On Sunday night passed, we saw with the rest of the nation, the X-Factor competitors trimmed to just 24 acts. Not long after that each group then found out which judge would be their mentor in the quest to become the eventual winner of this years show.
World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship bout between defending champion Vitaly Klitschko (37-2, 36 KO’s) and the unbeaten American contender Chris Arreola (27-0, 24 KO’s) takes place in the early hours of Sunday morning (3am UK time) at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles. It is a fight that many Americans are hoping is the beginning of the end to the eastern dominance in heavyweight boxing. American dreams lay with the determined challenger, Arreola, 28, who says, “It’s going to be a changing of the guard. Very simple. The steel curtain is closed and now I own it.”
It didn’t take long to rear its head again did it – using technology in professional football matches. We covered this last season when we asked, “Will Cameras Kill Football Controversy?” This time the debate rages over Manchester United’s added injury time winner against their derby rivals Machester City. United, as most of you football betting punters will know – scored the winning goal deep into stoppage time – 1 minute 27 seconds after the alloted 4 minutes of added time.
Scotland’s richest sprint handicap for thoroughbreds – The Ayr Gold Cup – takes place over the next 3 days. An expected crowd of over 25,000 will file through the gates looking forward to seeing some magical races. Tomorrow (Friday the 18th of September 2009) is Ladies day, where the first of the 3 major races takes place – the Ayr Bronze Cup.
The third group of highest weighted horses, twenty seven in number, will contest for the Bronze Cup, the first time ever it has been ran on a Friday. The second group of 27 horses will be entered into the Ayr Silver Cup on Saturday and the 27 highest weighted horses will run in the main event – The Ayr Gold Cup, also on Saturday.
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Brawn have somehow found themselves in a rather stong position as we head into the last 4 races of the F1 championship. Brawn are leading the constructors championship with a whopping 40.5 point lead over nearest rival Red Bull-Renault. However, it is in the drivers championship that really has got the hands-rubbing together in earnest as to where this years crown will be going.
It’s back on our TV screen on the 18th of September and it’s the BBC’s prime time Saturday show that is out to give ITV’s the X-Factor a run for its money – yep, it’s Strictly Come Dancing. The glamour, the glitz, the gowns and 16 new celebrities are ready to glide across the floor (in some cases it may be more grind than glide – yikes) to entertain us all over again on the weekends.
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Supposedly, this years Mercury Music Awards was supposed to be a highly contested competition but it seems like it’s turning into a one man, sorry woman, show. The extraordinaire talent that is Florence Welch and her debut album ‘Lungs’ which has received critical acclaim alongside commercial success. According to many Mercury Music betting punters and also the bookies, the South London songstress is streets ahead of her main rivals for the coveted music prize.
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George Burley and Terry Butcher don’t really look anything like Laurel and Hardy but believe me when these two get together to manage an international football team, it’s comedy gaffs all the way. Scotland face their next 2 matches at home against Macedonia on Saturday the 12th and then the following Wednesday against Holland needing to win both matches to have any glimmer of hope of qualifying for the World Cup 2010. Any football betting punter will tell you that the Macedonia game might, just be achievable for Scotland but an assured victory against a classy Dutch side brimming with confidence – don’t make me laugh.
And then there were six, well after tonight’s eviction, they’ll be 5 Big Brother housemates left. What with the final looming this Friday (the 4th of September) you can bet none of these pretenders to the throne of BB10 winner will be wanting to be evicted so close to the finishing line. Still, it’s good TV and despite this series of BB being a complete ratings disaster for Channel 4 it’s not really been that bad compared to past BB’s.
