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Will we get to hear Sweet Chariot?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/02/2012
» During the Rugby World Cup last year a Thai colleague asked me why England rugby fans had adopted Swing Low Sweet Chariot - an American spiritual hymn - as their theme song.
Welcome to the world's worst job
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 11/02/2012
» English football has always had a bit of a soap opera feel to it and never more so than during the last week _ and especially Wednesday.
Spare us these soporific sagas
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/02/2012
» For all the excitement the Premier League serves up in terms of football, it can also get bogged down in interminable sagas that simply won't go away.
Like shuffling deck chairs on Titanic
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 17/03/2012
» With just 10 matches to go in the Premiership, it seems an appropriate time to ponder who's going to be smiling and who will be weeping at the end of the season.
Looking for the right sort of runs
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/04/2012
» Munching on a cucumber sandwich the other day while watching a thunderstorm, brought back memories of sitting in assorted cricket pavilions on Berkshire village greens, either having tea or sheltering from the rain which always seemed to put in an appearance if we had a chance of winning. England is not call "The Land of Rain Stopped Play" for nothing.
Nalbandian's red mist livens up court proceedings
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/06/2012
» Argentina's David Nalbandian gave a new meaning to foot-fault last week when he physically injured a linesman after deliberately kicking an advertising sign, drawing blood from the unfortunate official's shin.
Rangers facing some fascinating away days
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/08/2012
» What do Galabank, Balmoor, Borough Briggs, Ochilview Park and Forthbank share in common, apart from having a certain Caledonian twang about them?
Can the noisy neighbours upset Fergie again?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/08/2012
» Hardened football fans will disagree, but the opening day of the Premiership has just a bit of a morning after feeling following the excitement of a memorable London Olympics.
Well, that wasn't bad for starters, was it?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/08/2012
» It was quite a lively opening to the Premiership with upsets, near-upsets, missed penalties, goalkeeping howlers, red cards, yellow cards (too many of them), disputed decisions and managers suffering nervous breakdowns on the touchline.
It's a long season if you're in hoops
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/11/2012
» We have just about reached the stage in the English football season when the teams have played enough games for the fans to have a pretty good idea how their clubs are going to fare.