Posted on January 1, 2014
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Whilst 2012 was dominated by the Olympic Games, British sport didn’t enjoy much success outside of those few weeks of madness in late summer and early autumn. 2013, however, provided us with many more reasons to celebrate. The year included long-awaited victories, new records,… Continue Reading “2013 – my review of a wonderful year of sport”
Category: End Of Year ReviewsTags: 2013 Champions League, 2013 Europa League, 2013 FA Cup final, 2013 Investec Ashes, 2013 League Cup, 2013 RBS 6 Nations, 2013 Track Cycling European Championships, 2013 US Open, 2013 Women's Football European Championships, 2013 World Athletics Championships, 2014 Commonwealth Games, A.P. McCoy, Acer Nethercott, Alberto Ascari, Alex Cuthbert, America's Cup, Andrew Simpson, Andy Murray, Asafa Powell, Australia, Barclays Premier League 2012/13, Bayern Munich, BCCI, Becky James, Ben Ainslie, Bert Trautmann, Bill Hoskyns, Bradford City, Bradley Wiggins, Brazil, Brian O'Driscoll, British and Irish Lions, Chelsea FC, Chile, Chris Froome, Christian 'Chucho' Benitez, Christine Ohuruogu, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Commonwealth Bank Ashes Series 2013/14, Cricket, David Beckham, David Oates, Dean Whare, England, England's Women, F1, F1 World Championship 2013, Fernando Verdasco, football, Fred Perry, French Open, Germany, Graeme Swann, Hope Powell, India, Jacques Kallis, Jamie Roberts, Jason Day, Jerzy Janowicz, Joe Root, Jonathon Davies, Juan Manuel Fangio, Justin Rose, Lance Armstrong, London 2012 Olympics, Manchester City, Manchester United, Marc Marquez, Maria de Villota, Matt Prior, Michael Schumacher, Mike Denness, Mo Farah, MotoGP, Mountain Tunes, New Zealand, Nick Faldo, Novak Djokovic, Oprah Winfrey, Oscar Pistorius, Paul O'Connell, Phil Mickelson, Phill Nixon, Poland, Rahul Dravid, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Sachin Tendulkar, Sailing, Sam Warburton, Scotland, Sean Edwards, Sebastian Vettel, Serbia, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Chris Hoy, Sir Henry Cecil, South Africa, Swansea City, Team Oracle, Team Sky, Tony Greig, Tony Gubba, Tour de France, Tyson Gay, USA, Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Wales, Wembley, Wigan Athletic, Wimbledon, World Cup Rio 2014
Posted on May 6, 2013
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As the domestic football and rugby seasons come to a close, there are a number of reasons why you shouldn’t put your televisions into hibernation just yet. There is still plenty of action to come between May and August, including the greatest two-team rivalry… Continue Reading “Calling all football and rugby fans… Don’t hide away just yet!”
Category: PreviewTags: ' Formula 1, Alastair Cook, Alex Dowsett, Andy Murray, Australia, Australia Open, Barclays Premier League, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bradley Wiggins, Brian O'Driscoll, British and Irish Lions, Bundesliga, Chelsea, Chris Froome, Cricket, England, Epson Derby, FA Cup, football, French Open, Germany, Giro d'Italia, Golf, Heather Watson, Horse Racing, ICC Champions Trophy, IPC World Athletics Championships, Justin Henin, Laura Robson, League Cup, Leigh Halfpenny, London 2012 Olympics, Lukas Rosol, Manchester City, Mark Cavendish, Michael Clarke, Owen Farrell, Pakistan, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Royal Ascot, rugby, Serena Williams, South Africa, Stuart Hogg, Tennis, The Ashes, Tour de France, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, US Open, Victoria Azarenka, Wigan Athletic, Wimbledon, Women's 2013 European Championships, World Athletics Championships
Posted on March 17, 2013
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After the first week of the RBS 6 Nations I wrote a blog criticising the experts who, I thought, had got their predictions for the tournament completely wrong. It turns out I didn’t do much better! I predicted England would win the Championship ahead… Continue Reading “2013 RBS 6 Nations – my review of a frustrating tournament”
Category: Rugby UnionTags: 2013 RBS 6 Nations, Alex Cuthbert, Alun Wyn Jones, Andrea Masi, Australia, Brian O'Driscoll, Dan Biggar, Duncan Weir, England, Eoin Reddan, France, Francois Trinh-Duc, Freddie Michalak, George North, Gonzalo Canale, Greg Laidlaw, Ian Evans, Ian Henderson, Italy, Jamie Roberts, Jason Tipuric, Jonathon Davies, Jonny Sexton, Leigh Halfpenny, Lions, Luke Marshall, Manu Tuilagi, Mike Phillips, New Zealand, Owen Farrell, Paddy Jackson, Paul O'Connell, Phillipe Saint-Andre, Ronan O'Gara, rugby, Sam Warburton, Scotland, Scott Johnson, Sean Maitland, Sergio Parisse, Simon Zebo, South Africa, Stuart Hogg, Toby Falatau, Wales
Posted on February 3, 2013
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An exhilarating and pulsating opening weekend to the 2013 RBS 6 Nations has proved one thing – so-called expert pundits don’t actually know what they’re talking about! England outplayed Scotland, who were flattened by the final score line after a couple of sloppy mistakes,… Continue Reading “Who saw that coming? The experts clearly didn’t…”
Category: Rugby UnionTags: Ben Morgan, Billy Twelvetrees, Brian O'Driscoll, Calcutta Cup, Chris Robshaw, Cian Healy, Danny Care, Dave Strettle, England, France, Freddie Michalak, Geoff Parling, George North, Greg Laidlaw, Harlequins, Ireland, Italy, James Haskell, Joe Launchbury, Joe Marler, Jonathon Davies, Jonny Sexton, Jonny Wilkinson, Louis Picamoles, Luciano Orquera, Manu Tuilagi, Mike Brown, Owen Farrell, RBS 6 Nations, Rugby Football Union, Sam Warburton, Scotland, Scott Williams, Simon Zebo, Thierry Dusautoir, Toby Flood, Wales