Posted on March 22, 2016
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It’s been a long winter without any football. ‘What on earth are you talking about?’ is one of the many responses that has probably entered your head after reading that statement. Whilst I am fully aware that there has indeed been plenty of football for… Continue Reading “WSL 2016 Preview – Part I”
Category: footballTags: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Arsenal Ladies FC, Becky Easton, Beth England, Beth Mead, Birmingham City Ladies FC, Chelsea Ladies FC, Corina Schroder, Danielle van de Donk, Doncaster Rovers Belles FC, Emma Hayes, England, Eni Aluko, FA Women's Premier Leauge, FA WSL, FA WSL1 2016, Fara Williams, Fran Kirby, Jade Bailey, Ji So-Yun, Jo Potter, Josephine Henning, Karen Carney, Katie Chapman, Liverpool Ladies FC, Manchester City Ladies FC, Natalia, Natasha Dowie, Notts County Ladies FC, South Korea, Sunderland Ladies AFC, Women's FA Cup, Women's Football
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 December 17, 2015
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‘Legend’ and ‘hero’ – just two of the numerous powerful descriptors that can be used to label athletes who have achieved great things, often overcoming adversity along the way and doing something most would think improbable. Such phrases should be reserved for those who… Continue Reading “What is ‘greatness’?”
Category: OpinionTags: 1995 IRB Rugby World Cup, 2005 Ashes, 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Abby Wambach, Andrew Flintoff, Cricket, England, Great, Hero, Jonah Lomu, Legend, Media, New Zealand, Olympics, Sensationalisation, US Soccer Athlete of the Year, USA
Posted on September 27, 2015
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Arsenal Ladies kept alive their slim hopes of securing the 2015 WSL 1 title with a gritty 3-1 win away at Sunderland, condemning the hosts to their fourth straight defeat in all competitions and ending their chances of reaching next year’s Champions League. In… Continue Reading “Unofficial Match Report: Sunderland Ladies 1-3 Arsenal Ladies”
Category: footballTags: 2015 WSL 1, Abbey Joice, Abby Holmes, Alex Scott, Arsenal Ladies FC, Beth Mead, Chelsea Ladies FC, Chioma Ubogagu, Danielle Carter, England, football, Hilde Gunn Olsen, Jordan Nobbs, Keira Ramshaw, Kelly McDougall, Liverpool Ladies FC, Natalia, Rachael Laws, Rachel Furness, Sari van Veenendaal, Spain, Sunderland Ladies FC, Tori Williams, Vicky Losada, Victoria Greenwell
Posted on August 9, 2015
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Steph McDougall’s late equaliser earned Sunderland Ladies a well deserved point against reigning champions Liverpool at Hetton-le-Hole in a frenetic game full of skill, speed and tough tackling. The Lasses, who move one point ahead of Arsenal at the top of the Women’s Super… Continue Reading “Unofficial Match Report: Sunderland Ladies 2-2 Liverpool Ladies”
Category: footballTags: 2015 Continental Tyres Cup, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2015 Women's Super League, Abbey Joice, Abby Holmes, Arsenal Ladies FC, Ashley Hodson, Beth Mead, Chelsea Ladies FC, Durham Women FC, England, football, Gemma Bonner, Hilde Gunn Olsen, Kate Longhurst, Katrin Omarsdottir, Keira Ramshaw, Line Smorsgard, Liverpool Ladies FC, Lucy Staniforth, Manchester City Ladies FC, Mayumi Pacheco, Natasha Dowie, Rebecca Easton, Rosie White, Steph McDougall, Steph Roche, Sunderland Ladies AFC
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 May 8, 2015
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It’s been quite a week; a royal birth, the 70th anniversary of VE Day and even some sunshine have all befallen us since the beginning of the month. There was something else too but I can’t quite remember what… Anyway, in all the excitement… Continue Reading “A recipe for success?”
Category: CricketTags: 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, 70th VE Day, Adam Lyth, Adil Rashid, Alastair Cook, Caribbean, Colin Croft, Colin Graves, Cricket, David Willey, ECB, England, Gary Ballance, Geoffrey Dujon, Gordon Greenidge, India, IPL, Ireland, James Anderson, James Vince, Joe Root, Joel Garner, Jonathan Trott, Mark Wood, Michael Holding, Moeen Ali, Royal Baby, Sam Billings, Sir Viv Richards, West Indies
Posted on April 4, 2015
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After receiving four huge blows to his head recently, the decision to rest Welsh rugby star George North for a month seems like a good one, especially with the increasing worries surrounding concussion in contact sports. Whilst I am all in agreement that he should… Continue Reading “Something needs to be done, NOW”
Category: Opinion, Rugby Union, UncategorizedTags: Concussion, England, George North, IRB, Jeff Astle, Mike Brown, NHS, RFU, Rugby Union, Wales
Posted on March 26, 2015
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After England’s rugby union side almost pulled off a sensational result against France last Sunday, many fans were left feeling extremely positive about their chances at the upcoming World Cup. However, they didn’t do quite enough and finished runners-up for the fourth successive Six… Continue Reading “Heroics cover over the cracks”
Category: Rugby Union, UncategorizedTags: 2003 IRB Rugby World Cup, 2011 IRB World Cup, 2015 IRB Rugby World Cup, 2015 RBS 6 Nations, England, France, George Ford, Ian Ritchie, Ireland, Italy, Jonathan Joseph, Jonny Wilkinson, Manu Tuilagi, Martin Johnson, New Zealand, Owen Farell, RFU, Rugby Union, Scotland, South Africa, Stuart Lancaster, Wales
Posted on February 26, 2015
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The 2015 Cricket World Cup has already produced a number of high-profile slip-ups and shocks, not least England’s humbling by a rampant New Zealand side. Here we take a look back at 10 classic moments that left fans, pundits and fellow players pinching themselves… Continue Reading “The Top 10 Cricket Humiliations”
Category: Cricket, Top 10sTags: 2005 Ashes, Ajit Agarkar, Andrew Strauss, Australia, Brett Lee, Cricket, Dale Steyn, Damien Fleming, Elton Chigumbura, England, Geoffrey Boycott, Glenn McGrath, Herschelle Gibbs, ICC 1999 World Cup, ICC 2011 World Cup, ICC 2015 World Cup, India, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Ireland, Kevin O'Brian, Mark Nicholas, Mark Waugh, Matt Prior, Mike Hussey, Monty Panesar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Phil Tuffnell, Prosper Utseya, Shane Warne, South Africa, Steve Waugh, Vernon Philander, Wirral CC, Zimbabwe
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