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Birmingham City's Chris Hughton deserves plaudits after Newcastle torment Feb 03 2012

BIRMINGHAM City are this region’s only representative in the fifth round of the FA Cup and continue to confound the pundits and defy logical odds on their success considering their hand-to-mouth existence.Read

Why did England Cricket take a turn for the worse? Feb 03 2012

THE nation’s cricket enthusiasts earnestly hoped this old joke would remain in the rubbish bin for some time yet but all too soon it’s been retrieved, dusted off and is topical once more.Read

Oversight on Reds keeper is hard to see Jan 27 2012

IT IS reasonable to expect that any prerequisite when purchasing a goalkeeper would be a compulsory eyesight check but apparently that is not the case.Read

England are empty of any inspiration Jan 27 2012

DUBAI is a great holiday destination and if it requires any endorsement for its powers of relaxation then the Department of Tourism need look no further than the England cricket team.Read

Ali continues to defy the odds and proves he's still the Greatest Jan 20 2012

MEDICAL opinion was unequivocal in its prognosis that Muhammad Ali would never remotely approach attaining the biblical landmark of three score years and ten yet, once again, arguably the greatest-ever sporting legend has proved the experts wrong.Read

A little light relief... Jan 20 2012

IF, LIKE me, you are heartily fed up with all the feuding spats and arguments surrounding ethnic disputes and racial discrimination, then the following might just bring a smile to your jaundiced countenance with a little perspective for good measure.Read

Why I won't mention the Baggies again..! Jan 20 2012

I RECENTLY received a handwritten note from one of my regular readers, which was a little surprising as my understanding was only a limited number of them are allowed access to sharp instruments.Read

Silence really is golden with ITV coverage Jan 13 2012

ON Sunday a miracle took place, or so I imagined. It only lasted for roughly nine minutes but enough to prove that silence can indeed be golden.Read

Horse trading and 'plastic Brits' sour the Olympic spirit Jan 13 2012

ACCORDING to the increasing clamour of cranked-up PR machinery and the accelerating velocity of obligatory Westminster spin doctors, there are fewer than 200 days to go before London 2012 throws open its welcoming doors to the world and embraces the anticipated acclaim.Read

Riley needs to be shown a red card Jan 06 2012

A FEW weeks ago I bewailed the present state of refereeing and the failure of the appointed supremo Mike Riley to make himself available to answer criticism.Read

This knight's tale is the stuff of legend Jan 06 2012

MOST people, and especially those who know him well, would have been delighted on learning Herbert Douglas Ellis OBE had received a Knighthood in the New Year Honours List.Read

Waking up with Audley is no cause for alarm Dec 30 2011

THE festive season within the Ismay household passed without real incident other than the novelty value of the gifts received.Read

People say the funniest things... Dec 30 2011

AS the old year slides into oblivion I have a few favourite quotes.Read

Judgment coloured by correctness gone mad Dec 30 2011

CHARLES Dickens was arguably the greatest English wordsmith of all time and we shall soon be celebrating his 200th anniversary.Read

Footballing five are left with egg on their faces Dec 23 2011

* WHOEVER it was from the BBC, whether a grey-suited executive from a sheltered background or a sadistic footie phobic who thought it would be a good idea to pit the limited wits of five ex-footballers against the resident team of intellectuals in an Eggheads Celebrity Special, should be culled.Read

Villa need to bring back excitement for the fans Dec 23 2011

I WARN you from the outset that this Yuletide scribe is striking a particularly curmudgeonly tone this week and the source of my chagrin and dark disposition lays very close to home.Read

Cavendish to win BBC award? On yer bike! Dec 23 2011

THE bookies rarely get it wrong but I still believe the short “odds-on” available for punters wishing to back cyclist Mark Cavendish in landing tonight’s Sports Personality of the Year Award to be quite ludicrous.Read

Ace Socrates did it his way Dec 09 2011

To carry off such an emotive name you need vision and style – which Brazilian soccer legend Socrates, who died earlier this week in San Paulo, had in abundance.Read

Skating & shooting.. Pippa is my SPOTY Dec 09 2011

The sexists bitterly complain of a surfeit of testosterone, whilst I regard the list of nominations for the Sports Personality of the Year as nothing more than a load of cobblers.Read

Dolly had courage of his convictions Nov 25 2011

THE sad death last week of Basil D’Oliveira brought into sharp perspective the present-day peevish tantrums of racial equality.Read

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