England vs Holland
Maybe I’m romanticising the past, but footballers of the mid-Nineties were far more interesting than they are today. Take the current Premier League and its reliance on athleticism, power, and…
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VIDEO: Ball Boy Takes Astounding Catch
Being a tennis ball boy (or girl) might look like a right doss, but you’ve got to have gazelle-like reactions. You snooze, you lose.
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Ricky Hatton on Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali made boxing what it is today. Boxing was and still is the gladiator sport, but Ali brought character to the game. He was the first one that started badmouthing opponents, using his gift…
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Duke vs North Carolina
When I think of the term ‘die hard’, I don’t picture Bruce Willis in a bloodied vest, I picture myself as an undergraduate at Duke University in 1990, camping out for basketball…
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Man Yells "Mashed Potatoes" After Tiger Tee
Let's not waste time trying to explain this one, eh?
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Greatest goal ever scored?
Red Star Belgrade ran out 4-0 winners over Serbian rivals Smederevo, this week. Enough about that though and more about Brazilian Bruno Mezenga's goal. Probably the finest football goal ever scored.
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Ronaldo's new boots
These bad boys are the latest in the CR7 range, Cristiano Ronaldo’s collection for Nike.
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7 Greatest Football Chants
Ask a man to sing and 99% of the time he'll look at you've like you've just killed his goldfish. Place him in a football stadium and opening up the lungs for a group warble becomes, oddly,…
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Tim Henman vs Greg Rusedski
When you think of the great tennis rivalries, the one between Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski isn’t the first to come to mind. But for me, that’s what makes it interesting. I know both…
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Football Manager 2012 Top Tips
Anyone worth their football gaming salt has rushed out this morning to buy the latest instalment in the Football Manager series (Football Manager 2012 since you ask).
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Last time they met
You've done it, haven't you? Checked your teams fixtures. First stop was the opening day of the season, followed closely by Boxing Day. Then you hunted out your biggest rivalry, before moving onto…
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The Premier League story so far
Taking time out from his busy schedule filming Match Of The Day and the latest Walkers crisps advert, Gary Lineker ponders the season’s biggest talking points.
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Pre-Season Wonder Goal
In the old days, before the Premier League ruined, sorry, elevated football to new and giddy heights, pre-season training meant time spent working off the copious beer gut earned in some tawdry…
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West Ham United vs Liverpool
I was in New York doing the Alan Bennett play The History Boys during the 2006 FA Cup final. There’s a great English food shop in the West Village, so I went out that morning and bought…
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Usain Bolt Interview
The London Olympics is one year away and, to celebrate, ShortList talks to Usain Bolt, the fastest man who’s ever lived
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England vs Australia
In sport, there will always be special fixtures to look out for. Few, however, can beat rugby matches between Australia and England — especially when they happen to be in a World Cup final,…
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When footballers act
Time was you knew where you stood with footballers. In accordance with the stated aims of their profession, they kicked a football about for 15 to 20 years before retiring to become…
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Bournemouth Chairman Offers Fan Out/In
Say what you will about Delia Smith's inebriated on pitch rant back in February 2005, but the Norwich City bigwig was essentially trying to do a positive thing.
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David Haye
Britain’s David Haye is about to square up to Wladimir Klitschko in what is undoubtedly the biggest bout of his career. ShortList’s Andrew Dickens devises him a fight plan
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Arnold Palmer Vs Jack Nicklaus
It was at the 1960 US Open when Jack Nicklaus, a 20-year-old amateur, first showed the world his talent. He finished second at that tournament, trailing only to the more senior Arnold Palmer, who had…
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Andy Murray
Andy Murray’s intensity is misunderstood, as Jimi Famurewa finds out during a surprising encounter with ‘Mr Angry’. As he strides into the room after training, gives us a brisk…
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How to win the Rugby world cup
The world’s 20 finest teams have converged on New Zealand to contest the seventh instalment of the Rugby World Cup. England were famously crowned champions after a night of high drama in Sydney…
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Tottenham Hotspur vs Barnsley
It bugs me when people don’t support their local teams. I’m from Barnsley, I played for them all the way up to the Under-16s and I’ll support them until I die.
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The Season's Big Questions Answered
We speak to ESPN's pundits Robbie Savage, Craig Burley and Chris Waddle about the season ahead.
