Sports�n�All � Has suspicions that Paula Radcliffe might actually be superhuman. Some get back to work ten months after giving birth�she wins a marathon. Legendary status is surely hers for the taking.

It�s not that I find any tenuous opportunity to include a boxing reference in this blog, but it�s always good to get the opportunity to speak about British glory. Joe Calzaghe has well and truly stood up to be counted and his performance against Mikkel Kessler has surely put him the pantheon of boxing greats. Although I unfortunately missed most of the fight, every report tells me that he deserved to win. Boxing always gets a bad rap, frequently being labelled as �barbaric� and �outdated� but I don�t see the problem with it. The men know the dangers before they go into the ring, so let�s hope that we will see many more years of British success.

Another golfing reference. I need to be careful otherwise I�ll become a fully blown fan of the sport. Justin Rose has made his intentions clear for next year by winning the European Order of Merit. There is now every chance that he may take home one of the Majors in 2008, now that he�s proven his mental strength by beating Simon Dyson and Soren Kjeldson in the Volvo Masters at the weekend. Now I don�t pretend to know enough about golf to make an accurate prediction, but form is all-important in any sport. If he has enough momentum then there�s no reason why he can�t do well. Oh, and of course there�s the small matter of Tiger Woods to overcome along the way. Either way I expect him to be at the top of leader boards throughout 2008.

Manchester United seem to be a little rattled by the draw with Arsenal. Fergie has reportedly come out with an outburst aimed at the referee and Owen Hargreaves has been quoted as saying that Arsenal�s football is no more impressive than Man U�s. Now I�m not here to say which team plays better football, I don�t want to start an all out riot. Man U are the defending champions and a victory would have gone a long way to proving their supremacy over Arsenal. A draw, particularly a last minute equaliser, serves more to emphasise how small the gap is these days. Add to this Arsenal�s game in hand and Chelsea�s improving form and you have a serious challenge to United�s crown. Personally I could watch Arsenal�s brand of flowing passing football all day and not get bored. The only question that hangs over them is whether this flair can maintain success throughout the season. Previous years have seen them look a little fragile at times. As always I wait on each game with interest, and not just because I want to know how my fantasy league team has done. In the end a championship isn�t won in one game, but there�s no doubt that Gallas� last-gasp strike has done more psychologically than simply rescue a point.

I�ll leave it there for this week. One more thing is that Alonso has left McLaren. Not the biggest surprise of the sporting week. I was more shocked when I woke up and saw that today was Monday and I was heading back to work. No doubt he�ll turn up at another team, Williams perhaps and he�ll do a decent job for them. This season�s been an odd one, but still one of the best in F1 that I can remember. Anyway, �til next week.