Tag Archives: Sports

Ten Things That Are Just Not Cricket

By | Posted on April 5th, 2013
Just Not Cricket

When the UK version of Buzzfeed opened recently, an enterprising wag named Tom Phillips put up a fake homepage in which he imagined what a British Buzzfeed would look like. It’s a work of comic delight, and it’s here.

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Five Great British Sports Crazes Americans Don’t Understand

By | Posted on February 3rd, 2012

Sport should be a universal constant. The idea of watching athletic people competing in a ritualized form of combat (albeit one which substitutes inflated bladders for swords and shoulder-pads for armor) goes back as far as society ...

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Can Sports Movies Like ‘Moneyball’ Play on Both Sides of the Pond?

By | Posted on September 21st, 2011

Baseball is to Britain as chalk is to cheese. The same is true for much of the rest of the world beyond the U.S.

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Today’s UK Twitter Trends (Apr. 25): Footballer Darron Gibson Quits Twitter

By | Posted on April 25th, 2011

Soccer player Darron Gibson trended on Twitter in the UK today in a way he apparently didn’t much care for.

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Today’s UK Twitter Trends (Apr. 21): Sergio Ramos’ Big Mishap

By | Posted on April 21st, 2011

Poor Sergio Ramos is trending on Twitter in the UK today.

Ramos, a defender for the Real Madrid soccer team, was celebrating his city’s important win over Barcelona – a victory that brought with it the coveted Copa del Rey, or the King’s Cup. The team hadn’t won it in ...

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Today’s UK Twitter Trends (March 24): Cricketer Michael Yardy Exits World Cup With Depression

By | Posted on March 24th, 2011

Cricketer Michael Yardy is trending on Twitter in the UK today because he’s withdrawn from competition in the 2011 Cricket World Cup for medical reasons. But it’s not a typical sports injury that’s taking him out of ...

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World Cup Wrap-Up: Spain vs. the Netherlands Final

By | Posted on July 9th, 2010

It’s the Dutch vs. the Spanish: who will rule? Guest blogger Michael Cree is back with a preview of Sunday’s World Cup final. – KW

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World Cup Week 3 Wrap-Up: Who’ll Win It All?

By | Posted on July 2nd, 2010

by Michael Cree

We’re heading into the last week of World Cup. Anglophenia blogger Michael Cree dares to predict who’ll come out on top in the final July 11. – KW

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World Cup Week 2 Wrap Up: France’s Shame, America’s Triumph

By | Posted on June 25th, 2010

by Michael Cree

France bowed out in disgrace, but the U.S. pulled off an astonishing victory that sends them to the next round. Guest blogger Michael Cree wraps up the electrifying second week of the World Cup. – KW

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World Cup Week 1 Wrap Up: Spain Gets Spanked

By | Posted on June 18th, 2010

by Michael Cree

Guest blogger Michael Cree looks back at the first week of the World Cup. For more coverage of the tournament, go to BBC.com/sport. – KW

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