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Top 10 Football Apps
After a barren summer without football, finally, the new Premier League season is nearly upon us. At last, an excuse is here to avoid the Saturday afternoon trips to IKEA, so make the most of it with…
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Andy Roddick vs Roger Federer
In the UK, there is Henman Hill and Murray Mound. In the US, our best tennis player has bupkis [nothing] named after him. That’s not a slight on Andy Roddick, it’s just that Americans…
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My Big Fat Premier League Quiz
Think Jeff Stelling is the font of all football knowledge? Think again. Shortlist's crack team of stattos have got together to provide the toughest Premier League quiz ever compiled. Years of getting…
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Keeping up with the Messis
Barcelona's home-grown stars have made them the best team in the world. Andy Mitten investigates how Premier League clubs are trying to catch up.
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Olympic medals are fattest ever
If the media coverage is anything to go by, the London Olympics in 2012 is going to be P.H.A.T.
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Lacrosse and the world of mega goals
The world of Lacrosse is a very foreign place to us. For years we thought it was a French tennis label but apparently it's a sport that our American friends love and has similarities to toddlers'…
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The cup that could save football
As Man City and Stoke contest Saturday’s final, Mark Bailey assesses how the FA Cup’s values could safeguard the integrity of a sport transformed by money
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Footballing Karate Assault
All those that thought the Barcelona – Real Madrid Champions League game of shame represented a new nadir for football, prepare to think again. A recent match in the Kazakhstan second division…
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Senna
Maverick driver Ayrton Senna pushed the boundaries and paid the ultimate price. That’s what made him the greatest, says Andrew Dickens
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Top moustachioed footballers
Now that midfield nutcase Joey Barton has shaved off his fetching WW- fighter-pilot-style ‘tache, it would appear that top lip attire has been consigned to the annals of footballing history.…
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Mark Watson gets shirty
Keen interest in obscure Bundesliga results got you worrying about your football obsession? You've got nothing on Mark Watson. The bespectacled Mock The Week funnyman is, by his own admission, quite…
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The magic of mountain biking
Cycling is seemingly more popular than ever at the moment. As increasing numbers of people realise the environmental, health and even time-saving potential of commuting by bike, cities are slowly…
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New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers
"In the late summer of 1977, I was staying with family friends in New York. The ‘Son of Sam’ serial killer was on the loose and I had a creepy feeling the whole time, so when he was…
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The Greatest Sport You'll Never Play
The world is full to the brim with obscure sports. From bog snorkelling to wife carrying, cheese rolling to toe wrestling, it's wall to wall weird.
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The 10 most pointless rules in sport
As any self-respecting kid knows, rules are a right pain in the posterior. Generally implemented by petty bureacrats, little Hitlers and killjoy parents, it would appear that they’re only…
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How to make it as a football writer
With over thirty years’ experience, thousands of column inches under his belt and a Yoda-like knowledge of the beautiful game, Mike Calvin is a deservedly award-winning football writer. And to…
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10 Things You Need To Know About Stan Kroenke
As with Malcolm Glazer's acquisition of Manchester United, only time will tell whether Stan Kroenke's takeover is good for Arsenal. But until that time it's probably best you know as much about the…
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Unfortunate Sporting Allergies
Slight tweaks, tickly coughs, their favourite snood being in the wash; as anyone who remembers the pitch-shirking days of Darren ‘sick note’ Anderton will attest, professional sport can…
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Keys and Gray hired by TalkSport
After their sexist remarks cooked up an almighty storm last month, it seemed as though Richard Keys and Andy Gray would be resigned to a future of ridicule and probably TV commercials for some…
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Is this another Sky Sports Scandal?
Sky Sports could be in a pickle again after Glenn Hoddle made a comment that many have been quick to describe as racist.
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The 10 most pointless rules in sport
As any self-respecting kid knows, rules are a right pain in the posterior. Generally implemented by petty bureacrats, little Hitlers and killjoy parents, it would appear that they’re only…
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Sporting drama
Forget the choreographed antics of The X Factor; the authentic realism of The Wire; heck, you can even cast aside the over-the-top nonsense of Dallas, Dynasty and co. If it’s real drama…
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Kevin Bridges' top 5 sporting heroes
Did you know Kevin Bridges is just 24? How does that work? To us he sounds like the wise pub regular that everyone listens to because he's been there since Thatcher was in power, and everyone hopes…
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Chris Addison exclusive
Chances are you're already familiar with Chris Addison. It might have been his role in The Thick Of It. It might have been his panellist appearances on Have I Got News For You or 8 Out Of 10 Cats. Or…
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Top trainers for fashion and fitness
Footwear, for most men, is almost a religion. But marrying a fashionable sneaker with something you can run in (i.e looking good in the gym) is a minefield. One that even the sturdiest of trainers…
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How to be an F1 racing driver
When it comes to getting experts in for Instant Improver, we don't mess about. So, to teach you how to be an F1 racing driver, who better than the best in the world?
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