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28th October 200928th September 2023golf

Samuel Ryder sews the seeds of the Ryder Cup in St Albans

One of the inspirations for creating this blog was discovering that although Samuel Ryder had lived in St Albans, recognition of the […]

9th October 200928th September 2023Olympics

From Olympia to Tilehurst, Reading

English antiquarian Richard Chandler  is “officially” recognised as having re-discovered the site of ancient Olympia while traveling in Greece in 1766. (Many […]

24th September 200928th September 2023football, women

‘Wembley for women’ aspires to rival Goodison Park

In September 2009, the Guardian reported on Nottingham Forrest’s plans for a new stadium and its vision to offer their proposed new […]

15th September 200928th September 2023athletics, Television

Record breaking Usain Bolt in Manchester – in 3D!

I’m just wrapping up my annual visit to Amsterdam where I work with the organisers of IBC, the world’s leading international broadcast […]

15th September 200928th September 2023football, rowing, summer Olympic sports

Looking for Busby’s birthplace in Lanarkshire

On 6 September 2009, Motherwell defeated Manchester United’s reserves to win the Sir Matt Busby Shield.  The charity match was organised to […]

3rd September 200928th September 2023cricket

From cricket to cremation

On the eve of cricket’s recently-concluded test series, Mike Selvey wrote this fascinating article in the Guardian Online highlighting the link between […]

20th August 200928th September 2023rowing

The Doggett’s Coat & Badge

As an oarsman, for many years I’ve been aware of the claim that the Doggett’s Coat & Badge is the oldest, continuously-contested, […]

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