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Wednesday 30th November 2011

Forest fortunes on the up

Steve Cotterill’s start at Forest has received much media attention in the past few weeks. Coming in to replace ex-England boss Steve McClaren, he has racked up three victories in his first five games. Despite losing 3-0 to his former club Portsmouth, Cotterill remains positive that Forest will…

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Tuesday 29th November 2011

Pacquiao Profits From Controversial Decision

As ring announcer Michael Buffer announced the result of the third instalment of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez and the Philippine’s hand was raised, three similar outcomes emerged. Firstly, a Pacquiao victory, marking his fifteenth consecutive win and affirming his Ring Magazine pound-for-pound, number one status. Second,…

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Sunday 20th November 2011

Nottingham Outlaws 13-6 Liverpool Fury

The Outlaws got their season off to a winning start on Sunday against visitors Liverpool Fury. Things started brightly for the Outlaws when the short kick off was recovered, allowing the offence to take the field and through a combination of short passes from Quarterback Henri Dinger and…

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Saturday 19th November 2011

A Eulogy to Darren Lockyer

The words ‘great, icon and legend’ are thrown about far too easily these days regarding sports personalities. However Darren Lockyer undoubtedly belongs in this category, as a man synonymous with rugby league, who is sadly barely recognized outside of his sport. The extent of his service to the…

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Friday 11th November 2011

Guardiola reaches 200 games at the Camp Nou

On the 1st November, Josep ‘Pep’ Guardiola took charge of his 200th game as manager of Barcelona, hitting the Czech side Viktoria Plze for four in the Champions League, recording his 144th win in the process. It was a fitting accompaniment that Messi, arguably the greatest player Guardiola…

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Wednesday 26th October 2011

New Zealand Inch to World Cup Victory

New Zealand 8 – 7 France Rugby World Cup Final 2011 The most one-sided final in the history of World Cup rugby, they said the 2011 final would be – simply a master class in All Black intensity and pace. As it was, the outcome that everyone expected came…

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Saturday 22nd October 2011

Sir Alex Ferguson: 25 years at Manchester United

On November 6th 1986 Manchester United Football Club appointed an ambitious Scotsman fresh from success in the Scottish league with Aberdeen to take control off their struggling football club. 25 years later, on 12th October, Sir Alex Ferguson received an honorary degree from the University of Manchester to…

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Wednesday 19th October 2011

Cotterill Gets Off to a Flying Start

You’d be forgiven for thinking the Championship table was upside down, with second from bottom Nottingham Forest playing host to third placed Middlesbrough on Tuesday night. Steve Cotterill masterminded an excellent performance at the City Ground as Nottingham Forest ran out 2-0 winners over previously unbeaten Middlesbrough. The…

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Monday 17th October 2011

All Change at Nottingham Forest

A new chairman and a new manager have arrived at the City Ground and face their first test on Saturday against Coventry City. There has been much speculation regarding the new Forest manager, following the premature departure of former England boss Steve McClaren. The club have now announced…

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Saturday 15th October 2011

Is this the dawn of the Vettel era?

There were still four races left to run in the 2011 Formula 1 season, but Sebastian Vettel had already secured his second World Drivers’ Championship title. If this came as a shock to you, I’m guessing you haven’t been following this season too closely. The result was so…

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