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Category Archive: Sport

Bonnes nouvelles for Bonneval

It isn’t quite back to the future in the world of French rugby but for those of us […]

February 10, 2014 France, Rugby union, Sport

The Winter Games through a Victorian lens

Thousands of journalists are descending on the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics, […]

February 3, 2014 Books, Culture, History, Olympics, Sport

The Mad Leap of the Ski-Jumpers

The ski-jump competition is one of the most popular aspects of any Winter Olympics and has been since […]

January 27, 2014 History, Olympics, Sport

The Thin White Line of Cross-Country Skiing

Cross-country skiing is an integral part of the Winter Olympics and has been since the first event in […]

January 22, 2014 History, Olympics, Sport

Sowing the seeds for the Winter Olympics

When the Winter Olympics get underway in Sochi on February 7, there will be in the region of […]

January 15, 2014 History, Olympics, Sport

Invictus – Nelson Mandela and the 1995 RWC

The former South African president Nelson Mandela died just a few hours ago on December 5, 2013. His […]

December 6, 2013 Culture, Film, Rugby union, Sport

Pistol Pete: the Greatest Greek on Court

The older generation will stick by Rod Laver, the moderns will point to the exceptional abilities of Roger […]

October 13, 2013 Greece, Greek sporting legends, Sport, USA

Book Review: The Final Whistle

Sports writing – and rugby in particular – has been guilty over the years of overborrowing phrases or […]

September 24, 2013 Belgium, Book reviews, Books, Culture, Dublin, France, History, Olympics, Rugby union, Sport

Mickelson inspires O’Hurley to Swing Away

There is a pause on the end of the telephone line as John O’Hurley, breakfasting at home in […]

August 8, 2013 Culture, Film, Golf, Greece, Sport, USA

Kampmann shooting high with Swing Away

Steven Kampmann is a busy man. On the one hand, casting for the movie Swing Away, which is […]

June 30, 2013 Culture, Film, Golf, Greece, Sport, USA

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