Phelps ditches Big Mac for foot-long, while Wilkinson drop goal named greatest moment

1715701 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:15:00 GMT

BBC favourite Michael Phelps has ditched his ties with fast food giant McDonalds for umm fast food giant Subway.

In the US the addition of Phelps gives subway an all star sporting roster to match that of pretty much any sports brand. NBA all-star Tony Parker, Boxer and daughter of Muhammad Ali, Laila Ali, baseball player Reggie Bush and NFL footballer Michael Strahan all endorse the brand.

Through gritted teeth no doubt, Heidi Barker of McDonalds said: ‘As a top Olympics sponsor, we wish Michael and all the Olympics athletes the best in their future endeavors.’

Back home, Sport Magazine today celebrates its 100^th issue by publishing a list of its 100 greatest sporting moments.

I have to admit, the prospect of Sport Magazine coming to London in 2007 hardly filled me with a sense of great anticipation.

Given the amount of sporting press coverage we already have in this country and having read the cr*p printed in other London free papers yet another magazine clogging up the Underground sounded like a step too far.

But since then the title, which won ‘Launch of the Year’ at the 2007 British Society of Magazine Editors awards, has managed to achieve standout in the very congested world of sports journalism.

It has also attracted blue-chip advertisers, such as Adidas, Nike, Lloyds TSB, Sony PlayStation, O2 and Ford, which is testament to the quality of the title and the appetite of Londoners for sport. It all bodes well for 2012.

Here’s Sport Magazine’s top 5…

Jonny Wilkinson, 2003, RWC Final drop goal
England win the 1966 world cup final
Sir Steve Redgrave wins 5^th Olympic Gold in Athens 2004
Liverpool win the 2005 Champions League
England regain the Ashes 2005

Let me know what you think?

Can it get any worse for Carl Hayman?

1715701 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:39:00 GMT

You have to feel sorry for Carl Hayman.

The world’s best prop forward had several reasons (£££!) for signing for the Newcastle Falcons ahead of the 2007/08 rugby season. But he must be scratching his head at the moment.

The Falcons – who have sold England stars Matthew Tait and Toby Flood – are a pretty dire outfit, especially with the loss Jonny Wilkinson to injury yet again.

And had the 28 year-old remained in his native New Zealand he would still be an integral part of their preparations for the 2011 World Cup on home soil.

Instead the poor man finds himself dress in a pretty frock trying to flog a few family tickets for the team’s Guinness Premiership fixture against London Irish later this month.

Fair play to him and his team-mates for having a sense of humour to appear in the promotional campaign but surely this wasn’t what the big man signed up for!

(Hayman: top right)

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Phelps ditches Big Mac for foot-long, while Wilkinson drop goal named greatest moment

Can it get any worse for Carl Hayman?