That 1980s Sports Blog

It wasn't supposed to end like this for either Alan Minter or Marvin Hagler on the night of September 27 1980. Minter had just seen his ...

The League Cup Third round produced some dramatic moments in the 1980s, during a prosperous period for the competition. No squad rotation or...

After my first NatWest final in 1985 , there had been a distinct lack of last over dramas during the next few end of season finals. True, th...

The World Cup glory of 1966 must have seemed like a distant memory come the early 1980s. Failure to qualify for the 1974 tournament had cost...

I'm sure most of us Arsenal fans would agree that this is Arsene Wenger's most important transfer window since, well, the last one. ...

Think of the Bjorn Borg-John McEnroe duels and generally the mind instantly shoots back to 1980, that classic Wimbledon final, containing t...

If I think back to the sporting year of 1985, I can instantly relate to Marty McFly and his desperation to return to that period of time. Fr...