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Pressure, heartbreak, but also plenty of joy
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 31/07/2021
» Despite the absence of spectators, the Tokyo Olympics is certainly serving up its fair share of drama and thrills highlighting the extremely narrow margins between delight and despair.
'Ghost Games' a taste of what's to come for few months
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/05/2020
» One observer likened football being played behind closed doors to "going to a nightclub without any music, or a pub with no beer," but the Bundesliga restarted the season last weekend in an effective and trouble-free manner, despite the eerie lack of atmosphere in the empty stadiums.
Being the gaffer can be a lonely job
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/06/2017
» News that Arsene Wenger is staying on at Arsenal, to add to his 21 years already at the club, will probably bring sighs of envy amongst many of his contemporaries. During this past season alone, 59 managers from the 92 clubs in the top four divisions of the Football League have either been sacked or quit.
Life is sweet for EPL-bound Cherries
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/05/2015
» The word "fairytale" has been working overtime this week in references to AFC Bournemouth's remarkable achievement on reaching the Premier League. OK, it won't be official until today's final matches but Middlesbrough require a cricket score to overhaul the goal difference between the two sides.
Poms hope Cook has recipe to get on top Down Under
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/11/2013
» Only 12 weeks after England wrapped up the Ashes at home with a rather flattering 3-0 series win over Australia, the Poms and the Baggy Greens are at it again this week with the first Test at the Gabba stadium in Brisbane.
Farewell to the man who always knew the score
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/08/2013
» There is something missing from British football this season and I'm not talking about Gareth Bale's possible departure from Blighty to sunny Spain.
Kinnear return spells trouble for the Toon Army
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 22/06/2013
» Newcastle United can always be relied upon for providing entertainment both on and off the pitch and once again they have not let us down. The new season is some way off, but the Magpies have managed to steal the headlines already with the bizarre appointment of Joe Kinnear as director of football.
And another manager bites the dust
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 08/06/2013
» In a depressingly familiar tale, it was confirmed earlier this week that Winfried Schaefer is no longer Thailand's national football coach.
All Lytham needs is a bit more wind
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/07/2012
» Any tournament golf course that opens with a par three deserves some sort of recognition. Add to that the minor matter of 206 bunkers, tight fairways and unforgiving rough and you can see why Royal Lytham & St Annes is an intriguing venue for the Open Championship.