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 […]
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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 […]
The worst of the Open golf
For every winner in a golf tournament there are normally over 100 ‘losers’. It’s a game that demands incredible resilience from its competitors, the ability to bounce back repeatedly from defeat and remain positive in the face of all the evidence. The Open has thrown up many tales of unexpected victories and comebacks, but it’s […]
The worst of England in the Five/Six Nations
For those of us whose formative rugby years were the 1970s, there was very little to cheer about when it came to England. We were routinely battered by Wales and France, and the only ‘trophy’ we received on a regular basis was the wooden spoon. Things have perked up since but the banana skin never […]