Sugarpova goes overboard with the sugar

Ashley Gill-Webb, a 34-year-old Yorkshireman who threw a plastic beer bottle on to the track at the start of the men's Olympic 100m final last year, has been found guilty of public order offences. The two charges relate to a period of two to three minutes before the start of the Olympic 100m men's final on August 5. Before chucking the bottle, Mr Gill-Webb looked over his right shoulder and then round to look over his left shoulder to see if anyone was watching him and then stepped for concealment behind other spectators. Satisfied that he was not under observation, he threw the bottle very close to the competitors who were listening for the starting gun. This incident came close to disrupting the most-watched event of the 2012 Olympic Games, which was broadcast to millions of people across the world and for which many athletes had trained for years. In my opinion, that bellend should've gone to jail for throwing a bottle on to the track at the men's 100m final. What he did was reckless and irresponsible, but can't be as bad as Maria Sharapova's new candy line. She might be in Australia for the tennis, but she has another project up her sleeve - launching her "entirely inappropriate" boutique lolly line, Sugarpova. With 12 flavours and lollies shaped as high heels, purses, and tennis balls, Sugarpova is "a premium lolly brand that reflects the playful personality that is Maria Sharapova" - and has been created specifically with girls in mind. But there is a whopping 21 grams of sugar to be had per serving (five pieces). Maria Sharapova is a hugely influential athlete, admired by parents and children alike. She has a role to play in promoting healthy lifestyles, and by marketing a ‘dream candy line' and particularly encouraging its consumption after playing sport, Maria Sharapova is helping create an inevitable link between sports (which should be about healthy living) and junk food in the minds of children.