Pic of the Day (above)
On the crest of a wave.
Indian onlookers stand near a breaking wave along the seafront promenade during high tide in Mumbai on June 16, 2010.
India’s monsoon, the annual downpour crucial to farmers and national economic growth, hit the western Indian city of Mumbai this week. The Indian government is hoping for a good monsoon to tame soaring food prices after last year’s drought, the worst in 37 years, brought poor harvests and despair to farmers.
Mood Swingometer
Today JOE has mostly been feeling…motivated.
We’re psyched today in JOE Towers, big-time. Thanks to Kevin Clancy and Enda McNulty, Performance Consultants with Motiv8, we are now living right on the edge – razor sharp. I’m sure it will wear away by the time South Africa and Uruguay bore our brains out tonight.
Anyway, click here to read how the motivators get GAA teams prepared. An inside look, so to speak.
Tonight’s Telly
Pick of the night: Colin and Graham’s Excellent Adventures, BBC1, 10.45pm
Not to be confused with Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventures. Colin Carroll and Graham Little turn their hands to some peculiar sporting activities in the is six part series.
A bull-surfing contest in India is first up on the menu for the lads tonight.
Sporting highlight: Live World Cup 2010, RTE2, from 7.00pm.
South Africa v Uruguay begin the second round of group matches and we should get some more open football in this one with both nations on one point after drawing their opening games. Kick-off is 7.30pm.
You can also follow the game live with Robert Carry on JOE’s Live match tracker from 7.00pm.
Live Like JOE
Live like an athlete.
Nutrition tips for athletes, of varying levels, are available through nutritionist Paul Gough’s articles on JOE. The first of a series is free to read, An Introduction to Sports Nutrition.
Paul’s future articles will include: Pre-event nutrition and the pre-event meal, eating for recovery, hydration & supplements and sports foods.
