PERHAPS it is because I’m a bit of a weakling myself, the sort who used to hide on the touchline during games of school rugby, hoping against hope that the funny oval ball would not come my way.
COURAGEOUS and historic, a trailblazer and transcendent, the adjectives to describe the life and times of Nicola Adams are taken from the very top drawer.
FOR all the talk of their dismantled scrum, the sight of Owen Farrell lofting out a pass to no one in particular behind his own goalline was perhaps the most obvious hint that England would not lift the Webb Ellis Cup in Japan.
Chris Clark, a 6ft 5in, 300lbs defensive tackle of the Houston Texans, stands in the locker room 15 minutes after his side’s victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley.
FORMER England Sevens captain and Leeds Tykes player Rob Vickerman gives his thoughts on the Rugby World Cup after enjoying 25 days in Japan covering the tournament for the BBC.
It is a sad indictment of society’s win-at-all-costs mentality that athletics – which should be sport in its purest form – is, in fact, the most corruptible and open to manipulation.
BACK in the summer, if someone had said to Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder that his side would be level on points with Manchester United going into the October international break, then he would have gladly snapped that person’s hand off.
It’s great for the game that Salford Red Devils are at a first Super League Grand Final – and I hope we’re hammering down the throats of everyone this week just how good it is to have them at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Usually it is when the dust settles that stock is taken and perspective is given, but as the UCI Road World Championships drew to a close last night, a more apposite saying would be when the waterproofs dry out.
