Do sport and politics mix? As far as the NFL and the NBA are concerned, the question is a moot point, as their ongoing acrimonious relationship between the most high-profile American sports and President Trump continues to simmer. Continue Reading
Posted on 16 March 2018.
Do sport and politics mix? As far as the NFL and the NBA are concerned, the question is a moot point, as their ongoing acrimonious relationship between the most high-profile American sports and President Trump continues to simmer. Continue Reading
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Posted on 22 December 2017.
Alex Ferguson and Kim Jong Un.
One is a vicious dictator from the frozen wastes up North who is utterly brutal to friend and foe alike.
The other…
Oh wait sorry, it’s Roy today isn’t it?! Continue Reading
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Posted on 27 October 2017.
Karen Bradley, the UK Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, today celebrated the success of the government’s ‘Sport for Everyone’ initiative with a reception at Westminster. Continue Reading
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Posted on 11 October 2017.
Prior to the start of NFL training camp, New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. contemplated holding out for a new contract like LeVeon Bell of the Pittsburgh Steelers did, but decided against it and showed up at training camp. Continue Reading
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Posted on 23 August 2017.
It’s almost here, the sporting event of the year. Mayweather will be fighting McGregor in a couple of days. Continue Reading
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Posted on 27 September 2016.
Even if you have any special preparations you make before taking to the court or the pitch, or habits that just mustn’t be broken, you can rest assured that elite sportspeople can almost certainly out-do you when it comes to these too.
So even if you insist on lacing up your left boot first or never leaving the dressing room with your lucky coin in your pocket, rest assured that you’ll seem like the picture of normality compared with these examples. Continue Reading
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Posted on 27 September 2016.
Although poker remains a male-dominated game, there’s no denying that women are slowly beginning to participate and, more importantly, win. With the World Series of Poker event approaching, we thought we’d take a look at some of the top female poker players in the world!
As the best female professional poker player ever to have existed, how could we possibly start the list off with anyone other than Vanessa Selbst? Throughout her lengthy career Vanessa has won over $11 million from winning tournaments such as the Partouche Poker Tour Main Event, the NAPT Main Events and the World Series of Poker. In 2013 alone, Vanessa won the $25,000 title of PCA High Roller as well as a $1.4 million prize fund. Continue Reading
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Posted on 30 June 2016.
Being a sports fan in Cleveland does not make for an easy life, considering the the rollercoaster of emotions the teams from the region have put their supporters through.
The Cleveland Browns are renowned for their collapses in the 1980s in the two AFC Championship matches against the Denver Broncos, nicknamed ‘The Drive’ and ‘The Fumble’.
Broncos quarterback John Elway led a 99-yard drive to lead his side to the Super Bowl, breaking Browns’ hearts, while one year later running back Ernest Byner fumbled on the goalline against the same opponent, spurning the chance to tie the game.
Cleveland have endured similar horror shows in the world of basketball and baseball. A young man by the name of LeBron James aimed to break the ‘Cleveland Curse’ after being drafted first overall by his home state club in 2003. Continue Reading
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Posted on 10 May 2016.
Last time, we told yer all about t’ Glazer family’s shoddy attempts t’ finally sort out United and make ’em all ‘bright, clean & nice-looking guys.’ But ‘ow has this news been received, eh?
Andy Tate rants:
Avram Glazer, yer are a priiiiiize nob! Ya got the business on a flamin’ technicality, all because ah a bloody legend ‘oo as told yer the rest o’ us wooden pay nah mind if yer went on ahead and roooooined us club. Well let me tell ya this, Av…
The name’s Avram Glazer, well Ah’ve ad enough bad treatment rammed down my throat wi’ all yer stupid, stupid business games, yer flamin’ spermburpin’ dingalows!
Louis Van Gaal is less bothered:
I just can’t see what all the fuss is about. I mean, they’re only fans, after all. They should just stop being so arrogant, and thinking it’s all about them!
