Sport highlights by the ISYS100 team

Assignment 2: Sports Vlog

Our group decided to create a mini sports highlight video based on news about a few popular sports. 

The varying quality of each members audio/video equipment made the final product 'interesting' to say the least. 

Here are the contribution of each group member for this video:

Jack Salameh - Introduction of the Vlog, uploading of the video, Proof reading

Michael Ursino - NRL analysis, Proof reading, video content improvements

Amar Dass - NBA analysis, Proof reading, Blog post (this one currently)

Pat Tisshaw - EPL analysis, Proof reading, Vlog subject suggestions

Adam Watts - ICC analysis,intro and outro, video and sound editing, file compression

Leicester City continue to impress during Champions League run

Leicester City player Riyad Mahrez during their 1-0 victory against FC Copenhagen

Source: The Independent

In a bizarre turn of events, Leicester City have earned more points in their Champions League fixtures than in their league games.

After winning the Premier League last season, despite being given 5000/1 odds, Leicester have continued down the path of the bizarre fairy tale they are creating. Their strong start, thanks to being placed in a comparatively comfortable group, leads most to believe that the Foxes will continue to the Round of 16. All they need is one win from three games.

With the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich all possible opponents, it seems unlikely that their journey will continue much further past the Ro16. However, bookmakers have given them 100/1 odds of claiming their first European title - which is certainly far from impossible odds.

With mid table league mediocrity a current reality for the now weakened team that shocked the world last year, a successful Champions League run is an unlikely conclusion to the Leicester City story. We've all learnt our lesson from last year that the impossible is seemingly possible. 

The footballing world is currently waiting on the edge of their seats.

Liverpool v Manchester United : Both sides produce a drab affair to forget

Adam Lallana was a standout in an otherwise dreary game.

Credit: The Independent

The latest meeting of the biggest rivalry in English football has disappointingly finished as many feared it would. A dull 0-0 result secures Manchester United a vital point away from home, however, it does little to appease the critics of Jose Mourinho.

United's attack was remarkably worthless considering their lineup. Pogba and Ibrahimovic were seemingly absent, with Zlatan registering the only on target shot for the Red Devils. 

Liverpool held 65% of possession, though could do very little with the trademark ultra defensive Mourinho tactics at play. The introduction of Lallana in the 60th minute for the sluggish Sturridge proved to be a turning point in the match. Although little more than a cameo display, Lallana's dynamism allowed for fluid attacking movement for the first time in the match.

The two goalkeepers had contrasting evenings. De Gea produced another world class performance, strengthening his title as the best in the league. Karius was shaky and did little to inspire confidence. Liverpool supporters should perhaps be unnerved as their goalkeeping woes seem to continue.

Manchester United are now at only one win from their last five league matches. With Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea in their upcoming fixtures, Mourinho will need to make some drastic changes to transform this team into one that properly represents its ludicrous price tag.

Tantrum and Shangai open leaves Kyrgios a sore loser

Source: Nick Kyrgios

Aussie Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been hit with 8-week suspension after 'shameful' and 'disrespectful' performance at the Shanghai Masters

On Monday night, Kyrgios was slammed with an eight-week suspension; that may be reduced down to three if he meets conditions set by the ATP after an investigation found him to be guilty of failing to provide his best effort in his loss to German Mischa Zverev.

The ATP has ruled that Kygios did not conduct himself in such a way to maintain the integrity of the game, hence the harsh punishment, according to some.

If Kyrgios is to serve the full eight week suspension, he will be out until January 15 - a day before the Australian open gets underway at Melbourne Park.

Kyrgios released an apology statement on his website:

"Following the ATP’s decision today I would like to take this opportunity to apologise again for the circumstances in Shanghai."

"The season has been a long one as I battled several injuries and other challenges towards the end of the summer."

"The Asian circuit was particularly tough after the long week and win in Tokyo and with the travel throughout the continent, my body finally just gave out in Shanghai both physically and mentally."

"This is no excuse, and I know very well that I need to apologise to the fans."

Time will tell if Kyrgios is fit and able to perform at the Australian open.

What's your Rating?

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With the release of NBA 2k17 a while ago there is a lot of talk around a players 2k rating.  It seems in the NBA your 2k rating means almost as much as how you play and if you make the playoffs. 

Some ratings make sense but others don’t really.  I mean how does 2k justify rating Kyrie Irving an 89 but Chris Paul a 90? Really 2k?

It’s all in good fun, but these ratings are updated as the season goes on.  So with the season beginning soon, maybe some of these players can get their ratings up.

And let’s be honest, if you have a rating of 90 and don’t make the playoffs it says a lot. 

But then again some players take it as a laugh like Joel Embiid who tweeted “Pretty good rating for a Twitter ninja” after seeing his 2k rating.   All this while Evan Fournier was more worried about what his video game self looked like Tweeting “who is the guy with my name and jersey?”

Who thought a video game would mean so much?

Granada helpless as Atletico Madrid secure a 7-1 comeback

Yannick Carrasco led the Atletico seven goal romp.

Source: goal.com

Atletico Madrid have produced a stellar comeback performance against Granada. The Rojiblancos were given a scare after going down 1-0 in the 18th minute courtesy of an Isaac Cuenca strike. They responded in emphatic style, scoring seven goals in 53 minutes.

The result is surely indicative of a successful season ahead. After two agonisingly close Champions League finals, it seems that the arguably greatest defensive lineup in the world is now complemented with an offence to match. 

Antoine Griezmann's talents in front of goal were unneeded, with the Frenchman instead playing the role of provider. It seems a sign that the club's over reliance on their goal scoring talisman is coming to an end, as all seven goals came from either midfielders or substitutes, 

Yannick Carrasco has shown his worth, with a clinical hat-trick and two assists. Atletico are rumored to be in the process of renewing his contract with a €100m release.

Despite the quality of their opposition, Atletico have shown they are capable of backing up their form of 2014. All eyes will be on them on come November 21st, as the Madrid derby will show if they are a match for their cross-town rivals.

Pat

Tom Trobojevic storming forward into the Gold Coast Titans defence

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Local manly boy Jake Trobojevic has finally been rewarded for a remarkable season leading the Manly Warringah Eagle's forward pack with solid defense and leadership qualities captaining the squad at a ripe age of 22 with a call up the Australian test team. This comes as a result of Canberra Raiders second row Josh Papalii's shock withdrawal from Mal Meninga’s 24-man squad opening the door for Jake to finally earn a Kangaroo debut against the New Zealand Kiwi's this coming Saturday. This announcement comes in only days after signing a lucrative 4-year 5-million-dollar deal with brother Tom where both brother’s signatures were heavily chased by rival NRL, ultimately capping off a most memorable for Jake and he's family.