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Glad to Have Been Wrong About the Outcome of Simona Halep’s Appeal

When Simona Halep received the original sentence, being banned for four years after having been suspended without trial for almost one, I was saying that I expected it to be the end of her career, since I didn’t think that the appeal would do more than halve one part of the sentence and therefore reduce […]

At Over 51 and a Half, Noriaki Kasai Scored in the Ski Jumping World Cup!

I was waiting for this moment a year ago, when international ski jumping competitions returned to Japan, but back then Noriaki Kasai took part in two qualifying sessions only to fail to make it through both times, the situation being particularly frustrating the first time around, when he was the first to miss out, by […]

Rapid’s Losses Are Expected, But the Manner Is Heartbreaking

Three months ago, I was expressing disappointment at the results obtained by CSM Bucuresti and Rapid in the Women’s Handball Champions’ League, especially since this may well be the last season when they have access to the funds that allow them to keep all those great players, and the transfers which have so far been […]

No Last Good International Season for Romanian Women’s Handball Teams…

While there have been a few years since something truly great, I was used to the Romanian women’s handball teams obtaining much better results than Romanians usually tend to obtain in sports, and I was actually expecting them to really push this season, seeing as, at least as far as I know, the Romanian Women’s […]

Snooker Returning to China for the First Edition of the Wuhan Open Seems Fitting

I did raise an eyebrow as soon as I saw that this week’s snooker tournament takes place in Wuhan, but I remembered that there had recently been another one in China and I didn’t know whether any had taken place there last year, so it was only today, when I happened to hear that this […]