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Federer and Woods ride the hype to stunning wins and reinforce their status as 'Great' sportsmen
- Some sports commentators, including a few who should know better, sometimes throw the descriptor 'Great' around so liberally that it begins to lose its meaning.
- Monday, January 29 - 2007 at 15:41 |
Ganguly's successful return strengthens India's Cricket World Cup prospects
- There was something quite characteristic about the fact the fact that Sourav Ganguly was run out on 98 on his return to India's One Day side at Nagpur on Sunday.
- Monday, January 22 - 2007 at 13:51 |
Becks in LaLa Land - it's the perfect fit, but it ain't about sport
- They call Los Angeles 'LaLa land' - a 'place renowned for its frivolous activity' and, of course, it's the media capital of a State which has twice elected a movie actor as Governor and which first spawned Disneyland.
- Monday, January 15 - 2007 at 16:49 |
The best coaches give their players space in which to succeed
- Shane Warne, spin bowler sans pareil, was asked what role he thought coaches had played in his development as a cricketer.
- Monday, January 08 - 2007 at 15:12 |
Let's hope for the right sort of Sports headlines in 2007
- The New Year, for the optimistic sports fan, always arrives with the hope that 'this really will be our year'.
- Thursday, January 04 - 2007 at 08:07 |
The business of sport - how the commercial pipers are calling all the tunes
- The most significant change to sport in the last fifty years is the way that businesses, particularly global brands, have seen and exploited the potential for using sport as a marketing tool.
- Tuesday, December 26 - 2006 at 14:46 |
Annus horribilis for England's underachievers in all the sports that really matter
- The annual lunch and awards presentation held by the Sports Journalists' Association (SJA) every December in London is usually a jolly occasion.
- Tuesday, December 19 - 2006 at 14:09 |
Manchester United gets acclaim - even from those who used to abhor them
- The English Premiership season is not yet half way complete- but it does seem that Manchester United has a great chance to take the title away from Chelsea - and unexpectedly gladden a few hearts if they do.
- Tuesday, December 12 - 2006 at 13:22 |
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