Posted on August 24, 2016
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It’s all over. Almost as soon as it had begun, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad have ceased to exist. Not that it passed by quietly. The last fortnight was full of drama, suspense, controversy and incredible sporting achievement. Team GB have returned from… Continue Reading “Rio 2016 Review”
Category: Rio 2016Tags: Abbey D'Agostino, Almaz Ayana, Amy Tinkler, Andy Murray, Argentina, Athletics, Badminton, Becky James, Boxing, Bryony Page, Canoe slalom, Canoe sprint, Cycling, Diving, Ethiopia, Great Britain, Great Britain women's hockey, Gymnastics, Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark, Hockey, Jamaica, Jason Kenny, Jazz Carlin, Joe Clarke, Juan Martin del Potro, Katherine Grainger, Laura Trott, Liam Heath and Chris Schofeld, Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge, Michael Johnson, Mo Farah, New Zealand, Nikki Hamblin, Rio 2016, Rowing, Rugby Sevens, Sailing, Simone Biles, Sir Chris Hoy, South Africa, Swimming, Team GB, Tennis, Track and field, Trampolining, USA, Usain Bolt, Victoria Thornley, Wayde van Niekerk, XXXI Olympiad
Posted on August 5, 2016
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It’s here, it’s back; the Olympic Games are upon us! It’s scarcely believable that it’s already been four years since London 2012, the memories are that strong. A lot has happened in that period of time however. For example, Britain is no longer part… Continue Reading “How not to run a sport”
Category: Rio 2016Tags: 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, Athletics, Cycling, Doping, Drugs, France, Germany, Great Britain, Gregory Bauge, IAAF, IOC, Jamaica, Justin Gatlin, Lizzie Armitstead, London 2012, McLaren Report, Rio 2016, Russia, Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Team GB, Thomas Bach, USA, USSR, Yohann Blake
Posted on February 2, 2016
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It’s fairly late on a Monday evening, I’ve just finished working on an essay and decide to check the news before heading off to bed. Clicking on the BBC Sport website to see the result of that night’s Premier League fixture, I am greeted… Continue Reading “A Sad State of Affairs”
Category: TennisTags: Athletics, Australian Open, Barclays Premier League, BBC Sport, Corruption, Drug abuse, FIFA, football, French Open, IAAF, IOC, Match fixing, Money, Roland Garros, Tennis, US Open, Wimbledon
Posted on December 30, 2015
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When it comes to sport, pretty much anything and everything has happened in the past 12 months. From tales of widespread corruption and state-funded doping to some of the most remarkable sporting performances ever seen, nothing has been too farfetched for this frankly insane… Continue Reading “My Top 11 Sporting Moments of 2015”
Category: End Of Year Reviews, Top 10sTags: 2015 Davis Cup, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2015 FINA Aquatics World Championships, 2015 IRB Rugby World Cup, 2015 US Open, 2015 Wuhan Open, Adam Peaty, Anders Fannemel, Andy Murray, Athletics, Australia, Barclays Premier Leauge, Beth Mead, Cameron van der Burgh, Chelsea Ladies FC, England, football, France, Grade One National Hunt jump, Great Britain, Greg Rutherford, Hayley Turner, Heather Watson, Horse Racing, IAAF 2015 World Championships, Investec Ashes 2015, Italy, James Guy, Japan, Jazz Carlin, Jess Ennis-Hill, Johanna Konta, Justin Gatlin, Laura Robson, Leicester City, Lizzie Kelly, Lucy Bronze, Maria Sharapova, Peter Prevc, Sammy-Jo Bell, Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, Ski jumping, South Africa, Steve Finn, Stuart Broad, Sunderland Ladies AFC, Swimming, Tea For Two, Tennis, Usain Bolt, Wimbledon 2015, Winter Olympics, WSL 2015
Posted on August 6, 2015
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London 2012; arguably the greatest Olympic Games ever, especially if you are British. With gold medals aplenty, records being broken daily and many heart-warming stories of triumph after adversity, it truly was a fortnight no-one will ever forget. However, not everything went according to… Continue Reading “Britain on the rise”
Category: SwimmingTags: 2013 World Aquatics Championships, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2015 World Aquatics Championships, 2015/16 Barclays Premier League, Adam Peaty, Aimee Willmott, Athletics, Australia, Barcelona 2013, BBC2, Ben Proud, British Swimming, Cameron van den Burgh, Chris Walker-Hebborn, Doping scandal, England, FINA World Championships, Fran Halsall, Glasgow, Great Britain, IAAF, Investec Ashes 2015, James Guy, Jazz Carlin, Kazan 2015, London 2012, London Aquatics Centre, Olympic Games, Russia, Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, South Africa, Swimming, USA, Water polo
Posted on March 19, 2015
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I don’t have much in common with tennis ace Andy Murray. He’s an international sporting superstar; I’m not. He has a gorgeous fiancée; I don’t. He is worth millions of pounds; I’m already in debt. However one thing that we do share, aside perhaps… Continue Reading “Once a cheat, always a cheat”
