When we choose a sports team, we select players primarily on their ability in their specific

Remember the topic of ‘inequalities’ in Maths? We know what the sign for, as well as

Wayne Goldsmith was the Australian physiologist who in 1992 was tasked to identify talented athletes and

Have we ever wondered why junior schools have a sack race at their Sports Days? It

We do not need to drive far around town nowadays to witness a scourge on the

Coming first is essential, is it not? It is the whole point of sport, we are

The dream of every youngster who plays sport is to play it at the highest level,

MARILYN Monroe once famously said that “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” and it is a

MANY years ago, a group of boys were taken to see a play in London by

IN 2014 a Mathematician calculated that there are 177,147 ways to tie a tie, although he

EGO must go! That is the short answer to the as-yet unposed question. It is directed

IT will probably have escaped the attention of all but the most astute, kindest and most

EVERYDAY, the sports pages, be it online or on paper, report on incredible feats and stories

“If you had seen my school reports, you would see why I wanted to be a

Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Paul Scholes, Bobby Charlton, Wayne Rooney – we have probably all heard

John Arlott has been mentioned in a previous article and, as well as having a gifted

What do the following people have in common: John Arlott (the famous cricket commentator with a

A man lived on the 25th floor of his apartment block and every day he took

There was a classic moment in one of the early ‘Pink Panther’ films when Inspector Clouseau

A man once had a beautiful Labrador dog called Duke who used to sit in front

It is assumed that all readers are educated people here so let us consider a few

The All Blacks rugby team has been studied over the years to ascertain how they had

In 1982 the pop group ‘Tears for Fears’ reached Number 3 in the UK charts with

John O’Donnell is a former Australian cricketer and current cricket commentator. When he was made captain

For many a parent, it is a moment of huge delight and pride to witness his

People often say that parenting is the hardest job in the world. It is interesting in

At the end of a recent sporting fixture between two rival schools, parents of one of

“Now, what I want is Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone

A favourite piece of graffiti of a previous generation said, “Jesus saves” after which a wise

We tend not to associate poetry and sport; indeed, we will not be aware of many

In the 2023 FA Cup Final, Ilkay Gundogan scored for Manchester City within twelve seconds of

Picture a glass of beer; that may well be a refreshing sight for some – indeed

“Should you always do what others tell you to do?” That was a question that Michael

At one stage or another, we have all enjoyed an informal game of touch rugby or

The shirts that sports players wear today may be made from different material after extensive research

The thought of marriage can be quite daunting, if not terrifying, for some, even to the

Emma Hayes has been in the spotlight recently, unsurprisingly no doubt, as the manager of the 

The 1993 film, ‘Cool Runnings’, may not have won any awards but it did win many

Mention the phrase ‘hair-dryer treatment’ and most sports followers will think immediately of one  name –

Ryan Cotty was capped forty-eight times for the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team as a

In addition to the optimist and pessimist giving their views as to whether the figurative glass

There was a tradition at a Hall of Residence of a historic university overseas that at

So, what do the following have in common? Freddie Mercury, Magnus Magnusson, John Stephen  Akhwari, Winston

Sir Ken Robinson was not by any stretch of the imagination a sportsman. While one of

It is claimed that over sixty-nine countries around the world now host their own version of

Many readers will be familiar with the mock obituary that was published in The Times newspaper

Have you ever wondered what Snoop Dogg, Rabbie Burns and Rudyard Kipling have in common?  Furthermore,

Gordon Ramsay is perhaps the one celebrity most well-known for his use of the F word,

Louis Armstrong is known to many generations as one of the greatest jazz singers and trumpet 

Those who love their sport may not exactly be fans of the celebrated novelist Jane Austen

‘The Killing Fields’ was a powerful film about the Khmer Rouge regime under Pol Pot in

Many people will know the Serenity prayer, written by Reinhold Niebuhr, which states: “God, grant  me

Many of us will be familiar with the litany of anecdotes used to finish the saying,

In 1968 Joni Mitchell had a hit song called ‘Both Sides Now’ where she sang “I’ve

“Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the

There is a very old and familiar proverb that says, “a rolling stone gathers no moss”;

While the attention of many of us may be drawn to the Olympic Games being held

Many a parent has taken massive pride in their child’s sporting achievement at junior school where 

 The passing of a soccer player recently has sparked a massive torrent of tributes from all

How often have we come across someone saying “TIA”? It is most often offered as an

Tiger Woods was interviewed on television at the age of 2, played his first tournament aged

Rudeness is generally not considered to be a special talent; indeed, it would for the most

Take any sport and we are likely to find a strong rivalry existing between certain teams.

Cesc Fabregas began his footballing career with Arsenal for whom he made over two hundred  appearances,

People often joke about the sense of direction that members of the female sex allegedly have

Danielle Collins and Jessica Pegula were both born in the US within three months of each

Becoming a School Prefect is the dream and goal of many pupils. It is a huge

Professional tennis comes up with some astonishing statistics. Many will know that the longest  match took

There is a very old song by a man called Harry Belafonte, that came in the

‘The Professionals’ was a popular, American western film, released in 1966, that followed the story,  of

“Houston, we have a problem!” Those words from the dramatic 1995 award-winning film ‘Apollo 13’  may

In 2016 the action-comedy film ‘Keeping Up with the Joneses’ was released in which a suburban 

Weather patterns have certainly been changing over the years, as we have experienced throughout  these last

There is the old joke that an Englishman, a Scotsman and an Irishman were stranded on

Football fans love to air their voices loudly during matches and many clubs have their own

In a previous article we considered whether a player is good at a sport because he

In 1967, Aretha Franklin was transformed from a domestic star into an international one through the

Over the years there have been some extraordinary as well as trademark celebrations of sporting  success.

There is an old saying that the first sign of madness is having hairs on the

What do Ashleigh Barty and Alyssa Healy have in common? Well, they are both ladies –