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Can India Really Medal in Rio?

Sunday evening was a very special one for Hockey in India. In a truly remarkable game in which they were losing 2-0 at half time and 2-1 at three quarter time against world number two side the Netherlands, India went

Runners Up in More Ways Than One

The reason the presentation of the FA Cup is so special is because it is so simple. The game finishes, the players celebrate and commiserate and then the losers climb the famous steps to collect their medals, followed by the

Universal Acceptance is Hard to Gain

Depending on whom you were supporting in the Wallabies quarter final against Scotland the comments of Fox Sports Greg Clark may have amused or annoyed. On several occasions he referred to players representing Scotland as “Kilted Kiwis” or “Jock Boks.”

The Pressure to Score

A striker lives and dies by the service he receives. Often fans forget that he cannot score if his team-mates do not give him the ball. Saying that, he must be mobile and be in a position to receive the

Sitting it Out

In dancing parlance the Waltz is described ‘as a smooth, progressive ballroom and folk dance, performed primarily in closed position.’ Closed position means ‘dancing with a partner and where both parties hold each other while facing at least approximately toward each other.’