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Archive - June 2015

Sir Henry Cecil

The last years of Sir Henry Cecil…700 hours of chemotherapy and working when he could scarcely walk. He needed an inspiration and he found it in a wonder horse called Frankel.

June 22, 2015

CANCER encourages the mind to operate in a...

Carly Booth

The golden girl of golf appeared happy and contented. But personal problems meant that Carly Booth had hit rock bottom. Now she’s back, older and wiser, and ready to justify all the hype

June 20, 2015

CARLY BOOTH was the golden girl who seemingly had...

Carly Booth

There is a lemming-like desire on the part of some sports editors to feed us a constant diet of football. Can you believe they ignored the delightful Carly Booth?

June 17, 2015

A COLLEAGUE observed recently that in the case of...

Scotland fans

Scotland v Qatar? The SFA’s dismissiveness of human rights leaves a sour taste in the mouth that no amount of mouthwash can remove. The Qataris should have been told to go to hell!

June 4, 2015

WORLD football is in the gutter, forever...

Sepp Blatter

We should all rejoice in the departure of the charlatan that is Sepp Blatter, but what about the hypocrisy of the FA? Here is an organisation with skeletons rattling ominously in its own cupboard.

June 3, 2015

SO, with the fingers of footballing justice...