Seaside Rendezvous It was an ordinary Tuesday. With nothing off-note to report; his third (and final), fixture loomed. Entering the gated enclosure, attention was drawn to...
The Cup of Cheer It’s often versed that ‘everything comes to he who waits’; Nowhere more-so perhaps than in the field of sport. As Whistling Straits,...
Toffeemen Warrant A Fab-Four-Team A year-ago to-the-day, supporters of Everton FC were buoyant. Carlo Ancelotti’s highly persuasive ideology was readily consumed – with European football cited...
Sugar Ray Robinson: A Spoonful of Sugar As careers stand; his was truly exceptional. Encompassing an incredible 200 professional bouts – over a twenty-five-year period (1940-1965);...
Celtic FC: An Offer They Must Not Refuse Art so-often imitates life. This tale-of-two-halves began in 1972. During Francis Ford Coppola’s seminal classic ‘The Godfather’, endless...
Scott Brown: A Glass Half-Full From pursuer to the pursued, his career has travelled full-circle. The newly-appointed Aberdeen FC player-coach readies himself for the challenge, as...
US Open: Novak Djokovic Primed for Slam-Dunk Sporting records seldom endure… One exception; seems set to acquire joint-ownership-status, come mid-September. New York’s Billie Jean-King Centre, will...
Michael Johnson – Gone in 20 Seconds Friday 6 July 1990. A sliver of sunlight penetrates the slate-grey Edinburgh skyline. Within the Capital’s iconic Meadowbank Stadium;...
Euro 2020 – Where Artists Dare ‘Broadsword Calling Danny Boy, Broadsword Calling Danny Boy, Come-in Danny Boy’. ‘Be mindful of the fleet-footed magician, Repeat, Be mindful...
Olympic Gains – Tokyo 1964 and Beyond Throughout an extraordinary sporting year; one flame burns brightest. Primed to host its second Summer Olympics (23 July –...