Chess is the sport of the mentally gifted and some great intellects were on display recently at Javea’s chess tournament. The competition was divided into four age groups: under 12s, under 14s, under 16s and adults, and with prize money and trophies on offer, a strongly competitive atmosphere prevailed.
Continue reading…Mind games galore at the XXII Chess Tournament Villa de Xábia…
There is a feast of entertainment on Friday 20th August and Saturday 21st, starting at 10:00 until 15:00hrs on Friday with a Sailing Regatta, which will enable teams and students of sailing to pit their wits and their skills against each other to find out who is fastest and most alert. At 19:30hrs there will be a barbecue at which the winners will be awarded with their trophies.
Continue reading…A weekend of events at Real Club Nautico Dénia…
Just when it didn’t seem possible that Spain’s run of sporting success could improve (for what could be better than winning the World Cup?) along comes yet more good news.
The German Grand Prix belonged to Ferrari as teammates Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso jockeyed for position. With the help of some poorly disguised instructions from a Ferrari engineer, Alonso overtook Massa and sped to victory. The team has already received a hefty fine and it will be some weeks before Alonso’s win is secure, but there is no doubt that the Spaniard dominated the race. In fifth spot and currently trailing Lewis Hamilton by 34 points, Alonso will have to keep up the pressure to win another championship but, as F1 fanatics say, nothing is certain until the final race is over.Continue reading…Spain’s sporting reign continues…
As a designer of golf courses across Spain and beyond, Pepe Gancedo stands out for his thoughtful approach…
A lot of course designers these days seem to work to a branded concept – flying in to recce the terrain in question but generally designing golf courses in a rather templated form that they call their signature style. While it’s great to discover the tell-tale touches of a particular designer on courses as wide apart as America, Spain and Thailand, the problem with such generic work is that it largely ignores the natural and cultural setting to create what can in the long run become rather bland and predictable.
Continue reading…Pepe Gancedo: the power of concept…
Foressos Golf is a bit of a rarity these days; a golf course that is…just that. Not lined with homes or buildings of any description or set within the midst of an urbanisation, this is a true blue course that has rapidly become a player’s favourite. Keen to claim this course built purely for golfers, they have been snapping up the club’s golf memberships.
Continue reading…A course for players…
The World Cup had scarcely got under way before many of the players started to complain about the tournament’s chosen football. Made by Adidas, the Jabulani (which means ‘rejoice’ in Zulu) was developed by a specialist team at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, U.K.
The central problem, at least as far as some of the players are concerned, is that the ridges on its skin cause it to ‘bend’, creating some confusion for the goalies. England’s David James has already said, “The ball is dreadful. It’s horrible…” although he did acknowledge, “it’s horrible for everyone.” Coach Fabio Capello even went so far as to suggest that it behaved differently at altitude than at sea level.
Continue reading…World Cup players kick off about the ball…
Unless you have spent the last 12 months living on a yak sanctuary in Outer Mongolia you cannot fail to know that the World Cup 2010 kicks off on June 11th when the home side (known affectionately as Bafana Bafana) faces Mexico in Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium.Continue reading…South Africa readies itself to host the 2010 World Cup…
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