That 1980s Sports Blog

There are certain sporting events of the past that I'm not sure will ever happen again in my lifetime: England winning the football Worl...

A slight change of format this week. No dedicated blog on the one event, as I doff my cap slightly to the Guardian's excellent Joy of Si...

Football, whether we like it or not, is now a multi-million pound business. Personally, I'm not totally sure who I should blame for this...

June 1985, and as the English nation tries to get over the shame of Heysel, and prepare itself for the forthcoming Live Aid concert, an Ashe...

As Lord Sebastian Newbold Coe appeared on television yet again the other day, a thought occurred to me: How many people only know this man f...

Sunday 22 July, 1984: A Spaniard stands on the 18th green at St. Andrews, punching the air in sheer joy, with a smile on his face that light...

What is the favourite year of your life? What, you don't have one? Surely you must? I'm betting if you ask any sportsman or woman th...