It didn’t take long for the UEFA European Championship to burst into life. It’s only been 18 months since the last major tournament, but so quickly does the landscape of international football change that European fans have been chomping at the bit for it to start. A captivating round of...
Read More
The four series of the NBA Conference semi-finals have come to their conclusion in what was a captivating fortnight of playoff basketball. The elimination of the defending champions, the Denver Nuggets, in a thrilling Game 7 at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves capped off a frenetic weekend which saw...
Read More
Adam Silver, the commissioner for the NBA, got it right again. In perhaps his boldest attempt at revitalising an aspect of the league, a plan for a tournament to take place during the early stages of the regular season was put forward. Despite fierce fan criticism, it went ahead for the...
Read More
During England’s comfortable victory over Bangladesh on 10 October, Joe Root further cemented his status as an England legend, overtaking Graham Gooch as England’s leading ODI World Cup run scorer. He achieved the feat in 18 innings, averaging a remarkable 57.31. If there was any doubt about his place in...
Read More
The comedy podcast genre, to me, is a metaphorical minefield. I say this partly because there is no shortage of absolute tat claiming to fall under this category (especially when crossing the pond) but also because at its worst, it can be diluted down to comedians talking with a superiority...
Read More
“New subscribers, it’s going to be a bit weird just hang in there”. I remember hearing those words two years ago, grinning to myself. I’d accidentally found what I was looking for from the podcast medium and I had no intention of letting it go. My obsession with football can...
Read More