THE ULTIMATE RACE  

THE ULTIMATE RACE  

Leaving aside all the physical dangers inherent in the sport, rugby is often seen by many as an ideal  sport as it caters for people of all shapes and sizes; tall and small, heavy and light, fast and steady, all  types are needed and valued. In a similar and...
JUST DO IT 

JUST DO IT 

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation’ is a non-fiction book written  by Lynne Truss in 2003, which went on to become an international bestseller. The title of the book is  based on the humorous story of a panda that “walks...
LET THEM PLAY  

LET THEM PLAY  

Gary Lineker, the former England soccer captain, prolific goal-scorer and current popular television  pundit recently recounted in an interview on BBC Sport that “I’m standing on the sidelines listening  to parents shouting, and ninety-nine point...
TRY WITH OOMPH SPELLS TRIUMPH  

TRY WITH OOMPH SPELLS TRIUMPH  

In recent weeks FIFA, the world’s soccer body, held its annual FIFA Best Awards ceremony with the  top awards going to the Best Woman Player (Megan Rapinoe), Best Man Player (Lionel Messi), Best  Coach Women’s team (Jill Ellis) and Best Coach Men’s team...
I GET KNOCKED DOWN BUT I GET UP AGAIN  

I GET KNOCKED DOWN BUT I GET UP AGAIN  

There is a wonderful moment in the classic 1981 film ‘Chariots of Fire’ when the English sprinter  Harold Abrahams is downcast following a loss to his arch rival, the Scotsman Eric Liddell, and wants  to give up running. Interestingly it takes his...