Formations in modern-day football, improved playing surfaces and the evolution of tactics have completely changed the role of the winger....
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The fairway was newly mown and welcoming; a yellow flag, 350 yards away, flickered in the chill breeze descending off...
I’ve always been vaguely puzzled by the story of the dinosaurs. Not what happened, but why we tell it, and...
1) Red Rum pips Crisp, 1973 There have been fewer moments of greater sporting, let alone racing, drama than Red...
1) Scotland 1–0 England (1871) It’s “about three o’clock” on Saturday 5 March 1870, and at the Kennington Oval, south...
1) Jimmy Connors, 1991 US Open The eight-times grand slam winner had already caused a stir at Flushing Meadows before...
One on one. Man to man. Those phrases suggest integrity, nobility even; a bit of eye contact and generally doing...
1) Pepe A distinction must be drawn between “football pantomime villains” and real-life villains associated with football, such as Uday...
The daddy of Champo Manager. The Godfather Part II. The Sopranos. The OK Computer. The Fawlty Towers. The Alan Carr....
1) Boogers and his caravan You might have heard of Harry Redknapp. New manager of Queens Park Rangers. Almost got...
