Reviews: This week's sporting essentials

Sport360 staff 09:00 05/08/2016
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  • Do you have these in your collection?

    Do you dislike your water bottle when you run? If so, Nathan has found the answer. Keep hydrated in style during the sizzling UAE summer heat with their fully adjustable two-flask belt.

    Each flask weighs just 10 ounces and stores 600ml of fluid between the two, ensuring it’s the perfect booster to keep you hydrated throughout your run.

    The flasks even keep water or energy drinks cooler for longer.

    How to get the belt...

    • PRICE: Dh310
    • WHERE TO BUY: Available from Adventure HQ and Beyond Fitness in City Centre Me’aisem Mall near Sports City, Dubai

    The belt boosts multi-directional stretch that eliminates it bouncing around your midriff and it doesn’t chafe either.

    There’s also a large storage pouch at the front, offering plenty of room for your smartphone.

    Its SpeedFitTM holsters also provide easy access to hydration and nutritional snacks.

    The hydration belt provides a welcome alternative to a typical running armband and frees up the arms to focus on your stride.

    BOOKS

    WHEN PRIDE STILL MATTERED
    Price: Dh81
    Where to buy: desertcart.ae

    In this groundbreaking biography, David Maraniss captures all of football great Vince Lombardi – the myth, the man, his game, and his God – who led the Green Bay Packers to five Super Bowl wins in nine seasons.

    MY FIGHT/YOUR FIGHT
    Price: Dh69
    Where to buy: Amazon

    Co-written with her sister, Maria Burns Ortiz, this vivid account of UFC fighter Ronda Rousey will cause the reader to worry about the psychological effect last year’s loss to Holly Holm will have on the California native.

    FILMS

    JERRY MAGUIRE
    Price: Dh27
    Where to buy: desertcart.ae

    Cameron Crowe’s 1996 effort provides a fascinating insight into the shady world of the sports agent. Tom Cruise is brilliant as the slick marketing man who has a morale epiphony and ends up with one client – enigmatic Cuba Gooding Jr.

    THE FAN
    Price: Dh66
    Where to buy: Amazon

    Robert De Niro plays a demented babseball fan in a film that evokes the sinister side of sport. Snipes is Bobby Rayburn of the San Francisco Giants, a star player having a shocking season. Knife salesman De Niro tries to help him, but goes too far.

    GAMES

    MARIO AND SONIC AT THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES
    Price: Dh249
    Where to buy: pricena.com

    Get into the samba spirit with two of the most iconic characters in video gaming history. Compete in 17 different events including three ‘duel’ events. With Rio around the corner it’s fun for all the family.

    APPS

    PREMIER LEAGUE
    Price: Free
    Where to buy: App Store

    The perfect app for football fans with the new season just weeks away. This is the definitive companion to the world’s most watched league, offering a new way to manage your fantasy team and watch some of the EPL’s iconic moments.

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