That 1980s Sports Blog

Jon Spurling has always been an author I have admired. So when the opportunity arose to review his latest publication, I jumped at the chanc...

Performing heroics against a local rival is a sure fire way in sport to guarantee a place in the hearts of your team's supporters. In fo...

One moment of madness. A split second that would play a huge part in the career of a footballer on the brink of international recognition. O...

Dalglish, Francis, Robertson and Kennedy. Not a group of solicitors, but a list of players who scored winners in European Cup finals between...

The Challenger Space Shuttle disaster had shocked the world; A-Ha were about to be knocked off the number one spot by Billy Ocean; England h...

The unthinkable was about to happen. Britain's golden boy walked to the concrete discus circle knowing that he was throwing for his life...

Sunday July 23, 1989: Wayne Grady, Greg Norman and Mark Calcavecchia stand on the first tee at Royal Troon, the centre of the golfing world....