Anyway, I’m more worried about how much longer we can keep up outclassing Norwich City. This massive purple patch might just be unsustainable. And Even Eric Black is starting to get a bit cocky when he’s trolling me on Twitter. Let me try and get our priorities right!
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Posted on 06 November 2015.
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is nothing if not a pragmatist. Bristling at criticism of his side’s lack of attacking flair of late, the Dutchman has insisted that his team is still a work in progress.
It is, as he has labelled it, at a moment in an ongoing process.
United’s fans, spoiled as they were during the unprecedented entertainment levels of the Sir Alex Ferguson era, are unimpressed. ‘Processes’ are not what they pay to see. Continue Reading
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Posted on 19 September 2015.
Former rugby legend Bucky Guinstella has begun his long march out of the sporting wilderness, and has embarked upon a new literary career as a Twitter troll.
However, the joke seems to be on him, and he is not having much success.
Maybe he’s just an unrecognised genius?
Well, time will tell. Continue Reading
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Posted on 20 January 2015.
When MLB teams acquire new players they expect their very best and this MLB offseason has featured an almost overwhelming amount of moves as teams try to upgrade their rosters and shift their focus in a new direction.
Since Ichiro entered the American major league with the Seattle Mariners in 2001, Ichiro has been a puzzle of great intrigue and interest. Continue Reading
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Posted on 31 August 2014.
ST. LOUIS – In a statement released today by St. Louis Rams Head Coach Jeff Fischer, defensive end Michael Sam did not make the latest round of roster cuts because of his apparent lack of homosexual tendencies.
“Honestly, as a team, we wanted to show the world that the National Football League was ready for an openly gay player,” said Fischer.
“But with a less-than-expected amount of what one would consider ‘typical gay behavior,’ Michael Sam just was not our guy.” Continue Reading
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Posted on 24 August 2014.
Rachel Maddow of the left-leaning news network™ MSNBC has defended Hillary Clinton from malicious and false conservative allegations™ that she is bad at basketball. See this transcript:
“The enemies of the Democratic Party™, is there any depths to which they will not stoop™ to insult this woman with malicious and self-evidently false™, I mean absolutely ridiculously implausible allegations™?
“I believe if Hillary Clinton were a man, no-one would ever criticize her in this way™. Continue Reading
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Posted on 13 August 2014.
Saturday night NASCAR icon Tony Stewart single-handedly quadrupled NASCAR’s slumping television ratings when he hit and killed Kevin Ward Jr in a Sprint Car race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in upstate New York.
Ward, 20, had been run into the wall by Stewart the lap before, wrecking his #13 Sprint car and in a jealous rage, Ward confronted Stewart’s car on foot, wagging a very intimidating finger at the former NASCAR champion.
One car swerved to avoid the irate driver but Stewart didn’t miss his target, striking the 20-year-old and dragging him several feet to his death. Continue Reading
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Posted on 10 August 2014.
ANAHEIM – This morning, general manager Billy Beane of the Oakland Athletics attempted the trade of a lifetime.
Jerry Dipoto, GM of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, tells source that Beane contacted him in the early hours of the morning with an offer he “couldn’t refuse.”
Beane called the Dipoto home around 4am and told the former pitcher “F*** it. I’m ready.” He then allegedly tried to offer up the entire 2014 Oakland Athletics roster in exchange for Angels marquee player, Mike Trout. Continue Reading
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Posted on 04 August 2014.
There’s nothing elegant about a three-year-old putting madly at a ball he can’t seem to square up on, but it seems one channel has gone the extra mile by making him an internet sensation.
The golfer in question is a young man named Max, and apparently it’s short for Maximum Putt Swings, because this kid is a hacker on the highest order, and his swing isn’t merely unrefined, but refreshingly wild. Continue Reading
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Posted on 15 June 2014.
With the hurricane centered squarely upon the Washington Red Skins, some native American tribes have seen fit to target the Red Sox, declaring them a hate-group in thier own right.
“I’ve watched the Red Sox play for years,” said Margery Margnar of Lower-Upper Boston-Adjacent. “But I never realized what a bunch of racist jerks they are.” Continue Reading
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