Red Wings – Not Screwing Things Up
We are in the dog days of Summer from an NHL reporting perspective. That means a plethora of ‘ranking the offseason’ or ‘way too early prediction’ articles are coming out. As usual, there are plenty of opinions flying around, but one that seems to be consistent across these articles is that the Red Wings have […]
Injuries and Sporting Humanity
“He’s someone doing something that conventional wisdom says is not the thing to do,” said David Shaw, a Stanford graduate who was named the Cardinal’s football coach last month. “But the people here say, ‘I understand.’ ” If I told you the above quote was about Andrew Luck, it would probably not surprise you at […]
How it Happened | Ben Stokes Saves The Ashes
I had always planned to write a post at some point about why Test cricket is such a special thing in the world of sport, and while I already had ample fodder for that article, the events on the 4th day at Headingly just piled a whole load more on top. So to avoid covering […]
A Tale of Two VARs
In the short-lived history thus far of VAR, it’s most significant moment to date was of course in the Champions League semi-final between Man City and Spurs. The debate over the merits or otherwise were therefore naturally amplified when the same technology intervened this weekend to again decide the course of the result against City. […]
Premier League Week 1 Recap
Plus ça change Given the aggregate score of the last 4 games at London Stadium between the teams is 17-1, it can hardly be much of a surprise that Man City ran out 5-0 winners on the opening day of the season, but the manner of their victory is what suggests it could be a […]
Deadline Day Review
I’m not sure if it is the sensationalism that has been forcibly injected with increasing desperation by both the BBC and Sky Sports into deadline day, but today felt like something of an anti-climax. The day felt like it had peaked when Juventus stepped in to kybosh the Dybala-to-Spurs deal, and that happened around lunchtime. […]