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Morning again sport fans. Having a six week old child might not affect my ability to watch to much sport, but it certainly does affect ones ability to research and write about it. That said, as much as I love my sport I love my little boy considerably more. 

As it has been a few weeks, this blog is going to be a bit of a catch up issue as a lot has gone on in Sportworld over the last couple of weeks.  

Those who know me personally will know that one of my favourite sports is snooker. Two particularly interesting things have happened in snooker recently. Firstly Ronnie O'Sullivan, the best and most exciting player to ever pick up a cue, has taken a sabbatical until the end of the season which may end up leading to his retirement. Followers of the sport will know that the Chigwell cue-man has been battling mental demons for quite a while, and after twenty years in the sport maybe it is time for Ronnie to put the cue down for a while. Over the years we have seen Ronnie walk out mid-game, bite his tip off at the end of a game through dissatisfaction and also physically abuse the table for its inconsistencies. Having watched the great man play live on quite a few occasions, I know he's like a Rolls Royce when at his best, and that is how I like to think of him. Here he is being not only better than everybody else, but quicker than everyone else as well. 

We may be saying goodbye to the mercurial O'Sullivan, but the heir apparent made it to the top of the world rankings last weekend in winning The international Championship in China last weekend. Bristolian Judd Trump had infact ensured this position by getting to the final, but beating former World Champion Neil Robertson in the final certainly consolidated his berth at the top of the game. He has taken the game by storm since his emergence on the scene in 2005. He had been on the radar of all snooker fans even as a junior, and many have tipped him to be a World Champion before he even turned pro. This is a feat he has yet to acheive, although he did make the final earlier this year, but as a three time ranking event winner he will be amongst the favourites in April when the snooker fraternity converges on The Crucible once again. 

Why do we have to have an international friendly at this point of the year? Sandwichwed inbetween weekends with Premier League fixtures it is surely an inconvenience for players and managers alike; particularly as England don't play another game until February 6th. 

Well done to Jorge Lorenzo for winning the MotoGP title at Philip Island. Once Dani Pedrosa crashed out early on Jorge just has to bring it home to clinch the title. There was only one man that was ever going to win that day, as Casey Stoner had been a second a lap quicker than anyone else all weekend. It was fitting that Stoner won as this would be the last time he would race this circuit in MotoGP as he retires from the sport at the end of the season....At 26 years old! As a new parent myself, I can understand why he would want to spend more time with his young family, but there is no doubt the sport is losing one of it's most talented riders. 

David Coulthard races the dirt-track outline in a Red Bull.

Next weekend sees the inaugural Formula One Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. The Circuit of the Americas is said to try and mimic famous elements from other tracks around the world, and is eagerly anticipated by the drivers. Jenson Button said via his Twitter account that the track looks 'epic'. There hasn't been a race in the USA since Indianapolis in 2007 where Lewis Hamilton was victorious. I think the proposed New Jersey race is still in doubt, but hopefully this new race can capture the imagination of the American petrolhead community. 

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