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Centre presenters driving me nuts -- Going Nuts, January 26, 2007
Those bozos at Sports Centre, the
twice-nightly cringeathon aired by ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), are
driving me crazy.
I do not know who gave the order to
dumb down the sports news, or why, but presenters Colette Wong, Uday
Joshi and Steve Dawson have obliged to the full. read
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Opening Gambit is fair game for easy reading -- Sean Casey, January 23, 2007
Sir, I disagree most vehemently. Howzat
(to use a cricket term) for an opening gambit (to use a chess
expression).
Please, Mr Careem, don’t cringe at
the use of opening gambit. Yes, it is strictly speaking an example of
tautology, especially when used in the context of chess, but
stringing the words together adds emphasis to the phrase. read
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ESPN
BLOODIED IN TV RIGHTS WAR -- ASIABALLS, January 23, 2007
The frenzied bidding war for Asian
television rights to the English Premiership has left ESPN STAR
Sports (ESS) wounded and viewers throughout the continent wondering
how much they will be asked to stump up in subscription fees. read
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