Waves of anxiety

This is a small, surfing town. Groups of teenage girls and boys wander from the beach to the convenience store, … More

The perfect machine

As part of my quest to get back on the football field next season I have returned to the classes … More

I’ve been tooling about, trying to write something about football and my (perhaps very misguided) decision to get myself fit … More

I have to admit that I have struggled to take the Olympic athletics seriously because honestly, who ISN’T doped to … More

I am always looking for excuses to post about sport and usually I am waiting for some kind of connection … More

So we’ve done the whole move to the country thing and I haven’t written a word. We still haven’t found … More

The season crept up on me this year. The weather turned sour last weekend and the temperature has struggled to … More

People often wonder why I love sport so much, especially football of all codes. My one true love though is … More

Further to yesterday’s post on the English poet in residence for the Ashes tour, the Sidelined mob have taken up … More

Visit the sport section of any second-hand bookshop and you will no doubt notice that crickket seems to inspire print … More