Chelsea and England captain John Terry will take his unique brand of slow, ponderous defence from the football pitch to the courtroom in the new year after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided to prosecute the footballer. Terry, 31, will face charges over allegations that he racially abused another player and will appear in court [...]
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has apologised for a ‘misunderstanding’ in which he confused the thorny subject of racism in football with the Tooth Fairy. In an interview earlier this week Mr Blatter denied that there was any racism in the sport, a sentiment he was quick to deny in a statement on Fifa’s website yesterday. [...]
A piece of kitchenware accused of making a racist remark has been surprisingly called up to the England squad and made captain. The pot, which is made from stainless steel and lined with Teflon, was recently accused of calling a kettle ‘black’ after footage emerged on YouTube of the alleged offence. Nonetheless, the FA confirmed [...]
by Jack Costley Liverpool and England midfielder Steven Gerrard was today announced as the world’s Most Fragile Sportsperson for 2011. The Liverpool captain beat out a weak, injury prone field which included Darren Adley the haemophilic boxer and three horses which were put down after this year’s Grand National. Judges unanimously agreed that Gerrard deserved [...]
Leading jockeys have claimed that the introduction of new rules governing the use of the whip in British horse racing are cruel to horses because ‘they bloody love being savagely whipped’. The new rules state that a flat race jockey can only use the whip five times in the last furlong, and seven times in [...]
Football supporters across the country have expressed their outrage and disbelief after England striker Wayne Rooney was given a fair, reasonable punishment for a deliberately violent act committed in a match last week. The Manchester United forward will miss all three of England’s group matches at Euro 2012 after receiving a three match ban from [...]
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has been sent to bed without any dinner after acting up in public last night, the club has confirmed. Tevez allegedly refused to come on as a second-half substitute in City’s 2-0 Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich, by stamping his foot and repeatedly saying “No!” to his manager, Roberto [...]
The Oracle Speaks Presents HOW TO DO EVERYTHING 36. How to enjoy the Rugby World Cup Come to terms with and accept the fact that all of the players you’ll be watching have spent their entire careers drinking each other’s urine and grabbing each other’s genitals. Squint REALLY hard and drown out the television commentary [...]