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WHO IS IN CHARGE?  

It may appear to be a silly question but let us consider it for a moment: in any sporting fixture, who  is in charge? The obvious answer is that the

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A PHOENIX RISING FROM THE ASHES  

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

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CARRY ON SPORT  

In the 1970s there was a spate of popular comedy films in the ‘Carry On’ franchise; the titles  included Carry on Sergeant, Carry On Nurse, Carry On Teacher, Carry On

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IMPROVE THE PERSON NOT THE PLAYER  

The first lady British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, once famously said that, “Being powerful is  like being a lady: if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t!” The

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I WISH YOU ENOUGH  

We go to a restaurant and are told we can eat whatever and as much as we want, so what do we  do? If we are male, we fill our

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SUCCESS AND FAILURE  

Two stirring articles chronicling two very different characters involved in two contrasting sports,  both at the highest level, appeared on the BBC Sport website on 20 July 2020 and considered

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SPORTING INVESTMENT 

A parent was once asked why on earth so much money and time was spent on sports at school;  sport at school is not exactly cheap, after all, with all

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GET, GIVE, GO – GOAL!

In a previous article we noted how the great Dutch soccer player, Johan Cruyff, lamented that  “playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.” So, let us make soccer,

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THE FULL CURRICULUM

Hansie Cronje was the successful captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s yet  that is not why he will be remembered by most people. He will

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FINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE

Many of us will be familiar with the quotation often attributed (though seemingly inaccurately) to Henry Ford, when he introduced the world to the first motor car: “If I had