A man as fast as a train, dogs at the baseball … and dancing Dunphy

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1) You may well have already seen Jérémy Ménez’s absurd, outrageous, improbable goal in Milan’s absurd, outrageous and improbable 5-4 win over Parma at the weekend, but watch it again. And again. And once more for luck. Matteo di Siglio’s own goal/Diego Lopez’s attempt to convince everyone he was injured are both pretty special too. Plenty more where that came from in The best goals of the week.

2) Of course, by including this we’re playing right into the hands of the famous chocolate company, but this advert features Eamon Dunphy and John Giles dancing to Baccara’s Yes Sir, I Can Boogie. How could we possibly not share it with you?

3) Being top of their division, the LA Dodgers are usually quite good at baseball. Not on this occasion, though. Start up the circus music. Elsewhere in MLB, Miami Marlins big hitter Giancarlo Stanton found out the hard way that getting hit in the face with a ball travelling at 90-odd mph can … smart a bit, and on a lighter note, the Chicago White Sox invited their fans to bring their dogs to the game in a night they (genuinely) called Bark in the Park. Hundreds of dogs at an event where a tennis ball-shaped but much harder item is tossed around at great speed. What could possibly go wrong?

4) A London Underground train is faster than a man running, isn’t it? Well, not necessarily …

5) “Just a hair to the right,” says the commentator about Rory McIlroy’s drive in the second round of the FedEx Cup in Atlanta. And indeed it had gone a ‘hair to the right’ – directly into a spectator’s pocket, as it happened. Still, it’s preferable to McIlroy’s previous form, at the BMW Championship when he four-putted not once, which may be regarded as a misfortune, but twice, which looks like carelessness.

6) After the news that former German goalkeeper and current beefcake Tim Wiese might be joining the WWE, someone has taken it upon themselves to put together a D-Generation X intro video for the big man. And hats off to them for it.

Our favourites from last week’s blog

1) It was looking pretty good for Josh Bryceland as he hurtled down the course in the Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships. Then he broke his foot on the last jump. Still finished the ride and came second, mind. Probably not one for you if motion sickness is an issue, this.

2) Scotland might be another country by the time you read this, so set aside a bloody long time and watch William McIlvanney’s 1986 five-part series Only A Game: The Story Of Scottish Football. Enjoy The Player, The Manager, The Club, The Game and The Team.

3) Wait, is that Paul Gascoigne in his pomp? Well, no, it’s Philippe Biernaux who plays for KFCE Zoersel in the Belgian seventh tier … but it’s still a good goal.

4) Ever thought that the one thing Monty Python was missing was Jimmy Hill, dressed as Queen Victoria, analysing fictional football events? If so, this is a big day for you.

5) While you’re on your bike, welcome to the frankly insane and now probably quite rightly defunct Rachau hill climb. As you can see, calling it a ‘hill climb’ was perhaps a bit of a stretch, since nobody could actually climb the thing. Here’s the 1996 edition, and here’s 1998.

6) The 1963 Sydney Rugby League Grand Final was … quite muddy, then.

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