{"id":20539,"date":"2013-06-19T22:35:19","date_gmt":"2013-06-19T20:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/the-good-and-the-sad-in-sport-today\/"},"modified":"2013-06-19T22:35:19","modified_gmt":"2013-06-19T20:35:19","slug":"the-good-and-the-sad-in-sport-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/the-good-and-the-sad-in-sport-today\/","title":{"rendered":"The good and the sad in sport today"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Venus Williams in the 2006 Warsaw Cup (Photo credit: Wikipedia)<\/p>\n

Today MySport24 has a look at two stories relating to the Wimbledon tennis championships, the third Grand Slam event of the 2013 season.<\/p>\n

The first deals with safety and security after the incident in Paris<\/a> two weeks ago when a masked and flare-brandishing protestor leapt onto the court during the French Open final.<\/p>\n

In the wake of the recent Boston bombings, I\u2019m sure this sent a chill down the spine of eventual champion Rafael Nadal \u2013 not to mention his opponent and the thousands of spectators.<\/p>\n

The second is on the unfortunate withdrawal of Venus Williams<\/a> due to a lower back injury. It will be the first time that she will be missing from SW19 after gracing the courts for 16 consecutive years.<\/p>\n

A withdrawal of another kind came from Derek Llambias, who has quit<\/a> as Newcastle\u2019s managing director. He reflects on his journey and the challenging times, stating that he will be a lifelong supporter of the club.<\/p>\n

Hashim Amla has been nominated<\/a> for four Cricket South Africa professional awards in what CSA acting CEO Naasei Appiah describes as one of the team\u2019s most successful years.<\/p>\n

Less good cricket news is the passing of former Proteas captain Hansie Cronje\u2019s lawyer Clem Druker<\/a>. Druker was the first president of the unified Western Province Cricket Association.<\/p>\n

High Five,
\nEd<\/p>\n

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