Todays Sporting Headlines

The lead item on Fox Sports News this morning,  as it was on most news services, is that Alberto Contador has been stripped of his 2010 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and been suspended for two years.  Contador tested positive for Clenbuterol during the second rest day of the 2010 tour race.

What suprises me is that it has taken this long for a governing body not to believe his "it was the steroids in my steak" excuse. I have a very good friend Pooba,who loves a steak and probably eats it 5 times a week and he would be lucky to cycle up Beverly Hills let alone the Alps. Why Contador didnt come up with a bullshit Lindsay Lohan  like story of "i was drugged" is beyond me. I would love to know what steak he ate that helped him win the tour as i would be chowing down every night.

Speaking of fanciful storys, the back page of todays Telegraph is how Timana Tahu wants to play Origin again this year. He should be hoping to get picked for Newcastle first grade before contemplating Origin.

The bloke last played a good game in 2003 & is a total liability. Why the Telegraph gave him air time is beyond me, its like the old days of Lance Thompson every year saying "id love to be picked for Origin", so would any player. Doesnt mean your up to it. While Wayne Bennett is a miracle worker, he even has his limitations.

Considering what happened in camp before Game 2 of 2010 i think Tahu would be considered a "never to be picked again" candidate.  Tahu would be as trustworthy as Kevin Rudd at a Julia Gillard bbq.

A guy who can really play is Josh Dugan , who by todays press looks like staying in Canberra for $750,000 a year. The offers by the Roosters and Dogs must fall way short of that mark, as why else would anyone stay in that shithole. Surely the Roosters offer of a beachside house, cash filled brown paper bags and a Home & Away star should of been enough to see him go there. The Dogs offer of free kebabs in belmore & a hotted up Subary WRX doesnt really measure up.

In AFL news, Melbourne has gone into meltdown because Alan Didak has a torn aductor muscle and is out for a month. The Herald Sun has devoted 19 pages to the story, complete with human body charts. Heaven forbid anything actually does happen in Melbourne, it would have to be pushed back to the middle pages.

The other main headline is Kevin Sheedy's biggest challenge has been getting Israel Folau up to speed for teh season opener against the Swans. I would of thought getting people to games and trying to win at least 2 would be Sheedys biggest challenge. Team GWS have recruited the best young kids and blended them with old blokes who should have retired a few seasons back. They seem like an episode of Marry my boy.

This preseason for both footy codes has been very tame, no Kim Duthies with Ricky Nixon in his reg grundies, no Julian Oneill shitting in Schlossy's shoe & a sober Todd Carney have made it very boring. What happened to the good old days were a trip to the brasco at the Clovelly meant you might interrupt SBW  potting Candice Falzon.