by admin | Aug 30, 2026 | Sports Articles
For those of a certain age who follow golf, the names Tom Watson and Turnberry Golf Course will be meaningful. The 1977 Open Championship (one of golf’s four Majors) was held there in surprising but glorious sunny weather, causing it to be called ‘The Duel in the Sun’...
by admin | Aug 23, 2026 | Sports Articles
Eric ‘The Eel’ Moussambani, the Equatoguinean swimmer at the 2000 Sydney Olympics who famously won his heat of the 100 metre freestyle (only because the only two other competitors were disqualified due to false starts) in the slowest time (of 1:52.72)...
by admin | Aug 23, 2026 | Education Articles
There is a popular Scottish cartoon strip entitled ‘Oor Wullie’ which celebrates its ninetieth anniversary this year. It has as its tagline, “Oor Wullie! Your Wullie! A’body’s Wullie!” (translated into English, as opposed to Scots vernacular,...
by admin | Aug 16, 2026 | Education Articles
‘The Mousetrap’, a murder mystery play by Agatha Christie, has become famous for being the longest-running West End show, having reached its 30,000th performance on 19 March 2025, following its opening in 1952. It follows a group of seven strangers...
by admin | Aug 16, 2026 | Sports Articles
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics featured various iconic moments, including the home favourite Cathy Freeman winning the 400m gold (making history by becoming the first Indigenous Australian to win an individual Olympic gold medal, after being chosen to light the...
