sport & selling

The allure of snooker seems on the rise. Although nowhere near its Eighties heyday, the current World Open is gathering plenty of comment. The quickfire first to three frames format of the early rounds apparently puts a lot of pressure on shots to which such force would not normally apply.

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp enjoyed the bonhomie of a Football Focus interview today which chose to major on his England and Champions League aspirations rather than dodgy transfer dealings. With a nod to his reputation for astute man-management, when asked how he gets the most out of players he answered

Andy Murray rose to world number two during two-and-a-half year guidance alongside coach Miles Maclagan. After an outwardly amicable going of their separate ways, the tennis coach gave a Sky tv interview in the glow of Murray beating both Nadal and Federer to claim the 2010 Toronto Masters title. He

It’s great to be able to coincide a stint working from home with the cricket on in the background. The final England Pakistan Test at Lords is set to be a cracker, and is our last preparation before Brisbane’s electric Ashes opener. The one commentator that is not

It was lovely to be able to work from home yesterday afternoon and have the cricket on in the background. England Pakistan is finely balanced at the Oval. When the camera panned to the England dressing room, also Surrey home quarters, a huge quote is plastered in capitals on the

Charles van Commenee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_van_Commenee] is considered something of a hard task master. He’s the Dutchman who guided Denise Lewis to Heptathlon Olympic Gold in Sydney. In return, she named him ”Volcano”. He’s currently the British athletic team’s head honcho. With

In a brashly titled interview piece in the telegraph, Aussie Formula One pilot Mark Webber explains why he’s a winner [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorsport/7890191/Mark-Webber-why-Im-a-winner.html] . At the time of chatting, he’d won more races than anyone else so far this season. Here are

In the aftermath of an extraordinary major championship win, I noticed this paragraph on a BBC blog [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/robhodgetts/2010/07/star_shrek_goes_beyond_final_f.html] . > Open champion Louis Oosthuizen reckons he has a problem concentrating. To re-focus he stares on a

I just saw golf Major winner and man responsible for changing the course of the now awesome Ryder Cup, Tony Jacklin, deliver his thoughts ahead of the concluding round of the 2010 Open Championship. South African Louis Oosthuizen enjoyed a four-stroke lead going into the final day. Jacklin’s advice

As the Open golf chugged along to its unusually inevitable, and for new champ Oosthuizen delightfully dominant, conclusion, former Ryder Cup victor Mark James was providing dazzlingly dry-witted commentary. He divulged that his caddy when playing in America, “Adam”, in his ‘zen-like manner’, used to remind him, > “the pin