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Big Brown Bag

Really enjoyed Kevin Mitchell’s article on Ricky Hatton in this month’s Sport Monthly. Fantastic sports journalism. “To watch Hatton hone his skills is to understand not just the unglamorous agony of boxing but the finely tuned mechanics of the art. … Continue reading

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The South Downs Way

In a move that seems to surprise everyone, I’m intending to cycle the length of the South Downs Way this weekend. Partly for fun and partly for charity. Yes, I know Wikipedia says it’s only one hundred miles but don’t … Continue reading

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Bearing Fruit

“Spain’s FA say their anti-racism drive has ‘borne fruit’: ‘We’ve done our utmost,’ says President Angel Maria Villar, ‘and we’ve had success.’ Among La Liga’s best signal moves so far: fining Real (annual profit £190m) £6,000 for Nazi salutes and … Continue reading

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