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FIFA are already talking about a contingency plan for South Africa 2010. As I recall, Athens 2004 was beset by myriads of problems over construction, squabbling amongst the organising committee yet to my mind, if the IOC had a contingency plan, they sure as hell didn't let the rest of the world know in 2001! Thabo Mbeki, if there's one thing that should galvanise you to GET INVOLVED, it's South Africa 2010. Germany did a good job in 2006 and South Africa should look to tap into their expertise to ensure teutonic efficiency is brought to bear on the various projects that need to be done. For the stadium construction, look to the Chinese as they are experts in that particular field. For logistics, look to the English. But above all, let it retain its South African identity inspite of the global input.

The news from across the pond is that the Chicago Bulls have swept the defending NBA champions aka Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs - maybe it's time for Shaq to retire his size 22 shoes.

Liverpool will rout Chelski at Anfield especially since Ricardo Carvalho is injured and Michael Essien is being played out of position. TTFFUM will see their dreams of a treble crumble at the San Siro - lets hope the second leg is as scintillating as the first.

All hail the clay court king aka El Pirata aka Rafael Nadal who has extended his winning streak on clay to 72 matches after winning the Barcelona Open for the 3rd time. I'm going to put a bet on him winning the French Open AND Wimbledon. He reached the Wimbledon final last year when noone gave him a chance and I'm sure he can go one better this year.
Vamos Rafa, vamos!!

I espied an article in a newspaper last week which said that Iraqi oil reserves are double what had previously been thought. This means the American troops won't be leaving anytime soon as American interests have now doubled. Did you know that the US Baghdad embassy is the biggest in the world - WHY?

The Bushman has shown himself to have a sense of rythm, his own!! However, he seems to know how to hit a drum, perhaps that's because he marches to his own beat!!

A la semaine prochaine.