Wednesday, October 24, 2012

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Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:23 AM PDT

Ryder Cup legend, Bernard Gallacher, believes that Ian Poulter will defy the golf betting odds to win a major, following his displays in the recent Ryder Cup triumph at the Medinah Country Club in Chicago.

However, Poulter's displays in the Ryder Cup do not mean that the 36-year-old will go on to finally break his major duck.

Gallacher is right that Poulter's magical display against the Americans - when he won all four of his points and holed an amazing five birdies on Saturday night to give Europe a fighting chance - was more than just passion but showed real skill and nerve.

But where Gallacher's argument falls down is that he does not understand the animal that is 'Ian Poulter'.

Poulter grew up a football fan but found his life and career in the solitary profession of golf. For the other 23 months between Ryder Cups, the Arsenal fan stands alone on the course and does not experience the camaraderie of a team.

Put Poults in a team environment and there is nothing quite like him. He is a beast that plays with passion and drive that no other player in the current era can match. It is something that comes from within but can only be triggered by a team atmosphere.

Already in his mid-thirties and with no major to his name, time is running out for Poulter.

The 63-year-old Scot said: "I think if he's going to win a major it'll be our Open, that's what I do think he'll win so next year at Muirfield maybe things will turn for Ian Poulter - I hope so as he deserves it."

The truth of the matter is that Poulter will struggle to bother the best odds golf with his performances.

NBA: Surgery not an option for Nowitzki

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:16 AM PDT

Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki hopes he will not need surgery on his troublesome right knee that would keep him out of action for up to six weeks.
The 34-year-old German is prepared to reduce his workload in the build-up to the new season so that he can avoid an operation.
Nowitzki, who has already been forced to sit out two pre-season matches because of the injury, told NBA news reporters: "I'm doing everything I can not to have surgery.
"I guess that's obvious that I really don't want it done now. If I want to do it, I would love to do it after the season, get through the season somehow, but the swelling came back three or four times now. That's obviously not good news.
"If it's going to keep swelling up on me, that's obviously not a way to go throughout an 82-game season and hopefully long play-off run."
Nowitzki first reported the problem during the Mavericks' pre-season ' trip to Europe and missed the defeat to FC Barcelona Regal.
Even though he was able to practice on his return to Dallas, it was decided not to risk him for the victory against the Houston Rockets when the swelling returned.
Nowitzki, a 15-year veteran and 11-time All-Star, also had problems with swelling and soreness in his right knee early last season.
It turned out to be a bad campaign for Nowitzki, one of the worst of his career, and was particularly disappointing as he had been a key figure in Dallas' 2010-11 Championship winning campaign.
Nowitzki has enjoyed 14 successful seasons with the Mavericks, helping them to reach the play-offs in each of the last 12 campaigns.
Dallas' first NBA stream of the new season will be against the LA Lakers on 30th October.

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