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Toulouse Diary: Day Two
Saturday 25th July. Matchday. Many Widnes fans over for the weekend were probably looking to have a good time and a nice break away from their hectic lifestyles. But to...
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Toulouse Diary: Day One
At 3.30am on Friday July 24th I set off on the longest trip I’ve ever made for an away game, some 39 hours before Widnes kick off their league match...
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The injury jinx
What is it that makes English sport stars synonymous with injury? Go back to 1998. Young English striker Michael Owen announced himself on the world stage with that goal against...
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A cricketing tradition
I see England somehow salvaged a draw in the first Ashes test against Australia. I say see, I didn’t, thanks to the fact that Sky Sports has the rights to...
Rugby League
Widnes win Northern Rail Cup
I’ve finally broke my duck. I finally have a sporting memory worthy of being my best. Sunday 12th July 2009, Widnes Vikings 34 Barrow Raiders 18. Before the game, I...
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It started on work placement…
If someone says to you work placements are pointless, tell them they’re wrong. Essentially, three days work experience has shaped my life. I was an ambitious 17-year-old A-level student when...
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Falling back in love with football
I’ll admit, this Michael Owen to Manchester United story has got me excited. I fell out of love with football some years ago now. I still follow it very closely,...
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Your best sporting memory
I was having a conversation yesterday with one of my best mates about sporting memories. When sport is a massive part of your life, seeing your team lift trophies, go...
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A question of sport quizzes
Thanks to Freeview, there are now tens of channels forever showing repeats of programmes that remind us of why we used to be obsessed by television. It was on Dave...
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