THe had a deeply disturbing revelation about the disastrous approach of French police in the Champions League final in Paris clearly evident in the first flawed official report of the catastrophe issued last Friday. Perhaps unbeknownst to the author of the report, Michel Cadot, an official working in the French ministry of sport, it has…
What like sports success? Sometimes it’s so simple to answer – it certainly has to be crossing the line first, scoring the most, standing on the top of the podium. At other times, such an attitude seems naive, misleading, verding on delusional. Reading the Whyte Review is one of those times. Anna Whyte’s cold commentary…
Tthe outer drum of Chase Center, the shimmering new home of The Golden State Warriors on the west shore of San Francisco Bay, seems to have been designed to resemble a reclaimed apple skin. Last night Golden State accomplished a feat to give that weird visual metaphor some meaningful look. The 2019-21 mourning losers of…
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WHen England outscored their own World Cup before most of the country was even woken up to the fact that it was happening, it seemed like the team could sink lower. In Wisden, editor Matthew Engel lamented the failure to “seize or break the opportunity for cricket to re – establish public affection”. That disconnect…
NEWYou can listen to Fox News articles now! The US Open is the third major golf calendar this year, and it could not have come at a more interesting time for the sport. Many golfers are entering the competition with something to prove. Rory McIlroy won a big win at the RBC Canadian Open, and…
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“The case against Clevinger was open and closed. What was missing was something to blame. ” And so, while throwing on the well – known tides of rage, shortsightedness and exceptionally good old – fashioned English, it will be necessary to defend Gareth Southgate. And somehow this is all pretty comfortable. Every England manager has…
“Jürgen Klopp succeeded The rate in the European finals is 20% (P5 W1, L4), ” James Smith’s Notes. “Is there a manager who has a worse record and has played the same number of European finals?” Yes, the short answer is yes – but the Liverpool manager is in good company with one win out…
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Tampa Bay: still looks very good! Well, here we are, back to where we started – and getting closer to the answer to a question we asked before this post season. With a 2-1 win at Tampa Bay on Saturday night, the Lightning secured their spot in the Stanley Cup final for the third year…
HAni Watson made her international debut barely six months ago. When she left Australia for the para-powerful world championship in Georgia she was ranked 30th in the world. A week later, when she turned around and came home, she was in the top eight. If that was a reflection of a physical leap of a…
The Stanley Cup Final is finally here, and the matchup is as good as it gets. It is the Tampa Bay Lightning, in pursuit of the third consecutive title, against the Colorado Avalanche, which has been considered a title contender for several seasons. Steven Stamkos, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Nikita Kucherov are another ring hunter against…
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