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It’s a slow spurting day today and rooting amongst the scraps and picking over the bones of today’s sporting endeavours lead us to conclude that Monday may well indeed be the new sporting Friday.

So words of praise then for two sporting triumphs over the weekend. First up Joe Calzaghe – crazy name and crazy guy who came back from a first round flooring to squeak a narrow points decision against Bernhard Hopkins and disprove two of the oldest of sporting saws.

First that British boxers can ever go to the States and win without actually knocking the Yank out; secondly that seemingly cardinal rule: never bet against the black guy.

Our second award of the weekend goes to veteran Blackburn Rovers keeper Brad Friedel who single handedly kept the Premiership race alive and interesting by pulling off a string of world class saves against a rampant Man Utd.

At times it was Friedel versus United and as it’s been widely observed, pound for pound he probably represents the best transfer buy ever; coming on a free from Liverpool to Blackburn in 2000. Friedel has now notched up over 350 appearances for the Blue and Whites and remains a model of consistency and an ever-present safe pair of hands.

Hail to the Brad!