CRICKET – Mighty Mushtaq
By SKIP BANDELE Sussex romped to their second County Championship in four years, largely thanks to one man. At 36-years-old, Mushtaq Ahmed is considered too old for Test cricket by
MOTO GP – Heading for Estoril
By SKIP BANDELE “It is a lot, but not impossible.” Those were the words of Valentino Rossi, world champion for the past five years, referring to his 21-point deficit on
GOLF – When to play safe and when to attack
By TONY BENNETT To pit your weaknesses against the golf course strengths is a recipe for disaster, and yet, everyday, I see people do just that and expect to be
BASKETBALL
Spanish high – By SKIP BANDELE AT THE World Cup in Japan, favourites US easily beat Germany 85-65 to set up a semi-final clash with Olympic champions Greece, 73-56 victors
Beat those first tee nerves
By Tony Bennett Everyone experiences nerves, with some people welcoming them as a sign that they are about to achieve something. Recently, I spoke to one of my students, who
FOOTBALL FOCUS – Champions League Final Decisions
Final Decisions By SKIP BANDELE England doubled its representation in the world’s foremost club competition, as both Arsenal and Liverpool came through their respective final qualifying round second leg encounters.
RUGBY LEAGUE
Saints alive – By SKIP BANDELE Scrum half Sean Long became the first player in the history of the Powergen Challenge Cup to win the coveted Lance Todd trophy for
FOOTBALL FOCUS – Portugal
By SKIP BANDELE The 2006/07 season kicked off in confusion as Benfica’s inaugural league game was cancelled at the eleventh hour. It is still not clear if supposed opponents, Gil
ALGARVE SPORTS – Beach Games
By SKIP BANDELE Tennis The third edition of the Seat Open de Portugal Beach Tennis was held at Praia da Rocha over the weekend. Representing Portugal, Nuno Marques and Emanuel
FOOTBALL FOCUS – Transfers
More big names – By SKIP BANDELE Bolton manager, Sam Allardyce, has beaten Portsmouth’s Harry Redknapp to the signature of ‘enfant terrible’ Nicolas Anelka. The 27-year-old striker, who has never