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Courage under Fire

The death of the former England captain Tony Greig this weekend at the age of 66 has been […]

December 31, 2012 Cricket, Sport

Calexico-A-Go-Go

My old friend Georgos Voudiklaris was in town a week or so ago. We met at Le Mistral, […]

November 26, 2012 Culture, Music

Blowing the bridge at Gorgopotamos

On November 25, 1942, a combined operation between British special forces and the various factions of the Greek […]

November 20, 2012 Greece, History

Hence they will say that heroes fight like Greeks

I am going to make a confession. When I was a kid growing up I used to read […]

November 17, 2012 Greece, History

George Peponis: the Greek who skippered the Kangeroos

One day I will get around to writing a short history of Greek rugby. It will be littered […]

November 13, 2012 Greece, Greek sporting legends, Rugby union, Sport

Spitting in the eye of rugby tradition

One of the joys of going to watch rugby is the social element; the beers and bonhomie which […]

November 11, 2012 France, Rugby union, Sport

The Agony and the Ecstasy

It is rare, even after more than 20 years of writing about international sport, that I have felt […]

November 9, 2012 Greece, Running, Sport

Barkley banks on Racing

The Racing Metro changing room was a pigsty after their 22-17 win over Munster at the Stade de […]

October 15, 2012 France, Rugby union, Sport

Katsidis aiming for Hatton’s achilles heel

Boxing loves a comeback, the high drama of the scarred and weary warrior clambering through the ropes in […]

September 27, 2012 Greece, Greek sporting legends, Sport

Next stop Sparta

Athens. Friday morning. Five am. The night sky is black, no hint of dawn but already there is […]

September 26, 2012 Greece, Running, Sport

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