Sports View

Ashes turn to dust for England as Australia wins the mind games in Adelaide
It always seemed likely that the winners of the 2006/2007 Ashes series would be the side which won the mental battle rather than the one which worked hardest in the nets.
Tuesday, December 05 - 2006 at 16:35 |

It will soon be time again for the fat men in Pink shirts to strut their stuff at the Dubai Rugby Sevens
The emirate of Dubai is building a fine reputation as a host of world class sporting events, and increasingly as the location of choice for international sports administrators such as the International Cricket Council.
Sunday, November 26 - 2006 at 09:04 |

The Ashes will be won by the team which better turns confidence into performance
There is a myth around, mostly current in Australia of course, that England's 2005 Ashes win was an aberration and that the proper order will soon be restored - starting this week at the first Test in Brisbane.
Sunday, November 19 - 2006 at 16:56 |

Yang's Shanghai victory symbolic of Golf's growing world game status
The remarkable victory of the Korean Yang Yung-eun in the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai on Sunday is symbolic of the way that golf has become a truly world game - arguably only track and field and football (soccer) are played in more countries, and by more people, than golf.
Monday, November 13 - 2006 at 15:19 |

Awesome All Blacks close to true rugby greatness
A good sports team will win well at home and hold their own on their travels. A very good team will win home and away.
Monday, November 06 - 2006 at 12:25 |

Will Fernando Alonso be prepared to work hard to become F1 world champion again?
When the 24 year old Fernando Alonso won the 2005 Formula one Drivers' championship he was by some margin the youngest man ever to achieve this.
Monday, October 30 - 2006 at 08:59 |

Shouldn't modern sportsmen actually win something before they become millionaires?
Although I am some way from the age at which people will applaud you if you can remove the shell from a boiled egg without it spraying all over the carpet, regular readers of my columns here and elsewhere over the years will know that I do suffer from grumpy middle aged dyspepsia from time to time when I look at some of the absurdities of modern sport.
Sunday, October 22 - 2006 at 16:06 |

Can anyone stop international cricket's surrender to the paymasters?
The world of international cricket is at the crossroads, but it is difficult to see an outcome other than one in which the paymasters will call the tune. Let's take stock for a moment.
Monday, October 16 - 2006 at 15:18 |