Last weekend Sir Henry Cooper died, too most people in the US that name does not mean much; in the UK it’s a different story. He is known as the best heavyweight the country has…
Browsing Category Olympics
Shankley was right, sport can be more important
I remember the ’88 Olympics from Calgary; being British hopes were never high for the winter games. Team GB had a little run of success in figure skating, the superlative performance of Jayne Torivll and…
Sport at its best
At its best, sport is about people doing something transcendentally brilliant, something that is amazingly skillful, disciplined, verging on the breathtakingly beautiful and in so doing is capable bringing enormous joy to the people watching….
What matters to Canada
For the last two weeks Vancouver has been shown off at it’s very best. I’ve been fortunate enough to spend some time there, take in a couple of events and revel in the tremendous atmosphere…
Free Mukmuk!
There is another matter that has got a surprising amount of attention in some quaters, the recognition of Mukmuck. For those not in the know Mukmuk is a sidekick to the three main Vancouver 2010…
Vancouver 2010 through the eyes of NBC
I live 120 miles from one of the largest sporting events in the world and can see very little of it live because of broadcaster NBC’s policy. They save the big events for their evening…