Articles by Tom Hollingworth

About Tom Hollingworth

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

Minority sports/ table tennis and show jumping

Recently I met two accomplished sports people in minority sports. I was interested to know how they make a living out of them and why their sports were minority ones. The first did not have to make a living as he was a successful equity trader and director of a bank. His sport was table tennis. [...]

December 12, 2013 // 0 Comments

Integrity in sport is the only thing that matters

Anyone with even a passing interest in sport will be alarmed by the recent revelations about the football/betting in the Sun on Sunday and the National Crime Agency’s confirmation that six people are being held in relation to allegations of spot-fixing. The Football Association, the Professional [...]

December 9, 2013 // 0 Comments

Reaction to the 2015 Rugby World Cup tickets announcement

Yesterday’s announcement of venues and ticket prices for the 2015 Rugby World Cup has produced the inevitable acres of protest from media pundits and lobby interests alike. I have some sympathy for the tournament organisers. As with soccer World Cups and Olympics, there’s a degree to which both [...]

November 28, 2013 // 0 Comments

It’s that time of year again!

The shortlist of ten nominees for BBC Sports Personality of The Year were exclusively announced on the BBC’s The One Show shortly after 7.00pm last night. They are as follows: Justin Rose (golf) Hannah Cockcroft (paralympic cycling) Chris Froome (cycling) Leigh Halfpenny (rugby union) Christine [...]

November 27, 2013 // 0 Comments

England v New Zealand – a worthy contribution

Following yesterday’s Twickenham encounter between England and New Zealand, a word about the refereeing performance of South Africa’s Craig Joubert. Folklore has it that the sign of a good refereeing outing is how little the official is noticed, but Joubert has a special place in rugby [...]

November 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

Revisiting The Past

Last night I stayed up way past my bedtime, specifically to watch a heavyweight version of the Sky Sports Prizefighter format, in which eight fighters take part in a mini-tournament of three-round bouts to claim a £32,000 bounty. An added attraction was the opportunity to witness a cameo [...]

November 15, 2013 // 1 Comment

ENGLAND 32 CANADA 3

Both women’s rugby internationals I have witnessed in the flesh have been staged at the Twickenham Stoop. Three years ago, the atmosphere was special, and the place rocking nearly an hour before kick-off, when New Zealand prevailed by the margin of 13-10 over England in the 2010 Rugby World Cup [...]

November 14, 2013 // 0 Comments

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