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FA Cup crowd abuse was mindless yet inevitable Feb 02 2012

YOU could have bet your house on Patrice Evra being booed every time he touched the ball in the FA Cup tie at Anfield.Read

Brazil likely to be left ale-ing by FIFA demands Jan 26 2012

I SEE FIFA are flexing their shin pads again, this time at Brazil where, because of crowd violence, alcohol has been banned at football matches since 2003.Read

Britain has truly lost the spirit of the Olympics Jan 19 2012

I AM a bit old-fashioned when it comes to the Olympics. I still have this notion it is a celebration of sport, of dreams, aspirations and achievement, whether winning gold or merely being there.Read

Racism in sport is a problem for the whole of society Jan 12 2012

YOU do have to wonder about the creatures who inhabit football matches.Read

Duo show they care how their players behave Jan 05 2012

ANYONE spot that Danny Care has been dropped by England for the Six Nations?Read

Liverpool were wrong to put shirts on Luis Dec 29 2011

I HAVE never met Luis Suarez so have no idea if he would be an ideal recruit for the National Front or is the greatest champion of civil rights the world has known.Read

Drug cheats will prosper from dopey decision Dec 22 2011

DRUGS in sport has always been a controversial subject. There will always be athletes trying to keep one injection ahead of the testers with fame – and fortune – as the prize.Read

Olympic dream is costing grass roots dearly Dec 08 2011

I WOULDN’T stand too close to the fan if I were you because the proverbial is just starting to hit.Read

Dai's right, footy must be kicked out of Olympics Nov 24 2011

I MUST admit to some sympathy for Dai Greene, our world 400 metres hurdles champion who believes football should not be part of the Olympic Games.Read

Blame for World Cup woe lies at Twickers' door Nov 17 2011

IF YOU ever wondered why England’s rugby players didn’t even come close to an open-top bus ride to display the William Webb Ellis Cup, or to collect the MBEs and gongs we tend to give anyone who wins anything these days, then look no further than Twickers, home of all that is good – and bad – in the game.Read

Poppy police are showing little respect Nov 10 2011

DON’T get me wrong, I gladly wear a poppy each year but over the last few years a sort of poppy Gestapo has appeared.Read

Match-fixers cheating us of our innocence Nov 03 2011

THERE is something tragic about the three Pakistani cricketers facing jail for match-fixing.Read

Dowd shows why we need to go hi-tech Oct 27 2011

WHO needs video technology when you have Phil Dowd in the middle and Clark Kent running the line?Read

The Prem just want it all for themselves Oct 20 2011

PERHAPS I missed it but I haven’t seen Cadillacs full of rich Americans queued outside Bescot or Boundary Park, Spotdale or Gay Meadow – perhaps we should ignore the last one, place names can be very confusing for tourists – negotiating to buy the football club.Read

Collapse of deal for stadium is just the start Oct 13 2011

WHEN it comes to cock-ups Britain is now Olympic gold medal standard – we could probably take silver, bronze and any bits of metal left over as well.Read

Victory the only redemption for England now... Oct 06 2011

TIME was that whenever a hotel was in need of refurbishment or redecoration a visit by a touring rugby club would solve the problem – and pay the bill – overnight.Read

Rugby minnows are treated as second class Sep 29 2011

MANY years ago I was drinking in a Sacramento bar with the head of the Californian RFU who was also on the USA rugby board.Read

Women and kids put yobs to shame Sep 22 2011

ANYONE watch Leeds against Manchester United in the Carling Cup this week?Read

Roger's Rant: Kenny Dalglish to take over from Arsene Wenger as the Premier League's chief moaner Sep 16 2011

LIVERPOOL are setting their stall out to take over from wounded Arsenal in the top four elite, who are given golden passes to the Champions League.Read