That 1980s Sports Blog

Sometimes life can be full of pleasant surprises. Your day can be plodding along and all of a sudden you discover something that brings a bi...

On the face of it, the first round match at Wimbledon between Americans Pam Shriver and Anne White in 1985 was not expected to provide many ...

The tributes after the death of former Northern Ireland manager Billy Bingham inevitably evoked glorious memories. Two World Cup finals tour...

England's recent win at Lord's against New Zealand was just their second in 18 matches. In the 1980s we weren't so fortunate. Al...

Although he was 9/1 second favourite to win the 1984 Open Championship at St Andrews, the year Seve Ballesteros was experiencing had been ...

If at first you don't succeed. For 52 years various cricketers from New Zealand had tried and failed to win a Test match in England, and...

If you're a football lover who doesn't like cricket then I feel for you, as Chaka Khan might say. Those long summer months can be h...