Sports Shorts

Just a little round up of some of the stories making waves:

After publishing the post about Ryan Harris' expletive tweets only two days ago, Graeme Swann had also made an internet "booboo". On his Facebook page he likened England's Ashes defeat to the Australians to rape, and has faced severe criticism from several rape charities. Swann has since apologised and realised the stupidness of his mistake. It seems social media scandals involving sports stars are a dime a dozen lately, and with it happening so soon after the Harris incident you think Swann would have been more careful. 

More woe for Spurs fans as Tim Sherwood was unable to keep them in the league cup in his first game as interim manager. They were beaten 2-1 at home by West Ham, and Andros Townsend also suffered a hamstring injury which adds to their ever growing list of problems. Sherwood has stated interest in the full-time job but has admitted he is unsure of what the future holds. Ajax coach Frank de Boer has emerged as favourite for the job with odds of 3/1. Also, over at the Hawthorns ex Manchester United striker and Molde FC manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been widely touted as the favourite to succeed Steve Clarke as the manager of the Baggies.

Jack Wilshere is also in the dog-house this week after receiving a 2 game ban from the FA for his "gesture" towards Manchester City fans at the weekend. A childish mistake from a man hotly tipped to be a future England captain will now see him miss key games over the Christmas period. Surely he needs to be more mature and think of his teammates and the club's image in the future.

Things have changed at Cardiff.

Also relationships remain tense at Cardiff City, with owner Vincent Tan publicly criticises manager Malky Mackay, and many sense an exit could be on the cards. Most feel Mackay is being treated unfairly and should be given more space to operate, and the funds to buy in January. It seems to be another case of a club owner interfering too much and seeing the team as nothing more than a business, and a money-making venture. Brendan Rogers, who worked with Mackay at Watford, had come to his defence and openly supported him in what he feels is a battle against a man who "knows nothing about football". So, watch this space as Mackay's future seems to be in a rather precarious position. 

That's all folks!

A Question of Sport #2: Who is the first player to make their Premier League debut, being born after the league had begun?

Last round's answers were: Brian McClair (Manchester United), Darren Fletcher (Manchester United), Darren Ferguson (Manchester United), Colin Hendrie (Blackburn Rovers) and Kevin Gallacher (Blackburn Rovers)