Regardless of how anti-religion you may be, you have to admit that it does have some advantages. Christmas, for example. A few days off work for many people across the country to enjoy the company of family and friends you seldom see; to indulge in a festive food and drink feast; to make the most… Continue reading >
Mo Farah’s fans might not have liked it, but the British public delivered the right result in last night’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. Ignoring the Olympic Games, many of the contenders probably wouldn’t have done enough during the rest of the year to earn a nomination, so it was good to see… Continue reading >
It’s a sign of the modern game that each and every footballing defeat is treated with hysteria and calls for managers to be sacked. So it’s no surprise that the pressure on Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger intensified following their penalty shoot-out defeat to Bradford in the League Cup last night. Arsenal are without a trophy… Continue reading >
This morning saw the announcement of another addition to the HTC One series of phones – the HTC One SV, the sixth smartphone in the series. It’s a move which is sure to have consumers scratching their heads again over exactly which model of phone HTC is pushing most strongly given the sheer number of… Continue reading >
Regardless of the comments or excuses offered by Roberto Mancini, Manchester City’s performance in the Champions League has been dreadful. As is widely reported, City have recorded the lowest points total of any English club in the history of the competition. They were the first English club who have failed to win any of their… Continue reading >
It’s funny how managers are treated so differently in the media. Some are able to do no wrong, regardless of any periods of under-achievement or mistakes they might make. Others can do nothing right, and their achievements are belittled – or credited entirely to someone else. An example of the former is Mark Hughes, who… Continue reading >
Well, Roberto Di Matteo lasted longer as Chelsea manager than some. The Italian’s 262 days in the job make him the fourth longest-serving of the eight men who have held the Chelsea manager’s job since the arrival of Roman Abramovich in 2003. It doesn’t make the decision to sack him any easier to understand though,… Continue reading >
There might not be a bigger enigma in football than Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Genius, or overhyped ego? One day he seems quite happy to demonstrate his abilities as one of the world’s most gifted players, providing his fans plenty of reasons to sing his praises. And the next, he’ll give his critics every bit as much… Continue reading >
It was perhaps fitting that Novak Djokovic should come out on top at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. The world number one may have achieved fewer title wins in 2012 than he did over the previous calendar year, but it was always going to be a near impossibility to repeat his extraordinary 2011… Continue reading >
The administrator’s acting on behalf of Comet may have performed a u-turn on their acceptance policy of gift cards, but perhaps not before doing some damage to the whole image of gift cards. In the UK, more than £4bn was spent on gift cards in 2011. Whether for high street stores or online retailers, they… Continue reading >