Tag Archives: Sport

Lottie Dod – The Victorian Wimbledon lady tennis star who even beat the men!

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

With the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships in full-swing, we’re often reminded of some of the great players past and present. Whilst the media like to concentrate on current or recently retired players, there is at least one lady player who … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged Charlotte Dod, Lottie Dod, Olympics, Sport, Wimbledon | 4 Comments

When Cricket FairPlay and sportsmanship were hit for SIX at Tilbury Fortress

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

My last post was all about my recent visit to Tilbury Fortress on the northern bank of the River Thames. Despite its massive size and strength or maybe because of it, no-one was ever killed in action here and yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny & Humour, history, Life, London | Tagged Cricket, Murder, River Thames, Sport, Tilbury Fort | Leave a comment

Going to my first NFL game at Wembley Stadium, London

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

A few days ago I managed to get to see my very first live-action NFL game at Wembley Stadium, London. Normally Wembley is the home of Football but for a month or so eat autumn, it becomes the home of … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, Popular Culture | Tagged Gridiron, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, NFL, NFLLondon, Sport, Wembley | 2 Comments

The Gumball 3000 London to Tokyo 2018

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Yesterday when I was giving one of my tours round London, I stumbled across an unexpected sight. A collection of over 100 souped up cars all ready to take place in the Gumball 3000. It wasn’t a total surprise as … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Life, London, News, Photography | Tagged Cars, Gumball 3000, Gumball3000, Sport, Supercars | 1 Comment

Sport brings people together – How Cricket is creating a new future for Rwanda

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

We all know that sport has a unique ability to bring people together from all around the world and those of us who have travelled to places a little less ordinary know that there are few better ways to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Popular Culture, Travel | Tagged Africa, Cricket, genocide, Kigali, Long reads, Rwanda, Rwanda Cricket, Sport | 15 Comments

Volleyball in a Bikini or a Hijab?

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Much has been made about the appearance of the Egyptian beach volleyball team playing in the Olympics wearing the all-encompassing Hijab Islamic dress rather than the usual Bikini style outfit and comment has been made over how appropriate this is. First … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Opinion, Religion and Faith | Tagged Beach Volleyball, Bikini, Culture Clash, Egypt, Germany, Hijab, Islam, Life, Olympics, Opinion, Rio Olympics, Sport | 1 Comment

Rugby World Cup 2015

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Have you ever cheated at a game? The chances are we all have at one time or other but perhaps our cheating didn’t have quite the same repercussions as one day in the autumn of 1823 when William Webb Ellis … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Popular Culture | Tagged Culture, Life, Maps, Rugby, Rugby 2015 World Cup, Sport, William Webb Ellis, Ye Olde England Tours | Leave a comment

All Time Wrestling Hard-men

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Can it be year ago since I wrote on Wrestlemania 30 and the shock of seeing Brock Lesnar destroy The Undertaker. I guess it must be as after 12 straight days of guided tours, I am looking forward to nothing … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Popular Culture, Uncategorized | Tagged Bad News Barrett, Brock Lesnar, Haku, Life, Mankind Mick Foley, Sport, Sports-Entertainment, WCW, Wrestle mania, Wrestlemania, WWE | 4 Comments

The 2014 Commonwealth Games

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

Wednesday sees the start of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the third largest multi-sport event after the Olympics and the Asian Games. The Commonwealth Games has been running every 4 years since 1930 and has so far been held in 18 … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Life | Tagged Athletics, Commonwealth Games 2014, Culture, Glasgow, Life, Marcus Stephen, Nauru, Scotland, Sport | 6 Comments

How football sounds to people that just don’t care

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

I thought I would issue a bonus post today seeing as it took very little effort 🙂 I can’t claim credit for the text below just as I can’t track down where it originated from but I hope some of … Continue reading →