http://lookupsport.com/blog Thoughts on UK Sport by Lookupsport.com Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:02:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To all intents and purposes the England cricket team suffered an innings defeat at Headingly in the second Test at Headingly yesterday.  This off the back of drawing a game, which they should have won at Lords. Many have said that the pitch at Lords was flat and there was nothing ... http://lookupsport.com/blog/213 Padraig Harrington joined an elite group becoming one of only a handful of golfers to win The Open twice in successive years.  Only 4 days earlier he was an injury doubt and the speculation was high that he wouldn't even compete.  However, compete he did and eventually ran out a ... http://lookupsport.com/blog/212 Harry Kewell has signed for Turkish signed for Galatasary and sent hard core Leeds fans into a fury of indignation.  The reason is that 2 Leeds fans were killed by Galatasary fans back in 2000 prior to a UEFA Cup match.  They therefore see Kewell's move as a slight on ... http://lookupsport.com/blog/211 The Wimbledon Men's final yesterday looked to be done and dusted when Nadal won the first two sets relatively comfortably despite having been broken once.  But we should have known better than to write off Federer the World Number one and  5 times Champion.  He came back, surviving 2 Championship ... http://lookupsport.com/blog/210 Much has been written about the moody, temperamental and surly Scott Andy Murray.  Some of it by me.  Despite trying really hard I've found it really difficult to get behind him 100% - can't quite put my finger on it but there is just something about him that makes him ... http://lookupsport.com/blog/209 Euro 2008 drew to a close last night with for once the right result.  All too often the team which plays the most attractive football, is the one that ends up conceding late on and ultimately losing.  Last night though, Spain ran the Germans ragged from beginning to end and ... http://lookupsport.com/blog/208 With England not playing in the football and getting thrashed in the rugby it has been good to see us putting the Kiwi cricket team to the sword, even if at times its been weather assisted.  And so nursing a slight hang over on Saturday I took the opportunity to ... http://lookupsport.com/blog/207 Just time for a quick note on the antics of Kevin Pieterson over the weekend.  I was down in the big city watching Joseph so missed last weekends ODI, with the big man switching to a lefty and clubbing Scott Styris for six a couple of times.  I enjoyed watching ... http://lookupsport.com/blog/206 So Chelsea have finally made a decision on their new manager and it will be Big Phil Scolari as predicted in this blog a few weeks ago.  It looks like it was agreed some weeks ago with Scolari insisting the announcement was held back until Portugal had reached the quarter ... http://lookupsport.com/blog/205 So Sven has finally officially left Manchester City.  No real surprise there - in fact it would have been a massive surprise if he hadn't gone after all that has been said.  But who will replace him? Thaksin has proved that no matter what the plan is in place, even if ... http://lookupsport.com/blog/204