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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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

4th May 201228th September 2023football

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 […]

18th May 201128th September 2023Commonwealth Gams, Olympics

1948 Olympic Torch Relay

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

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 […]

14th June 201028th September 2023baseball, cricket, museums

English origins of a very American sport

(Updated) A century ago, there was a concerted effort to prove that baseball originated in the United States. In response to an […]

11th March 201028th September 2023athletics, cricket, cycling, football, rugby, tennis

The Six Nations and the origins international rugby

Each spring, Murrayfield, Twickenham, the Aviva Stadium on Dublin’s Lansdowne Road and the Millennium Stadium become places of pilgrimage for rugby enthusiasts. […]

4th February 201028th September 2023Olympics, summer Olympic sports, tennis

Scotland’s first winner of a tennis major

On the morning that Andy Murray unsuccessfully contested his second tennis major final in Melbourne in 2010, the Independent on Sunday ran […]

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 […]

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