Posted on February 12, 2015
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Last week, former professional footballer Clarke Carlisle admitted that his collision with a lorry back in December was no accident; it was an attempt to end his life. Such incidents involving professional sportsmen and women are, worryingly, becoming more common but Carlisle’s story is… Continue Reading “Depression in Sport – still a long way to go”
Category: OpinionTags: Clarke Carlisle, Cricket, Dale Roberts, Depression, Elite sport, football, Gary Speed, Germany, Media, PCA, PFA, Professional Cricketers' Association, Professional Footballers' Association, Robert Enke, Rushden and Diamonds FC, Steve Harmison, Suicide, Wales
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 July 16, 2014
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The Commonwealth Games are just around the corner, yet very few people are talking about it! Why is this?
Category: Commonwealth GamesTags: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, Aled Davies, Anna Meares, Athletics, Australia, BBC, Becky James, Boxing, Chad Le Clos, Clare Balding, Cricket, Cycling, David Weir, Diving, England, Gabby Logan, Gary Lineker, Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Guernsey, Hazel Ervine, Isle of Man, Jack Bobridge, Jamaica, Jason Kenny, Jersey, Laura Trott, Lawn Bowls, London 2012, Mo Farah, netball, Nicola Adams, Northern Ireland, Rio 2016, Rowing, Rugby Sevens, Sally Pearson, Scotland, Sir Bradley Wiggins, Sochi 2014, South Africa, Squash, Swimming, Tom Daley, Tour de France, Usain Bolt, Wales, Yohan Blake
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 October 17, 2013
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When you think of cheerleading (I know most of you don’t but just pretend you do) I’m sure that a large majority of the population will imagine scandily-clad women, pom poms and silly chants. It doesn’t seem like a real sport does it? This… Continue Reading “Why the old ‘Give me a C…’ is a load of nonsense”
Category: CheerleadingTags: British Cheerleading Association, Cheerleading, Durham University, England, Hypermobility, International Cheer Union, IPL, Ireland, Mexico, National Championships, National Universities Competition, Northern Ireland, Scotland, stereotypes, SuperBowl, Trevelyan College, USA, Wales, World Cheerleading Championships
Posted on October 5, 2013
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Aaron Ramsey’s return to form this season has been remarkable. Once reckoned as, arguably, one of the next greats of the footballing world, it is no coincidence that since his horrific leg break against Stoke City in 2010 he has never lived up to… Continue Reading “He Just Needed a Break…”
Category: footballTags: 2005 Ashes, 2010/11 Ashes, Aaron Ramsey, American Football, Arsenal FC, Barclays Premier League, Cricket, Dean Ashton, Durham CCC, ECB, England, football, Glamorgan CCC, Graham Onions, Injuries, LV County Championship, netball, Rugby Union, Simon Jones, Sport Psychology, Stoke City FC, Trait Perspectives, Wales, West Ham United
Posted on March 17, 2013
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After the first week of the RBS 6 Nations I wrote a blog criticising the experts who, I thought, had got their predictions for the tournament completely wrong. It turns out I didn’t do much better! I predicted England would win the Championship ahead… Continue Reading “2013 RBS 6 Nations – my review of a frustrating tournament”
Category: Rugby UnionTags: 2013 RBS 6 Nations, Alex Cuthbert, Alun Wyn Jones, Andrea Masi, Australia, Brian O'Driscoll, Dan Biggar, Duncan Weir, England, Eoin Reddan, France, Francois Trinh-Duc, Freddie Michalak, George North, Gonzalo Canale, Greg Laidlaw, Ian Evans, Ian Henderson, Italy, Jamie Roberts, Jason Tipuric, Jonathon Davies, Jonny Sexton, Leigh Halfpenny, Lions, Luke Marshall, Manu Tuilagi, Mike Phillips, New Zealand, Owen Farrell, Paddy Jackson, Paul O'Connell, Phillipe Saint-Andre, Ronan O'Gara, rugby, Sam Warburton, Scotland, Scott Johnson, Sean Maitland, Sergio Parisse, Simon Zebo, South Africa, Stuart Hogg, Toby Falatau, Wales
Posted on February 24, 2013
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2012 couldn’t have gone much better for British track cycling could it? Seven gold medals at the Olympics alongside a silver and a bronze showed how dominant Team GB were at the London Olympics and that gold medal haul could have been even greater… Continue Reading “‘Don’t panic, don’t panic!’ (written on Sunday morning)”
Category: CyclingTags: 2013 UCI World Championships Minsk, Australia, Becky James, Clive Dunn, Ed Clancy, Germany, Jack Bobridge, Jason Kenny, Jess Varnish, Kian Emadi-Coffin, Kristina Vogel, Laura Trott, Lee Wai Sze, London 2012 Olympics, Miriam Welter, Rio 2016, Simon Yates, Stephen Burke, Team GB, Track cycling, Victoria Pendleton, Victoria Williamson, Wales
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
Posted on February 3, 2013
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An exhilarating and pulsating opening weekend to the 2013 RBS 6 Nations has proved one thing – so-called expert pundits don’t actually know what they’re talking about! England outplayed Scotland, who were flattened by the final score line after a couple of sloppy mistakes,… Continue Reading “Who saw that coming? The experts clearly didn’t…”
Category: Rugby UnionTags: Ben Morgan, Billy Twelvetrees, Brian O'Driscoll, Calcutta Cup, Chris Robshaw, Cian Healy, Danny Care, Dave Strettle, England, France, Freddie Michalak, Geoff Parling, George North, Greg Laidlaw, Harlequins, Ireland, Italy, James Haskell, Joe Launchbury, Joe Marler, Jonathon Davies, Jonny Sexton, Jonny Wilkinson, Louis Picamoles, Luciano Orquera, Manu Tuilagi, Mike Brown, Owen Farrell, RBS 6 Nations, Rugby Football Union, Sam Warburton, Scotland, Scott Williams, Simon Zebo, Thierry Dusautoir, Toby Flood, Wales
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