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Why pressure and practice games matter
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 16/07/2025
» It's been proven that the brain can't learn unless you are challenging it with random tasks. Showing up to the range and hitting your driver for hours on end won't do much to improve your golf game. This is exactly why practice games are so effective. They simulate real pressure that you will feel on the course and encourage you to practise like you play.
Barcelona look set to go all-out for goals, Leganes eager to stave off drop
Sports, Published on 18/05/2025
» Madrid: Although Barcelona have been crowned champions of Spain, there is still much to decide in La Liga's penultimate round of fixtures.
T1 title race goes down to the wire
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 21/04/2025
» The winners of Thai League 1 will be decided on the last day of the season after leaders Buriram United leaders suffered a shock defeat on Saturday night while second-ranked Bangkok United posted a convincing victory.
Angels eager to get better of Buriram in Cup quarters
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 16/04/2025
» Bangkok United and Buriram United, the top two sides in Thai League 1, face off Wednesday night in the League Cup quarter-finals.
Dark horses' dreams dashed?
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 09/01/2025
» The NFL postseason is a horse of a different colour compared to the MLB playoffs.
Sophia: From a trembling little child to an Olympic hopeful
Sports, Grace Gambrill, Published on 15/07/2024
» In the 2011 Royal Varuna Yacht Club Santa Race, Sophia Montgomery began her competitive sailing career with a "First Girl Without Overall Prize" award. Twelve years later, she stands at the same place with a hard-earned ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympics in her pocket.
Tough times for clubs in the ‘Steel City’
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 13/04/2024
» Football fans in Sheffield can be forgiven if they are currently feeling a strong sense of déjà vu. Three seasons ago in March 2021 the opening paragraph in this column read: “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.”
EFL season kicks off amid hopes and fears
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 05/08/2023
» Premier League fans may beg to differ but the English football season really starts today when the 72 EFL teams not in the top flight begin their campaigns with an uncomfortable combination of false hopes and realistic fears that could end in tears.
Have we lost the plot regarding reality?
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 15/03/2023
» A reader recently sent me the results and prize money breakdown of the Dunlop Masters played at the St Pierre Marriott Hotel and Country Club in Chepstow, Wales, 50 years ago.
Germany vow to learn from 2018 finals debacle
Sports, AFP, Published on 01/12/2022
» Doha: Germany veteran Thomas Mueller said on Tuesday his side would "stay humble" with their World Cup group stage exit in 2018 fresh in their minds ahead of Thursday's must-win clash with Costa Rica.