Sport

Some encouraging TV rugby

[For those sports fans who did not watch British television coverage of what happened on the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand and England tour to Argentina yesterday, please refer to the match reports in your newspapers of choice. My following reflections are based exclusively upon my [...]

June 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

You win some and you lose some

Given the extraordinary outcome of the UK’s General Election and the resulting subsequent orgy of punditry and analysis (on which I’d hasten to add I am neither qualified nor willing to pontificate), it is perhaps not quite the fashionable moment for me to emerge from under my rock to crow over [...]

June 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

A major incident

Last night I settled in to watch the BT Sports coverage of the semi-finals of the America’s Cup challengers’ tournament, which will decide the team that eventually goes head-to-head with Oracle Team USA in the America’s Cup proper. I did this at about 7.15pm – about an hour [...]

June 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

Leaving home

Last week I effectively ended my quarter of a century affiliation to Harlequins FC by not renewing my season ticket for the 2017/2018 season by the well-publicised deadline date. I shall remain a member of the club but I shall no more – well, hang on, even I cannot quite rule out ever – go down [...]

June 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

My sporting weekend

There are many fine European golfers in the up and coming generation and two did well over the weekend. Renato Paratore aged 20 won the Nordea Masters whilst Matt Fitzpatrick who won the tourney last year finished a respectable second. Alexandre Levy of France recently won a tournament too. It was [...]

June 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

Tuning in on a Saturday morning

There was a point last year at which my husband and I had a semi-serious discussion about joining a tour taking British and Irish Lions fans to New Zealand. This arose from a small dinner party chez nous post-food relaxed discussion about our contemplated ‘retirement’ years and a challenge [...]

June 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Descent of Pan

All my life I’ve been a fanatical all-round sports fan but the incident in which Tiger Woods was arrested for ‘DUI’ [driving under the influence] on Monday 29th May has caused plenty of reaction and had me wracking my brains. In the UK I must have since read at least a dozen [...]

June 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

Calm before the storm

Last night I watched my recording of Beneath the Black: A Journey Through New Zealand Rugby, a Sky Sports documentary produced as part of the build-up to the opening of the British and Irish Lions tour of that country that begins tomorrow at the Toll Stadium in Whangarei (North Island) with a [...]

June 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

What do I know?

When I first was approached to write for the Rust I raised the question of reporting accuracy. We are not a national newspaper where facts are checked and copy ‘leagled’. I was concerned I might make some factual error. The editor told me not to worry as firstly it’s unlikely that [...]

May 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

Golfing weekend

Jeremy Chapman refound his touch by tipping Kevin Kisner who won the Dean and Deluca invitational at Colonial and his pick Jordan Spieth finishing second. He also recommended Francesco Molinari who finished second to Alex Noren in the flagship event of the European PGA the BMW at Wentworth. The [...]

May 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

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ITV COVERAGE OF CHELTENHAM

March 14, 2026 // 0 Comments

I am in the camp of watching on tv rather than attending for the 3 Cs: cost , convenience and comfort. With the cost of travelling and attending Cheltenham and last [...]
Max Schmelling/ The Good German

March 4, 2026 // 0 Comments

In the unlikely event that I would be asked to nominate a Great Life on Matthew Parris ‘ show my choice would be the Black Uhlan Max Schmelling. In the 1930s thee [...]
The Tanner Report : Fulham 2 spurs 1

March 3, 2026 // 0 Comments

Prior to Fulham ‘s comfortable win over Spurs (2-1) I watched the big match Revisited featuring Chelsea 1 Arsenal 2 i guess in the early 70s It would be foolish to [...]
The Six Nations

February 24, 2026 // 0 Comments

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 [...]
Brentford 0 Brighton 2

February 23, 2026 // 0 Comments

The heat is off Fabian Hürzeler with Brighton ‘s 1st win in 13 games. Club owner Tony Bloom was not at the G Tech stadium due to a long planned family engagement but had [...]