Category Archives: Sports

I left cage fighting and jiu-jitsu behind to return to rugby

Ethan Roots left rugby and turned to MMA and martial arts but returned to the sport after a late growth spurt and is now on the verge of an England call-up – Bob Bradford/CameraSport via Getty Images Few would have predicted that the New Zealand-born former cage fighter and jiu-jitsu champion would compete for Steve… Read More »

My best, too good not to shine

Emma Raducanu was given a good first-round draw at this year’s Australian Open – Hannah Peters/Getty Images It’s been almost nine months since Emma Raducanu removed herself from the tennis circuit. A lot has happened on the tour during this time, including the crowning of a left-field Wimbledon champion (anyone remember Marketa Vondrousova?) and teenage… Read More »

Promotion specialist Daniel Farke’s sharp attitude has Leeds ready for Premier League return

Daniel Farke hasn’t had the best of performances at Leeds but has found himself in a good position with 20 Championship games to go – George Wood/Getty Images At the beginning of the season, Daniel Farke said players leaving the first team on loan was “a crazy, crazy thing”. To say there is uncertainty in… Read More »

Ten-team Premiership changed English fortunes in Europe

Former London Irishman Will Joseph now impresses on the European stage with Harlequins – Getty Images/Patrick Khachfe Drawing positives from the 2022/23 Premiership campaign is like groping through a particularly dirty sewer for lost keys. Losing three clubs, albeit under different circumstances, was an indelible and shameful disaster in the history of the sport, plunging… Read More »

Will the Steelers upset the Bills?

Colin Graves sorry for Yorkshire racism but Azeem Rafiq wants ‘more than words’

Colin Graves has apologized “personally and unreservedly” to those subjected to racism in Yorkshire after the club’s board controversially approved a loan offer paving the way for his return as chairman. But former spinner and tipster Azeem Rafiq, whose revelations are at the center of the scandal that has engulfed the club in recent years,… Read More »