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Don’t be surprised if Novak Djokovic in just a few years will make his comeback as one of the world's biggest sports names.

It is not the first time a world champion has been knocked out for not doing what the politicians ordered him to do. Right now, many are very satisfied - but in hindsight, the process against Nole will be seen as grotesque and completely unreasonable. And people will be ashamed of the racist undertones and lies that the political circus is currently driven by.

Muhammad Ali was also not doing what the politicians demanded. The boxer would not allow himself to enlist in the U.S. Army and take part in the Vietnam War. And the punishment was harsh and unfair: a sentence of five years in prison. He was deprived of his boxing license, his World Cup belts - people would not even recognize his name. That was in 1967.

But just three years later, the world looked different. The mood of the people was reversed. There were huge demonstrations against the Vietnam War and the racially divided USA.

Muhammad Ali had thrown his Olympic gold medal into the river after an episode in his hometown Louisville. He had walked into the town's fine restaurant with the medal around his neck and ordered two cheeseburgers.

- We do not serve negroes…
- And I do not eat them! Just give me two cheeseburgers…

The Olympic champion was kicked out of the restaurant just because he was black. And in Vietnam, blacks accounted for a quarter of the casualties, even though they accounted for only 12% of the U.S. population.

The US Supreme Court overturned Muhammad Ali's prison sentence, he was acquitted of all charges. He made a rock-solid comeback when the Champion of the World got his boxing license back.

He was right! He sure was the Greatest, even when he went an impressive 32 laps against the Parkinsons. Billions of viewers saw the sport's biggest icon stand with the torch and with trembling hands light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony in Atlanta. That was in 1996.

Muhammad Ali died in 2016, 74 years old.

This is just for fun, not for money. Sorry to disappoint those who worship money.
Here's the deal. You get 100 points for picking the winner of the game.

Your choices are either the Kansas City Chiefs, or the San Francisco 49ers.

Plus, you get up to 60 points for picking the number of points scored by the Chiefs
and up to 60 points for picking the number of points scored by the 49ers.
So, the maximum of points you could get is 220.
However, you lose 1 point for each point the actual final score for that team
is from the score you predicted for that team. So, if you predict the Chiefs will score 24 points and they score a total of 30 points, you would get 54 points for that part of your guess.

So, lets say you pick the 49ers to win by the score of 27 to 16
and the 49ers do win, but by the score of 31 to 12.
You would get the 100 points for picking the correct winner, plus (60 - (31 - 27)) + (60 - (16 - 12)) = 212. It would be very difficult to end up with no points, unless you don't put in your guesses.

To play you get one chance to place your guesses. No changes
Your guesses must be placed before this Sunday at 6 pm EST (Eastern Standard Time).
The actual kickoff of the game is at 6:30 pm EST.

Whoever has the highest total score will be crowned 2020 CS Superbowl Champion until next year
and I will post the hierarchy of the CS finalists scores on this blog after the game is over.

Good luck

I've got into the habit of watching the BBC News when I eat dinner, recently whenever I have dinner and the time varies on whether I'm hungry, it's Sportsday & not news, as this mainly consists of football (soccer) I'm not the slightest bit interested, football used to be Saturdays but now it's every day of the week On the actual news this week a piece about football Sky TV & BT have paid £5.136 billion for rights to show football games live, Sky paid the bulk at £4.176 billion, that's for 126 matches a season for 3 years Now on Facebook today I saw this on my wall -



Out of me & 3 Sky Tv execs which is the one

Has the world gone mad, where a UK footballer can be paid half a million pounds a week to kick a ball around but the UK prime-minister is on £142,500 A YEAR, or am I the one

This is a delightful variant of the game if you understand the rules. Unlike games like golf and bowls, there is no green fees payable although there may be ball fees applicable in certain cases.

Another advantage of this version is that you won’t need any special gear like in the normal game; it is played with the existing equipment providing that such equipment is in prime condition. The game is played on a pitch and the pitch is normally laid out in the middle of a double bed. As a variation, a rug in front of the fireplace, the couch in the lounge, or the kitchen table will make very good substitutes for the bed. Even the wall of a shower cubicle has produced some exiting games.

You can play a limited over version of this game at work in which case the pitch is laid out on the office desk. This variant is called a ‘quickie’.

When in dire need to play, the pitch can be laid out on a car’s backseat but this is not recommended for the ‘not so young’ players because if the pitch is longer than the field. it may cause some discomfort to older players.

The game is usually played by two players; the visitor and the owner of the pitch. The owner of the pitch takes strike at the one end where she has to cover her wickets while the visitor will deliver his balls from the other end. The visitor is advised not to deliver his balls too quickly. He should spend some time exploring other regions of the pitch and pay some special attention to the two pavilions at the far end of the pitch.

