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Making Sense Of Sixth, – and Fifth.

In sport when you are at the top you know the only way is down. If you are on an unbeaten, run you know that one day that run has to come to an end. There is understandably a great

Not A Country For Old Men?

“You can tell that the Olympics are coming up because Hockey is in the news,” was a comment made by a friend in the past month in Australia. Sadly their words were correct, as every four years on the eve

Penalties – Who is Really Being Penalised?

When it comes to sport a penalty is invariably a decision that goes against a defending team. The aim is to penalise them, and give an advantage to the attacking team. In football a penalty often results in a goal.

What is The Legacy?

There is a warning that comes when you take a top job in any industry, and that is when you leave you are soon forgotten. Those who were constantly seeking to win favour or receive favours no longer have a

Have Video Officials Killed Our Belief in Sport?

Claims by former Netherlands football coach Louis van Gaal that last year’s FIFA football World Cup in Qatar was rigged in order to allow one of the game’s greats Lionel Messi to win a World Cup have caused quite a