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“When Bolt runs slow one day, I can beat him”
Thus spoke Kim Collins, one of Usain Bolt’s main rivals in track and field’s premier event. It is an astonishing admission and in a way it confirms what I have long suspected; excellence of a certain kind can have a … Continue reading
The problem of heritage
Brands, like people, get old and often lose relevance. Younger audiences find it difficult to relate with many old brands. One generation’s fashion is the next generation’s anachronism. The problem of heritage brands is not easy to handle. If you … Continue reading
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Why the improbable keeps happening in cricket?
47 for 1 at lunch on day two and South Africa are sitting pretty. Archrival Australia has been bowled out for 284, a 100 more than they should have got, but then that’s cricket. At this stage if you had … Continue reading
A Gentlemen’s game falls into disrepute
In the case involving three Pakistani cricketers, Justice (Sir) Jeremy Lionel Cooke said at the sentencing, “The image and integrity of what was once a game, but is now a business is damaged in the eyes of all”. In a … Continue reading
The Making Of A Dream Team
When the West Indies cricket team toured Australia in 1979/80, little was expected of them. On their previous tour they had been dealt a humiliating 5-1 defeat. While they had improved a lot in recent years, even dominating the … Continue reading
