So…
I made this blog because I love sport and I enjoy writing, it seemed like the perfect way to get my thoughts on sport out there and also try to improve as a sports writer. However, I didn’t expect that the world would be thrown into turmoil by Covid-19, and I certainly didn’t expect I’d be sitting here some 8 months on, still in lockdown and still with no end in sight.
It’s hard to focus on writing about sport when so much else is going on in the world and, of course, most of the sport was stopped all together. My last post was about the Chess candidates tournament and that was unfortunately stopped half way through, however it is expected to resume on November 1st.
So what now? well sport is definitely back in full swing;
the Lakers just won the NBA championship, taking Lebron to 4 titles and finals MVPs. My team the Houston Rockets once again dissapointed and failed to make their extreme small ball approach work.
The NFL is underway with my team the Seahawks currently 5-0 with the almighty Russell Wilson and looking like real Superbowl contenders.
English football is also back up and running for the new season with Everton sitting atop the Premier League table and my team Ipswich Town first in League 1.
Baseball is probably still going on but who in their right mind cares? (sorry baseball fans ;))
Plus, of course Tennis, Darts, Snooker, Rugby, MMA, Boxing, Cricket and Golf have all been ticking away with Nadal equalling Roger’s grand slam record this weekend and The Masters due to start at Augusta next month, which may well get a post of it’s own.
So with all that said, I feel like it’s high time I got back to writing about sport, and I’m bloody excited to escape in the sporting world and forget about this awful situation for a while. Stay safe out there.
Jack
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