Chiefs defeat Eagles in Super Bowl LVII
The Kansas City Chiefs won their second NFL Championship in four years last weekend, edging out the Philadelphia Eagles in an instant-classic thriller, 38-35. The Chiefs, led by head coach…
The Survival of Cricket
“Test cricket is dead.” Those were the words of the ever-positive Michael Vaughan during an interview last week. While he holds a somewhat mixed reputation as a pundit, here Mr…
Football Index administration highlights need for gambling reform
Gambling horror stories are hardly newsworthy – for many of us, these self-induced nightmares are merely a coming of age experience. However, when the failing entity is the bookmaker, questions…
Plenty to play for in penultimate Six Nations round
This weekend marks the second last round of the 2021 Six Nations. Expect entertaining and compelling rugby throughout, with all three matches involving the remaining title contenders, Wales, France and…
Grand Slam becomes real prospect for Wales after England victory
Nothing raises the heart rate like a Wales-England match in Cardiff – an entire nation enkindled by pyrotechnics, Eddie Butler’s soliloquys and hair-raising anthems, all before kick-off. Thereafter, the nerves…
Barcelona on the brink amid arrests and elections
Embarrassing Champions League defeats, calamities contingency planning, an ageing core, and now a disgraced ex-president in custody; you might as well rename the club Barcewoena. However, this is not a…
Celtic at crossroads after Lennon departure
Neil Lennon has endured so many setbacks, so many furores, so many humiliations at the helm of Celtic this season, only to continue in his post, that it almost felt…
England’s experience pays off in emphatic victory
Just under a month after India’s heroics in Australia, they turned to play host to an England team hot from their own winning feats in Sri Lanka. Prior to going…
