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The umpire who became a legend
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 27/09/2025
» The widespread tributes to cricket umpire Harold 'Dickie' Bird who passed away this week at the age of 92 show how much he was admired in the cricketing world. It is extremely rare for an official in any sport to be acknowledged in such a manner, but Bird was someone special. He was an eccentric character and the subject of many anecdotes.
Fans return to lively start to EPL season
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/08/2021
» The Premier League announced its return in spirited fashion last weekend with plenty of goals, upsets and drama in what was essentially a rousing celebration welcoming fans back in the stadiums.
Happy days are here again
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 08/08/2020
» For three consecutive years, from 2013-15, the town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire was voted "the happiest place to live in Britain."
Defiant England's fifth division finally succumbs
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/03/2020
» The fifth tier of English football, the National League, had the dubious honour of being the last professional league in England to play matches for the foreseeable future last weekend.
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.