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Nasser's driving gives Magoo a bad name
To prang one car may be regarded as a misfortune. To prang both looks like carelessness. No, not Tiger Woods, but our very own Nasser Hussain. The accomplished Sky pundit and former England Test captain managed the feat with two hire cars during the present ODI series in South Africa. According to David 'Bumble' Lloyd's Twitter site: "Nas pranged ANOTHER car . . . he is like Mr Magoo on the road." Now 'Bumble' has been known to exaggerate in his time but the comparison is a little unfair. As far as we can remember, Magoo was never actually involved in an accident, despite countless near misses. England fans following the upcoming Test series around South Africa, beware. Steer clear of Nasser. Literally.
Sorry Tiger runs rings around the Circle Line
To Miami for the verdict of Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter (no, me neither) on Tiger's questionable driving skills.
According to Porter, athletes are unfairly treated by the big bad media. “We made ourselves too accessible to you,” he moaned. “It backfires on the athlete. We don't get to write a story about y'all. An athlete makes a mistake, everybody wants to write about it. It's a one-way street, like it has always been.”
The problem, Joey, is that people want to read about the world's most famous sportsman crashing in the early hours in suspicious circumstances.
If Joey — or any other millionaire sportsman — wants to report on Sporting Miscellanies' daily torment on the Circle Line he knows where to find me (stuck in a tunnel due to a defective train).
Free coach travel for the Staines massive
Staines Town chairman Alan Boon will provide free coach travel for fans wishing to see their heroes in FA Cup second-round replay action at Millwall. Boon's offer appears to be genuinely altruistic and should go down well with supporters looking to save a few quid ahead of the festive season. There's just one condition. To qualify for the free 25-mile journey to Bermondsey, you must first attend tomorrow's Blue Square South match against Basingstoke Town. “Anyone who comes to watch us play will a get a seat on a coach, paid for by us,” said Boon. “Hopefully, we will get four or five to go down.” We assume he means coaches. Then again, even Sky Sports might struggle to get excited about Staines v Basingstoke.
Don't down it, Pompey
Don't you just love American sports stars and their total lack of media training'? LA Lakers forward Ron Artest (no, me neither), has admitted he drank cognac during games when he played for the Chicago Bulls as a result of their poor form. “I used to drink at half-time,” he probably didn't slur. “I [kept it] in my locker.” One can only imagine the state Portsmouth's players would be in if they decided booze was the answer to their problems.
Twitter of the week
“DOES anyone who follows me work for honda? i'll trade tickets to every england game for a cbr600RR. i'll also throw in a hefty supply of rubbers . . . bat grips to the lay person!”
England cricketer Graeme Swann, aka Swannyg66, goes in search of a new motorbike while on tour in South Africa
