Four of the best moments from the 2018 World Cup and four of the worst. England’s win on penalties, a great final and Neymar’s antics
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The best and worst of the World Cup – 2022 Qatar
The 2026 World Cup begins in the US, Mexico and Canada on the 11th June 2026. To get you in the mood I’ll be picking out some of the best and worst moments from all of the recent competitions. Qatar 2022 was a tournament that began with modest expectations, but delivered, on the footballing side […]
The worst of the Winter Olympics
Relive the worst moments and best stories from the history of the Winter Olympics. With Milano Cortina 2026 nearly upon us, the time is right to look into the history of the Winter Olympics to pull out some of the worst things that have happened in its history. There’s been plenty of controversy, bad behaviour, […]
The worst of Liverpool FC
Liverpool is a football club that has had more success than any other in English football. It’s also a club that has had more than its fair share of tragedy and sorrow. 2025 was a microcosm of that unique mix of triumph and disaster … Premier League winners but also suffering a terrible atrocity at […]
The worst of Manchester United
Every club, no matter how successful, has moments in their history that fans remember with disappointment, resignation and, occasionally, utter sadness. Man United is no exception. At one end of the spectrum we have the terrible tragedy of Munich, at the other are cup defeats, poor transfers and the very annoying success of our closest […]
The best and worst of the Ashes
Like most of us, I approached this winter’s Ashes with some optimism. Sadly, it took only three deliveries for that optimism to be quashed, Zack Crawley once again falling to a waft outside off stump. Worse was the capitulation on day two of the first test. To lose a test in two days, when we […]
The worst of the Masters
I wrote this blog in readiness for the 2025 Masters. I genuinely thought that if I included Rory’s 2011 meltdown in my list, it would act as a good-luck charm for him. I can, therefore, count myself personally responsible for his dramatic victory, and perhaps even for his 2026 follow-up. Reading the story of his […]
The worst of the British Lions
The history of the British (and for the past few decades the British and Irish) Lions is, to say the least, a little patchy. Whilst tours to Australia and Argentina have generally been successful, those to New Zealand and South Africa have been anything but. In 14 tours to South Africa there have been only […]
The best of the British Lions
The greatest sporting events are those that come around sparingly. The football World Cup, the Olympic Games, the rugby World Cup, an away Ashes series. With these, the stakes are so much higher for fans and players alike when the next chance to win may be four years away. The tours of the British and […]
The worst of Wimbledon
It’s not easy picking the worst of Wimbledon. After all, one man’s disaster is almost always another’s triumph. A shock defeat for the top seed in the first round may well represent the greatest victory in a career for a journeyman. A collapse when on the verge of victory means an incredible comeback for the […]