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Mixed emotions on Ange's departure from Tottenham
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/06/2025
» There have been differing reactions to the departure of Ange Postecoglou as manager of Tottenham Hotspur. However, the reality was that winning the Europa trophy was not enough to disguise what had otherwise been a grim season with Spurs finishing 17th in the Premier League.
Mercurial Kyrgios is box office at Wimbledon
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/07/2022
» There is probably no one in tennis who polarises opinion more than the volatile Australian Nick Kyrgios.
Quirky goal celebrations are here to stay
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/03/2022
» Last weekend's match at Molineux which saw Leeds United storm back from 2-0 down at half-time to overcome Wolves 3-2 was one of the most entertaining games in the Premier League this season.
Now comes hard part for champ Raducanu
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/09/2021
» Some may regard the British reaction to the stunning, success of Emma Raducanu as being a bit over the top … and they would be partly right.
When goalies transform into goal scorers
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 22/05/2021
» What has already been a bizarre season in the Premier League was topped off last Sunday with the extraordinary last-gasp headed goal by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker against West Bromwich which may have clinched a Champions League place for the Reds.
Red cards give dominant Gunners and injury-hit Saints the blues
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 06/02/2021
» In Tuesday's Premier League games, we had the unusual situation in two matches of a team being reduced to nine men, with four red cards being shown.
Football films can be a mixed bag
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/05/2020
» Last week I watched on TV a couple of half-decent films on American sports -- Moneyball (2011) starring Brad Pitt as a baseball manager and Any Given Sunday (1999) with Al Pacino as coach of an underperforming American gridiron team.
It's swings and roundabouts with VAR
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/11/2019
» The interminable Premier League debate about VAR is in danger of getting as boring as Brexit, although admittedly nothing could be quite as mind-numbing as that. But the VAR controversies are not going away until there is some consistency applied to what will hopefully evolve into a workable system.
Irish give England quite a scare
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 27/07/2019
» After the extraordinary Cricket World Cup final at Lord's earlier this month, there was a feeling that any ensuing cricketing encounter would be a considerable anti-climax.
There's still potential for FA Cup upsets
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 05/01/2019
» Although the appeal of the English FA Cup has definitely waned over the years, the third round is still one of the more eagerly anticipated weekends in English football, especially for the smaller clubs which have already battled hard to make it this far.