http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Fri, 24 May 2013 02:00:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/01/barking-blondes-wagging-at-wimbledon-novak-doggovic-and-four-legged-ball-boys/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/01/barking-blondes-wagging-at-wimbledon-novak-doggovic-and-four-legged-ball-boys/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 03:00:00 +0000 Joanne Good and Anna Webb http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25836 This week’s Wimbledon highlight, for us, was the Novak Djokovic press conference. He insisted on talking about his dog. Unlike the familiar post-match predictable questioning with the usual lackluster answers, he launched into an amusing monologue about his poodle]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/01/barking-blondes-wagging-at-wimbledon-novak-doggovic-and-four-legged-ball-boys/feed/ 10 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/26/wimbledon-a-green-and-pleasant-land/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/26/wimbledon-a-green-and-pleasant-land/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:00:44 +0000 Simon Rice http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25692 The courts and balls are green, as one would expect. But then so is the signage, the chairs, the drinks cups, the souvenirs. If something can conceivably be made green, it is. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/26/wimbledon-a-green-and-pleasant-land/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/16/could-it-be-advantage-great-britain/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/16/could-it-be-advantage-great-britain/#comments Sat, 16 Jun 2012 09:00:50 +0000 Joe Davis http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25313 As Euro 2012 dominates the media’s sporting agenda, one could assume England’s impending debacle at the competition is soon approaching. As other sports currently lie in the shadows of European football, history was made on 11 June, as Rafael Nadal became the only man ever to win seven French Open titles. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/16/could-it-be-advantage-great-britain/feed/ 19 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/07/01/today-from-i-wimbledon%e2%80%99s-near-finalists/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/07/01/today-from-i-wimbledon%e2%80%99s-near-finalists/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:06:24 +0000 i paper http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=13679 Today's graphic from i]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/07/01/today-from-i-wimbledon%e2%80%99s-near-finalists/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/06/28/caught-social-%e2%80%98johnny-d%e2%80%99-gets-a-job-offer/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/06/28/caught-social-%e2%80%98johnny-d%e2%80%99-gets-a-job-offer/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:03:17 +0000 Luke Blackall http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=13554 Daily gossip from the world of celeb]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/06/28/caught-social-%e2%80%98johnny-d%e2%80%99-gets-a-job-offer/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/06/21/caught-social-all-set-and-game-for-matches/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/06/21/caught-social-all-set-and-game-for-matches/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:54:32 +0000 Luke Blackall http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=13341 To Wimbledon, where actress Kirsten Dunst was enjoying her first return to the grounds since filming the 2004 movie Wimbledon. Also coming back for the first time since the film, we discovered, was birthday boy Example (who is currently at the top of the singles chart), but the rapper’s role was slightly less prominent than [...]]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/06/21/caught-social-all-set-and-game-for-matches/feed/ 2 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/01/14/the-day-melbourne-park-experienced-some-wet-wimbledon-weather/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/01/14/the-day-melbourne-park-experienced-some-wet-wimbledon-weather/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:00:18 +0000 Alexandra Willis http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=7751 The 'Happy Slam' is known for many things. Its 'we can do anything' atmosphere, the genteel patter of play, the thrilling late-night finishes, the sumptuous player's lounge, the well-stocked media cafe, not to mention the oft-extraordinary tennis.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/01/14/the-day-melbourne-park-experienced-some-wet-wimbledon-weather/feed/ 1