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Miguel Angel Jimenez: Would be an immensely popular Open winner (gettyimages.com)

Euro '08, Rafael Nadal - what price Miguel the Mechanic to swing his way to a Spanish glory treble?

Success breeds success. For 44 years Spain waited for a major football trophy. For 42 years Spain ha....

All Sports  |  July 08, 2008  |  198 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Super champs: Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams (gettyimages.com)

Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and the Williams sisters - predictable but show-stoppers

In the hands of the worst amateur dramatic society Shakespeare can be rendered shabby, Pinter passé.....

Tennis  |  July 08, 2008  |  259 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Pair of aces: The Williams sisters (gettyimages.com)

Venus and Serena Williams may not be ranked No.1 and No.2 - but they ARE the world's best

The two best players in women’s tennis met on Saturday and produced a memorable match. A game that n....

Tennis  |  July 07, 2008  |  406 Views  |  (4) Comments
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Dominoes for the London Olympics in 2012? (gettyimages.com)

Crazy golf, cribbage, dominoes and line dancing - let's get it on for the Olympic wrinklies!

The death of the amateur ideal, the prevalence of performance-enhancing drugs, the rabid commerciali....

All Sports  |  July 05, 2008  |  269 Views  |  (0) Comments
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It's time for Rose to bloom and Open a major golf account

It’s 10 years since The Open was played at Royal Birkdale. But a glance at the top 10 from the 1998 ....

Tennis  |  July 05, 2008  |  38 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Tim Henman: A 'lost' childhood (gettyimages.com)

Don't blame Tim Henman or Andy Murray - our Wimbledon failure is down to Britain's tennis chiefs

Fred Perry and Virginia Wade. He was from a different age, she appears to be from a different age. T....

Tennis  |  July 04, 2008  |  109 Views  |  (1) Comments
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Alan Shearer: Playing for a bore draw (gettyimages.com)

He fired up Blackburn, Newcastle and England, but listening to Alan Shearer is as exciting as drying creosote

People said Tim Henman was boring. There is, however, a huge difference between presenting an inoffe....

All Sports  |  July 04, 2008  |  68 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Cristiano Ronaldo: Driven by greed? (gettyimages.com)

Why Ronaldo and Adebayor can't be blamed for wanting to cash in at Manchester United and Arsenal

Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Manchester United. Emmanuel Adebayor wants to leave Arsenal – unles....

Football  |  July 04, 2008  |  1302 Views  |  (1) Comments
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Joey Barton: No simple answers in his career (gettyimages.com)

Best, Gazza and now Newcastle's Joey Barton: The enigma of football's angry young millionaires

Should Newcastle give Joey Barton a second chance? In fact, is it not or a fourth or fifth chance fo....

Football  |  July 03, 2008  |  195 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Andy Murray: The only way is up (gettyimages.com)

Forget the Rafael Nadal result, Andy Murray deserves a high-five salute from Britain

Another year, another failure. Perhaps fitting that Tim Henman should report sick for the commentary....

Tennis  |  July 03, 2008  |  198 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Dwain Chambers: Centre stage (gettyimages.com)

Why Dwain Chambers shouldn't be allowed near Beijing to further taint the Olympic ideal

The Olympic flame stands for all that is pure and glorious about sports. Not a sentence you often sa....

Athletics  |  July 03, 2008  |  185 Views  |  (1) Comments
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Celebration time for promoted Hull City (gettyimages.com)

Survive or not, the special dream makes it all so worthwhile for West Brom, Stoke and Hull

We can all accept that football has changed over the years. But the central aim of winning as many g....

Football  |  May 30, 2008  |  633 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Alan Hutton: Spurred on (gettyimages.com)

Dreamtime for Tottenham's Hutton - but it's gloom time for Scots in the Premier League

A team of Scots from the English top flight not so many years ago would have been simple. In fact, w....

Football  |  May 29, 2008  |  3473 Views  |  (7) Comments
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Cristiano Ronaldo: Madrid target (Gettyimages.com)

There's Real method in Fergie's Manchester United madness

It has been a cacophony of invective, if such a cacophony can exist. Firstly Sir Alex Ferguson throw....

Football  |  May 29, 2008  |  1126 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Avram Grant: Old-fashioned values (gettyimages.com)

Will the roof fall in on the house Roman built after Avram Grant's sacking by Chelsea?

When the guillotine finally fell, few were surprised. Anyone who saw Avram Grant's long, solitary tr....

Football  |  May 29, 2008  |  655 Views  |  (6) Comments
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Andy Murray: Isn't it time to grow up? (gettyimages.com)

Andy Murray can achieve tennis greatness - with a change of attitude

After the five-set struggle with a sore throat and a wild card, Andy Murray used his second-round ma....

Tennis  |  May 30, 2008  |  643 Views  |  (1) Comments
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Nick Dougherty: In the Faldo mould (gettyimages.com)

Has feisty Nick Dougherty got the balls to be golf's next Faldo?

The outstanding story that came out of the PGA Championship was not Miguel Angel Jimenez's victory b....

Golf  |  May 30, 2008  |  126 Views  |  (1) Comments
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From Russia with glove: Manchester United's Ed man shows penalties are the right way

When Manchester United had returned to earth and John Terry’s tears had finally been washed away by ....

Football  |  May 24, 2008  |  419 Views  |  (3) Comments
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The death of Celtic legend Tommy Burns was a tragedy, but enough is enough

I blame Princess Diana. We have become a nation that mawkishly salivates at the prospect of public g....

Football  |  May 22, 2008  |  930 Views  |  (15) Comments
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Celtic v Rangers on title day? Schoolkids could sort out the SPL fixture farce

It seems the powers that be at the Scottish Premier League are scared that Celtic won’t officially w....

Football  |  March 03, 2007  |  1274 Views  |  (6) Comments
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Celtic meet their match in Milan - but the green light still shines for Strachan

Celtic playing host to AC Milan in one of the most passionate and atmospheric stadiums in Europe sho....

Football  |  February 22, 2007  |  327 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Hibs headache: Why can't Ivan Sproule keep his cool?

I’m sure it’s of some comfort to Hearts fans to know that Vladimir Romanov is not the only man in Ed....

Football  |  February 17, 2007  |  346 Views  |  (1) Comments
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The Hearts-Romanov legacy: Why Vlad is sending everybody mad!

A friend of mine once spent six months in Lithuania. He should have been there longer but he didn’t ....

Football  |  February 16, 2007  |  378 Views  |  (0) Comments
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John Collins' Hibernian continental class est magnifique

Anyone reading the Scottish media over the past few weeks would be forgiven for thinking the nation’....

Football  |  December 17, 2006  |  228 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Celtic-Rangers: Old Firm showdown loses appeal

If, in our world of sporting clichés, there can never be a meaningless Old Firm match, surely this S....