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Article: Pay channel's finger problems totally spoil this fan's weekend.(Sports)
- Article from:
- The Independent on Saturday (South Africa)
- Article date:
- June 24, 2006
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Raise your hand if you're one of the livid fans who was left in the lurch on the last lap of last weekend's MotoGP.
Valentino Rossi first, championship leader Nicky Hayden second and a tight battle for third between Kenny Roberts Jr and John Hopkins and ... Le Mans.
Snatching up the phone, with about 15 minutes of the broadcast left, I called Multichoice, who first told me the MotoGP was still running. Spurred on by anger, I pointed out the difference between two and four wheels, and, after being put on hold, was told they'd lost the signal.
On Monday, Terry, one of Fast Lane's regular correspondents, e-mailed me and said he was just as angry ...