Two minutes of gut-wrenching helmetcam footage courtesy of professional road racer Bruce Anstey at the Isle of Man TT last week.
The current TT speed record holder (206mph/332km/h in 2007) the New Zealander averages 132mph/213km/h during a record 17 minute lap of the island from which this excerpt is taken.
A screamy, dude-heavy but nonetheless impressive compilation of incredible trick shots by Australian Jason Belmonte (the current world number one ranked tenpin bowler).
Brian O’Driscoll is joining Newstalk.
Commenting on the move, Brian O’Driscoll said:
“Making the decision to join the Off the Ball team was an easy one for me – it’s the nation’s leading sports show and best radio station and following a break this summer I’ll be more than ready for it come September…”
FIGHT!
A preview from National Geographic of the upcoming independent short film about extreme athlete Dean Potter and ‘his little family’s vacation in the Alps, ‘When Dogs Fly’.
Already documented in detail on NatGeo’s Adventure blog, the preview features Whisper, the miniature Australian cattle dog Dean takes BASE-jumping with him. Dean sez:
I’ve never had a close call wing-suit flying. I practice a very conservative form of human flight. When I fly with Whisper, we only jump off the safest cliffs in the world with the longest and cleanest rock drops. This allows Whisper to go on amazing, long mountain climbs and hikes with us, instead of being trapped in the car or left at home. It was mostly a matter of practicality of not wanting Whisper to miss out on incredible mountain dog-walks that led us to wing-suit flying together.
Borussia Dortmund’s rather brilliant anti-Nazi promo. To wit:
We at BVB make our position unequivocally clear. We will not tolerate any far-right disposition in our stadium. Intimidation and discrimination have no place at our ground. Should anyone have the misguided belief that they can misuse our sport and Borussia Dortmund to spread their inhumane propaganda, then they should be in no doubt: The schwarzgelb family will stand firm against them! It is the only way we can rid our stadia of such attitudes. Nazis and football do not go together!
A 5hp, 38mph electric golfcart modeled on Bale-era Batman’s ex-military hooptie.
Leather seats, four-link rear suspension, an iPad stand – none of these things will detract from that salmon-pink Pringle jumper you’ll be sporting at the wheel.
A mere $35,000 (€25.700) from Hammacher Schlemmer.
Or any sporting event?
Brian Brady writes:
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Working hard or hardly working? Gardai watching champion league final in van outside croke park @CurtisDeclan pic.twitter.com/02UoMBcGDC
— Jessica Traynor (@JessicaTraynor6) May 24, 2014
The guardians at peace, enjoying this evening’s Uefa Champions League Final.
Book’em boys.
H/T Fiach Kelly
Ger Gilroy has given it his blessing and Second Captains are quaking in their boots that’s all that matters.
Newstalk go-getters Richard Chambers, Joe Coffey, Raf Diallo and Daniel Kelly collectively known as Team 33 will be blasting out a bi-weekly podcast focusing on all things World Cup.
Richard Chambers writes:
We’re raring to go. Between now and the World Cup Final we’ll be bringing fans the latest news and views with guests from around the world. It’s about opening Irish fans up to how the participating countries are looking at their team’s performances. What sets us apart is our combination of thorough analysis and some great trips down through the years as we explore some of the best and most infamous moments of World Cup history
The Team 33 World Cup podcast will be available for download every Tuesday and Friday from noon on iTunes
Give them the ball and a yard of grass AND a microphone.
