Following on from a pretty hectic couple of days I thought I֤ provide a quick overview of this weeksՠkey injury talking points taken from the build-up to tomorrows Premier League kick-off.
Injury Information
Nadal, Injuries and ATP Rankings at Wimbledon 2013
The most interesting aspect for me going into Wimbledon 2013 is the draw and the seeding which surrounds the newly patched up Rafael Nadal.
The Great British Tennis Roller Coaster
Unpredictable weather? Sue Barker? Strawberries and cream? It can only mean one thing ɠWimbledon 2013 is upon us again!
Injury Free Marathon
Injuries are a runnerֳ worst nightmare and trying to avoid these injuries is key to successful training, however a high proportion of these problems are easily avoidable.
Winter Training
We all marvelled at the fantastic fitness and abilities of the athletes at London 2012. To watch the top people in their sports competing in the Olympic Games was a joy to behold. It was humbling to witness their talent and dedication as they made the human body do amazing things.
Exercise Can Help to Fight Dementia
Research from the University of Edinburgh and the University of California has found that exercise by the over 70s can prevent dementia. They found that older people that stayed active avoided the kind of memory loss problems that can affect people as they enter old age.
Football Fitness Tests
When a footballer needs to prove his fitness to his boss he has to undergo a fitness test. This does not involve the player sitting at a desk in a draughty gym with a desk full of lucky gonks trying to work out the answer to question one.
Playing football in bad weather
On Tuesday night the Poland v England World Cup qualifier was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Before the fateful decision was made to postpone the game we witnessed farcical scenes of the referee coming on at various intervals trying to kick a ball on a rain sodden pitch.
7 Footballers who Smoked
In his autobiography The Didi Man: My Love Affair with Liverpool German midfielder Dietmar Hamann revealed that he enjoyed smoking.
After Liverpoolֳ miraculous comeback from 3-0 down against AC Milan in 2005 the German celebrated by smoking a cigarette in the showers with the reds chairman David Moores.
Five Worst Football Tackles
In the early minutes of the England versus San Marino World Cup qualifier the San Marino goalkeeper Simoncini barged in to Theo Walcott. The tackle, if you can call it that, caused outrage amongst the England management and left the Arsenal winger with a chest injury which means he misses the next game against Poland.