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 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 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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