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After years of disappointment, Black Cats have eyes on top flight
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/11/2024
» The Championship is always a competitive league and this season is no different. Just take a look at the table after just 12 games and the top nine clubs have all had recent experience of life in the Premier League.
Seven clubs that have seen better times finding it tough to climb
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/12/2021
» One division in English football which probably does not attract the attention it deserves is the third-tier League One.
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.
Small teams eye upsets in FA Cup amidst coronavirus uncertainty
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/01/2021
» In normal times, this week's FA Cup third round would create bit of a buzz.
The player with short sight and no teeth who danced at Wembley
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/11/2020
» It's been a week since we heard the sad news of the death of Manchester United and England 1966 World Cup star Norbert Stiles, better known as Nobby, and just about everything has been said of the man.
Farewell to Moss and 'The Cat'
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/04/2020
» It has been a bad week. Two sporting heroes of my schooldays passed away -- motor racing icon Sir Stirling Moss, 90, and former Chelsea and England goalkeeper Peter Bonetti, 78.
Plenty of banana skins in FA Cup
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/01/2020
» Although the appeal of the English FA Cup is definitely not what it used to be, the third round is still one of the more eagerly anticipated weekends in English football.
Women cricketers do Thailand proud
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/09/2019
» There was a significant moment for Thai sport last week in the most unlikely of settings -- Forthill Cricket Club in Dundee, on the north bank of the Firth of Tay in Scotland.
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.
Sad times, bad times and good times
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 22/12/2018
» For Thailand, the year in sport was overshadowed by the tragic death in October of the owner of Leicester City, Vichai Srivadhanaprabha, in a helicopter crash adjacent to the club's King Power Stadium. Four others were also killed, including two assistants, Nusura Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare and the two pilots.