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Much ado about something

Last night – Saturday 15th August – in front of a less-than-full Twickenham Stadium (official attendance circa 63,000), Stuart Lancaster’s makeshift England team held on to beat Phillipe Saint-Andre’s French equivalent by 19-14 in the first of two ‘warm up’ clashes between them [...]

August 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

Is it all it’s cracked up to be?

Yesterday – and indeed the day before – effectively confined to barracks because of stormy inclement weather, I spent most of my time with the Sky Sports coverage of the Women’s Ashes Series test match playing on the television in the corner of the room. [For those of a nervous disposition, [...]

August 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

Time to turn the screw

With less than forty days to go to the opening or the 2015 Rugby World Cup the anticipatory excitement is growing. I must declare an immediate interest – I shall reporting on the tournament from the relative safety of my sofa and, unless something radical happens, have no plans to attend a single [...]

August 11, 2015 // 0 Comments

Shane Lowry wins Bridgestone

Shane Lowry became the  first non PGA player to win one of their events since Martin Kaymer in 2010. The Irishman won the Irish Open as amateur and is living proof that being overweight is no bar to winning tourneys. You would expect him to be a big hitter but he is a elegant and accurate chipper. [...]

August 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

New season, new hopes

Two years ago Cardiff played Fulham in the Premier, yesterday they met in the Championship and drew 1-1. One of the fascinations of the Championship, as opposed to the Premier, is that you cannot write the league now as it would stand in May. Last season no one predicted Bournemouth, few Watford. [...]

August 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

Turning the world upside down

Today I wish to address the issue of ‘gender equality’ and in doing so acknowledge that my views may not make me universally popular. There’s nothing I can do about that … The context is (or are) two articles that appear upon the website of The Independent newspaper today. I give you: [...]

August 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

The art of opening a can of worms

Congratulations are due to The Sunday Times for its revelations at the weekend about the widespread degree of performance-enhancing drug-taking within elite athletics (or ‘track and field’ as our American cousins style it). According the allegations, set out over several pages in the edition of [...]

August 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Olympic ideal

I was out driving yesterday – listening to Radio Five Live, natch – when the news came through that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had, by a margin of 44 votes to 40, decided to award the hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics to Beijing in China instead of Almaty in Kazakhstan. There [...]

August 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

Day and Willett triumph

After missing a crucial putt to make the play offs at the Open and collapsing with vertigo at the U.S. Open, Jason triumphed at the Canadian Open. He is the same age as Ricky Fowler and Rory Mcilroy and has a beautiful, lofted swing but is still to win a major. I am sure that day is not a long way [...]

July 28, 2015 // 0 Comments

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