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As England cricket basques in the glory of their 2009 Ashes win over Australia, questions need to be asked about the disagraceful scenario the Ashes series 2009, has thrown up. Cricket is not alone in being a sport under funded by the powers that be, the damage is not just done to the individual sport, [...]

To listen to all the “pundits” over the past four or five seasons, you could be forgiven for thinking that the most important aspect of the premier league, in deciding the league title each season, was the mini league between the four top clubs. Last season for example, I witnessed constant analysis about how Liverpool [...]

Sportsmanship in todays sporting world is hard to come by. Footballers barracking referrees when decisions don’t go their way, fighting between two teams out on the pitch (not just in football), etc, there’s a blame culture in sports, which is all to often excused by “it’s the pressure in today’s sport!” Money is a major [...]

Are England about to open up and finally smash their way to an Ashes win? So many times we have seen the promise, so many batting innings have been good, only to fall making silly shots in a moment of madness. At Edgbaston, in this the third Ashes test match, England’s batting is starting to [...]

Football legend Bobby Robson has lost his long battle with cancer. A true hero of the modern game, Robson was and remains a firm favourite with everyone involved in the sport, fans and players alike. With Ipswich Town, Robson took on and beat some of the best Liverpool teams, winning the FA CUP, UEFA cup, [...]