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The fascination of chess

I am often asked why chess is such an intriguing game. The trite response is that it is a game of infinite possibilities, there are more chess moves than atoms in the universe. Most people are taught chess at a young age by the teacher who happens to be most proficient but unless the player shows [...]

December 17, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 2 Rotherham 1

Given our uneven home form (wins over Newcastle, the thrashing of Huddersfield and Reading, both play-off contenders, and losses to QPR and Bristol City) I was pleased to take 3 points off Rotherham. Most teams coming to Craven Cottage will get 10 men behind the ball and hope to get an early goal [...]

December 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

Boxing on the box

The days of yore when I am my pals used to visit the Albert Hall, York Hall and sundry other traditional boxing venues (in the heyday of Tony Sibson, Dave ‘Boy’ Green and the great John L. Gardner) in order to watch the pantomime bills of Mickey Duff, Jarvis Astaire and Frank Warren have long [...]

December 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

Hardly worth the bother

European Challenge Cup Pool 5 (group stage): Timisoara Saracens v Harlequins at the Dan Paltinisanu Stadium, kick-off 1300 hours UK time: Result – Timisoara Saracens 3 Harlequins 42. Half-time score 3-21. Bonus point secured for Harlequins one minute into the second half. Tries for Quins by Ward, [...]

December 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

Well now they’ve really got to do SOMETHING

Yesterday’s revelations by Canadian Professor Richard McLaren of the US Anti-Doping Agency about Russia’s systematic state-organised doping programme between 2011 and 2015 must stand as one of the most courageous and forthright condemnations of cheating in the chequered history of world sport. [...]

December 10, 2016 // 0 Comments

Day Two

England’s lack of a test class spinner was never more apparent than yesterday. Whereas Ashwin teased and tormented with flight, bounce, trajectory, pace and placement, Mooen Ali, Joe Root and Rashid served up predictable fare which set no challenge. Thus after making a more than respectable [...]

December 10, 2016 // 0 Comments

A worrying place to be?

These days – with the internet being a law unto itself and social media spreading truths, half-truths and wild speculation like wildfire – it is easy to become (or seem to become) a Jeremiah crying ‘Wolf!’ at the slightest issue or problem. Nevertheless, taken as a whole, developments [...]

December 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

Same old, same old …

Sunday 4th December 2016: Aviva Premiership Round 10: Newcastle Falcons v Harlequins at Kingston Park, kick-off 1500 hours: Result – Newcastle Falcons 38 Harlequins 32: Newcastle Falcons 5 league points – Harlequins 2 league points. In sixty-something years I have visited the city of Newcastle [...]

December 5, 2016 // 0 Comments

Not there yet

Yesterday the family ate lunch together and then arranged ourselves around our sitting-room sofas to watch Sky Sport’s live coverage of England’s 37-21 (four try) rugby union victory over Australia that brought this years’ set of autumn internationals to a close. This may count as a statement [...]

December 4, 2016 // 0 Comments

What’s it all about … anyone?

There’s no doubting that the retirement decision of newly-crowned world champion Nico Rosberg 24 hours ago came as a bolt out of the blue not only to Formula One but to the world of sport generally. Judging by the reaction of former greats, pundits and the media generally it seems that most [...]

December 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

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