Posted on December 29, 2014
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2014 has been yet another year packed full of sport. There was the Winter Olympics, men’s football and women’s rugby World Cups, the Ryder Cup and the Commonwealth Games alongside a whole host of other events. The public have witnessed surprises, fairytales, disappointments and… Continue Reading “The Big 2014 Review – Part I”
Category: End Of Year ReviewsTags: 1974 Commonwealth Games, 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2013/14 Ashes, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 European Aquatics Championships, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 Masters Snooker, 2014 Ryder Cup, 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, Adam Peaty, Becky Adlington, Bristol, Calum Tait, Chris Walker-Hebborn, Cricket, England, Europe, Fran Halsall, Great Britain, India, Jamie Donaldson, Janes Anderson, Jazz Carlin, Jenny Jones, Joe Root, Justin Rose, Lizzy Yarnold, Michael Jamieson, Pat Bevan, Ricky Walden, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Ross Murdoch, Scotland, Snowboarding, Sri Lanka, Swimming, USA, Victor Dubuisson, Wales
Posted on November 15, 2014
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Wayne Rooney – England’s captain, the fourth highest goalscorer for his country and about to become only the ninth Englishman to reach a century of caps. Statistically, it can be said that Rooney is one of the finest footballers this nation has produced; he… Continue Reading “What makes the good ‘great’?”
Category: football, OpinionTags: 1966 FIFA World Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup, Afghanistan, Andrew Flintoff, Ashes, Australia, Ballon d'Or, Barcelona, Bobby Moore, Charlotte Edwards, Cricket, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, England, FA Cup, FIFA World Cup, football, Geoff Hurst, George Cohen, Gordon Banks, Great Britain, Greece, La Liga, Lionel Messi, Manchester United, Michael Phelps, Michael Schumacher, New Zealand, Olympics, Ray Wilson, Real Madrid, Richie McCaw, Rowing, Rugby Union, Sachin Tendulkar, Senegal, Serena Williams, Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Ian Botham, Sir Steve Redgrave, UEFA Champions League, Wayne Rooney, Webb Ellis Cup
Posted on October 4, 2014
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For those of you who like to go to bed early, you would have woken up to the big news gripping the Formula 1 world at the moment. And, for once, it doesn’t concern the battle between Mercedes team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.… Continue Reading “Change WILL be a good thing”
Category: F1Tags: ' Formula 1, 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, Australia, Brazil, Daniel Ricciardo, Daniil Kvyat, Denmark, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, FIA 2012 Formula 1 World Championship, FIA 2013 Formula 1 World Championship, FIA 2014 Formula 1 World Championship, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Jean-Eric Vergne, Jenson Button, Kevin Magnussen, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren F1, Mercedes GP, Mexico, Nico Rosberg, Red Bull Racing, Russia, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Sebastian Vettel, Sergio Perez, Stefano Dominecali, Tifosi, Vitaly Petrov, Williams F1
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 September 12, 2014
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Sir Richard Branson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Alain Prost walk into a bar… Sounds like the beginning of a terrible joke or a very, very strange dream. However, it could easily become a reality, all thanks to Formula E. Let’s just hope the newest version… Continue Reading “It’s Gonna Be E-lectric”
Category: Formula ETags: ' Formula 1, A1GP, Alain Prost, Antonio Felix da Costa, Audi ABT, Auto GP, Beijing, Bruno Senna, Danica Patrick, Daniel Abt, Dragon Racing, Felipe Massa, Formula 2, Formula E, Great Britain, IndyCar, IVT4, Jaime Alguesuari, Jean Todt, Katherine Legge, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mahindra Racing, Michela Cerruti, NASCAR, Nelson Piquet Jr., Nicholas Prost, Nick Heidfeld, Richard Branson, Sébastien Buemi, Stephane Sarrazin, Susie Wolff, Takumo Sato, Team China, Virgin Racing, Williams F1
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 February 8, 2014
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After some very useful feedback, I decided to considerably shorten my Winter Olympic guide so it suits everyone and not just people like me! I get so caught up in things I often forget that 99% of the population don’t have the same interest… Continue Reading “Guide to Sochi 2014 – the short version!”
Category: Winter OlympicsTags: Aimee Fuller, Aja Evans, Aksel Lund Svindal, Alex Baumann, Alexander Tretiakov, Alexandre Bioldeau, Alexis Pinturault, Alpine skiing, Amanda Lightfoot, Andrew Musgrave, Armin Zöggeler, Astrid Uhrendholdt Jacobsen, Austria, Beat Hefti, Belarus, Biathlon, Billy Morgan, Bobsleigh, Carino Vogt, Charles Hamelin, Charlie White, Chemmy Alcott, Curling, Czech Republic, Darya Domracheva, Dave Rydinh, Dominic Parsons, Elana Meyers, Elise Christie, Emil Hegle Svendsen, Eric Frentzel, Felix Loch, Felix Neureuther, Figure skating, France, Freestyle skiing, Gabriela Soukalová, Germany, Great Britain, Hannah Kearney, Heather Moyse, Heidi Weng, Ice Hockey, India, James Woods, Jamie Nicholls, Japan, Jason Lamy Chappuls, Javier Fernández, Jenny Jones, Jon Eley, Judging scandal at Salt Lake 2002, Julia Lipnitskaia, Justine Dufour-Lapointe, Kailie Humphries, Kamil Stoch, Kerrigan and Harding scandal, Kristan Bromley, Latvia, Li Nina, Liechtenstein, Lindsey Jacobellis, Lizzy Yarnold, Luge, Marcel Hirscher, Maria Höfl-Riesch, Marit Bjørgen, Martin Foucarde, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Martins Dukurs, Maxim Trankov, Meryl Davies, Michael Kingsbury, Mike Dixon, Natalie Geisenberger, Noelle Pikus-Place, Nordic combined, Norway, Peter Prevs, Poland, Sage Kotsenburg, Sara Takanashi, Scotland, Shaun White, Shelley Rudman, Shim Suk-Hee, Shiva Keshavan, Short track speed skating, Simon Ammann, Skeleton, Ski jumping, Slovenia, Sochi Winter Olympics 2014, South Korea, Spain, Steve Holcomb, Sweden, Tatiana Volosozhar, Tatjana Hüfner, Therese Johaug, Tina Weirather, Tobias Arlt, Tobias Wendi, Tomass Dukurs, Torgeir Bergrem, Torvill and Dean, USA, Victor An, Wang Fen, Wang Mang, XC skiing, Xin Zhang
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 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
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
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