Lack of Fairy Tale Endings is Why Sport Remains So Enthralling

Sport News 24/7 By Rob McHugh  @mchughr  @TLE_Sport The scene was set, and the script was written.  On his 35th birthday, Steven Gerrard would lift the FA Cup as captain of his boyhood club, before riding off into the sunset for one last payday in the MLS with LA Galaxy.  It was to provide a fitting end to the career of one of the defining figures in English football.  But as the ball looped into the arms of Steven Gerrard...

Dulwich Hamlet FC – a step closer to becoming a supporter-owned club

Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter  @TLE_Sport As National Supporter Ownership Week comes to a close, Dulwich Hamlet FC and Hadley Property Group have announced exciting plans for a new stadium and for the south London club to be majority-owned by the supporters.  The Hamlet, currently fourth in the Ryman Isthmian Premier League, hope that this initiative will enable the club to flourish in the coming years with the supporters trust retaining casting voting rights. ...

Rugby League: High Intensity, Highly Enjoyable

Sport News 24/7 By Rob McHugh  @mchughr  @TLE_Sport This week sees four of the Super League's established power houses go toe to toe on what promises to be a season defining weekend in the First Utility Super League.  On Thursday night, the Wigan Warriors play host to the Warrington Wolves in what has routinely been a top of the table clash in recent years.  Both teams have struggled for form and consistency in the early rounds but are beginning to...

Newcastle in disarray (again)

Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter  @TLE_Sport With five defeats in a row and only two victories since the turn of the year, it comes as no surprise that the Newcastle United Supporters Trust is backing a boycott of Sunday’s fixture against Tottenham Hotspur.  The recent performances from the team have been insipid, impotent and seemingly devoid of any fight or passion.  One goal in 5 matches tells its own story.  But who is to...

Middle Order Magic Can’t Save England All Summer

Sport News 24/7 By Rob McHugh  @mchughr  @TLE_Sport Despite all of the problems of the winter, it was a huge relief to see England back in white shirts playing test cricket again.  The series against the West Indies offers the whole team the opportunity to start a new chapter and leave behind the litany of problems they faced in a winter of discontent. To a certain extent, England had a strong start to their prolonged run of test cricket by...

NBA Rookie Of The Year Race

Sport News 24/7 By Sean Simara  @Sean_FootyMad  @TLE_Sport The end of the regular NBA season is fast approaching and with the teams fighting for the final playoff spots there's one award that is equally as tight - 'Rookie of the Year'.  It's hard being a young star in the game but for me there are three players that have stood out this season: In third place is the Philadelphia 76ers centre Nerlens Noel.  Known for his hi-top fade hairstyle he's...

Woods’ Masters return a welcome sideshow

Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter  @TLE_Sport Early April.  The sweet smell of Spring is in the air.  Flowers are blooming, the weather gets warmer and the evenings get longer.  The perfect time therefore to park yourself in front of the TV for four days solid and watch wall-to-wall coverage of golf’s first major of the year – The Masters. Since announcing his comeback last week from his self-imposed exile, four-time Masters champion Tiger Woods...

The British woman who does it by The Ruler

Not many women can claim they raised five children while at the same time running a successful sportswear manufacturing operation in one of the world’s most challenging environments for almost 30 years. Sara Hanna is one of those. She shares her story with The London Economic’s Noy Shani in an exclusive interview. Sara Hanna has long been a fitness fan. It all started in 1982 while living in Cairo. She attended exercise classes where the women were much older than...

An Antipodean World Cup Final

Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter  @TLE_Sport Tomorrow sees the conclusion of the mammoth six week-long Cricket World Cup with a 'local derby' final between Antipodean rivals Australia and New Zealand.  The tournament has been an absolute festival of runs, punctuated by a seemingly endless supply of superlative individual innings: two double hundreds, the fastest 150 in history, a batsman scoring four centuries in a row - the list is endless.  So can New Zealand...

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