17th April 20179th January 2024boxing, cricket, golf, horse racing How much history can you cram into a morning run? This blog celebrates places, often forgotten, associated with individuals who made a mark on the history of sport. In a slight diversion […]
18th September 201628th September 2023golf, tennis Davis Cup visits birthplace of Ryder Cup Great Britain won tennis’ Davis Cup in 2015 – the country’s first victory in 79 years. The compeition was conceived by four […]
28th September 201428th September 2023golf The Seed Merchant, St Albans & The Ryder Cup A few years ago, I started gathering video footage and other material with the intention of producing a short film on Sam […]
9th April 201128th September 2023horse racing The Grand National’s Waterloo A recurring theme in the development of sport is the role played by hoteliers and licensees in promoting new events in the […]
16th September 201028th September 2023golf The golfer who’s always on top at the Ryder Cup It was at a tournament sponsored by one of his businesses that Ryder took an aspiring English professional under his wing. The […]
24th April 201028th September 2023athletics, Olympics London’s historic marathons The London Marathon is now established as one of the world’s premiere elite marathons. It is also probably one of the biggest […]
6th April 201028th September 2023boxing, horse racing St Albans, the Grand National and a fatal fist fight Updated 23 July 2014 Thomas Coleman (c 1796-1877) a noted racehorse trainer moved to St Albans around 1820 and became licensee of […]