2009 is upon us - but what was best about 2008?

As we teeter on the brink of 2009, now seems a good time to look back at the year just gone and enjoy what was good about 2008. But rather than ramble on for lines and lines of prose breaking down '08 in depth, I'll keep it short and bring...

A badly broken leg, decapitated boxer and Teenwolf - what more could you want for Christmas?

Evening all. A somewhat hurried post today as I plan to spend the next three days furiously Christmas shopping for the Angry Blonde and the other notables in my life. I have it all sorted in my head - now I just need to blitz it out there on the streets....

A legend is humbled - perhaps size doesn't matter...

Evening all. There's really only one sporting event from this weekend that any self-respecting sports fan can blog about today, an astonishing upset that caught everyone by surprise - and it happened at the MGM Grand casino in Las Vegas. What's...

Being a referee is not an easy job - but they make it harder...

Afternoon all. As is all too often the case I'm afraid I was devoid of inspiration for a post thus far this week, until a couple of superb clips were sent to me. The theme - referees. Now, as a fan of the mighty Derby County I'm not feeling particularly...

Trying to look hard after falling over in front of thousands is not easy....

Afternoon all. Yes, it's a miserable Monday - but here's something to brighten the start of your week. This clip comes with a Mark Heath guarantee of laughter, and that should not be taken lightly. So, let me set the scene. Britain's brightest young...

Take note Mr Norris - this is how you celebrate a goal...

It's been a bad week for David Norris. And quite frankly, it serves him right. Quite how he thought throwing up a 'private sign' to a jailed friend in front of TV cameras, photographers and a few thousand fans was going to go unnoticed, and...

Barack Obama loves basketball - so bring on the insane dunk highlights Mr President...

Afternoon all. On a day like today, blogging about straightforward sporting guff seems a little lame - so I've decided to give this post a political bent. Unless you are an idiot it cannot have escaped your attention that earlier today Barack Obama...

Rafa, Gerrard, Carra, Owen and Crouch get spoofed, and a ref hits a player...

Friday! Yes! In a bid to get that Friday feeling going I'm not messing around today - linking straight to one of the funniest clips I have seen in a long time. I don't know what Darren Farley does for a job, but he should be in comedy. Apparently more...

Tiger Woods becomes a caddie

Just time for a quick post today - but a cracking story it is. So Tiger Woods, the world's best golfer by a country mile and then some, is out for the rest of the year rehabbing a kneee injury that he's had operated on. Thus, he has some spare time on...

It is never wrong to boo Ashley Cole, and a guide to the UFC....

Much to discuss this week, but I'll start with the (to me) surprising reaction to Ashley Cole being booed on Saturday as our brave England boys tonked a bunch of part-timers 5-1. Now, booing a player because he makes a mistake is certainly...

Kimbo Slice will fight you. But is he all hype?

One of my intentions with this blog is to try and highlight sports stars, and moments in sports, that you may not know about - but certainly should. In the majority of cases, these will be stars and sports that aren't massively popular in the UK, and...

The nastiest sports injuries I have seen - you may want to look away....

Injuries are a part of any athlete's life. But I bet Stoke City's Liam Lawrence is getting ripped to pieces by his team mates this week after he mananged to injure himself stepping over his dog.   A nice line in that story about some other...

The worst tackle ever - Bojo messes up a German's mojo

Just a quick post today, inspired by a brilliant video forwarded on to me by the Angry Blonde. Topical it is too. We have already seen some terrible tackles in this fledgling football season - Guthrie and Pogatetz are probably the most infamous offenders...

Khan's weak whiskers, and the greatest one-punch knockouts of all time....

So much to discuss. I've been off work for a week, and in that time there's been an embarrassment of sporting riches to digest. Let's get to it. First, of course, I have to heap praise on my reeking rams for finally managing to win a league game. True,...

Jimmy Bullard is a legend - and here's the video proof

Much has been made in the media today about Fabio Capello's supposedly unusual choices in his England squad for the first World Cup qualifiers this week. Michael Owen and Peter Crouch are out, and in comes Jimmy Bullard - no doubt with a massive smile...