The CNN back story: Covering the cup
It's June 21 already, are you kidding me? I landed in Johannesburg on June 4 and I simply can't believe two weeks have passed so quickly.
My job here is mainly to schedule and produce our presenter's live shots, and we've so many of them that the days just blow by like as quickly as the winter wind at Soccer City.
McDowell's victory was another 'special' moment
In recent weeks, I've been more than happy to witness a couple of important sporting successes for the British Isles.
I was on hand for the recent ICC World Twenty20 cricket event in the Caribbean and was in Barbados for the final which saw England beat the Aussies very comfortably indeed.
If I enjoyed that, then what I've just witnessed at the U.S Open golf this week at Pebble Beach in California was truly special too.
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Heads should roll for France farce
The time bomb had been ticking… it was just a matter of time before it exploded.
Unfortunately for French football fans, the explosion occurred during the World Cup, the biggest stage of all, and as a result the revolution has been televised.
