I am sure that everyone will agree that England’s performance in their match against Algeria was appalling. The players just didn’t seem to want to make any effort; some of the world class players which make up the England team couldn’t even string a couple of passes together. Rooney’s comments after the match only provided more criticism of the England camp.

I don’t know what to make of it. Have we hyped the England team up that much that we all think they are better than they actually are? These players get paid huge amounts of money to play for their country and yet one commentator made the comment that they just didn’t look like they were enjoying themselves. Surely as a footballer, the world cup has got to be one of the highlights of their career and if you can’t enjoy yourself, or even make a strong effort to win then they shouldn’t be there.

Yesterday John Terry spoke out about the performance and the managers decisions stating that England are still a united team. We shall see if this is the case on Wednesday.

A meeting of wildlife experts and officials form around the world has discussed the reintroduction of the cheetah to India. The big cat s[species has been extinct in the country since the 1960’s. Reintroduction of large animals is always difficult, but with cheetah numbers falling in Africa and especially Iran the reintroduction could be just the lifeline the big cat needs.

The initial phase will see the animals introduced to semi-captive conditions, but further work must be done to also restore valuable habitat and increase the cheetahs natural prey requirements. Cheetah numbers in India were around 10,000 during the reign of the Mughal emperor Jahangir but had fallen to just over only 200 in the early part of the last century, with no cats reported in the wild after around 1968.

Adidas and Puma have finally decided on a date to end the shoe wear war that has been ongoing for the last 60 years. On Monday the 21st of September, employees from both companies will play a charity football match in aid of the Peace One Day organisation.

The companies have been in competition since brothers Adi and Rudolf Dassler fell out during the Second World War. They both stated new companies at the time on different sides of the river in the Bavarian town of Herzogenaurach. Communities became divided due to the fierce competition between both factories with many families being divided because of their allegiance to one factory.

Whenever the Bermuda Triangle is mentioned thoughts turn straight away to the mysterious disappearances of ships and planes when travelling through the region. The region first received notoriety when investigators suggested that an external cause could be the reason why the vehicles disappeared. The comments like these proved a field day for conspiracy theorists and hence the mystery surrounding the region evolved.

The mysteriousness was fuelled by the fact that no wreckage was found when the first aircraft disappearances took place. However, new research has now been conducted focusing on the late 1940’s and found that many errors could have contributed to the planes loss. Mainly due to late arrival of search and rescue teams at the site.

If you want to find out more, Radio 4 have produced 10 radio shows dedicated to the subject. The first will be aired today at 3.45pm.