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Great Britain’s most famous Winter Olympian Michael ‘Eddie the Eagle’ Edwards reflects on his journey to the 1988 Calgary games. Edwards, born and raised in Cheltenham, reveals one of the many setbacks he had to overcame in his pursuit of ski success. A then-Alpine skier, the 58-year-old was beginning to make a name for himself […]
A month of football has lead to this, Senegal take on Egypt this Sunday in the final of the African Cup of Nations after Mohamed Salah’s side defeated Cameroon on penalties. What better way is there to look ahead to Sunday’s final between Liverpool and Africa’s two stars than to simulate the match over on […]
Eqypt progressed to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations last night with a victory on penalties against Cameroon. The game finished 0-0 after extra time, before the hosts fell short, missing three consecutive penalties to crash out at the penultimate hurdle. Former Tottenham player Clinton Njie missed the decisive spot kick, with a […]
The Mitres travel to Westfields tomorrow as they look to continue their fine run of form under manager Paul Collicutt. Last week saw them make the short trip to Longlevens and secure themselves a 2-0 victory courtesy of goals from Jordan Annear and Kevin Slack. The win took them nine points clear of the Hellenic […]
Less than a month after an embarrassing 4-0 Ashes defeat, the England and Wales Cricket Board and Chris Silverwood have taken the decision to part ways and the search for a new head coach has begun. Silverwood’s record has not been the best and has seen England win only one of their last 14 test […]
Rob Edwards wary of opposition threat expressing “I don’t want a game of basketball”, when the free scoring Forest Green Rovers host Newport County. Forest Green Rovers are looking to extend their gap at the top of SkyBet League Two to a possible 11 points on Saturday. Rob Edwards’ team play Newport County who currently […]
The FA Cup Third Round brought us plenty of goals, controversy and entertainment, and we’ll be hoping it’s no different this time around, with a plethora of exciting games. Let’s take a look at some of the more notable ones. Friday 20:00 – Manchester United vs Middlesbrough Manchester United edged past Aston Villa 1-0 in […]
Nigel Pearson’s Bristol City will be in action for the first time since the close of the January transfer window when they travel to Bloomfield Road to face 15th placed Blackpool in the Championship. Transfer window round-up The Robins had a relatively quiet January transfer window, with ex-Norwich defender Timm Klose the only incoming at […]
Chris Harris will start for Scotland in their Six Nations opener against England – but there will be no Gloucester rivalry in the Calcutta Cup as Centre Mark Atkinson has been left out of Eddie Jones’ squad. Harris has made 31 appearances for Scotland since making his debut in 2017, and will line up at […]
Jonny Clayton and Gerywn Price will make a much anticipated Cardiff homecoming alongside the sports finest this evening as the 2022 Premier League Darts begins tonight. Clayton, who won the competition last year, will be looking to start how he left off against Joe Cullen in the first game of the evening. It’s a Premier […]