Archive for 'Other Sports'
Introducing James ‘Bubba’ Stewart
Posted on17. Oct, 2011 by John Pring.
Motocross has never had the highest profile amongst the various extreme sports. That’s not to say it doesn’t have its devoted followers, but when compared to the likes of skateboarding, BMX or surfing, its fan-base seems rather small. That said, with the arrival of a new generation of competitors and enthusiasts, the reputation and popularity [...]
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1 Year Countdown To London 2012 Begins
Posted on29. Jul, 2011 by Rob Thomas.
With a year to go, preparations for the London Olympics are in full swing. Surprisingly for many, building plans appear to be well on track, with many stadia ahead of schedule and venues springing up all over the place. The few that are finished, including the Aquatics Centre, are looking quite amazing with some stunning [...]
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Ponting Fined By The ICC
Posted on27. Dec, 2010 by admin.
Australia’s captain Ricky Ponting has been fined by the ICC after his on-field argument with umpire Aleem Dar on the second day of the fourth Ashes test. Ponting will be fined 40% of his match fee for his behaviour, which saw him repeatedly arguing with the umpires after his review of a not-out decision was [...]
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Ashes Update – 1st Test @ The Gabba
Posted on30. Nov, 2010 by Rob Thomas.
Unless you’ve been really quite seriously out of touch, you’ll know that the Ashes have begun. That’s right, the greatest cricketing competition is back, and after much hype the first test began at the Gabba. In the ususal excellent Autralian conditions, expectations were higher in the England camp than with the Aussies as England went [...]
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Lee Westwood Becomes World No.1 Golfer
Posted on31. Oct, 2010 by John Pring.
English golfer Lee Westwood has been crowned as the World’s number one golfer, ending Tiger Woods’s incredible 281 week reign at the top. Westwood becomes the first European World No.1 since Nick Faldo in 1994, ending a 16 year wait for British and European fans. The title could easily have gone to highly rated German [...]
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England Cricketers Depart For Ashes Defence
Posted on29. Oct, 2010 by Rob Thomas.
As I sit here writing this, the England team are currently high in the skies somewhere around the world, on the way to begin the defence of the greatest cricketing trophy around (in our opinion). That’s right, the Ashes are here again. After England’s last glorious victory on home soil, it’s now time to go [...]
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Commonwealth Games Problems Continue…
Posted on08. Oct, 2010 by admin.
After the construction problems in the build up to the Games, the optimism of the opening ceremony sadly hasn’t been enough to cover up the ongoing issues. Despite last minute efforts it seems that the construction schedule for these games has been drastically underestimated, leaving many arenas either incomplete or rushed to be finished. Consequently, [...]
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England Clinch One Day Series
Posted on24. Sep, 2010 by Rob Thomas.
In the midst of what has become a fairly tainted tour, England went on to a comfortable win in the 5th ODI to take the series 3-2. In what was an interesting match, England got off to a poor start with the losses of Strauss, Trott and new boy Davies for only 47, but were [...]
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Comfortable England Win At Edgebaston
Posted on10. Aug, 2010 by Rob Thomas.
Despite some rough patches, both in form and discipline, England wrapped up the second test match at Edgebaston with 9 wickets to spare, and now take a 2-0 lead in the series. Having been completely undone at Trent Bridge, it was much the same story here. Pakistan recorded their lowest total ever against England at [...]
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Red Bull Domination Continues In Hungary
Posted on01. Aug, 2010 by Rob Thomas.
Now that was what I call an interesting race! The Hungaroring isn’t well know for being an immensely interesting course, despite being called ‘Monaco without the armco’, because of the lack of overtaking spots. With the continuing run of Red Bull one two’s in qualifying and their unrivaled pace, many people expected this to be [...]
