1) League Cup final time! It’s 1988, Arsenal are 2-1 up with seven minutes to play against Luton. Surely nothing can go … oh Gus Caesar! Arsenal again and another upset: this time Third Division Swindon beating them on a Wembley quagmire in 1969. In 2005 Steven Gerrard was responsible for letting another trophy slip in a match against Chelsea: José Mourinho reacted with humility, before, in 2007, he then gets involved in a bout of on-pitch handbags afterwards. Meanwhile goals! goals! goals!
2) The greatest table tennis shot of all time?
3) It’s Ireland v England in the Six Nations this weekend: so a look back at some classic games from the past. 2003: England 42-6 Ireland – the best England performance of the Clive Woodward era? 1993: Ireland 17-3 England – overconfident England get their backsides handed to them (including Mick Galwey celebrating his last-gasp try with his sister on the pitch). 2001: Ireland 20-14 England – Keith Wood’s try and Ronan O’Gara’s boot end England grand slam hopes at Landsdowne Road. 2014: England 13-10 Ireland – England end Ireland’s Triple Crown hopes.
4) Ed Joyce is bowled … briefly, only for the bails to be knocked off and then land back on his stumps during Ireland’s Cricket World Cup win over UAE. Meanwhile, Chris Gayle blasts 215 from 147 balls against Zimbabwe. Oof.
5) Football wrestling! Worcester’s Shabir Khan body slams a Stockport County player after a horrendous tackle. While a Southampton steward rock bottoms a pitch invader and Kingstonian’s keeper offers a Bognor fan his opinion via the medium of his fists.
6) LeBron James Jr: nearly as good as his dad at basketball.
Our favourites from last week’s blog
2) Phil DeFreitas gives England some rare cheer against the Australians in the mid-90s and thumps 22 off an over.
3) Golf tricks!
4) Ministry of silly Aussie Rules umpires.
5) Slo-mo sand dune surfing: fun.
6) Fifty reasons why Michael Jordan was quite good at basketball.
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