Posted on October 31, 2014
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It’s something that any person who plays sport is guilty of; playing through the pain is the done thing. If you don’t, you’re seen as weak. Your team suffers, team-mates and fans hold it against you and, more often than not, you hate yourself… Continue Reading “Injuries – they are trying to tell you something!”
Category: OpinionTags: 2012 Rugby League Grand Final, BBC, Cricket, Fitness Tests, Injuy, Leeds Rhinos, Olga Korbut, Pain, Paul Wood, PE, Playing through pain, Rugby League, Ruptured Testicle, Soviet Sports Committee, Sport, USSR, Warrington Wolves
Posted on September 18, 2014
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How many of you can name the golfer in the above picture off the top of your head? If as many of 5 of you can then I’ll be extremely impressed. That is Michelle Wie, arguably the most famous female golfer in the world… Continue Reading “Vote For the Future”
Category: UncategorizedTags: 2013 Open Championship, 2015 Women's World Cup, Alex Salmond, American Football, Baseball, BBC, Cardiff City FC, Cricket, football, Golf, Great Britain, Jessica Ennis, Michelle Wie, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Rugby Union, The Guardian, The Independent, Women
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 June 27, 2014
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With so much sport going on at the moment, I have been struggling to decide over the last few days as to what I should write in this post. Of course, the football World Cup has been dominant in the British media but there… Continue Reading “Vampire of Brazil”
Category: footballTags: 2014 Austrian GP, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 Wimbledon Championships, Ajax, Barcelona FC, Branislav Ivanovic, Brendan Rogers, Chelsea FC, CLive Tyldsley, Costa Rica, Cricket, Diego Lugano, England, Giorgio Chiellini, Italy, ITV, Liverpool FC, Luis Suarez, Sri Lanka, UEFA Champions League, Uruguay
Posted on April 3, 2014
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What could you buy for £90? Having done some research on the internet, the following are all currently selling at that price: ‘Cosatto Noodle Supa’ highchair ‘Peltor Sport’ ear defenders for clay pigeon shooting ‘SIP’ saw dust collector ‘Playmobil’ grand mansion dollhouse ‘Lavenham Raydon’… Continue Reading “No longer just a game”
Category: footballTags: 2014 Football World Cup, Arsenal FC, Callaway golf bag, Chelsea FC, Cosatto Noodle Supa Highchair, Cricket, England, England 2014 World Cup kit, football, Lavenham Raydon jakcet, Manchester City FC, Martinez classical guitar, Newcastle United FC, Nike, Peltor Sport ear defenders, Playmobil dolls house grande mansion, Rio de Janeiro, SIP saw dust collector, Tennis, Tottenham Hotspur FC
Posted on March 5, 2014
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It’s amazing what a bit of confidence does. This time 6 months ago the Australian cricket team was in bits, having lost the Ashes 3-0 against an England team that largely underperformed. Since then, they have exacted ruthless revenge on the Poms, obliterating them… Continue Reading “Sofas at the ready, the Aussies are back”
Category: CricketTags: AB de Villiers, Alastair Cook, Alex Doolan, Australia, Barmy Army, Brad Haddin, Chris Rogers, Commonwealth Bank Ashes Series 2013/14, Cricket, Dale Steyn, David Warner, England, Faf du Plessis, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, India, Investec Ashes 2013, James Pattinson, JP Duminy, Michael Carberry, Michael Clarke, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Morne Morkel, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris, Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, South Africa, Steve Smith, Vernon Philander
Posted on January 17, 2014
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I must confess that, over the years, I have fallen out of love with snooker. When I was younger I absolutely loved watching it, especially the Masters – according to my Dad, when I was a baby I was fixated with the colour green… Continue Reading “Genius”
Category: SnookerTags: Alexandra Palace, Australia, BBC, BBC Sport, Cricket, ECB, football, Jimmy White, John Parrot, Masters 2014, Ricky Walden, Ronnie O'Sullivan, rugby, Snooker, Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis
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 December 4, 2013
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On the eve of the second Ashes Test, it seems as though England are desperate to take the attention away from their shocking performance at Brisbane by having a little whinge about a few words the Aussies said to them. Sledging (or ‘mental disintegration’… Continue Reading “Just shut up and let the cricket do the talking!”
Category: CricketTags: Andrew Flintoff, Arjuna Ranatunga, Ashes 2013/14, Australia, Australian Cricket Board, Cricket, David Warner, ECB, Eddo Brandes, England, Fred Trueman, Glenn McGrath, Greg Thomas, Ian Botham, Ian Healy, Jonathon Trott, Merv Hughes, Michael Clarke, Raman Subba Row, Robin Smith, Rod Marsh, Sri Lanka, Steve Waugh, Tino Best, Viv Richards, West Indies, Yorkshire CCC, Zimbabwe
Posted on November 20, 2013
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First up, apologies for the lack of new things to read over the last few weeks! Let’s just say life has been pretty hectic… But there’s good news – the Ashes start tonight/have already started/have already finished (depending on when you’re reading this). However… Continue Reading “Gib Them a Chance (sorry, that really is the best I could come up with!)”
Category: footballTags: 2016 European Championships, AFC, Andorra, Andy Selva, Ashes 2013/14, Australia, Bhutan, Cricket, Davide Gualtieri, England, FIFA, Germany, Gibraltar, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Rio 2014 World Cup, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain, The Netherlands, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, UEFA, World Cup
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