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Tom Hollingsworth is a former deputy sports editor of the Daily Express. For many years he worked in a sports agency, representing mainly football players and motor racing drivers. Tom holds a private pilot’s licence and flying is his principal recreation. More Posts

The Six Nations

The Six Nations continues to throw up surprises. England could not bounce back against Ireland , a resurgent Wales gave Scotland à close game with the Millennium  Stadium in full song Excuses can be made for the poor showing by England at Murrayfield last week  ( losing Arundel for 40 minutes, [...]

February 24, 2026 // 0 Comments

Rugby weekend tv

My rugby weekend fest began on Friday night with Harleqiins v Northsmpton Saints (24-40) in the Premiership Cup.  Both sides had necessarily to field weakened teams because of the Six Nations. Northampton ‘s absentees were the more telling ( Coles, Poloick, Freeman, Fraser , Mitchell , Smith ) [...]

February 15, 2026 // 0 Comments

Sunday TV sport

Normally of a Sunday morning I take a bracing walk by the sea but, in the face of driving rain, I watched  the final of the Australian tennis Open instead. Those who know more about Grand Slam tennis than me advise that the Australian Open is the best of the four. Wimbledon is too “up [...]

February 2, 2026 // 0 Comments

FA CUP LIVES ON

That strange British eccentricity’  hss allowed the FA Cup to live on despite weakened teams, moved kick off times and even days and overseas players and head coaches  little understanding its traditions. even giant killing has survived with Macclesfield betraying Premiership Crystal Palace [...]

January 11, 2026 // 0 Comments

Amorim & Maresca leave .

The ‘departure of Amor anf Maresca with  their clubs lying in 6th and 5th place respectively is a game changer. Time was a manager/ head coach  waited till a sacking then claimed compensation Then you were financially set up for life as 2 other Portuguese managers Mourinho and Villaboas attest. [...]

January 5, 2026 // 0 Comments

Man City to win the Premier

As there is not much to do during the so called festive period I studied the Premier league table and future fixtures of both Arsenal and Man City and my conclusion was that City will take the Premier title ..  why so? Arsenal still have to play Spurs and Cty away and may not get many points from [...]

December 25, 2025 // 0 Comments

Coverage of the Ashes

England’s performance in the Ashes is dire. The First Test was over in two days and the second at Brisbane may not last much longer. The coverage on TMS and TNT matches the poor performances. TMS have recruited Daniel Norcross – a buffoon – and, if you are really unlucky his analyst [...]

December 7, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Quilter series

Of the Northern Hemisphere sides, England were the winners of this series though – as “THE RUST” had predicted – Argentina gave them a close call and, when the excellent Santi Carreras burst through in injury time, they might actually have won. England will surely be [...]

November 24, 2025 // 0 Comments

Thoughts on the 1st Test

One issue neglected by the wise-acres in the media is what do you want: a successful team or an entertaining one? “Bazball” may be too expansive but would you prefer a ‘nurdler’ doing it in singles , working the gaps, or someone taking risks by hitting the deep boundaries of the new [...]

November 23, 2025 // 0 Comments

The weekend sport

International week can be dreary for sports lovers but there was rugby and some international football games to enjoy. Granite Grant has already covered the England victory over the All Blacks. The big winners were George Ford who has surely staked his fly half claim with 2 drop goals and a [...]

November 17, 2025 // 0 Comments

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