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 201429th September 2025golf 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 […]
8th July 201228th September 2023athletics, boxing, Commonwealth Gams, cycling, golf, Olympics, rowing Guardian Writer’s Relay – Day 51: honouring St Albans champion of golf The Guardian has been celebrating the Olympic Torch Relay with its own online writer’s relay. Each day, guest writers are asked to […]
21st December 201128th September 2023athletics, boxing, football, golf, Olympics, rowing, rugby, summer Olympic sports, swimming Will London 2012 give Britain’s sporting heritage its Moment to Shine? The ‘towns on route’ have been announced and 6800 torch bearers have been unveiled. The complex planning process for the 2012 London […]
4th October 201028th September 2023golf Sir Terry Matthews & Celtic Manor put Newport on map Since I found a discarded copy of the Telegraph on a train last week, I’ve been meaning to link to this article […]
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 […]
15th July 201028th September 2023golf Wallasey, the Glamorganshire and golf’s Stableford points Lovely article from Peter Corrigan of the Independent on Sunday which talks about the role played by Wallasey Golf Club and The […]
25th June 201028th September 2023cricket, football, golf, rugby Charles W Alcock: the Mackem who created the FA Cup & international football Update: 19 November 2010 – Good to hear that Alcock’s birthplace has now been commemorated with a Blue Plaque. The Sunderland Echo […]
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 […]
