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 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 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 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 September 11, 2013
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Last night, Frank Lampard achieved the huge milestone of playing for his country for the 100th time. At the age of 35, the midfielder has also found himself back in the Chelsea first-team after what many people thought would be his last season in… Continue Reading “It’s a Fine, Fine Line”
Category: footballTags: Adam Scott, Australia, Badminton, Barclays Premier League, Chelsea FC, Cricket, England, Equestrian, FA, football, Frank Lampard, Golf, Hull City FC, India, Jose Mourinho, Lithuania, London 2012, Nick Skelton, Phil Mickelson, Rafa Benitez, Ricky Ponting, Roberto Di Matteo, Ruta Meilutyte, Ryder Cup, Sachin Tendulkar, Sailing, Shooting, Swimming, Triathlon, USA
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
Posted on June 3, 2013
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As regular followers or close friends will know, I have a fascination with the psychology that is involved in sport. I have touched on it a few times throughout my blogs but my first real article dedicated to it was ‘The Greatest Battle,’ which… Continue Reading “‘Calm down dear, it’s only a game!’”
Category: OpinionTags: Austrialia, Aviva Premiership, Branislav Ivanovic, British and Irish Lions, Chelsea FC, Chris Ashton, Cricket, Dennis Lillee, Dylan Hartley, England, Fernando Torres, Ice Hockey, India, Javed Miandad, Liverpool FC, Luis Suarez, Manu Tuilagi, netball, Patrice Evra, Rugby Union, Spain, Sports psychology, Uruguay
Posted on February 10, 2013
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It seems as though the Olympics have had more than just a positive effect on sport in this country… After England’s superb victory over Brazil on Wednesday the press were… well, positive! It’s fantastic – journalists now realise that our country can win things… Continue Reading “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”
Category: London 2012, OpinionTags: Becky Adlington, Brazil, Cricket, England, Great Britain, India, Jack Wilshere, Jessica Ennis, Joe Hart, John Inverdale, Lizzie Armistead, London 2012, Luis Felipe Scolari, Mark Cavendish, Mark Hunter, Olympics, Paralympics, Rowing, Roy Hodgson, Shelley Rudman, Sir Steve Redgrave, Skeleton, The Daily Mail, The Guardian, Usain Bolt, Zac Purchase
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