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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 […]

And a Sporting Landmark destroyed in the Blitz Many people bemoan what they see as the excessive influence television wields over sport, […]

The London Stadium, perhaps still better known as the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, hosted the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships between 14 […]

Originally published on 3 February 2013. Updated 11 October 2015. Coda added 27 March 2022. The tradition of singing national anthems before […]

Saturday 26th October 2013 may mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Football Association at the Freemason’s Tavern in London, […]

Staged annually in April, the Melrose 7s festival is a reminder that the next team sport to be added to the Olympic […]

The ‘towns on route’ have been announced and 6800 torch bearers have been unveiled. The complex planning process for the 2012 London […]

Speculation that the first state visit by a British monarch to the Republic of Ireland will take in Croke Park prompted this […]

The International Football Association Board, the guardian of the laws of association football, meets in the spring of each year. The 2011 […]

The arrival of the southern hemisphere rugby tourists have prompted a flurry of articles recalling the game’s early years. Writing in the […]