Category: Opinion, UncategorizedTags: Andy Murray, Athletics, Cheating, Doping, football, Kolo Toure, Manchester City, Tennis, USA, Wayne Odesnik
Posted on January 2, 2015
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2014 was a year full of sporting brilliance, medals and record-breaking moments. Continuing on from the first part of this review, below are my seven favourite moments from the last year: 7) Brazil’s boys battered The 2014 World Cup saw plenty of spectacular moments,… Continue Reading “The Big 2014 Review – Part II”
Category: End Of Year ReviewsTags: ' Formula 1, 1930 Commonwealth Games, 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2012 European Athletics Championships, 2013 World Athletics Championships, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 European Athletics Championships, 2014 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 Japanese GP, 2014 Monaco GP, 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, 400m hurdles, Athletics, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Claudia Fragapane, Cricket, Cricket Australia, David Warner, Eilidh Child, Emily Scarratt, England, football, France, Germany, Gymnastics, Ireland, Jamaica, James Rodriguez, Jo Pavey, Joyce Cooper, Jules Bianchi, Kaliese Spencer, Marussia, Mercedes GP, Michael Clarke, Michael Jamieson, Michael Schumacher, Miroslav Klose, Netherlands, New Zealand, Phil Hughes, Ronaldo, rugby, Scotland, Spain
Posted on August 26, 2014
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British athletics hasn’t had much success for a long time – indeed, there have been very few medal-winning athletes since the likes of Ovett, Wells, Coe and Thompson way back in the ‘70s and ‘80s. That’s not saying that there haven’t been some outstanding… Continue Reading “The Start of Something Special”
Category: AthleticsTags: 2012 European Athletics Championships, 2013 World Athletics Championships, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 European Athletics Championships, Adam Gemili, Allan Wells, Andrew Osagi, Athletics, Bianca Williams, Blessing Okagbare, Charles van Commenee, Christine Ohuruogu, Dai Greene, Daley Thompson, Dame Kelly Holmes, Eilidh Child, Great Britain, Greg Rutherford, Hannah England, Holly Bleasdale, Jamaica, James Dasaolu, Jess Ennis, Jo Pavey, Jodie Williams, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Linford Christie, London 2012 Olympics, Lord Seb Coe, Lyndsey Sharp, Martyn Rooney, Mo Farah, Neil Black, Nigeria, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Phillips Idowu, Robbie Grabarz, Sally Gunnell, Scotland, Steve Ovett, Tiffany Porter, Will Sharman
Posted on July 16, 2014
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The Commonwealth Games are just around the corner, yet very few people are talking about it! Why is this?
Category: Commonwealth GamesTags: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, Aled Davies, Anna Meares, Athletics, Australia, BBC, Becky James, Boxing, Chad Le Clos, Clare Balding, Cricket, Cycling, David Weir, Diving, England, Gabby Logan, Gary Lineker, Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Guernsey, Hazel Ervine, Isle of Man, Jack Bobridge, Jamaica, Jason Kenny, Jersey, Laura Trott, Lawn Bowls, London 2012, Mo Farah, netball, Nicola Adams, Northern Ireland, Rio 2016, Rowing, Rugby Sevens, Sally Pearson, Scotland, Sir Bradley Wiggins, Sochi 2014, South Africa, Squash, Swimming, Tom Daley, Tour de France, Usain Bolt, Wales, Yohan Blake
Posted on August 20, 2013
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Almost exactly a year after London 2012, the world’s finest track and field stars repeated their battles at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. Despite the recent doping allegations, legends such as Usain Bolt, Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Sally… Continue Reading “Lightning Bolt”
Category: AthleticsTags: 2014 European Athletics Championships, Abebe Aregawi, Adam Gemili, Andrew Osagie, Athletics, Australia, Bohdan Bondarenko, Christine Ohuruogu, Czech Republic, Dai Greene, Dominican Republic, Eilidh Child, Emir Bekric, Ezekiel Kemboi, Felix Sanchez, France, Goldie Sayers, Great Britain, Greg Rutherford, Hannah England, Holly Bleasdale, IAAF 2013 World Championships in Athletics, IAAF 2015 World Championships, Jamaica, Javier Culson, Jehue Gordon, Jess Ennis-Hill, Jessica Simpson, Katerina Johnson-Thompson, Kenya, London 2012, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, Michael Tinsley, Mo Farah, Mutaz Essa Barshim, Paul Kipsiele Koech, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Rio 2016, Robbie Grabarz, Russia, Sally Pearson, Serbia, Shara Proctor, Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Steve Lewis, Sweden, Team GB, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, USA, Usain Bolt, Warren Weir, Yelena Isinbayeva, Zuzana Hejnova
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