Some Sundays provide hardly any sports distraction. Some Sundays, like today, there is a true
smorgasbord of Sports, top notch sports, on the agenda.
If you are interested in pro Hockey, the NHL All Star weekend
in the USA and Canada was contested yesterday.
There is still much coverage ongoing across your televisions
networks.
In the USA, the National Football League pro Bowl takes place
this afternoon in Miami. The Pro Bowl is
sometimes treated as an afterthought, but actually has an almost 100 year
history. Star players from the top NFL
teams will play for the honor and the glory of their respective
conferences. The Chiefs and the 49ers
players are, of course excused from the action,
as they are preparing for next week's Super Bowl. Many fans forgo the Pro Bowl, but many
players actually relish the opportunity to play, as the younger players get to
play alongside their idols who are still in the league.
In Australia, the Tour Down Under came to a thrilling
conclusion, with the last stage being a medium Mountain stage. As expected, Richie Porte, who is an all
around cyclist, snatched the top crown in the final stage from Daryl Impey,
riding for Mitchelton Scott, who had been at the head of the GC standings, but
slid into 6th place at the final. Porte
was riding for Trek Segafredo. Italian Diego Ulissi, riding for UAE Emirate,
came in second with the same time as four other riders. American Joey Rosskopf, riding fo the Polish
CCC team, finished first in the King of the Mountains competition.
Of greatest interest, in Australia, is the ongoing Australian
Open. The Australian Open is a tennis
tournament held annually over the last fortnight of January in Melbourne,
Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events
held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. The
men's singles and doubles competitions are both moving into the quarterfinals,
with the finals to take place next Sunday.
Today should provide a goldmine for viewers and fans of tennis.
Not to be left without mention is the US Nationals of Figure
Skating, finals taking place, also, today...
Don't forget the Derby in Rome today, as top Serie A
contenders Roma and Lazio tear up the pitch, and their fans the city, in one of
their meetings.
