1) After Stan Wawrinka took Novak Djokovic down around the net in the French Open final, here is a collection of more filthy winners that didn’t need to go over the top.
2) Also doing the rounds: this first-person-perspective one-handed catch by a camera-toting punter at MGM Park in Mississippi. It joins a rich first-person genre featuring such gems as: “amazing training action” from Manchester City; an hour and a half of gnarly extreme sportsters; and ATV riding in Michigan in 2010. Turn your speakers down for that one.
3) One-time Fifa suit Jack Warner’s emotional “The Gloves Are Off” broadcast continues to draw plaudits, including comedian John Oliver’s neat reply, titled: “The Mittens of Disapproval Are On.” Among other classic Jack YouTube moments: Jack cites The Onion in his defence; Jack is confronted by Channel 4 News; Jack is confronted by Sky News; Jack is confronted by Andrew Jennings, and by Andrew Jennings again; and how the Simpsons called it.
4) Some goals of the week: Maxi Velázquez with the volley from a corner for Lanús; Michal Michalec with a free-kick from downtown (was it still moving?) in Poland; Mali with a neat one-two-three-four in the U-20 World Cup against Ghana; and goalkeeper scorpion kick business in Spain.
5) Olympic cyclist v toaster. Can Robert Förstemann power it himself?
6) Mean softball catcher is mean.
Our favourites from last week’s blog
1) Don’t go chasing waterfalls, please stick to anything else for the love of all that is holy, Dane Jackson.
2) Tyler Fernengel put the abandoned Pontiac Silverdome to good use.
3) On board with Guy Martin for a practice lap at the Isle of Man TT.
4) Mountain-biking beauty in the trailer for the unReal movie.
5) And another trailer, for Blink of an Eye, which looks a must-watch documentary about downhill skiing and its numerous dangers.
6) Bobby Robson the player, opening the scoring in a 9-3 destruction of Scotland in 1961, plus showing how to thump home from the spot for Fulham against Sheffield Wednesday in 1966.
Spotters’ badges: BlackCaesar, garethr, RobBarwick.
