The Weekend Rap

Alvaro Quiros, Manchester United and Rubens Barrichello steal the headlines from this past weekend of sport.

Let's start with golf, Alvaro who?, be sure to get his name right, your going to be hearing a lot more about this guy in the world of golf over the next few years. Originating from Spain he appears to be nearly only one of their sportsmen men or women who aren't involved in performance enhancing drugs. And man, can he hit the golf ball. Quiros's win in the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday, put paid to the much heralded show down between Westwood, Kaymer and Woods. Each of them self destructing at the appropriate time, it still leaves us pondering, who is going to be the "man" in 2011. Now the boys head to India for the European Tour event this week, while Tiger goes home to try and sort out that swing.

If nothing else Manchester United are boring. After all, how many times do they leave it until the death before insulting their opponents with something that's a little dramatic?. Takes Rooneys goal on Sunday. Impersonating Pele and his fellow Brazilian maestros the over head reverse kick with a extra pike and double somersault, is not usually pulled off with much success on the football grounds around the United Kingdom. But Rooney produced something special as United put away City. I am sure the goal will continue to be replayed for hours on end, or at least until one day when England wins the World cup again, so therefore forever.

The "old" man of the paddock stunned all before him as the F1 circus wound up its testing in Jerez, Spain this past weekend. Trying to determine what the true results of these pre season tests are, is a bit like trying to guess who would win the Tour De France if all of the cyclist were clean, impossible. But good on Rubens Barrichello, at least he has found a team that suits his style and experience, after all, in Patrick Head, Frank Williams and Rubens, the team has over 800 years of F1 experience. It wont be until we get to Bahrain and race one that we will really know whose on the pace, but my pick is the Red Bullies and Scuderia Scarlets are going to be at the very pointy end of the action.

Thats a rap for this weekend, much more to come with Six Nations reviews, World Cricket Cup starting in India, more on Formula One and much much more....

Keep sporty,

MP