Sport

Nice 2 Lyon 0

Michel de Vacri Lat night Nice beat Olympique Lyon 2-0 to increase our lead at the head of Ligue Une by 4 points and our best ever start with 7 wins and 2 draws out of 9 games. Lyon were once one of the powerhouses of French football, winning the championship seven years running, and are still a [...]

October 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

An okay evening I suppose

Thursday 13th October: European Challenge Cup group stage – Harlequins v Stade Francais as the Stoop, kick-off 7.45pm. Result: Harlequins 43 (five points) Stade Francais 21 (0 points). Last night’s trip to a less than 60% full Stoop (why do organisers of these competitions insist upon midweek [...]

October 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

Sometimes, despite all efforts, it comes to this

Saturday 8th October 2016: Aviva Premiership Round 6: Harlequins v Northampton Saints at the Stoop. Result: Quins 20 (4 league points) Northampton Saints 9 (0 league points). Latest league position: Harlequins 8th, Northampton Saints 9th. The above brief details will just about provide the reader [...]

October 9, 2016 // 0 Comments

A family golf day

Yesterday I attended the 32nd annual golf tournament of a family I know well. It’s always played at Royal Ashdown Forest, a natural and beautiful course with no bunkers. Some 20 years ago I went there with my father. It proved to be one of his great golfing moments, perhaps even one of his [...]

October 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

Sport and attrition

Sport is one of the most wonderful activities that human society has ever devised and regulated. Although I’ve being trying but struggling to identify other species capable of organising sporting contents – my presumption is that such games and leisure pastimes as animals, fish and birds [...]

October 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

Quinswatch: It’s grim down south

Monday 3rd October: Harlequins A v Exeter Braves in the Aviva Premiership ‘A’ League. Kick-off advertised as 7.30pm, actual 7.45pm. Result: Harlequins A 22 Exeter Braves 38. Almost by chance I visited the Harlequins official website mid-morning yesterday and noticed for the first time that the [...]

October 4, 2016 // 0 Comments

Ryder Cup Review

In sport competition format is vital. In some sports like cricket the authorities are forever tinkering with it and not always to the better. In football the intensity of the FIFA and UEFA competitions have been weakened by the number of competitors allowed to enter. Golf is a traditional, [...]

October 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

Quins-watch: a case of making best use of one’s time

Sunday 2nd October 2016. Aviva Premiership – Wasps v Harlequins at Coventry. Result: Wasps 47 (5 points) Harlequins 18 (0 points). Yesterday was a singular success. In weather more reminiscent of a July or August summer’s day rather than an October one, we had set up a family outing involving [...]

October 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 1 QPR 2

It all started so well. In accordance with my ritual my two fried eggs remained perfectly intact which means a Fulham victory. I proceeded to Craven Cottage for the unveiling of the George Cohen statue. This is now my third statue event, a dinner, lunch and now the unveiling ceremony. I invited my [...]

October 2, 2016 // 0 Comments

Watching the Ryder Cup in the Sussex CCC Museum

Last night it was my pleasure to invite John Pargiter to a dinner held in the museum at Hove cricket ground . Paul Way who played in two Ryder Cups aged 20 in the eighties was guest of honour. The festivities began with a chipping competition for the contestant to land his ball on a flag on [...]

October 1, 2016 // 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 [...]