SportingSpeak Review of the Week
21.12.15
Top Four
- Andy Murray, voted Sports Personality of the Year for the second time in three years whilst his winning Davis Cup team scooped Team of the Year
- Underdogs, as Leicester City and Watford continue to shine in what could be the most unpredictable Premier League season to date
- Rome, which will host the 2022 Ryder Cup after seeing off bids from Spain and Germany
- Dubious apologies: Tyson Fury is sorry that people have taken offence, rather than for anything he’s actually said or done
In the relegation zone
- Sepp Blatter & Michel Platini, both of whom have received lengthy bans from football as the enquiries into corruption at FIFA continue
- Jose Mourinho, sacked as Chelsea’s coach despite leading the team to the title last season as the club’s management decided enough was enough
- Budgets, which are not something Tokyo 2020 have been sticking to according to the latest reports
SportingSpeak Review of the Week
30.11.15
Top Four:
- British Tennis, as Britain won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1936, due in no small part to an outstanding individual contribution from Andy Murray
- Tyson Fury, who extended his undefeated run with a surprise win against longstanding champion Wladimir Klitschko
- Jamie Vardy, who has now scored in 11 consecutive Premier League matches – a new record
- Becky James, back in Team GB after two years away from the track due to injuries and ill health
In the relegation zone:
- Nike, as Lord Coe finally gives up his ambassadorial role amid claims of a conflict of interest with his role at the IAAF
- Fairytale endings: team-mate Nico Rosberg denied 2015 Champion Lewis Hamilton the perfect end to the season with victory in Abu Dhabi
- Daytime, no longer a prerequisite for playing Test Cricket as Australia and New Zealand competed in the first ever Day-Night test