Category Archives: Sports

London Olympics vs. Human Rights

Posted on 29 May 2012 by

We have become accustomed to undemocratic countries being awarded Football World Cups or to European Football Championships being held in countries like Ukraine with less than optimal respect for human rights. (Although Ukraine at least has the hottest political protesters … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Law, London, Politics, Sports, Terrorism, UK | Tagged | 1 Comment

London is ready for World War III

Posted on 7 May 2012 by

So we have the 2012 Summer Olympics coming to town. As a Londoner, I am not excited. A busy, crowded and polluted city like London needs two more weeks of a massive rumpus like a hole in its head. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, London, Military, Sports, Terrorism, UK | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Wasting Time

Posted on 7 April 2012 by

A few years ago, when I still had my personal Facebook account, I installed the Chess application and played rather regularly with people from all over the world. With one of these virtual chess partners I played almost every day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, Life, Philosophy, Sports, Time | Tagged | 3 Comments

Organisations which may want to change their name, # 1

Posted on 1 April 2012 by

When I was in Dingli, Malta today I saw that their football club is called “Dingli Swallows”. Well, as long as I am the only one to misunderstand this club’s name (until I saw the logo), it shouldn’t be a … Continue reading →

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Paraglider defies Icarus’ Lesson

Posted on 18 February 2012 by

Today when I was at Golden Bay and Għajn Tuffieħa in Malta, I saw this paraglider who ignored the lesson of Icarus. Luckily, he survived. (C) by Andreas Moser More photos of Għajn Tuffieħa - including a spectacular sunset – to … Continue reading →

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Half Marathon at Eton

Posted on 21 February 2011 by

For the first time in almost a year, I have managed to run a half marathon (21 km = 13 miles) again yesterday. I ran at Eton, a small town situated west of London, which forms one community with the … Continue reading →

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Iran punishes athlete for standing next to an Israeli.

Posted on 14 December 2010 by

In a recent post, I had already wondered how Iran’s government would react to an Iranian chess player losing the world record in simultaneous chess to an Israeli player. Well, now we know how Iran’s sports administration has handled a … Continue reading →

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Democracy, transparency, human rights? – No thanks, we are FIFA.

Posted on 3 December 2010 by

Although I live in England, I am actually not sad about this country missing out on the opportunity to host another Football World Cup. Living in London, I am already annoyed with the daily dose of tourists, and I am … Continue reading →

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A new Chess War?

Posted on 23 October 2010 by

Alik Gershon has set a new world record for the most chess games played simultaneously by one player: He played against 523 people, moving from one board to the next in a Tel Aviv square. He only lost 11 of … Continue reading →

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