There are good ways for an old fighter to tap into lost youth, not that the man on the other end of the phone line would care for such descriptions. He’s 64 now, Buster Douglas, but he always feels that bit lighter on his toes when he walks into the …
Read More »Sport needs more rogues like Emiliano Martinez. His cartoon villain act is genius and goalkeepers are meant to be different, writes RIATH AL-SAMARRAI
When the great Brian Glanville wrote Goalkeepers Are Different five decades ago, he had no way of knowing just how far Emiliano Martinez would stretch the boundaries of his concept. It says rather a lot about the chap in Aston Villa’s goal that he is uniquely qualified to be cast …
Read More »These Games are a triumph – in spite of Olympic chiefs! Superstars like Simone Biles provide a protection from warranted criticism of Thomas Bach and Co, writes RIATH AL-SAMARRAI
They all want to see Simone Biles. On Thursday, so her night of wonder and redemption at these Olympics, that meant a few well-known names turned up. Zinedine Zidane was there at the Bercy Arena, so too Bill Gates and Stephen Curry, and what a performance it was, just as …
Read More »Nathan Hales was the coolest man in the scorching Paris heat as the Team GB shooting star clinched gold – and an Olympic record – on his debut, writes RIATH AL-SAMARRAI
They used live pigeons for some of the shooting events when Paris hosted the Olympics in 1900. Those poor birds at least had the good fortune to avoid the era of Nathan Hales. Across 50 minutes on Tuesday, this 28-year-old son of Kent was the coolest man in France. An …
Read More »RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: The Marco Simone Golf Club promises to be one of the most exciting Ryder Cup venues in history but there are three key holes that could decide the biennial tournament in Rome
Luke Donald will lead Team Europe out at the Ryder Cup next week in Rome The tournament is set to take place at the Marco Simone golf course in Italy It is set to be a true challenge with plenty of hazards to catch the teams out By Riath Al-Samarrai …
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