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A year that said farewell to legendary Sir Bobby
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 30/12/2023
» The year began with us mourning the loss of the great Brazilian footballer Pele who passed away in the final days of 2022.
Wake-up call for sloppy England in India
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/10/2023
» England cricket fans have put up with a lot of humiliations over the years but never would they have imagined their team would suffer defeat by Afghanistan in the World Cup.
Premier League's bottom trio face daunting season
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 30/09/2023
» Just take a glance at the English Premier League table and there are ominous signs for the three newly-promoted Championship teams who occupy the bottom three places.
Smaller EPL clubs do themselves proud
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/06/2023
» Apart from the dominance of Manchester City, the spirited challenge of Arsenal and Newcastle's revival, the Premier League season was notable for the impressive showing by a number of "smaller" clubs.
Life in EPL not so sweet for the Cherries
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/09/2022
» Watching a football manager trying to explain away a heavy defeat in post-match interviews is never a pleasant experience.
Hectic times for English top trio with the fittest likely to prevail
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/04/2022
» It's been a remarkably busy time for the trio of teams at the top of the Premier League recently and there is no let-up for them this weekend.
Pressure on Lampard to perform as he starts life with the Toffees
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 05/02/2022
» Now the dust has settled on the January transfer mayhem, arguably the most intriguing move was not the signing of any individual player but Frank Lampard taking over the hot seat at Goodison Park.
England reflect on another disastrous campaign Down Under
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 22/01/2022
» Whenever you see banner headlines like "Humiliating," "Embarrassing" and "Pathetic" in the sports pages of the English newspapers, it is a good bet they are commenting on the latest England cricketing woes, invariably in Australia.
Sport battles back to find a sense of normality
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/12/2021
» It is the time of the year to acknowledge the sporting heroes of the past 12 months.
Can Poms seal rare win Down Under in Ashes series?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 11/12/2021
» The Poms and the Baggy Greens are at it again in the Ashes and for most people who follow cricket, it probably wasn't a huge surprise which team came out on top in the early skirmishes at the Gabba in Brisbane.