http://www.boredwithsport.co.uk The online resource for the sport averse! Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:26:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been a little while since I slagged off, I mean talked about cricket,  so I thought what better time, as the season to bash extremely hard balls about is bowling off in earnest, than talk about the bloody sport. I mean bloody in the kindest (you know me) sense of ... http://www.boredwithsport.co.uk/2009/05/cannonball-run/ Now that our Alistair has written out British Historys biggest IOU and left the nations great-grandchildren in hock to who knows who, for how knows long; It was nice last night to settle down and take solace in the latest episode of The Apprentice. The two teams had just two days ... http://www.boredwithsport.co.uk/2009/04/snap-crackle-and-flop/ I heard on my in-car entertainment system (yeah okay, my car radio) Rod Stewart's 'You Wear It Well' recently and I remembered how much I like this song. It's got a great tune, is sung well (apart from in the YouTube clip below which was the best I could find) ... http://www.boredwithsport.co.uk/2009/03/power-lyrics/ I really enjoyed watching 'University Challenge' this year. This comes as something of a shock to me because in the past I've loathed the programme with a vengeance. I only needed to hear the theme music and like Pavlov's dogs I would react; knuckles going white, snarl coming from lips, vein ... http://www.boredwithsport.co.uk/2009/03/university-challenging/ I heard with some interest (always a revelation to me) about the Second Test between England and the West Indies in Antigua being abandoned. The match, held at the 'Sir Vivian Richards Stadium' was curtailed because of a 'poor outfield' which means that basically the pitch has been built on a ... http://www.boredwithsport.co.uk/2009/02/its-not-cricket-hurrah/ So Todd 'Tucker Jenkins' Carty is out of 'Dancing on Ice.' It was obviously going to happen sooner rather than later or they would have had to rename the show 'Sack of Potatoes on Ice.' To say he was of a lower standard than the other competitors would be an understatement. ... http://www.boredwithsport.co.uk/2009/02/todd-carty-slips-out/ American sports fans had a good reason not to wander off for more popcorn and stay glued instead to the TV during a commercial break for the recent Super Bowl. (As we non-sports fans know commercials are the most cherished moments of a sporting event.  Ah! The bliss of getting back ... http://www.boredwithsport.co.uk/2009/02/porn-bowl/ I don't know if anyone's been watching the re-run of Poldark on UKTV History channel but if they haven't then they are missing a rare treat. [caption id="attachment_46" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Poldark Titles"][/caption] It was originally aired in 1975 and had a huge following. (I'll forget the fact that there was only three ... http://www.boredwithsport.co.uk/2009/01/poldark-you-cant-miss-it/