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140 years of FA Cup final venues

The FA Cup final has been synonymous with Wembley since 1923. However, 10 venues have staged finals over the tournament’s 140 year […]

Disputed goals are nothing new. Neither are proposals for goal line technology. In the game’s early days, goals were defined by two […]

This is a little off-topic, but as SportingLandmarks was inspired by working on the 2002 Queen’s Jubilee Baton Relay that acted as […]

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 […]

A great project initiated by pupils and staff at Stretford High School led to blue commemorative plaques being placed on the digs […]

The public reaction to David Walliams’ marathon eight-day swim along 140 miles of the River Thames in aid of Sport Relief is […]

Today, the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 ran a story on Birmingham’s role in the development of lawn tennis. The item […]

The London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay will travel the length and breadth of the British Isles between May 18 and the Opening […]

A recurring theme in the development of sport is the role played by hoteliers and licensees in promoting new events in the […]