Category: Sports

World women marathon champ Catherine Ndereba is all set to defend her title at this year’s World Championships in Helsinki, Finland… Ndereba arrived home at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in Nairobi, on 22 April from the United States where she had participated in the Boston marathon and won. It was her fourth victory in […]

Fernando Alonso held off Michael Schumacher in a thrilling showdown at the San Marino Grand Prix to win his third Formula One race in a row… The Spaniard’s Renault started the race from second on the grid and inherited the lead after an unlucky Kimi Raikkonen retired with a mechanical problem. Schumacher’s Ferrari climbed up […]

Despite the lack of a Ryder Cup in 2005, this year could spell the breakthrough Pro European golf has been waiting for… Over the past few years there has been a distinct lack of European presence in the world’s most prestigious golf tournaments. The last European golfer to be crowned a champion was back in […]

The decision by the England and Wales Cricket Board to award television Test match rights to Sky could have far-reaching consequences for the game… Picture the scene. It’s August and you’re watching live coverage on Channel 4 of the 3rd Test between England and Australia. The series is tantalisingly poised at 1-1, and this game […]

England’s temple to football, The National Football Museum, has stepped into line with the UK’s other 18 national museums by allowing visitors in for free… The most important development to the National Football Museum has been its recent successful bid to win ‘free entry’ status. This followed tireless campaigning for the museum to match the […]

Bangladesh end a four-year wait for their maiden Test victory as they record a win against Zimbabwe in Chittagong… On a day when cricket was at the forefront of sport with the Tsunami relief match taking place in Melbourne, Bangladesh overcame the odds, removed the shackles from their feet and won their first Test match. […]

Hull City was considered the worst club ever to have played league football in Britain – but the ‘sleeping giant’ is now awaking to success… For 100 years, the somewhat geographically isolated East Yorkshire port of Kingston-upon-Hull has been cut off from the footballing elite. Its club, Hull City AFC, holds the unenviable record for […]

Wrexham’s decline and potential capitulation into the hands of developers shows how the modern game has become a battle for survival… Common thought would dictate that we are to feel sorry for the underdog. Minnows in the world of football. Some would say that the game should be preserved and clubs in Wrexham’s situation should […]