willedoo Posted June 24, 2019 Author Posted June 24, 2019 World number one - good on you Ash Barty. And a great ambassador for the sport and Australia as well.
willedoo Posted January 12, 2020 Author Posted January 12, 2020 There's a bunch of idiots in the crowd at the ATP tennis in Sydney blowing klaxon horns. It makes it very unpleasant viewing. Surely the authorities will nip that in the bud before long.
old man emu Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 The authorities find themselves on the horns of a dilemma.
red750 Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 Ash Barty won at Roland Gaross or whatever it is called. Now I would like to see her made coach of Australias mens cricket team. Some of her ability would possibly develop a team that could play decent cricket. Not the "its just not cricket" that they seem to be able to get away with. What do you say about the Aussie cricket team now, Yenn, after a clean sweep against the Kiwis?
red750 Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 As for the tennis, my son was in Brisbane for the Brisbane International, now in Adelaide. I don't know if Adelaide will be telecast, they are in qualifying at present, I think the tournament starts tomorrow. Then back home for the Oz Open.
Yenn Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Cricket I looking up, but I still hear people saying that Smith should be captain again. A position he had and showed he was unfit for. We are out of the tennis. Does anyone remember our 11 Grand slam winners, including 6 Wimbledon. I don't think the Williams sisters or any of the current crop can equal that.
willedoo Posted January 19, 2020 Author Posted January 19, 2020 Congratulations to Ash Barty for her win in Adelaide; a good confidence boost going into the Australian Open. The area where I live is a bit dodgy for Channel 9 live coverage of the AO. Ok in good weather, but the digital signal goes bad with any rain or storms. Channel 7 was always bulletproof here, but to be sure to not miss any tennis with channel 9, it pays to have the net live stream 9 Now at the ready as a backup. One issue with the 9 Now player is that it only has the small default mode and full screen view. It would be good if it had a mid size view like Youtube. I find the small player view to be a bit too small. The good news is that this year the full screen view seems to have improved the resolution quality compared to last year. If all else fails, there's always the wireless.
facthunter Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 Go back to smoke signals maybe, though even that's no good as the skies are already full of smoke. The Earlier radio coverage of the cricket included FAKE sound of bats hitting the ball done somehow with a matchbox. Australia's communications situation must be ranked about 35 th in the world . Just imagine what we'd be if we weren't the CLEVER Country.? Nev
willedoo Posted January 19, 2020 Author Posted January 19, 2020 Another problem with watching the tennis live streaming on the net is the lag you get with our third world internet speed.
Litespeed Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 Third world? You lucky lucky barstard. I tried getting the cricket coverage with ABC radio and no chance. Grandstand was playing some crap instead. Just not cricket! You can see Aunty is suffering from funding cuts.
willedoo Posted February 1, 2020 Author Posted February 1, 2020 It's good to see a young rising star win the women's final. A bit of a change from the usual suspects. Not Ash's year though, maybe next time.
Litespeed Posted February 1, 2020 Posted February 1, 2020 It was great. So was Ash with the Baby niece. No body takes defeat as well as Ash. It is never about "I" but "we" as a team and complementing her opponent. Grace and poise are just part of her DNA. So is a wicked and smart sense of humour. She did a presser after winning a Title and quoted her favourite Disney characters to make a excellent funny speech. No surprise Disney picked her as a sponsor big time. Meanwhile Dlyan Allcott did what he does and prove he is the greatest tennis player on wheels, the world has ever seen. Six times Australian Open Champion and he was completely dominant with a friendly huge smile. Inspirational
spacesailor Posted February 2, 2020 Posted February 2, 2020 Dylan Alcott The only Aussie through to the End. Congratulations, Well done. spacesailor
willedoo Posted January 19, 2022 Author Posted January 19, 2022 I wish Rafa would buy some decent undies. With his money, surely he can afford them. He must buy them at the wedgie shop. No other players get constant wedgies like he does. Y fronts might help.
facthunter Posted January 24, 2022 Posted January 24, 2022 Not in my field of expertise. . I think I'm a boring hetero. and I just watch the serving speed and if the ball goes out or in. Nev
red750 Posted January 24, 2022 Posted January 24, 2022 Rafa has had that same routine before serving - forehead, left ear, right ear, forehead, nose, etc for years. It must work - he's right up there. 1
spacesailor Posted January 24, 2022 Posted January 24, 2022 You forgot the ' shorts ' bit !. spacesailor 1
willedoo Posted January 24, 2022 Author Posted January 24, 2022 2 hours ago, spacesailor said: You forgot the ' shorts ' bit !. spacesailor That's what starts it. Always the pull down of the rear wedgie first. The front wedgie doesn't happen every time but the back one does, then the aforementioned forehead, ear, nose stuff.
spacesailor Posted January 24, 2022 Posted January 24, 2022 I think he is just ' wetting ' the ball, to make it heavier. spacesailor
nomadpete Posted January 24, 2022 Posted January 24, 2022 Rafa is just whispering instructions to the ball. That's his secret. He's a ball whisperer.
old man emu Posted April 24, 2022 Posted April 24, 2022 5 hours ago, miriambou said: football in a sense brings almost all these emotions in ninety minutes In the case of Rugby League, the latest delivery of emotions include predictability and boredom, with a goodly dash of robotics.
spacesailor Posted April 25, 2022 Posted April 25, 2022 There,s a lot of ' sport ' that seldom gets airtime. Jet-boat racing is spectacular, I could watch it for hours. spacesailor
nomadpete Posted April 25, 2022 Posted April 25, 2022 Must be pretty poor jet boats if their race takes hours. 1
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