On the other hand, the owner of the pitch should not guard her wickets too efficiently as the visitor may not come to play on the pitch again if he does not score.

The pitch is usually carefully prepared; sometimes the grass on it is kept very short to assure a smooth delivery of the ball and to get some lift from a good length.

Occasionally a third player may join the game while it is still in progress, in which case the player receiving strike is said to be caught behind the wickets. The visitor is deemed to be caught with his pants down and may be in trouble if the third player has any residential claim on the pitch.

Finally, it is important to leave the pitch in the condition that it was found and to leave no markings on it (unless specifically requested) lest the pitch may have a permanent grounds man. Prospective players should note that most pitches become unplayable at times due to periodic maintenance.

Hey, we have a long weekend coming up.

I've been wondering why it was so quiet on the blogs and forums and duh, Olympics! International event, every CS member has a team striving to do their best for them ...

Go teams!!

I wasn't here last time round, so I wasn't expecting it. In theory I have two teams to support, the UK and SA. To my shame, I didn't even watch the opening ceremony, was it good?

Sports time folks.

With a million dollar per seat sold in the box for this game, how many are anticipating this game?

I'm a very sports addict person but not into anything that hurts like boxing. But with Pacquiao I always make it as an exception.

So who do you think will win?

Have fun everyone.

I can see why people find playing a sport attractive; it’s fun and the component of trying to beat an opponent gives it an extra edge, particularly for competitive types. There was a time when it was quite common for a firm to have a works football team, playing in a league consisting of other works teams. Apart from the personal challenge there was also the pride of your place of work to uphold. Other -non participating- employees could also take a legitimate interest in these matches and share in the glory or disappointment of the outcome. There were also inter village cricket matches with a similar reason for taking place. This all seems reasonable and it isn’t difficult to find purpose in it.

What I don’t understand is how sport became professional. Paying people to play a game seems quite odd to me. Being a completely non productive activity it more properly belongs to the category of hobby or pastime than profession. Regardless of how expertly someone can manipulate a ball with his foot, is it logical that the financial reward for showing that off is often far grater than that received for being a highly skilled tradesman, who actually produces something useful?

It could be said that there is entertainment value in sport, but why? It only becomes interesting if you have an interest in the outcome but why on Earth does anybody care about the outcome? It’s not like any of us has a real connection to the people we are cheering on and willing to win. It just doesn’t make any sense, the only good reason for sport is for its own sake, the involvement of money makes it completely senseless.

The World Cup should be abandoned immediately and I should get the £2 I invested in the works sweep stake back. And I’m not just saying that because I drew Senegal.

Just got home from our national stadium Wembley home of football after watching my beloved Millwall win the play off final and get promotion to the Championship, absolutely over the moon :)

I have a snail halfway up the kitchen wall, and would like to offer it to sale to the highest bidder.

I have to say right away I have not seen this snail in action. However, its presence on the wall argues a speed which would encourage breeders and owners of racing snails to add it to their stable.

Firstly, I live in Scotland, therefore my doors and windows have impressive seals. Draughts are not encouraged in a cool country known for gale-force winds 350 days of the year. For the same reason the door did not remain open at any point for long enough to allow normal entry.

Secondly, there is a dog flap in the door. Not a cat flap, which a sufficiently determined and muscular snail could perhaps push open. This is a foot-square dog flap. Even the cat has to exert some force to open it. The snail is a mere inch and a half long.

It is therefore clear that this snail lurked either on the doorstep and shot inside when I was taking out the trash – impressive enough in itself – or waited patiently for the dog or cat to thrust a nose out, listen to the creatures of the night, and pass through the flap to use the toilet that was once my courtyard. It is a fairly quick process - maximum 50 seconds.

QED. This is a quick snail.

OK so I'm settling down for a lazy Sunday watching Arsenal v West Ham and Pool v Stoke...
And yes I love football, I love the Premiership, but a few times recently when I've said this, the first comment I've had from people isn't concerning the football... it's concerning the money involved and the money paid to the players.

So I'm just musing on why it's such an issue when so many other people get paid utterly ridiculous amounts of money for what they do without censure.

Would you not watch a brilliant film because you object to the amount of money your favourite actor was paid to star in it?

Would you take your money out of a bank because of the fat cats lining their pockets?

Would F1 fans complain about the amount of money spent developing the cars... let alone what the drivers get paid?

Would you refuse to listen to your favourite band because the netted millions on their last tour?

Anyway you get the idea....

Its still the beautiful game, so why shouldn't they get paid every penny they can get, while they can get it, when they have to have the talent to get to that level in the first place and careers can be cut short so easily.

And yes I do understand the offside rule before anyone asks.....