Corluka's Luck

I know I shouldn't be laughing, but what happened to Vedran Corluka in Tottenham Hotspur's match at Stoke City was simply hilarious.

With the Spurs down 1-2 and defending late in the game, Corluka was kneed in the chest by his goalkeeper, Heurelho Gomes, in a goalmouth scramble and had to leave the field for treatment. After being treated at the sideline for a couple of minutes, a grimacing Corluka was sent back onto the field, just as Stoke City was having another free-kick deep in the Spurs' half.

As soon as the ball as sent in and punched clear by Gomes, Corluka was once again lying on the pitch. Just as everyone was feeling for him, TV replay showed us how unlucky he really was.

This time, he was kneed in the head by Gomes and was knocked out cold. It took some 10 minutes for the paramedics to get him off the pitch and onto a waiting ambulance. Luckily he's okay.

If you think that someone being injured twice in quick succession is unlucky, then Corluka simply had no luck at all. To make matters worse, Corluka's replacement, Michael Dawson, was shown a straight red card for a clumsy challenge in the sixth of 11 minutes of stoppage time.

There must be some sort of jinx on the Spurs, which has just two points in the opening eight matches, and the highly-touted manager Juande Ramos, who has brought so much expectation with him but produced so little on the field.

Now if there is really a jinx, let's hope that Corluka's black day has finally broken it.

Seabass Speaks

"I don't know what I was supposed to do basically. I could have unrolled the red carpet and given him the corner. That is the only thing I could have done."

Said Sebastien Bourdais, who was penalized 25 seconds for colliding with Ferrari's Felipe Massa, when the latter crashed into the Frenchman who was exiting the pitlane and had nowhere to go, during the Japanese Grand Prix.

The Oakland Bleak Raiders

This is going to be the shortest post I've ever made.

Al Davis, please either sell your beloved Oakland Raiders or hire someone to run it for you. Just stay away and your team will be fine.

Thank you.

Helmet Rules

As an insult to the spirit of news reporting, I would like to talk about something which took place almost a year ago.

That is, Fernando Alonso swapping drives with Heikki Kovalainen.

No, I'm not going to talk about politics or any backroom stuff. I want to go back in time as I have finally found the real reason behind the swap.

Their helmet colours.

The good news is, I'm not going to say much this time around. Just check the pictures below and you'll understand why Alonso was so eager to return to Renault, while McLaren was more than happy to take on Kovalainen.

Alonso's helmet while with Renault, the first time around. See how well they mesh with one another.

Alonso with McLaren in 2007. The clash in his original helmet's colour scheme meant that he had to change his helmet design.

Now Alonso is back with Renault. He has gone back to his original helmet design with a little twist.

As for Kovalainen, this is how he looked like while driving for Renault in 2007.

And this is how he looks like with McLaren this year. See how well they fit with one another.

Moral of the story: Having a helmet with a colour scheme of blue, yellow and red will increase the likelihood of driving for Renault. If you want to drive for McLaren, try a lot of red, silver and black in your helmet design.