County Championship promises box-office entertainment
The British Summer has unexpectedly burst into life in recent weeks and with it comes the start of the English County Cricket season. Usually derided for poor attendances and Arctic…
Ex On The Beach
The ultimate holiday turned into a f*cking nightmare”. This is the brazen tagline forming the start of every episode of MTV’s Ex on the Beach, which has just finished its…
Richardson’s ‘competitive’ dream realised in Semi-Final lineup
“The aim is to make the major events as competitive as possible. Every match should be very competitive.” These were the words of ICC Chief Executive Dave Richardson in the…
Cricket World Cup Preview: The Outsiders- Sri Lanka, Pakistan & the West Indies
Form For all three teams, their recent form has been disappointing at best. Sri Lanka and Pakistan both were beaten in bilateral series by the impressive New Zealand whilst West…
Cricket World Cup Preview: the Hosts
Form Devastating. Both Australia and New Zealand have been in supreme form in 50 over cricket since the World T20 in March 2014. Australia have won twelve of their eighteen…
Cricket World Cup Preview: Scotland
Form Patchy but encouraging. It is inherently difficult to judge the true form of the Associate nations due to the lack of cricket they play, especially meaningful games against high…
Press conference charade is quickly losing its interest
They have, at the end of the day, become a cliché-driven staple of all sporting occasions, where managers and players alike give 110% and take each question as they come…
Majestic McIlroy confirms his position as golf’s golden boy
1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd and now 1st. That is the procession of Rory McIlroy’s last seven finishes on The European Tour. His three shot victory at the Dubai…