England succumbed to yet another humiliating and painful defeat yesterday at Lords against India, losing a Test match that had been set up almost perfectly for them to triumph in. Against a side that had […]
Sport | England with much to ponder
Given the amount at stake, Lord’s seemed surprisingly subdued as the final day’s play began. Maybe this was just in keeping with the gentility of cricket, in contrast to the unrelenting passion (and quite often […]
Sport | Uruguay bite Italian hopes on dramatic day in Brazil
After a dramatic day at the FIFA World Cup, Ste Topping looks back on the action and previews another exciting day in Brazil. With the chance to salvage some pride in Brazil, Roy Hodgson made […]
Sport | Will changed England line up bring Roy joy?
This final group encounter in Belo Horizonte for both England and Costa Rica should and could have assumed a different significance; the expected scenario was England needing a win in this match to progress with […]
Sport | Brazil lead the way as England prepare to say goodbye
As the last round of group matches got under way at the FIFA World Cup, Ste Topping rounds up the talking points from a busy day in Brazil and looks ahead to an English goodbye. […]
Sport | Dropping Cook would be a recipe for disaster
Until Alastair Cook makes a century people will continue to call for his head as England captain. However, for several reasons, these people are simply wasting their breath. They are not wasting their time by […]
Sport | France Blaise past Switzerland whilst Costa Rica complete Italian job
Well, it’s official, England are out of the World Cup. It came a bit earlier than expected but the good news is that either Italy or Uruguay will be joining us. After Friday’s results only […]
Sport | Roy’s Boys Blown Away By the Suarez Show – England vs. Uruguay Review
Being a Leeds United and England fan, Thursday 19th June doesn’t go down as one of my favourite days in football. First, I was notified that some bloke called Dave had been given the Head […]
Sport | Rooney, Suarez and that dreaded left side – England vs Uruguay preview
It could be argued that England’s performance against Italy was their most encouraging for many years; sure they lost, but they displayed the sort of attacking verve and imagination which England fans had been crying […]
Sport | Everything you need to know about Brazil 2014 so far
With the first round of group matches coming to a close, there have already been some significant shocks and controversial highlights to whet our footballing appetites for the remainder of the group stage. Group A […]
Sport: England begin new era with thrilling draw
England and Sri Lanka played out a thrilling draw in the first Test match of the cricket summer at Lords, as Euan Cunningham reports 12 months ago the Australian coach Darren Lehmann, ably assisted […]
Sport | England vs Italy Review
Despite a brave performance, England came up short against Italy in Manaus, Alex Bowmer reviews the action. The first half began brightly, with Raheem Sterling seemingly hitting the top corner with a rasping 30-yard drive […]