The sports line up for the weekend (12th – 14thOctober)

 

Friday 12th October

08:30 – 10:30	Rugby					ITM Cup: Round 15 – Southland v Manawatu
16:40 – 18:45	Rugby					Absa Under 21 A Section – Sharks U21 v Leopards
19:00 – 21:00	Rugby					Absa Currie Cup: The Sharks v Gwk Griquas
21:00 – 22:55	Rugby					Heineken Cup: Round 1 – Ulster Rugby v Castres Olympique
02:50 – 04:50			Motorsport					F1: Korean Grand Prix Practice Session 1
06:50 – 08:40			Motorsport					F1: Korean Grand Prix Practice Session 2
16:55 – 19:00			Soccer					FIFA World Cup Qualifier Russia v Portugal
20:55 – 22:55			Soccer					FIFA World Cup Qualifier England v San Marino
22:55 – 01:00			Soccer					FIFA World Cup Qualifier Ecuador v Chile
19:00 – 19:30	Soccer							Master Plan Eps. 6
20:40 – 22:45	Soccer							FIFA World Cup Qualifier Republic Of Ireland v Germany
07:30 – 11:30		Golf					European Tour Turkish Airlines Golf World Final Day 4
15:00 – 19:00		Golf					European Tour Portugal Masters Day 2
22:00 – 01:00		Golf					PGA Tour Frys.Com Open Day 2
09:00 – 11:00		Cycling					Tour Of Beijing Day 4
20:40 – 23:00		Soccer					FIFA World Cup Qualifier Wales v Scotland

Saturday 13th October

English: Man blowing a vuvuzela, Cape Town, South Africa (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

02:25 – 04:00	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Games 1 – 4
04:00 – 05:35	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Games 5 – 8
05:35 – 07:15	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Games 9 – 12
07:15 – 09:00	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Games 13 – 16
09:00 – 10:40	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Games 17 – 20
10:40 – 12:25	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Games 21 – 24
14:15 – 16:30	Rugby			Absa Currie Cup: First Division Final: EP Kings v Ford Pumas
16:55 – 19:00	Rugby			Absa Currie Cup: Dhl Western Province v Toyota Free State Cheetahs
19:00 – 21:15	Rugby			Absa Currie Cup: MTN Golden Lions v Vodacom Blue Bulls
22:00 – 01:00	Golf			PGA Tour Frys.Com Open Day 3
03:50 – 05:15		Motorsport			F1: Korean Grand Prix Practice Session 3
06:45 – 08:10		Motorsport			F1: Korean Grand Prix Qualifying
13:15 – 17:00		Cricket			Champions League Twenty20 Nashuatitans v Perth Scorchers
17:00 – 21:00		Cricket			Champions League Twenty20 Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Dare Devils
01:55 – 04:00		Soccer			FIFA World Cup Qualifier Argentina v Uruguay
13:45 – 16:00		Soccer			FIFA U/17 Women’s World Cup 3rd / 4th Place Playoff: Ghana v Germany
16:45 – 19:00		Soccer			FIFA U/17 Women’s World Cup Final: France v Korea DPR
12:00 – 13:00		Soccer			Super Diski: Nfd H\L Episode 1
14:15 – 16:30		Rugby			Absa Currie Cup: First Division Final: EP Kings v Ford Pumas
06:45 – 08:00		Motorcycling			MotoGP: Japan Qualifying Practice
15:00 – 19:00		Golf			European Tour Portugal Masters Day 3
09:00 – 11:00		Cycling			Tour Of Beijing Day 5
14:30 – 16:35		Rugby			Heineken Cup: Round 1 – Edinburgh Rugby v Saracens
16:35 – 18:40		Rugby			Heineken Cup: Round 1 – Leinster Rugby v Exeter Chiefs
18:55 – 21:00		Rugby			Heineken Cup: Round 1 – Harlequins v Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque

Sunday 14th October

02:30 – 04:00	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Bowl QFs
04:00 – 05:35	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Cup QFs
05:35 – 06:20	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Shield SFs
06:20 – 07:15	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Bowl SFs
07:15 – 08:00	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Plate SFs
08:00 – 09:00	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Cup SFs
09:00 – 09:30	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Shield Final
09:30 – 10:00	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Bowl Final
10:00 – 10:30	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Plate Final
10:30 – 11:00	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch- 3rd/4th Place Play-Off
11:00 – 11:35	Rugby			HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch – Cup Final
13:35 – 15:45	Rugby			Heineken Cup: Round 1 – Northampton Saints v Glasgow Warriors
15:45 – 18:00	Rugby			Heineken Cup: Round 1 – Toulouse v Leicester Tigers
22:00 – 01:00	Golf			PGA Tour Frys.Com Open Day 4
07:30 – 10:30		Motorsport			F1: Korean Grand Prix Main Race
13:15 – 17:00		Cricket			Champions League Twenty20 Chennai Super Kings v Sydney Sixers
17:00 – 21:00		Cricket			Champions League Twenty20 Bizhub Highveld Lions v Mumbai Indians
14:00 – 17:00		Boxing			Rainbow Promotions S.A. National Welter Weight Title: Tsiko Mulovhedzi v Kyle Smith
03:45 – 05:00		Motorcycling			MotoGP: Japan Moto3
05:00 – 06:45		Motorcycling			MotoGP: Japan Moto2
06:45 – 08:30		Motorcycling			MotoGP: Japan MotoGP: Race
15:00 – 19:00		Golf			European Tour Portugal Masters Day 4

HAPPY NELSON MANDELA DAY!

In this very uneventful month of July, we at least have a good enough day to look forward to. Nelson Mandela is iconic by all means and thoughts of him bring a certain warmth and sense of warmth in his tenacity and heroism in his life time struggles and eventual monumental achievements. He is one of the none controversial political figures of all time and its hats off to rare men like him who sell out their own lives and interest for a greater good. The day was created to inspire people to do acts o good and selflessness and help someone in society or make someone smile. It’s a noble day that seeks to bring out the suppressed inner hero.

However, on the note of heroism, there is also a flip side to it. There are the seemingly pointless heroic antics floating around. Case in point is this whole Miguna Miguna saga of his “whistle blowing” book. So as not to seem like I dismiss his book, I question the timing of the book. However I also believe that the book must have a lot of truth in it because so many feathers wouldn’t feel ruffled if he didn’t step on one or a few toes in his book. Plus you have to credit this guy with the gift for sensationalism. I think his would be a bestselling book if Kenyans would not be so into the habit of expecting someone to read the book on their behalf and summarize it for them. Be a hero today and go out to buy the book. Then don’t forget to do a chapter by chapter analysis which you happen to conveniently make available to the general public. You will be dearly remembered in our hearts for hopefully longer than a week. (Lets be real here)

Just in case you feel the spirit of Nelson Mandela day, let me give some suggestions on nice things that you could do today:

• Say thank you to a tout
• Smile at a supermarket attendant
• Give an extra ordinarily generous tip to a waiter
• Buy a friend a random extravagant gift( What else says I’m a hero than digging into your pocket for no apparent reason?)

On that note, have a lovely day and help someone you usually wouldn’t today. P.S: feel free to ignore my last suggestion. Its rather extreme. But you can come to Blanco’s Sports Grill Galleria Mall if you’re around Nairobi area.

Here is a quote to ponder on:

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” ~Nelson Mandela~