BASKETBALL: Old masters hold court.Byline: MARK WOODS Mark Woods (born 1972 in Belfast) is a sports writer and broadcaster based in Edinburgh. He is one of the UK's best known basketball journalists as well as one of the foremost writers on cricket in Scotland, contributing to a number of newspapers including The Sun, The THE hair is greyer than it was when they appeared on Channel 4 every Monday night . And their creaking knees can't dunk the way they used to. But some of the past masters of basketball have pledged to put on a show in Aberdeen this weekend. The eighth edition of the now annual Masters Tournament Masters Tournament Invitational golf competition held annually since 1934 at the Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga., U.S. One of the world's most prestigious golf contests, it comprises 72 holes of stroke play (the player with the lowest score wins). will bring together some of the names from the sport's glory days, including two teams from the USA and a few familiar faces from great Scottish sides of the past. Seven-time winners Manchester Panthers, who have been beaten only once in the event's history, will defend their crown in the line-up split between Beacon Sports Centre and the Beach Sports Complex. Newcomers Team Tayside, led by Graham Murray, and local side ABZ ABZ Asian Boyz (street gang in Long Beach, California) ABZ Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom - Dyce (Airport Code) ABZ Al, Bill, and Zorn Manufacturing, Inc. Eagles join fellow first-timers Cambridge Cougars, Rathmines from Dublin and Stateside state·side adj. 1. Of or in the continental United States. 2. Alaska Of or in the 48 contiguous states of the United States. adv. Informal 1. showcase outfit Louisiana Cajuns, plus Scottish clubs Boroughmuir, Buccaneers and Glasgow. And among the 40-something crowd will be ex-Falkirk favourite Terry Manghum and one-time Solent and London giant Alan Cunningham. Organiser Trevor Hawkins said: 'The bonding and friendship is a great ingredient of the event. 'It is where many players experienced their only tournament play in their younger days before the advent of the competitive national leagues. 'This format of competitive sport and comradeship has helped keep the event thriving.' |
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