BECOMING A TRUE SPORTS MAN

BECOMING A TRUE SPORTS MAN

Sonny Boy Williams recently announced his retirement from Rugby Union having won several World  Cups with the All Blacks but the reason he has retired is not so that he can put his feet up, rather he  wishes to resume his boxing career, which at one time saw...
A HOLLOW VICTORY  

A HOLLOW VICTORY  

There have been many examples of epic and classic sports matches where the result has not been  assured until the final second. The European Champions League victory by Manchester United over  Bayern Munich in 1999 is one such example where Manchester United...
SPORT MUST BE THE WINNER  

SPORT MUST BE THE WINNER  

English teachers are always exhorting pupils not to resort to clichĂ©s but to come up with meaningful,  expressive, clear words and phrases to get a point across. Love is blind, tomorrow is another day,  what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, have all been...
WARNING: CHILDREN AT PLAY

WARNING: CHILDREN AT PLAY

Over the last five to ten years, horrifying stories are gradually being told by sportsmen and women  who were abused as children by their trusted coaches. A report was recently published into  allegations of sexual abuse in Scottish football clubs and...
THE PLACE OF PERSONALITY IN SPORT  

THE PLACE OF PERSONALITY IN SPORT  

Horse psychology is a relatively new subject, at least for most people, and once they recover from  laughing out loud at even the suggestion of it, they proceed to paint a picture of a horse lying on the  psychologist’s couch and opening up about its...