Category Archives: Sports

Arsenal must avoid psychological FA Cup blow to Liverpool that could derail title hopes

This is the second of three meetings between Jürgen Klopp (left) and Mikel Arteta in six weeks – Getty Images/Andrew Powell On Christmas Day Arsenal were top of the league table. By New Year’s Eve they were fourth. Things can change so quickly at the top level of English football and with Liverpool arriving at… Read More »

Girona’s wild and wonderful win over Atlético shows there is no chance of winning the title

There is no welcome to Wrexham in Shrewsbury; A forgotten rivalry laced with hatred

Celebrity profile of Wrexham shows club has become global phenomenon – Matthew Ashton/Getty Images Welcome to Wrexham has become a worldwide broadcast phenomenon, as evidenced by the number of foreign tourists suddenly flocking to The Turf, the pub next to the Racecourse Ground. The television documentary about the Hollywoodization of a once-troubled football club has… Read More »

Sir Jim Ratcliffe arrives at Man Utd to smell the bull —-

Ineos chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe and sporting director Sir Dave Brailsford (left) meet Manchester United staff this week – Getty Images Four-time Olympic sailing gold medalist Sir Ben Ainslie has a line in a book published last year charting the rise of Ineos that will resonate with the Manchester United team who met with Sir… Read More »