Is Location Really The Issue?
There is an old saying that if you run away from a problem, you will not solve the problem, you will simply change the location of it. The Kookaburras returned to Australia with a silver medal from the hockey at
A History Of Hard Decisions Not Made
“The show must go on” is a phrase that is believed to have originated in the circus. So it is an appropriate phrase to use when referring to the five ring circus that is the modern Olympic Games. The phrase
RIP Marvelous Marvin Hagler
I remember watching Marvin Hagler’s second attempt to win a World Title against Britain’s Alan Minter at Wembley Arena in 1980. This was a good era for British boxing and fights were regularly televised. Minter, Tony Sibson, Jim Watt, Herol
Neither A Borrower Nor A Lender Be
People of a certain age will no doubt recall the sage advice of their parents, which was to always live within your means. In other words if you couldn’t afford to buy something wait until you could. That school of
Time For A United Approach
In February 2013, less than a year after the London Olympic Games, hockey found its future as an Olympic Sport in grave danger. Suddenly the sport found itself placed on a shortlist of five sports under consideration to be voted
