Posted on September 17, 2013
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Last week, Zimbabwe’s national cricket team gave the country blighted by political corruption and severe droughts something to smile about for the first time in a long while. They won their first Test match (excluding victories over Bangladesh) for 12 years, drawing the series… Continue Reading “A Shining Light”
Category: OpinionTags: 1980 Moscow Olympics, 2003 Cricket World Cup, 2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, All-Africa Games, Andy Flower, Austria, Bangladesh, Commonwealth Games, Cricket, Czechoslovakia, ECB, Eddo Brandes, Field Hockey, Glenn McGrath, Graeme Swann, Grant Flower, Great Britain, Guy Whittall, Heath Streak, Henry Olonga, India, James Anderson, Kirsty Coventry, London 2012, Mohammad Azharuddin, Mrs Sally Mugabe, Murray Goodwin, Pakistan, Poland, Rahul Dravid, Rhodesia, Robert Mugabe, Sachin Tendulkar, South Africa, Soviet Union, Stuart Broad, Swimming, Swimming World Championships, USA, USSR, Wasim Akram, ZANU, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Cricket, Zimbabwe Hockey
Posted on July 30, 2013
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The rugby world was given a nasty surprise yesterday when former Scotland full-back Rory Lamont accused both the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) and his former employers Toulon of forcing him to play on through injuries that could have played a part in his career… Continue Reading “Should I Play or Should I Go (and have some physio)?”
Category: OpinionTags: Arthritis, Bruised kneecap, Concussion, Cricket, England, England Cricket Board, football, Hamstring, Injuries, Investec Ashes 2013, Kevin Pietersen, New Zealand, RBS 6 Nations, Rory Lamont, Scaphoid, Scotland, Scottish Rugby Union, Toulon
Posted on July 23, 2013
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Two royal weddings, a Diamond Jubilee and now the birth of Will and Kate’s child – if that isn’t enough to stir up any feelings of patriotism then I don’t know what is. But is our sport making us feel quite the same way… Continue Reading “Team GB – the greatest ever?”
Category: OpinionTags: 2012 Ryder Cup, 2012 World T20, 2013 Investec Ashes, 2013/2014 Ashes, 2014 Commonwealth Games, Andy Murray, Anniversary Games 2013, Australia, Belgium, Bradley Wiggins, Brazil, British and Irish Lions, Chris Froome, Cricket, Cycling, Dale Steyn, Diamond Jubilee, England, Euro 2012, football, Golf, Great Britain, Hashim Amla, IAAF 2013 World Athletics Championships, Ian Poulter, India, Italy, Jack Wilshere, Jacques Kallis, Justin Rose, Kenya, Lee Westwood, London Olympics 2012, London Paralympics 2012, Muirfield, New Zealand, Novak Djokovic, Pakistan, Phil Mickelson, Roger Federer, Rory McIllroy, Roy Hodgson, Royal Baby, Scotland, South Africa, Sports Personality of the Year 2012, Sri Lanka, Tennis, The Open, The Queen, Tour de France, Under-19 European Championships, Under-20 World Cup, Under-21 European Championships, US Open Golf, US Open Tennis, US PGA Championship, West Indies, Wimbledon, Women's 2013 Cricket World Cup, Women's European Championship 2013, Yorkshire
Posted on June 3, 2013
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As regular followers or close friends will know, I have a fascination with the psychology that is involved in sport. I have touched on it a few times throughout my blogs but my first real article dedicated to it was ‘The Greatest Battle,’ which… Continue Reading “‘Calm down dear, it’s only a game!’”
