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An important landmark for 'Sonny'
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 15/04/2023
» By his own high standards, Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-Min has not been having a good season.
Blood, sweat, smiles, tears and cheers in 2019
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/12/2019
» It's that time of the year when Nobby drags himself out of his armchair to acknowledge assorted sporting heroes and villains that have graced our sports pages in 2019.
Shakers and Trotters in deep trouble
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/08/2019
» If you are a football club and begin the season at the bottom of the league with minus 12 points you would like to think things could only improve.
Sol looking for 'magic' with the Silkmen
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 01/12/2018
» This season we have witnessed the bizarre sight of two former top players becoming managers of clubs at the very basement of the Football League. The latest example is ex-Arsenal, Spurs and England star Sol Campbell taking over the reins of League Two's bottom club, Macclesfield Town.
Impressive start for Cardiff custodian
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/08/2018
» There are not many goalkeepers who can say they saved a penalty in each of their first two games of the season, let alone in the Premier League, but that is the case of Cardiff City's goalie Neil Etheridge, the first player of Southeast Asian descent to perform in England's top flight.
Prayad an inspiration to young golfers
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/01/2017
» Evergreen Thai golfer Prayad Marksaeng will have a special reason to celebrate his 51st birthday on Monday, after winning the prestigious Singapore Open last week, his 10th victory on the Asian Tour. The one-shot victory didn't come easily, overcoming such international stars as Adam Scott and Sergio Garcia. It also earned him a place in Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in July.
Now comes the hard part for Thailand
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/04/2016
» Thailand coach Kiatisak “Zico” Senamuang has done remarkably well to take his team to the third and final qualifying round for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. They finished top of their group and have displayed a resolve away from home that has not been previously witnessed in Thai teams.
When rebranding challenges footballing traditions
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/12/2013
» One thing foreign owners of British football clubs quickly come to learn is that fans do not appreciate any attempts to interfere with traditions. Two clubs where this has come to the fore recently, happen to be newly promoted Premier League teams, Hull City and Cardiff City.