by admin | Jul 23, 2024 | Sports Articles
Legend has it that Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland in the 14th century, after being defeated heavily by the English, cowered in a cave and contemplated his situation. While doing so, it is believed, he became inspired by, of all things, a spider which...
by admin | Jul 23, 2024 | Sports Articles
Mac Davis – does that name ring a bell? For many readers it will not but he was a country and Western singer who had a Number One hit single in 1972, the title of which was Baby, Don’t get Hooked On Me. While he never achieved such heights again, many...
by admin | Jul 23, 2024 | Sports Articles
In a recent article on a well-known website, Wayne Rooney, England’s soccer top goal-scorer,  explained how he went from being a young lad living in a high-density area to an international  superstar sportsman in an incredibly short time and how he struggled...
by admin | Jul 23, 2024 | Sports Articles
Richie Benaud was a remarkable cricketer but he was also a wonderful cricket commentator. As a player, (a fine all-rounder with 3 Test centuries and 248 Test wickets, while captaining Australia in 28 of his 63 Tests) he knew a thing or two about cricket,...
by admin | Jul 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
There cannot be many followers of sport, even non-cricketers, who have never heard of the Ashes. The phrase that is used to define the regular cricketing battles between Australia and England was first coined back in 1882 after England, who considered...
