Superbowl and More

Hey. It has been a while since my last blog, well a week but a lot has happened in that week and a lot for me to write about.

Firstly it is one of the biggest sporting events on the planet… for most Americans anyway. The Superbowl is hours away. The 2012 Superbowl is to be the New England Patriots against the New York Giants. This NFL season is one of the first that I have closely followed and it has not failed to disappoint. Many records have been broken, a couple of upsets and of course heavy tackles. Going back to the game tonight, I think that the Giants will win. On the way to the final they beat the Green Bay Packers, a team that had the record of 15 wins to one loss. It is not only sport though which makes the Superbowl popular. At half-time the one and only Madonna will be on the pitch. If you are a fellow Englishman like me it will be a challenge to stay awake but I’m sure it will not disappoint.

I know it has been almost a week since the event but Novak Djokovic is the Australian open Champion after beating Nadal in an epic final. The game lasted almost 6 hours, 5 hours 53 to be precise and was the longest open final in history.  It showed how much determination Djokovic had as he had played a 4 four match against Murray, two days before. For now Murray remains Scottish despite showing some improvement under his new manager, Ivan Lendl.

This week also saw the closure of the January Transfer Window. It wasn’t as interesting as last year which saw the arrival of Fernando Torres to Chelsea and Andy Carroll to Liverpool. QPR were the biggest spenders with Cisse and Zamora both joining the Royals. Other big transfers include Gary Cahill to Chelsea, Saha to Tottenham and Wayne Bridge to Sunderland. The big spenders failed to live up to their names as it seemed that the smaller clubs are fighting for survival.

The Six Nations kick off in style this weekend with three very closely fought games. France comfortable beat Italy in the early kick off before England regained the Calcutta Cup. There was only one try in the game but it was enough for England to win 13-6. Today’s game between Ireland and Wales was also an astonishing game. Wales left it late but scored a late minute penalty to win 23-21 in a game that both sides could have won.

Other news stories from the week in 10 words (or less)

John Terry loses captaincy after trail is moved to July

England are chasing 324 to win in the Cricket

Stevenage draw Tottenham in the F.A Cup fifth round

Mohammed Ali’s trainer, Angelo Dundee dies aged 90

So what a week it has been. I am off to watch the Superbowl. Despite being a Chicago Bears Fan, I am cheering on the Giants.