There’s no shortage of teams who have experienced the high of Premier League football only to suffer relegation and then fall further down the football pyramid in recent years. Here we pick out five clubs who have slipped significantly from the top flight down to the lower leagues without showing much sign of recovery. 5 […]
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The 5 Best NBA Franchises That No Longer Exist
The NBA is the biggest basketball league in the world and currently consists of 30 teams, with the likes of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics boasting supporters that span the globe. These franchises are among some of the richest and most powerful sports teams on the planet, but what about the ones […]
Five Greatest Ice Hockey Matches of All-Time
With what’s sure to be another memorable edition of the NHL playoffs fast approaching, what better time to flick through the pages of hockey history to pick out our five favourite matches to ever take place on the ice. 5 – 1994 Stanley Cup finals, Game 7: New York Rangers 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 There […]
NFL Name Changes Are Not Unusual
Washington Commanders will play their first game in the forthcoming 2022 NFL season after the franchise announced a change of name at the beginning of the year. They had competed as the Washington Football Team for the last two seasons after deciding to move away from the Redskins title they had been given since the […]
Top 5 Brazilians To Play In the Premier League
Brazil has always been one of those mystical footballing nations and they are the most successful international team. Some players have brought that flair over to the Premier League with great effect. Juninho – Middlesbrough 1995-97, 1999-2000, 2002-04 Juninho lit up Teesside during his three stints at the club and is still one of Middlesbrough’s […]
New Format for All-Ireland Championship 2023
The 2023 GAA All-Ireland Championship will adopt a new structure to determine who is the best team in Ireland following a vote by decision makers in February, 2022. Here is a guide to how the tournament was previously organised and how the new system is going to work. How Did the All-Ireland Championship Used to […]
Top 5 Argentinians to Play in the Premier League
Argentina is a country renowned for producing football talent and we have taken a look at the five best players to have graced the Premier League that also hail from the South American country. A total of 71 players from Argentina have played in the Premier League since Horacio Carbonari and Juan Cobian made their […]
Top 5 Biggest Boxing Purses in History
Big fights make for major box-office events these days with the sport’s top stars earning eyewatering sums whenever they enter the ring. Here are some of the biggest purses ever fought for in the pro boxing ranks. £675m – Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao, May 2015 They billed it the Fight of the Century or […]
Phil Mickelson in Profile
It is a measure of the impact Phil Mickelson has had on the sport of golf that he has two nicknames – some like to call the enigmatic Californian Phil The Thrill, while most opt for Lefty. Reputation Hurt By Recent Comments Mickelson is the most famous left-hander to have graced the game. Sadly, in […]
Top 5 Free-Kick Takers in Premier League History
There are few better sights in football than seeing a free-kick smashed into the back of the net accompanied by the release of joy from fans in the stadium. Here are the top-five masters of their craft in the Premier League era. Cristiano Ronaldo – 11 Maybe something of a surprise, given Ronaldo seemingly hasn’t […]
5 Oldest Players to Appear in the 6 Nations
Since the Six Nations began back in 2000, there have been several players that have participated in the prestigious tournament and the quintet about to be mentioned proved that age is just a number. England are the most successful team in Six Nations history to this day, winning the title a record seven times, while […]
5 Most Expensive Sports Stadiums in the World
However, these grand old monoliths eventually start to crumble and while an upgrade is required, state-of-the-art stadiums do not come cheap, as the below list charting the five most expensive stadiums of all-time explains. 5) Wembley Stadium, London, £1.1billiion – opened in 2007 The only soccer stadium in the top five is also the oldest, […]
Novak Djokovic in Profile
The 34-year-old will be hoping to add to his achievements in the remaining years of his career as he vies with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to be declared the best of tennis’s ‘big three’. The Serbian has racked up 20 Grand Slam wins and is the only player to have won each of the […]
5 Championship Players To Look Out For
Aleksandar Mitrovic – Fulham Probably the most obvious shout in the division but Mitrovic will be keenly contesting the all-time record for goals in the English second tier. That was set by Guy Whittingham of Portsmouth in the 1992-93 season as he netted 42 – Mitrovic is currently on 35 with ten games remaining. It […]
Football – 5 best French players to ever play in the Premier League
Those Gallic stars have won both collective and individual awards galore and added both class and composure to their sides. 5) Eric Cantona (Leeds 1992 and Manchester United 1992-97) Three decades on, Leeds’ decision to sell Eric Cantona to Pennines rivals Manchester United still appears baffling. That might be hindsight talking because at the time, […]
Aussie Rules – The History of a Proud Australian Tradition
The Australians are naturally fiercely proud of the sport they simply call “footy”, a sport they invented and have been playing for over 150 years, but whose origins never hinted it would go on to flourish as that country’s premier spectator sport. How Did Australian Rules Football Start? You need to go back to the […]
5 Biggest Crowds for Women’s Sporting Events
Women’s sport is on the rise across the world and the next step is getting fans into grounds to watch them play. Here are five examples of women’s sports matches attracting more than their fair share of punters. 5 – Atletico Madrid 0-2 Barcelona – 17/03/19 – 60,739 Over 60,000 packed into the Wanda Metropolitano […]
Fastest Knockouts in Recent History
Nothing excites fight fans like a knockout victory and we have seen some stunning stoppage victories over the years. Here we take a look at some of the fastest finishes in recent times. Naseem Hamed v Said Lawal (1996) Naseem Hamed is one of the best boxer’s Britain has ever produced and he had the […]
Shane Warne in Profile
After the sudden and tragic death of cricketing legend Shane Warne, we take a look back at the Australian’s life and an illustrious career that will have his name forever etched in the history books. When you grow up following a certain individual in sport, it’s often quite incomprehensible to think that anything will ever […]
Number 13 Not Always An Unlucky Charm
The number 13 is synonymous with bad luck and superstition – but some sports stars over the years have made the number their own. The fear of the number 13 is known medically as triskaidekaphobia and is thought to originate from Norse mythology about 12 gods having a dinner party in Valhalla with the trickster […]