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Why Arsenal's brainless defending is a High School Musical in the making

A slapstick comedy played out once too often soon loses its humour. And whichever actor persists in ....

Football  |  November 03, 2008  |  331 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Fernando Alonso: Lit up Singapore's night sky (gettyimages.com)

Clear as day - everyone's an F1 winner with night racing, especially Fernando Alonso

“The Marina Bay Circuit Park is magnificent. Only Singapore could have pulled this off,” remarked a ....

Motorsport  |  September 30, 2008  |  394 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Mission Impossible? Expect an outrageous £135m move for Ronaldo in January (gettyimages.com)

Can Manchester City's Arab millions buy success – and Cristiano Ronaldo?

Wow! £32.5million for Robinho. That’s a British transfer record for a player whom most pundits think....

Football  |  September 03, 2008  |  935 Views  |  (4) Comments
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Rashid Ramzi: An Olympic winner - but not for his homeland (gettyimages.com)

What nationality are you? The new world of Olympic gold-hunting

Something happened to the little island state of Singapore that hadn’t occurred in the last 48 years....

Table Tennis  |  August 20, 2008  |  450 Views  |  (1) Comments
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Keane in the green of Ireland – but can he do it for Liverpool?

Liverpool's £20m puzzler: The mystery of why Benitez went shopping at Spurs

Can someone explain to me the value of Robbie Keane to Liverpool? I read that Rafa Benitez himself i....

Football  |  July 31, 2008  |  7841 Views  |  (33) Comments
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Lassana Diarra: Now we know why he was sold (gettyimages.com)

As Wenger’s Arsenal count their profits, Tottenham's £100m pride guys are set to grab their perch

Ah! The truth is finally out: Arsenal are a selling club. What else explains them selling their best....

Football  |  July 15, 2008  |  9763 Views  |  (31) Comments
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Federer shows respect for the new king (gettyimages.com)

Why Roger Federer may not yet be willing to hand over his crown to new king Rafael Nadal

Has there been a better match that THAT one at Wimbledon? When all the adrenaline has died down, Raf....

Tennis  |  July 10, 2008  |  981 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Luis Aragones: Spain's wily fox (gettyimages.com)

Are you listening, Arsenal? Aragones has a message for you about attacking

Unlike other international tournaments, the football on offer at Euro 2008 was pleasant to the eye. ....

Football  |  July 01, 2008  |  3020 Views  |  (11) Comments
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Guus Hiddink: Architect of Russia's success (gettyimages.com)

How Hiddink and Low have outshone Cristiano Ronaldo and the Euro 2008 superstars

There is a lot to be said about being smart. I have a colleague who contemplated nothing other than ....

Football  |  June 25, 2008  |  93 Views  |  (0) Comments
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John Terry: Big-money loser (gettyimages.com)

How Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool are fuelling an era of money over passion

For the last six weeks, I have been in Dubai. The reason I went was I had tried hard to get a ticket....

Football  |  June 13, 2008  |  1288 Views  |  (3) Comments
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Arsenal just a feeder club for Europe? Flamini's move to AC Milan proves it!

Mathieu Flamini has confirmed what neutral fans have long known of Arsene Wenger – that his youth de....

Football  |  May 07, 2008  |  1982 Views  |  (36) Comments
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The players Arsenal and Liverpool need to become REAL contenders

It's that time of the season again to examine "what next?" for the clubs that came so close this tim....

Football  |  May 04, 2008  |  3086 Views  |  (26) Comments
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Has Wenger passed his 'buy-by' date at Arsenal?

I’m fascinated when theology gets intertwined with sports. "God has forsaken us," claimed a clergyma....

Football  |  April 14, 2008  |  2076 Views  |  (55) Comments
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Closing games: The secret of Arsenal's failure

Employers value any employee who can close out a deal. Most people can see a job through 90 per cent....

Football  |  April 09, 2008  |  1259 Views  |  (30) Comments
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Formula 1: Why this Michael Schumacher fan will always have the greatest respect for legend Mika Hakkinen

Over the course of the weekend, I had the chance to see one of my sporting idols: Mika Hakkinen. Let....

Motorsport  |  March 31, 2008  |  1315 Views  |  (5) Comments
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'R' the gods now having a laugh on Arsenal?

A local jockey on the radio was lamenting the recent form of Arsenal. Four consecutive draws is effe....

Football  |  March 19, 2008  |  1211 Views  |  (5) Comments
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When football bays for blood: The legacy of THAT tackle on Arsenal's Eduardo

What if Eduardo had to have his foot amputated because of THAT tackle by Martin Taylor? What if Pete....

Football  |  February 26, 2008  |  1478 Views  |  (19) Comments
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The Premier League has already gone global - and here's why

Singapore is a country that is only half the size of Greater London. But every Singaporean understan....

Football  |  February 12, 2008  |  1213 Views  |  (25) Comments
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Emmanuel Adebayor - best striker in the world?

If ever anyone disbelieved that circumstances create heroes, then they should do a case study on Emm....

Football  |  February 06, 2008  |  3323 Views  |  (48) Comments
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Why Keegan's second coming at Newcastle may be doomed to failure

Let me start off by saying that I love Kevin Keegan. I grew up inspired by this Afro-hairdo Mighty M....

Football  |  January 30, 2008  |  891 Views  |  (19) Comments
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It's time Liverpool ditched the tinkerman and sought a special one, Chelsea style

Liverpool Live Online“YANKS OUT DUBAI IN – IN RAFA WE LOVE” – read the banners displayed by Liverpoo....

Football  |  January 22, 2008  |  993 Views  |  (27) Comments
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Speed king Theo Walcott is fast becoming one of Arsenal's poorer signings

What’s the issue with Theo Walcott? I’ve now seen him start in consecutive games against Tottenham i....

Football  |  January 14, 2008  |  7495 Views  |  (60) Comments
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The problem with Liverpool is Steven Gerrard

“What wrong with Liverpool?” lamented a Liverpool fan after his club drew with Wigan, making four po....

Football  |  January 03, 2008  |  12906 Views  |  (74) Comments
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Arsenal launch their new image - artistry PLUS guile, guts and the long ball

“*#$@%**!” The man in the pub beside me hurled off a series of obscenities at the TV screen after wi....

Football  |  January 02, 2008  |  1658 Views  |  (23) Comments
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Arsenal's title hopes rest on their three midfield musketeers

Arsenal’s visits to St James' Park and the Riverside earlier this month yielded just one point from ....

Football  |  December 18, 2007  |  1187 Views  |  (27) Comments