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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.
Inspired Patty earns plunge into Poppie's Pond
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/04/2021
» There cannot be a better way to open your LPGA Tour account than by winning a major, as Thailand's Patty (Paphangkorn) Tavatanakit achieved last weekend.
Promising steps for female refs as Welch set to officiate EFL game
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/04/2021
» A little piece of history will take place in the English Football League on Monday in the unlikely setting of Wetherby Road stadium in Harrogate when a female referee will be in charge of a match in the EFL for the first time.
Difficult times for the Blades and the Owls
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 27/03/2021
» It has not been a good year for football fans in the city of Sheffield, with United almost certain to drop out of the Premier League and Sheffield Wednesday clinging on by their fingernails in the Championship relegation battle. So what's gone wrong for the teams in the City of Steel?
The unforgettable voice of Formula One
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 20/03/2021
» In former times when a commentator became known as "the voice of" the particular sport they covered, you knew they had reached the pinnacle of their trade.
The Saint who became a Liverpool icon and television pundit
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 06/03/2021
» There was a lovely piece of graffiti that appeared on a church poster in Liverpool in the 1960s which posed the question: "What would you do if Jesus returned amongst us?" Underneath someone had scrawled: "Move St John to inside left."
Boost for new manager Tuchel, but tough tests to come for Blues
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 27/02/2021
» Despite being unbeaten in seven domestic games, new Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel knew he had not been really tested until he took on some tough opponents.
England fail to come to terms with spin
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 20/02/2021
» After their impressive win in the opening Test in Chennai, England's cricketers came down to earth with a resounding bump in the second when they were crushed by the hosts with India enjoying a comprehensive 317-run victory.
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.
Tuchel takes on formidable task as Lampard bids sad farewell
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 30/01/2021
» There has been divided opinion on the sacking of Frank Lampard and only time will tell if Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has made the correct decision.