14th May 20223rd March 2026boxing, cricket, football, J.G. Chambers, rowing, rugby John Graham Chambers & the FA Cup Final conundrum In the 150 year history of the world’s oldest still-contested association football tournament, the second FA Cup final in 1873 was unusual […]
30th March 202229th February 2024athletics, boxing, J.G. Chambers, rowing, swimming John Graham Chambers: the lifeboat conundrum The Royal National Lifeboat Institution was the official charity partner for the 2022 Boat Race. The Chiswick Lifeboat station, one of the […]
19th February 202228th September 2023athletics, J.G. Chambers, Olympics, rowing Conundrums in the search for John Graham Chambers Since I first posted on my research into the life of Queensberry Rules author John Graham Chambers, I have accumulated more than […]
24th March 201828th September 2023rowing Boat Races for all Mass participation on the Tideway While the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race grabs all the attention there are four other, much bigger, […]
7th December 201728th September 2023athletics, boxing, football, J.G. Chambers, rowing, rugby, shooting, swimming, wrestling Fleet Street’s sporting administrators And a Sporting Landmark destroyed in the Blitz Many people bemoan what they see as the excessive influence television wields over sport, […]
26th June 201628th September 2023rowing They did not grow old from Henley-on-Thames to the Somme The start of the Battle of the Somme is the most significant First World War anniversary that […]
10th February 201628th September 2023athletics, boxing, cricket, cycling, J.G. Chambers, rowing In search of John Graham Chambers Sport’s serial law maker On 10 February 1866, an article appeared in a new weekly newspaper welcoming the establishment of a new […]
19th October 20133rd March 2026athletics, football, J.G. Chambers, rowing Oarsmen who were Founding Fathers of Football Originlly posted October 2013. UPDATED March 2026 26 October 2013 marked the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Football Association at […]
3rd July 201328th September 2023football, rowing Sporting sesquicentenaries The (English) Football Association celebrated its 150th anniversary – and its pioneering role as the oldest national governing body in the sport […]
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 […]
