County Championship: Final Review

By Christopher Mann
Posted on: 02 October 2008 - 16:19
Filed under: Cricket

So the domestic cricket season has run its full course and come to a thrilling conclusion during a surprisingly warm September. Congratulations must go to Durham who clinched the title on Saturday with a comprehensive innings defeat of Kent who will be playing their Championship cricket in Division Two next season.   Wet... read more

Championship Relegation Scrap Takes Shape

By Jon Hawkins
Posted on: 02 October 2008 - 16:18
Filed under: Football

The Championship prides itself on the fact that, unlike its bloated, greedy big brother the Premier League, a level of relative parity exists throughout the table. Virtually any club can begin the season with some optimism that, like Hull and Stoke before them, come the following May they will be in... read more

Brewers Through to Playoffs: Mets Choke Once More

By Steve Rawlins
Posted on: 29 September 2008 - 17:16
Filed under: Baseball

It’s going to be a quiet October for New York’s baseball fans. Heading into the final weekend of the regular season the Yankees were long since eliminated, but the New York Mets had it all to play for. To remain in contention for the National League wild card spot, all they had... read more

Do Manchester United Lack Squad Depth?

By Charlie Coffey
Posted on: 29 September 2008 - 14:15
Filed under: Football

There is no doubt that Manchester United’s double feat last season was a tremendous achievement. However, as the new season moves into full swing you have to question whether the squad of the current Champions of the Premier and Champions League is weak compared to their rivals. When compared to Chelsea,... read more

The Sack Race: Championship Edition

By Theo Hunter Jones
Posted on: 29 September 2008 - 11:41
Filed under: Football

Although there have actually been no sackings so far in this year’s Championship, an alarmingly refreshing statistic in today’s game, I think it is time we take an in-depth look at who, of the 24 Championship managers, will be the first to receive their p45 form. There is no shortage of under-fire... read more

A Dark Night for Darke

By Fred Palley
Posted on: 25 September 2008 - 09:52
Filed under: Football

“If you’ve only just switched on, then lucky you.” Sky Sports commentator Ian Darke did not enjoy the first hour of his evening at St. James’ Park last night. Darke would have been longing for an early Newcastle strike that would have allowed him to mark it as “the goal that... read more

Room for Improvement at Arsenal

By Andrew Allen
Posted on: 24 September 2008 - 16:26
Filed under: Football

Arsene Wenger was rightly very pleased with his team’s performance last night but he shouldn’t get too carried away. Sport.co.uk has pinpointed several areas where the Club can improve. Goal Scoring Not the number of goals, six was an adequate total to humiliate Kevin Blackwell’s Sheffield United, but rather the spacing of them.... read more