That 1980s Sports Blog

Although Europe's 1985 victory had provided many with the evidence that the balance of world golfing power was shifting, there was still...

I think it was about two years ago when I realised that I was turning into a grumpy old man. My daughter started moaning that there was noth...

If you're a reader of a certain age, then I'm sure you can remember a time when the end of season one-day final at Lord's was a ...

As Roy Hodgson prepares this week for his first World Cup qualifier against Moldova, my mind inevitably drifted back to the 1980s, and the e...

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...