HAMILTON DOWN UNDER
“We’ve been working very, very hard through winter making sure the training’s even better but also preparing the car,” said Lewis Hamilton. The squeaky British F1 babe is gearing up for the new Formula One season by splashing about in the surf at Williamstown Beach in Melbourne, playing with boomerangs, crossing swords (?), chatting up the girls, racing kayaks with his new teammate Heikki Kovalainen and hanging out with KISS.
Kovalainen: “We have left no stone unturned in terms of preparation for this season,” said the Finnish babe. “I am very excited about being in Australia – but this weekend I will be completely focused. I’m determined to start the race well, my goal is to get pole position,’ he added. The Finn didn’t get his ‘pole’ during the kayak race, as Hamilton finished in first, beating not only Heikki, but V8 Supercar drivers Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup as well.
WHEN DOORS ATTACK
When Manchester United’s Darren Fletcher needed to use the bathroom I’m sure he expected it to be a private moment. Unfortunately it wasn’t. The beast was chillen in the bathroom after last week’s 1-0 win, when the stall-door apparently fell from its hinges and busted open his head. “’It seems that there was something seriously wrong with the toilet door. I don’t know if fittings had come loose or what – but when Darren went to open the door, it came away and clobbered him. It looked very, very nasty,” said a witness, “I saw blood pouring out and the medical staff had to treat him there and then. I know he got stitches. He looked pretty dazed and pretty shocked. It was a nasty wound but it could have been worse. The other players were looking about scratching their heads in disbelief but at least medical staff were right there on the spot. You don’t expect a door to just fall on you.”
STREAKER UPDATE
This photo will never get old or lose its appeal…luckily, Andrew Symonds will not face any sanctions for pummeling the streaker with a ‘shoulder charge’ during an international against India. However the streaker, Robert Ogilvie, was fined 1,500 Australian dollars and charged with wilful exposure and interfering with a sports event. He pleaded guilty, saying he was dared to run on the field naked by his friends and it felt “great” to be smacked by Symonds.
VAMOS
The Pacific Life Open begins on today…
T-MAC
Gave some love to Tracy McGrady for his charity work…check it out on Look to the Stars.
