June 24 sport

Flicking through the tv on a Sunday morning a couple of weeks ago I was surprised to see the tennis on the TV. The French open final for women no less. Living in this part of the world seems to insulate you from any events that happen elsewhere.Ok , terrorist activities or extraordinary foreign happenings do get coverage but the stuff we’ve always been used to back home ….? No. I had to dig through the net to see how the Aussies had fared in the French and  find who were in the men’s final. Apparently the 2nd grand slam for tennis is not newsworthy in LA. The lack of exposure for anything outside LA ,let alone the rest of the states is surprising .Yes I  knew it before I got here but with the immensity of the move it hasn’t dawned till recently. Baseball,…yawn,a bit of the draft for basketball and the sports finished . The big sport is the daily reporting of the feud between TaylorSwift and KatiePerry or what Johnny Depp mumbles about Trump.It trickles down to junior sport here . Where is it ? I’m shocked at the disjointed ,poorly accessed sporting environment . It’s early days but I’m starting to worry about the access to sporting clubs and activities we’ve taken for granted in Melbourne . LA is not the sporting capital , not a sniff on Melbourne. 2028 Olympics??? I’m not sure it deserves it .