Category: OpinionTags: Austrialia, Aviva Premiership, Branislav Ivanovic, British and Irish Lions, Chelsea FC, Chris Ashton, Cricket, Dennis Lillee, Dylan Hartley, England, Fernando Torres, Ice Hockey, India, Javed Miandad, Liverpool FC, Luis Suarez, Manu Tuilagi, netball, Patrice Evra, Rugby Union, Spain, Sports psychology, Uruguay
Posted on May 15, 2013
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It’s fair to say that the last week or so has been pretty hectic in the sporting world… Well ok, the football world then! Fergie’s retirement, Wigan winning their first ever FA Cup before being relegated, Mancini’s sacking and, tonight, Chelsea’s opportunity to be… Continue Reading “A Tribute”
Category: OpinionTags: 2003 ISAF World Championships, 2010 ISAF World Championships, America's Cup, Andrew 'Bart' Simpson, Athens 2000, Beijing 2008, Ben Ainslie, Chelsea, FA Cup, Finn class, Frederik Loof, Great Britain, Iain Percy, ISAF 2007 World Championships, Jim Saltonstall, Max Salminen, Olympics, Roberto Mancini, Sailing, Sir Alex Ferguson, Star class, Sweden, Team GB, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Wigan Athletic
Posted on April 22, 2013
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It was once a taboo subject and to be associated with it was a fate almost worse than death – those affected were treated differently to everyone else, stigmatised, humiliated and traumatised just because no-one could physically see what was wrong with them. Even… Continue Reading “The Greatest Battle”
Category: OpinionTags: Andrew Flintoff, Cricket, Depression, EastEnders, England, Marcus Trescothick, Mike Tyson, Robert Enke, Sri Lanka, Stan Collymore, Steve Harmison, Wikipedia
Posted on April 7, 2013
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It’s a topic I touched on in ‘The dark truth behind the great spectacle’ but I feel so strongly about it that it deserves a whole blog devoted to it. Honesty – is it really the best policy? One of the requirements of being… Continue Reading “Honestly, is it really that good?”
Category: OpinionTags: ' Formula 1, Ashley Cole, Bradley Wiggins, Cycling, FA, football, Frank Lampard, Great Britain, John Terry, Match of the Day, Olympics
Posted on March 24, 2013
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Watching the San Marino football team clutching their chests with ‘pride’ (I hate that action, it doesn’t mean anything) but not singing during their national anthem before their game against England on Friday made me think – do they actually know the words? Having… Continue Reading “Sing it Louder, Sing it Clearer…”
Category: football, OpinionTags: ' Formula 1, ' Republic of Ireland, 'God Save the Queen, 'Ireland's Call, 'Land der Berge, Ahmand Salim Flayfel, Austria, Chris Robshaw, Deutschlandlied, Eastern Asia, England, Federico Consolo, football, Football World Cup, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Joseph Haydn, Land am Strome, Lebanon, Mohammad Salim Flayfel, Northern Ireland, Olympics, RBS 6 Nations, Red Bull Racing, rugby, San Marino, Syria, Uruguay, Woldgang Amadeus Mozart
Posted on February 17, 2013
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So, anybody else been following the Women’s Cricket World Cup recently? How about the female version of the Six Nations? And did any of you follow England’s netball stars during their series whitewash of world number 1s Australia last month? I’m guessing for the… Continue Reading “Time to Wake Up and Accept the Obvious”
Category: OpinionTags: Andrew Flintoff, Anya Shrubsole, Australia, BBC, Ben Ainslie, Bradley Wiggins, Brendan McCullum, Brian Lara, Celtic, Chris Ashton, Cricket, David Weir, Elizabeth Lambert, Ellie Simmonds, England, France, Gary Hooper, Hannah Cockroft, ICC Women's World Cup 2013, Ireland, ITV, Jessica Ennis, Juventus, Katherine Brunt, Katherine Grainger, London 2012, netball, Olympics, Paralympics, RBS Women's Six Nations, Ricky Ponting, Scotland, Simon Zebo, Sir Chris Hoy, Sky Sports, Stefanie Taylor, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Steve Harmison, Wales, West Indies
Posted on February 10, 2013
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It seems as though the Olympics have had more than just a positive effect on sport in this country… After England’s superb victory over Brazil on Wednesday the press were… well, positive! It’s fantastic – journalists now realise that our country can win things… Continue Reading “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”
Category: London 2012, OpinionTags: Becky Adlington, Brazil, Cricket, England, Great Britain, India, Jack Wilshere, Jessica Ennis, Joe Hart, John Inverdale, Lizzie Armistead, London 2012, Luis Felipe Scolari, Mark Cavendish, Mark Hunter, Olympics, Paralympics, Rowing, Roy Hodgson, Shelley Rudman, Sir Steve Redgrave, Skeleton, The Daily Mail, The Guardian, Usain Bolt, Zac Purchase
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