Score please?

Had a rare day off yesterday - my batteries are in serious need of a recharge and with night-shift starting again on Friday (last South African cricket test of the summer thank God) a rest was in order. Unfortunately both underdogs got up in the mens quarter-finals yesterday at the tennis which goes into the missed opportunities basket, but the thing about betting is it doesn't really matter, as there will always be some more around the corner.

The fact that I know the tennis results is no thanks to New Zealand newspapers. Despite the Haas-Davydenko quarter finishing around 8 p.m. and the other one probably around midnight, as at 7 a.m. neither result could be found at either the Herald or Stuff websites. The jokes about NZ being 20 years behind the rest of the world are still valid. If you look at the Herald website, their "latest news" section has articles on some cyclist admitting doping in 2003 (published 5.45 a.m.) and a budget blow-out for the London 2012 Olympics (published 6.45 a.m.). Real interesting stuff, but ... Earth to NZ Herald Sports Department ... WHAT THE FK HAPPENED IN THE TENNIS LAST NIGHT?

At least the Herald has one semi-decent sports journo in Richard Boock and at a time when the NZ cricket team is giving him plenty of opportunity to display his literary skills, it's worth checking the website for his contribution alone - his latest piece is here.

And an oldie but a goodie from The Australian:

"On last night's showing, even if England was to finish a distant third the notion that it will receive prizemoney for its efforts should surely arouse concerns within the Serious Fraud Squad"