We’ve had pages on various sports and hobbies before, so here are some rugby jokes, that may be just a bit trying… As normal they come with no guarantee of hilarity or originality, but hopefully you will soon be a conversion to this type of humour…. And of course, when you’ve seen one rugby joke,…
Formula One has announced a new theme tune. Given that the sport is a global brand, having a global theme tune makes sense in keeping with corporate branding. However, for me and many of my age, there will only ever been one theme tune for Formula One, The Chain by Fleetwood Mac. And it’s not…
Football is a game of two halves, as the old saying goes, but there has been at least one time when football was a game of three halves, although it was not recently. The 1st September 1894 saw the opening day of the 1894-95 season for the English First Division, the top league at the time.…
I was reminded this week of when Uruguay Won The European Championships, a topic of many quiz questions and cryptic answers. The more astute among you might spot the problem with this conundrum, Uruguay is in South America, and therefore, how would it be eligible for any European Championship? That said, Australia is a recent…
I spent a rather excellent evening yesterday (11th November 2013) at the ATP World Tour Finals, and in fact the final of the ATP World Tour Finals. The event takes place in the O2, what used to be called the Millennium Dome, and features the top eight singles players and doubles players of the ATP…
I was lucky enough to go to watch the Fifth Ashes Test earlier this week, or at least a day of it, at The Oval in London. For those not familiar with The Ashes, it is a cricket contest between England and Australia, normally featuring five cricket test matches, each of which is up to five…
I had the great pleasure earlier this week (21st May 2013) to have a tour of part of Lord’s cricket ground, in the company of former England captain Andrew Strauss, and former England wicket keeper, Paul Nixon. Fans of cricket will understand the great excitement that the prospect of a tour of the Long Room…