Category Archives: Sport

To Win, and To Win Fairly

Winning makes history. But winning in the right way is just as important, because it generates goodwill and political capital. Continue reading

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The Art of the Run-up

Following last night’s drama in Moscow, I can only reiterate how important the run-up is to penalty-taking. Continue reading

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‘Free Tibet’ flags made in China

Loving it: The factory in Guangdong had been completing overseas orders for the flag of the Tibetan government-in-exile. Workers said they thought they were just making colourful flags and did not realise their meaning. But then some of them saw … Continue reading

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Ask the Dalai Lama

Adrian Hamilton has a good idea. Continue reading

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The Price of Change

As Barnes points out, change is sometimes negative, but we would do well to remember that we cannot stop it happening. The question is no longer “should we let it happen?” but “how do we manage it in a way which is beneficial to all?” Multiculturalism is the dialogue by which we try to answer this question. Continue reading

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Unleash the Analogies

As well as enjoying the result of last weekend’s rugby match, I have to say I found the news coverage very amusing. A clash with France? On French soil!? The press could not contain their delight. With the unwavering purpose … Continue reading

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Alisher Usmanov

Let us hope that the prospect of yet another post-Soviet Croesus ripping the heart out of yet another Premiership Football Club inspires a viable campaign against this podgy, anti-democratic thug. Continue reading

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Jagged Little Pill

Lord Coe says it was designed to appeal to young people. I can only assume he means the knife-weilding, feral youths we hear so much about, for the logo resembles nothing so much as a pile of broken glass. Continue reading

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New writing styles

A good and entertaining example of how reporting is being changed by ‘instant’ media can be found in the sphere of sports journalism. Continue reading

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Cult footballers and followings

Dave Hill amusingly plugs his book 33 times over at Comment is Free. The novel is called The Adoption and is of course available online. I fear this plug may be too late for Christmas, however. I do enjoy Dave’s … Continue reading

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