As you get nearer to a race you start ramping up the miles and getting into the longer runs …. . It’s always at this stage that I get worried about getting a slight niggle, or something that could get worse and stop me getting those all too important miles into the legs … I […]
There is not a week goes by without some sort of sporting scandal. Whether it is officials receiving bribes, athletes getting caught up in a doping scandal, footballers diving or acting like they have been shot when someone goes anywhere near them. The pressure to win at any cost is immense, with often-huge sums of […]
Arsenal vs Aston Villa, 1st of February 2015. 5 minutes gone – 1:0 to the Arsenal. 90+2 minutes gone – 5:0 to the Arsenal. 612 minutes gone – Since Aston Villa last scored a goal. Being a villa fan during the 2014/15 season has not been easy. We waited over 600 minutes for one goal […]
Inspired by the exposed, volcanic coast of western Lanzarote, at La Santa, where CVM holds its annual sports outreach week every March. Read 2 Peter 3 v 8. But do not forget this one thing, dear friends. With the Lord a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a day […]
Chelsea were the only team to gain maximum points from their three games played over the festive period so far. They followed up their 8-0 thrashing of Aston Villa with wins over Norwich and Everton. Manchester United fought back from drawing with Swansea to stretch their lead over Manchester City to seven points, coming from […]
There was a grandstand finish to England T20 game in Mumbai on Saturday. Having been set a target of 178 England needed three from the final ball of the game to win but captain Eoin Morgan duly hit a six to add a T20 win their test series win. Rahane and Dhoni quickly smashed apart […]
Robin van Persie’s last-minute free kick won an exciting Manchester derby for United 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium. United had taken a 2-0 lead into the second half thanks to a brace from Wayne Rooney but the momentum shifted in City’s favour after they capitalised on an incorrect decision to rule out Ashley young’s goal […]
England stunned the New Zealand at Twickenham, ending the year in fine style with a 38-21 win. The All Blacks were heavy favourites but a superb first-half defensive display coupled with the faultless goal-kicking of Owen Farrell meant England led 12-0 at half-time. Their illustrious opponents put up some resistance in the second half, scoring […]
Sebastian Vettel won his third straight Formula One world, fighting back after dropping to the back of the field during the first lap to finish sixth. Fernando Alonso needed to make up a thirteen-point deficit to win the title and his second-placed finish behind Jenson Button wasn’t enough given Vettel’s sixth-placed finish. England captain Chris […]
England lost the first test in India by nine wickets after an atrocious first couple of days at Ahmedabad. England could only manage 191 in their first innings but, after being forced to follow, scored 406 to give them hope of a turnaround. That was snuffed out by the top of the Indian batting order […]
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