The oldest international rugby venue in the world, Lansdowne Road, and its brand new 51,700 all-seater Aviva Stadium opened its doors to the world on Saturday 31 July 2010. Here is my virtual tour as I sat in awe of this wonderful new stadium. Continue reading ‘A Virtual Tour of the Newest Stadium in the Oldest Venue’
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Brian Davis felt his moment had finally arrived when he made a 17 foot putt birdie on the 18th green to tie with America’s Jim Furyk and force a play-off at The Heritage Classic in Southern Carolina. Davis, a 36 year old Londoner, had never won a tournament on the American PGA golf tour.
Continue reading ‘Nice Guy Beats The Ref & The TV & Wins Forever’
It’s more than a game. When the Australian captain Ricky Ponting spoke after suffering a crushing Ashes defeat to a packed house at the Oval in London (and a worldwide TV audience) last Sunday, he did his team, his country, the game of cricket and sport in general, justice.
Continue reading ‘It Ain’t Cricket’
Nicole Cochran, a young outstanding middle distance runner from Bellarmine Prep was running in the 3,200-meter race in the Washington Class 4A State Girls Track & Field Championship Meet at Pasco.
Continue reading ‘When Honour Means More Than Metal’
I was personally thrilled to see the Lions win the third and final test match with the Springboks. And mathematically ………..
Continue reading ‘Lions Tour Ends Honourably’
I’m in Joburg wondering how the Lions will do on Saturday in the third and final test.
Continue reading ‘South African Sportsmanship’
I had a great chat with Eamonn Holmes and was delighted to hear his story about how the Real Madrid fans gave Liverpool’s Steve Gerard a standing ovation as he left the field.
Continue reading ‘Real Madrid Magic BBC 5 Live Interview…’
I mentioned during my BBC Nottingham interview, that local hero Brian Clough and arguably, the most successful football manager in Europe, never allowed any of his players to challenge the referee’s decisions.
Continue reading ‘Brian Clough sportsman BBC Nottingham interview…’
I went to the wonderful 74,500 seater Millennium Stadium in Cardiff last Saturday to watch the Irish rugby team take on the 6 Nations champions, Wales. Both sides were going for glory. Before the kick-off I witnessed a fantastic moment of sportsmanship.
Continue reading ‘Opposition Fans Sing Our Song’
As rugby is very much on my mind with the 6 Nations in full motion and, Ireland looking for their first Grand Slam since 1948, a magical moment of sportsmanship was revealed only two weeks ago from a a match that was played over 30 years ago.
Continue reading ‘The mighty All Blacks march as Snow White’s dwarfs’
