Raikonnen wins in Belgium G.P.

Kimi Raikkonen kept the championship title race alive for another two weeks with victory at the Belgian Grand Prix. His McLaren team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya led for most of the race only to crash out just after Raikkonen had taken the lead after a late pit stop.

However, championship leader Fernando Alonso's second place means he remains favourite to take the overall title. BAR's Jenson Button recovered from a poor start to take third while Michael Schumacher crashed out on lap 25.

Crystal Palace 2 - Hull City 0

Today I was not happy to see that poor defending led to City conceding two goals to Crystal Palace and coming home from Selhurst Park empty handed. City started the match with a good amount of possession against last season's Premiership relegation victims.

Early in the second half, Stuart Elliott wasted a header while at the other end Jon Macken shot wide. Later, the ball set up for Damien Delaney but he put a typical centre back's shot flying into the stand. City were awarded a free kick right on the edge of the area but substitute Stuart Green's attempt was useless as it sailed over.

There was only going to be one outcome in that situation as he buried the ball in the back of the net for 2-0 and the Eagles' fourth successive win.

Went to the pub and updated my blog sidebar!

Tonight I went to the pub in my home town of Hornsea and also updated my blog sidebar including more links to various SAGGA blogs and added a search function courtesy of Technorati! I am also very busy at present and do not have time to spend updating my blog as regularly as usual.

Congratulations!

I will just take this opportunity to say congratulations to Mad and Rob on there good news . I have been to the Gym again today, and have done more work on various websites! More later!

Beatles hailed best of British!

The 1967 Beatles track, A Day In The Life, has been hailed the best British song of all time. The song, which featured on the classic Beatles album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, topped a survey of music experts by Q magazine.

The magazine called the track "the ultimate sonic rendition of what it means to be British". The Kinks' song Waterloo Sunset came second in the poll, ahead of Oasis' Wonderwall in third place.

Earlier this year, in a survey to find the greatest tune between 1955 and 1964 BBC Radio 2 listeners overlooked two Beatles singles in favour of The Kinks' You Really Got Me. Personally I still think Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen is the best British song of all times but thats just my personal opinion!

Gym!

Today, I am making my way to the gym I have joined at Hornsea Leisure Centre in order to increase my fitness!

Thousands return to New Orleans!

Well I suppose it is good to see this evening that long traffic queues have formed on the approaches to suburban New Orleans as residents who fled Hurricane Katrina's floods return to inspect their homes. Engineers finally sealed one of the levees breached by the storm as rescuers sought survivors in the city.

President George W Bush has been in the region again, after finally finishing his very long hoilday! Wouldn't you have thought that if a disaster occured he could cut short his Summer vacation by a few days, but that is as they say George Bush! He left it mainly up to two ex-presidents his father and Clinton to launch a national disaster appeal. Mr Bush has also declared a state of emergency in 10 US states, thus enabling federal funds to be made available there to assist with the evacuees.

Anyway, thats enough political ranting for one evening, I hope my readership is well and the teachers are all enjoying there days back at School!

Montoya wins in Italy, the home of Ferrari!

McLaren's Juan Pablo Montoya won the Italian Grand Prix as Fernando Alonso extended his championship lead over Kimi Raikkonen by finishing second.

Michael Schumacher was philosophical after his 10th place in the Italian Grand Prix signalled the end of his five-year reign as world champion. "There is no point getting angry," said the German, who trails Fernando Alonso by 48 points with only 40 up for grabs.

The Ferrari star added: "We were much too slow and nowhere near where we want to be, but we have to live with it. "The championship was obviously lost a while ago, but we have had a lot of good years before this one."

England 1 - Wales 0

Joe Cole's second-half winner sank Wales and kept England on course for World Cup qualification. Cole broke the deadlock after 53 minutes when his shot from Shaun Wright-Phillips' cross was deflected past Danny Coyne by Danny Gabbidon. England dominated throughout, but goalkeeper Paul Robinson needed to produce a brilliant save from John Hartson to stop Wales taking the lead. So, satisfaction was not the most obvious sentiment among the England players and management departing Cardiff but it was a word chosen by David Beckham.

Sven-Goran Eriksson now has to decide where Beckham will play at Windsor Park. If the manager has got this new system out of his system then the England captain may find himself back at right midfield and up against Hull City's Stuart Elliott, it could be a personal clash of loyalties for me, as at present Stuart Elliot is a very good player and unfortunately at present David Beckham does not seem to be the player he once was, maybe it is something about Spain, good footballers go there and come back not so good!

Now it is Belfast for England and, in Northern Ireland, another side who are clearly inferior. A whole team of holding midfielders could probably beat them. But England need to convince as well as win before the satisfaction grows.

Out in Hornsea!

Tonight I had a night out in Hornsea with friends, so I have not got much to say really, will post again soon!

Fascinating facts about the month of September!

After having a long think about what to write this evening for my 444th post, I thought I would write some fasinating facts about the month of September for your perusal! I have now been a current poster on blogger since June 2003, which is a bit worrying, maybe I should get out more! Anyway, here is some fascinating facts about the month of September courtesy of Wikipedia.

September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. September begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Virgo and ends in the sign of Libra. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Leo and ends in the constellation of Virgo.

The name comes from the Latin septem, for "seven". September was the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BCE. September is the start of the academic year in some countries, mostly in the west. September also begins on the same day of the week as December every year. In the year 1752, in the British Empire, the Gregorian calendar was adopted and as a result September did not have days numbered 3–13. The thing I found most amusing is that on Usenet, it is said that September 1993 never ended.