports Diary
by Patrick O’Connor

LAST week it was Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton who had a very public tantrum, this week it was the turn of England cricketer Matt Prior to throw his dummy out of the pram.

Wicketkeeper Prior has apologised to a woman spectator at Lord’s after he smashed a window during the second Test against Sri Lanka.

 

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June 5,
Sports Diary 2

Sports Diary
by Patrick O’Connor

THE British media is already getting its knickers in a twist over Andy Murray.

They got wildly excited when the country’s only genuine tennis star reached the semi-finals of the French Open but then sank back into the usual frenzy of over-analysis when he succumbed to Rafael Nadal.

 

 

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June 29,
English in Use - '... shower drifts in from South Africa'

A selection of headlines from stories in the news. They use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse but it's all perfectly clear to the native speaker.

 

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