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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.
Frappart impresses on historic night
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 17/08/2019
» History was made at the Vodafone Park stadium in Istanbul on Wednesday night when a major European men's final was officiated by female officials for the first time. Even better, they were widely praised for their professional performance.
'Little club on the hill' hits the big time
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 20/05/2017
» It would be fair to say Forest Green Rovers are hardly a household word. Neither is Nailsworth, the small Gloucestershire town with a population of 5,974, which hosts the club. Probably few people could pick it out on a map, situated in the Cotswolds in a part of England better known for rugby.
Statues make their presence felt
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/05/2015
» It was a relief to see that earlier this month the statue of Blackpool footballing great, Stan Mortensen, had been restored to its rightful spot outside the club’s Bloomfield Road stadium. Mortensen scored a hat-trick in Blackpool’s remarkable FA Cup final win in 1953, somewhat ironically known as the “Matthews final”.
Mirallas miss puts Everton on the spot
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/01/2015
» One of the few entertaining moments in Monday's dour 0-0 draw between Everton and West Bromwich Albion at Goodison Park came just before half-time when the home side were awarded a penalty. Kevin Mirallas insisted on taking the spot kick, taking the ball from Leighton Baines, the regular and usually accurate penalty kicker for the Toffees.
When players face music from fans
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 17/01/2015
» Towards the end of last weekend’s Premier League match at the Emirates, as Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 victory over Stoke, an announcement came over the stadium loudspeakers that that there would major delays of trains leaving London.