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Top 10 Calzaghe Moments!
One year after Joe Calzaghe unified his WBO, WBA and WBC titles back in 2007 by beating great boxer Mikel Kessler, 36 year old Calzaghe faced former Legend Roy Jones Jnr destroying him during 12 rounds of bloodshed and pure class...
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Wales Rugby: We Salute You
Whilst much of the talk on The Rugby Blog has focused on the plight of England, it’s time to offer our congratulations to Wales, our nearest and dearest neighbours...
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Does Anyone Believe That Wales Can Beat New Zealand?
There will be plenty worse places to be than the Millennium Stadium this Saturday. Wales take on New Zealand in a clash of two of the most Rugby mad nations on this planet and there will be plenty ...
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Liverpool Legends: Ian Rush
Barney Corkhill continues to take a look at the illustrious history of the most successful club in English football. In this series, the greatest players from Liverpool's history will be looked at...
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Ballack Joins Chelsea Casualty List After Surgery
Oh dear, looks as if I was getting a bit ahead of myself when I suggested our midfield pairing seemed to have survived the internationals...
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Hadden Gets His Men…Sort Of
Frank Hadden has announced that IRB Player of the Year Nominee Mike Blair will continue to captain Scotland for the Autumn Internationals, and that the SRU has also come to some sort of agreement ...
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England U21’s scrape past Wales and qualify for Euro 2009
England 2 - Wales 2 (Agg. 5-4) (U21 Euro 2009 qualifier, second-leg, October 14, 2008) Stuart Pearce’s side took the lead through a Tom Huddlestone free-kick...
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Friday night U21 goals: England edge Wales in five goal thriller
Wales U21 2 - England U21 3 (First-leg, Euro 2009 qualifier, October 10, 2008) Simon Church opened the scoring for Wales following a mix-up in the England backline, before England hit back with goals from David Wheater and Adam Johnson...
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A Tribute To...Gareth Edwards
Barney Corkhill's A Tribute To... series moves to look at rugby. In this series I look at the greatest talents to grace various sports. Today's tribute is to the man widely regarded as the greatest player to have ever pulled on a rugby shirt...
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Ten Reasons Why I Love Gillingham Football Club
I originally published this article on Bleacher Report, but because it is to do with Gillingham, I have felt compelled to publish it here on my blog site also. So, in no order of ranking, here are the 10 reasons why I love Gillingham Football Club...
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Russia Defeat Wales 2-1 on a Wet Night in Moscow
On a rainy Wednesday night Russia beat Wales 2-1 in their opening 2010 World Cup Qualifying match in Moscow. Russia began the game with the same 11 who started against Spain in the semifinal of this summer's Euro 2008...
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Fergie Agrees To Olympics Job?
Reports in some of today’s papers claim that Sir Alex Ferguson has accepted the job of managing the Great Britain football team in London’s 2012 Olympic Games...
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Greatest Ever: Rugby Union: Best Rugby Team Of All Time
The 17th installment of my Greatest Ever series is here! In this series I will look at the greatest talents to grace various sports. This time I continue to look at Rugby Union...
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Greatest Ever: Rugby Union: Top Ten Fly-Halves Of All Time
The 13th installment of my Greatest Ever series is here! In this series I will look at the greatest talents to grace various sports...
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If you could change 5 things...
...in the NHL what would they be?Here are mine:1. I'd rename the conferences and divisions back to their old names (i.e. Campbell and Prince of Wales Conferences, Adams/Norris/Patrick/Smythe divisions)...
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Roy Jones May Speak Like Reginald Denny Soon
Light Heavyweight Champion Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) will defend his crown and fight Roy Jones Jr. on September 20 at New York’s Madison Square Garden it was announced Tuesday...
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EPL: Nine Steps to Revolutionise English Football
The recent European Championships were a terrific spectacle. England’s absence from the tournament may have detracted from the enjoyment of it for some but the failure to qualify should, ...
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The Links: The World is coming to an end
But Phil, why would you make such a proclamation? You see, this man on the right is University AT Buffalo quarterback Drew Willy. And the senior signal caller was named to the Unitas Award watch list...
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Boxing:Kelly Pavlik Vs. Joe Calzaghe; Part 2 In A Five Part Series
In part one of my series, I examined a potential fight between Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather Jr. That fight was to determine the top dog at welterweight and was between undefeated fighters...
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Men's Golf: Will There Ever Be Another Triumvirate?
Arnold Palmer was the founding member of the last Triumvirate in golf. For over a decade alongside Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, the trio dominated the game. The word goes back to Roman times and means an association of three men sharing supreme power..
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Rugby: Southern Hemisphere still on top
Ireland and Wales squandered an opportunity to claim victories against New Zealand and South Africa respectively, suggesting that the Southern Hemisphere teams are still leading the way in world rugby...
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Rugby: World Champions South Africa Trounce European Champions Wales
It was billed as the battle of the hemispheres, the world champions against the winners of the Six Nations, but at times it was like men against boys...
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FIFA Quota: What Does 6+5 Mean for the English Premier League?
So what will 6 + 5 mean to the English Premier League? To quote FIFA “a club team must start a match with at least six players that would be eligible for the national team of the country in which the club is domiciled...
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Who Is Aaron Ramsey?
In approaching Aaron Ramsey, United have stuck to their tradition in trying to secure talent young and turn potential in to real ability and talent...
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Can Mark Hughes Come To Us After Manchester City Job?
Mark Hughes is the seventh highest scorer in the history of Manchester United, spending a total of 13 years with the club. He joined us as a teenager and was a fans’ favourite early on...
















