1) Y M C … oh, there goes my phone. A valuable lesson was learned for us all by one Village People enthusiast at the Australian Open. Another who dropped (aggressively chucked) something was Pablo Carreño Busta who was upset at the manner of his defeat to Kei Nishikori in the fourth round and let the umpire and the world know. Melbourne witnessed some more positive actions to winning, including this from Michal Hrdlicka after seeing his wife, Karolina Pliskova defeat Serena Williams. Roger Federer might think he can just wander where he likes following his 20 Grand Slam victories but one security guard was a stickler for the rules with him.
Never dance to YMCA with a phone in your hand 😱😂 #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/klYksvHHRL
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) January 23, 2019
2) Approximately 51.5% of the world’s population feel your pain, Krystian Bielik. At least he did not set his own downfall like Lomana Lua Lua whose somersaults resulted in him having to go off injured. Martín Palermo’s time at Villarreal was ridden with injuries, one of which was sustained while celebrating scoring against Levante, as a small concrete wall behind the goal buckled under the weight of fans, fell on his leg and broke his tibia and fibula. More recently, Nicolai Müller, now of Hannover then of Hamburg, spun himself into a frenzy, rupturing ACL and then suffering a seven-month stint on the sidelines.
3) Inexplicably one non-league football team in London is now being coached by an Amazon Echo. “Alexa, what is a marketing stunt?”
4) It’s been a very big week for Martin from Wakefield. First he was asked if he was to be the next Huddersfield manager by Sky Sports, much to his and everyone else’s bemusement. Not to miss a trick, the Terriers then did hire him … in order to present Jan Siewert as David Wagner’s replacement.
5) What are the strangest jobs in sport? Being the man to stop your head coach from blocking the path of the match officials is right up there as Ted Rath with testify.
6) Brendon McCullum with a very energetic save in the Big Bash.
Our favourites from below the line last week
1) Do not try this at home, or anywhere for that matter.
2) You are unlikely to see a more exciting finish to the cricket than this.
3) Soon to be an ITV reality show … it’s Tennis On Ice.
Spotters’ badges: MSJM, Giles Skerry, stee33
