A Game of Two Halves Life Lessons Learnt. Throughout the endless summer break, it punctuated his every thought. First-team selection was all that mattered. Drip-fed reassurances...
Ronnie Eyes World Record On the referee’s get-go; The cue-ball travels south at-pace. The compact red-triangle, shudders on impact. With chalk-cube and cue in hand; he...
Waiting For the ‘Hammers’ to Fall Credit where credit is due. At seasons-dawn, he vied for favouritism within the dreaded first-Premiership-managerial-casualty-category. His charges (the perennial underachieving...
Roger Federer: All Set for Wimbledon Finale As the clock ticks towards his 40th Birthday; the king prepares for one last hurrah. Good-will afforded; Roger Federer...
Bold-Better-Best. Time can so-often dilute memories; and while sporting immortality remains wholly subjective; the ambition among the players and backroom staff at Celtic Football Club during...
Managing Expectations As George Orwell’s dystopian vision dawned, Granite City residents were suitably distracted. Under the uncompromising stewardship of Alex Ferguson; Aberdeen Football Club created history...
Seve Ballesteros – Our Diamond in the Rough In his prime he was peerless. A swashbuckling crowd-pleaser like no-other. On the eve of the 2021 US...
Aintree 1973: Memories are Made of This It was our calendar event. The gate-leg table-top meticulously polished; broadsheet newspaper spread corner-to-corner. The selection process was age-determined...
Photo-Finish set to spark Mullins Festivities His measured Irish Lilt transmits an air of hypnotic anticipation. “It’s like Christmas as a child”, he suggests, “You wait...
Robert Lewandowski – A Class Act Roy Race refers to him as the quintessential goal-getter. And he should know. While pundits continuously joust over tactical protocol;...