17/12/2009
By Tom Brown
In previous years, to say that England have been unlucky is an understatement. Since 1990, there have been five World Cups, three in which England have lost agonisingly on penalties, one a narrow defeat against Brazil and another we simply didn’t qualify for. The European Championships haven’t been much kinder either, with the [...]
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By Tom Lowcock.
The Tingle Creek at Sandown took centre stage this weekend, and for the third weekend running, Paul Nicholls and his team of chasers stole the show with a win in the highlight. There was also plenty of good Irish racing this week featuring several Grade Ones.
The absence of Master Minded in Saturday’s Tingle [...]
05/12/2009
By Oliver Lincoln
World Cup preparations can begin in earnest for Fabio Capello after a favourable draw gave England a boost in the group stages. As good as the group stage draw is, things will get very tough from the second round onwards, after group D, the group where the runners up will play England in [...]
02/12/2009
By Tom Brown
There has always been characters in football; players who catch the eye not only for their ability with the ball, but their ability to entertain football fans in an entirely different way. In the 90’s there was Paul Gascoigne (aka Gazza), who although a genius on the pitch, was something else off it. [...]
30/11/2009
By Oliver Lincoln
Merseyside hasn’t been a happy place to be in the football world recently, after Liverpool exited the Champions League group stage with a game to spare not to mention dropping off the pace in the Premier League. While Everton have been struggling with injuries and after losing back to back against Hull and [...]
by Gareth Bracken
The FA Cup third round is here again and – as usual – has delivered some intriguing ties. Here’s my take on a few of them with predictions thrown in for good measure.
It was the very last one out of the hat but Manchester United vs Kettering or Leeds is a fascinating prospect. [...]
By Tom Lowcock.
It was Hennessy Gold Cup day at Newbury on Saturday, the feature of a three day meeting of great racing alongside the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle. Earlier in the week also, we’d seen movers and shakers in the Cheltenham Festival markets as the National Hunt season really kicks into top gear.
The Hennessy was [...]
By Tom Lowcock
24.11.09
A mighty fine week of racing last week culminated in a superb weekend of National Hunt action from Haydock, Ascot and Aintree and over the Irish Sea at Navan.
It would be sacrilegious to begin proceedings with anything other than the Betfair Chase at Haydock on Saturday. Following his unseating of Sam Thomas in last [...]
23/11/2009
By Tom Brown
Whilst watching Shay Given charge towards the referee in Wednesday’s World Cup Qualifier in Paris, I wasn’t entirely sure what was going on? I had just seen William Gallas nod in a crucial goal, set up from a Thierry Henry cross, ending Republic of Ireland’s World Cup hopes for another year.
Then the reply [...]
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By Tom Lowcock
17/11/09
It’s only been achieved four times in NFL history. The Bears in ’42 and ’43, the 2007 Patriots and the imperious 1972 Miami Dolphins. Only the latter completed the true perfect season going all the way to beat Washington 16-7 in Super Bowl VII.
But as we stride purposefully toward Week 11 of the [...]
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