Posted on October 21, 2018
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Retirement is one of sport’s inevitabilities, alongside success, failure and injury. And while there will always be some upset at seeing their favourite athletes walking away, the mark of one that’s truly special is the universal outpouring of love sent their way after making… Continue Reading “#19) Lizzy Yarnold”
Category: The 52, Winter OlympicsTags: #NotARedCard, A Question of Sport, British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association, Charlotte Dujardin, Great Britain, Heptathlon, Jade Jones, Laura Deas, Laura Kenny, Lizzy Yarnold, Martha Kelner, Nicola Adams, Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, Rusada, Russia, Sean Ingle, Shirley Robertson, Sir Chris Hoy, Sir Steve Redgrave, Skeleton, SportSpiel, Steph Cook, Team GB, The Guardian, Twitter, WADA, Wales, Winter Olympics
Posted on December 30, 2016
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It’s that time of year again for me to churn out my incredibly well informed, not-at-all-biased (please note the sarcasm here, my ego isn’t yet that big) top ten list of sporting moments that occurred during 2016. It was really hard to choose just… Continue Reading “My Top 10 Sporting Moments – 2016”
Category: UncategorizedTags: 2015-16 Premier League, 2016, 2016 6 Nations, 2016 ATP World Tour Finals, 2016 Australian Open, 2016 Brazilian GP, 2016 DH World Championship, 2016 DH World Cup, 2016 French Open, Andy Murray, Athletics, Australia, Ayrton Senna, Aziz Awang, Brazil, Bryony Page, Canada, Cricket, Cycling, Dame Sarah Storey, Downhill mountain biking, Eddie Jones, End of year review, England, F1, F1 2016, Germany, Hockey, Hollie Webb, Jason Kenny, Joachim Eilers, Kadeena Cox, Kat Driscoll, Keirin, Lauren Winfield, Leicester City, Malaysia, Max Verstappen, Milos Raonic, Netherlands, Novak Djokovic, Olympics, Pakistan, Paralympics, Rachel Atherton, Red Bull Racing, Rio 2016, Rosie MacLennan, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Serbia, Sir Chris Hoy, Sophie Bray, Tammy Beaumont, Team GB, Tennis, Trampolining, UEFA Champions League, Wimbledon 2016
Posted on August 24, 2016
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It’s all over. Almost as soon as it had begun, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad have ceased to exist. Not that it passed by quietly. The last fortnight was full of drama, suspense, controversy and incredible sporting achievement. Team GB have returned from… Continue Reading “Rio 2016 Review”
Category: Rio 2016Tags: Abbey D'Agostino, Almaz Ayana, Amy Tinkler, Andy Murray, Argentina, Athletics, Badminton, Becky James, Boxing, Bryony Page, Canoe slalom, Canoe sprint, Cycling, Diving, Ethiopia, Great Britain, Great Britain women's hockey, Gymnastics, Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark, Hockey, Jamaica, Jason Kenny, Jazz Carlin, Joe Clarke, Juan Martin del Potro, Katherine Grainger, Laura Trott, Liam Heath and Chris Schofeld, Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge, Michael Johnson, Mo Farah, New Zealand, Nikki Hamblin, Rio 2016, Rowing, Rugby Sevens, Sailing, Simone Biles, Sir Chris Hoy, South Africa, Swimming, Team GB, Tennis, Track and field, Trampolining, USA, Usain Bolt, Victoria Thornley, Wayde van Niekerk, XXXI Olympiad
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 February 17, 2013
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So, anybody else been following the Women’s Cricket World Cup recently? How about the female version of the Six Nations? And did any of you follow England’s netball stars during their series whitewash of world number 1s Australia last month? I’m guessing for the… Continue Reading “Time to Wake Up and Accept the Obvious”
Category: OpinionTags: Andrew Flintoff, Anya Shrubsole, Australia, BBC, Ben Ainslie, Bradley Wiggins, Brendan McCullum, Brian Lara, Celtic, Chris Ashton, Cricket, David Weir, Elizabeth Lambert, Ellie Simmonds, England, France, Gary Hooper, Hannah Cockroft, ICC Women's World Cup 2013, Ireland, ITV, Jessica Ennis, Juventus, Katherine Brunt, Katherine Grainger, London 2012, netball, Olympics, Paralympics, RBS Women's Six Nations, Ricky Ponting, Scotland, Simon Zebo, Sir Chris Hoy, Sky Sports, Stefanie Taylor, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Steve Harmison, Wales, West Indies
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