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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.
Haaland joins hat-trick club
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 08/10/2022
» The Premier League seldom fails to entertain and last week was no exception highlighted by three-hat-tricks.
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.