The braintrust that runs the NHL are yet again steering the league towards a labour stoppage. Despite handing out long-term contracts worth tens of millions of dollars, the owners cry poor. The players suggest revenue sharing to help those clubs losing money which makes sense to me as the league is only as healthy as its poorest teams, but the richer owners will have none of that. I'm so tired of these shenanigans that a glimpse of another headline on the topic sends me into a narcoleptic collapse. Still, these negotiations have an effect on me...
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Saigon and Hanoi are famous in the United States as the opposing capitals during the Vietnam War. Although Saigon was officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City (often abbreviated HCMC) after it fell to the victorious North in 1975, much of the city still retains the old moniker, and thus you can still see the old rivals fighting it out, although this time on the soccer field. The V-League is Vietnam's domestic circuit, which was formed in 1980, a mere...
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
The London Olympics are over and as expected, America came out on top. For me, it was not a particularly enjoyable fortnight as the time difference meant that I missed most of the great performances. Back home in Canada though, there has been much national angst as Canadian athletes brought home a solitary gold among 18 overall medals. Personally, I thought that was a reasonable achievement; we are not blessed with America's population so to garner 18 medals is fine, even if 12 were bronze. As James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail said, there's no...
Wednesday, 8 August 2012
I've been following the Blue Jays season rather closely this year, mostly because I spent a good part of the summer in North America and was able to see more of their games than usual, both live and on TV. One thing that I, along with every other Jays fan, has noticed this season is that they are always very close to .500, rarely more than a game or two away from the break-even mark.With the season 2/3 over, I decided to check out their day-by-day record and was surprised to see that they had never been more than 5 games above the .500 mark (24-19...
Thursday, 2 August 2012
The most interesting aspect of living in Singapore is that I am much closer to so many interesting Asian destinations. I've already been to Penang and am flying to Langkawi for the upcoming weekend. Bali and Vietnam are two more spots I'll be visiting this year. Of course, there's no interesting sports to watch in those places, but lots of outdoor activities to keep busy.But this blog is not about my personal life, rather I hope to encourage others to travel with sports the catalyst to get them thinking about all the possibilities, not only in...
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