Sports The Star: January 2009

Saturday, January 31, 2009

The road to Eurovision 2009....

Well, the British people has spoken tonight - and Londoner Jade Ewen has been chosen to sing Andrew Lloyd Webber's Eurovision Song Contest entry for the UK in Moscow.
21-year-old Jade beat the other finalists The Twins and Welshman Mark Evans, to win the BBC talent show "Your Country Needs You" and will sing for the UK in the final on 16 May.
Singer Jade wins Eurovision berth

Sorry Jade, but it doesn't matter how good the song is. We already know how the voting will go - the Scandinavian countries will give each other full marks, the former Russian republics will give each other full marks...and so on, ad nauseum. I wish her the best of British luck, but I don't hold out much hope for our chances.

Besides, the contest won't be the same without Sir Terry Wogan's commentary.....

Well done Serena....again!

Well done to Serena Williams, who claimed her fourth Australian Open singles crown (and 10th grand slam title) by destroying Dinara Safina 6-0 6-3 in Melbourne this morning. This follows on from her doubles victory with sister Venus yesterday.
I have nothing but respect for Serena - the woman is a phenomenal athlete, and surely she must be considered among the best female tennis players of all time.
Serena relief at 10th Grand Slam

Friday, January 30, 2009

Well meaning but...

Children under 15 should never be given alcohol, England's chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has advised.

Sir Liam Donaldson has also called for parents to supervise any older children given alcohol.

Ministers and doctors in the UK are worried by rising rates of both binge-drinking and alcohol-related liver disease. The British public will be asked for its views on the advice during a consultation period.Some parents, and researchers, have argued that giving children an occasional drink helps demystify it.

But Sir Liam will insist that an "alcohol free" childhood is the healthiest option.
'No alcohol' urged for under-15s

Sorry, Sir Liam. Your advice appears well-meaning, but will be absolutely useless against the problem kids with bad parents, and patronises the responsible parents who do educate their children about alcohol.

Besides I don't recall anyone in New Labour commenting on Tony Blair's parenting skills, after his 16-year-old son, Euan was arrested for being drunk and incapable in London's West End back in the year 2000.

I await the chief medical officer's reaction the next time a "celebrity" appears drunk in our national press and/or on television.....

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The return of LDM (continued)...

According to wikipedia, 30 year-old glamour model Linsey Dawn McKenzie will be returning to our TV screens on 7th February 2009, with a brand new series called “I’m Back” (original, or what?)

However before everyone starts checking their Radio Times, LDM's comeback will be exclusive to the adult pay-per-view Red Hot Double D TV channel (Sky channel 922 in the UK).

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Saturday, January 24, 2009

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In my opinion (continued)...

Oh dearie me. 50-year-old Madonna has fallen foul of the age police for posing in so-called "controversial" photos. What is everyones problem? Ol' Madge looks in better shape than most woman half her age!

And as for the claims that Madge should be growing old gracefully - at least she hasn't shaved her head in front of onlookers, taken to smoking crack, or self-harmed herself....like some singers I could mention.