5 Interesting things

Unusual sports news

Some interesting things I found on the web, with an emphasis on sports this week.

Tennis

With the French Open in full swing, let’s have a look at what pro tennis players actually earn. The earnings are skewered so that only a handful of players at the very top earn the lion’s share while most players on the circuit struggle to make ends meet. Here’s a fascinating read:

Pro player earnings

After that sobering read here’s a good news tennis story - A real estate broker left work early to play in an ATM tournament and beat a top 10 ranked player!

https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/35663725/part-pecotic-beats-exno-8-sock-had-leave-work-early?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email

Soccer

Here’s an interesting take on the emotional toll of having the impossible job - inside the world of Premier League referees;

The impossible job

Fishing

A Hawaiian fisherman got pulled overboard by a fish while fishing for yellowfin tuna and hasn’t been seen since.

https://www.businessinsider.co.za/authorities-search-for-hawaii-fisherman-dragged-out-boat-huge-fish-2023-1

Fun and games

A kid was playing hide and seek until he fell asleep in a shipping container. He was thankfully found six days later - in another country.

https://nypost.com/2023/01/28/boy-playing-hide-and-seek-found-in-another-country-six-days-later/

Bonus

Here’s beautiful footage of a moose shedding its antlers as captured by a drone.

https://abc7chicago.com/moose-sheds-antlers-drone-shedding-bull/12724738/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter