Less football and more mind over matter, please.

Deng and Gordon show NBA fans the best of British. Go the Brit pack, or at least two of them. First up came news of the Bulls main man Deng. He hit 24 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to inspire an 83-81 win over the Bucks.

Well, farewell Australia Fair. Itâ s time to come home and face the chill of an English winter. Itâ s good to know the Aussies have weather men who get their forecasts wrong, too. A third tropical storm that we were promised would probably force a postponement of the rugby league World Cup Final and play havoc with our flight schedule, never materialised. Crazily, the weather today in Brisbane has been tropical .

Its difficult when you lose. Sometimes when you get absolutely hammered, you dont mind, but when you just keep giving legs and sets away, it hurts. You just cant do that. But its all part of the fun. So whats next for me? And a year from now Ill be back at the Ally Pally having.

This is Peter Hitchens Mail on Sunday column. This is a flap election, not a snap election. It has been called to get the Government out of what might be serious legal trouble. I am amazed this has not attracted more attention. The allegations have been probed by 14 police forces after claims that the Conservativesâ â battlebusâ campaign broke legal spending limits in several key marginal seats.

And so, belatedly and with a heavy heart I bid farewell to this blog, the IPL and millions of views from around the world. When I say millions I really mean. oh, it doesnt matter. Watching grown men dress up as insects has never seemed so surreal. Could it ever not I suppose? As for me, I have been rea.

It seems my interview with Kevin Pietersen in todays Daily Mail has caused something of a stir. Well, I cannot see why it should have done, to be honest. He talked openly and honestly about all manner of subjects and I think that reflects well on him, as was our treatment of his comments. Click here to read Paul Newmans exclusive interview with Kevin Pietersen. In our article Kevin makes plenty of positi.

Second is Gio Ponti and third Henry Cecil Twice Over. There is a delay to the Classic after Quality Road got upset loading into the stalls. He has been scratched and the rest of the field taken out of the stalls after being stood for almost five minutes. An elated Freddie Head, who rode dual Mile winner Miesque, says it is beyond his wild.

Look out Jason Crump! Tomasz Gollob is ready to gatecrash the party. It would certainly be cruel on Crump if he didnâ t claim his third world championship after building up such a big lead but I think few would be disappointed if Gollob won the title, as he is one of the best riders never to have won it.

A fitting farewell to Beijing. IT was the taxi ride to end them all. One that encapsulated what being in Beijing at Olympics time is all about. And a fitting tale on which to bid farewell from China. There we were, two colleagues from rival newspapers, out in the Hou Hai district of town for a quiet meal by a lake - that was until fireworks exploded in the skies above us for half-an-hour to celebrate the closure of an event that has been six years in the planning.