[theo_luddite]

Coming up ths week, well, the Ladies have already started at Queens for the first time in about 50 years. I missed that one, let alone them renaming their No. 1 Court after a certain Mr. Murray. I take it they didn't do it in a hurry. Has it replaced Nottingham or Eastbourne or do they still survive too?

Elsewhere, The World Test Championship Final between the Aussies and the Windies turns it's arm over at Lords, rain permitting, though the forecast is improving, and the US Open starts on Thursday, Plum on time in Pennsylvania.

The F1 boys are burning more rubber over the pond in Montreal where the weather always blows hot and cold, not to mention occassionally very wet at this time of year down the St. Lawence River, and the shale shifters have a double header in Manchester for some reason. Part 1 on Friday and Part 2 on Saturday. No idea why they have two meetings let alone one when there's still the annual Dust Bowl down in Cardiff. Temporary stands have been constructed to accomodate the extra fans, with Saturday sold out and some shale sandwich seats still available for Friday if you fancy a face full of concrete dust according to the FIM website.