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There's plenty to fight for as Championship nears climax
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/04/2026
» You can usually rely on the Championship to provide drama at this stage of the season and this year is proving to be no exception. While Coventry City only need a point from last night's game at Blackburn Rovers to clinch a return to the Premier League after 25 years, there is a major scrap going on for the second automatic promotion place.
Tudor faces huge challenge in first match at Tottenham
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/02/2026
» The north London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal has always been a hard-fought affair but this weekend's clash is even tastier than usual with the outcome crucial for both sides, if for totally contrasting reasons.
Hard road ahead for Leeds and Burnley
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/04/2025
» While the hectic Easter schedule resolved some key promotion and relegation issues in the English Football League there are plenty of teams that still don't know what division they will be in next season. It will all be sorted in the coming days whether by direct promotion, relegation or through gruelling playoffs.
Caley Thistle in crisis mode
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/10/2024
» Troubling news from Scotland where League One club Inverness Caledonian Thistle has been placed into administration after running into major financial problems. The club has also been hit with a 15-point reduction, moving them to the bottom of the league with minus three points. That puts them 12 points behind the team directly above them, Dumbarton.
World Cup a triumph for La Roja, women
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/08/2023
» The success of the ninth edition of Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, which ended last Sunday, has displayed just how rapidly women's football has advanced in recent years and the huge crowds that attended the tournament have to be a good omen for the future.
Red mist descends after rough handshake
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 20/08/2022
» Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte chose to mark the 30th anniversary of the Premier League in a rather unorthodox fashion by having an unseemly confrontation on the touchline at Stamford Bridge last Sunday, resulting in them both receiving red cards.
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.
Warne revolutionised the art of leg spin
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 12/03/2022
» The sad news of Shane Warne's death in Thailand at the young age of 52 came as a huge shock especially following so closely the passing of another Aussie cricket legend Rodney Marsh, aged 74.
Fan power still a potent weapon in England
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/04/2021
» What an extraordinary 48 hours the football world experienced earlier this week.
A translator and his eccentric boss forge a most unlikely double act
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 17/04/2021
» For someone who normally looks so serious, it was good to see Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa lighten up and enjoy some laughs at last weekend's post-match press conference.