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A solid if not exactly spectacular early signing followed by intensive speculation over the future of the club captain? Arsenal fans have been here before…
By James Goyder | Football, Sport - Latest analysis on the Sporting world - | Tuesday, 22 May 2012 at 12:06 pm
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People in MMA circles are familiar with Eddie NG, a promising young fighter from the North East with a 3-1 professional record, but he is not yet a household name in the UK. Mixed martial arts has undergone an explosion in recent years and Ng is just one of hundreds of young men who aspire [...]
By James Goyder | Sport - Latest analysis on the Sporting world - | Monday, 25 July 2011 at 12:58 pm
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Singapore is renowned for its draconian drug laws which stipulate a mandatory custodial sentence for even the most trivial of transgressions. Aspects of this policy have been condemned by Amnesty International but the government would argue that the ends justify the means, with the South East Asian city state boasting one of the lowest instances [...]
By James Goyder | The Foreign Desk - International dispatches from Independent correspondents - | Monday, 23 May 2011 at 10:03 am
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When unknown Englishman Simon McMenemy was appointed Head Coach of the Philippines last year, a few eyebrows were raised. His previous job had been as Assistant Manager at Worthing FC and his only major managerial experience had come from a spell in charge of his hometown club, Haywards Heath.
At the time though there was barely [...]
By James Goyder | Sport - Latest analysis on the Sporting world - | Wednesday, 23 March 2011 at 3:14 pm
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I was aware when I headed to the Cambodian border to cover the conflict which had just flared up that there was an outside chance I might get shot at but it had never occurred to me that I would almost be arrested on suspicion of being a Cambodian spy.
By James Goyder | The Foreign Desk - International dispatches from Independent correspondents - | Monday, 14 February 2011 at 1:49 pm
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In the fourth round of the FA Cup Arsenal’s Theo Walcott went down a little easily under a challenge in the area from Leeds United’s Alex Bruce. The referee did not see fit to award a penalty nor did he issue a yellow card which would have been the appropriate course of action had he felt that the Arsenal winger had dived.
By James Goyder | Sport - Latest analysis on the Sporting world - | Monday, 31 January 2011 at 12:08 pm
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As someone who has been doing ridiculous things on a regrettably regular basis since an early age I am probably better acquainted than most with the etiquette of apology.
If Richard Key’s ill advised outpouring on Talksport is anything to judge by the erstwhile Sky Sports presenter is not a man who is accustomed to saying [...]
By James Goyder | Sport - Latest analysis on the Sporting world - | Thursday, 27 January 2011 at 12:46 pm
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Carlos Tevez’s ill-timed transfer request was a timely reminder to the Manchester City hierarchy of just how unhealthy their dependence on the irascible Argentinian could be. The goalscoring burden has been carried dexterously by the club captain all season but Tevez’s employers must be uncomfortable about the extent of their reliance on a player [...]
By James Goyder | Sport - Latest analysis on the Sporting world - | Monday, 10 January 2011 at 4:11 pm
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This January could be the busiest in Premier League history in terms of transfer activity due to the sheer quantity of players who are either unsettled or unwanted at their current clubs.
Teams are traditionally reluctant to part with key players at such a delicate stage of the season with Manchester City’s move for Bosnian striker [...]
By James Goyder | Sport - Latest analysis on the Sporting world - | Wednesday, 5 January 2011 at 1:10 pm
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Where would West Ham United be without Scott Parker? The tenacious midfielder is the team’s top goalscorer and has been their talisman for several seasons.
By James Goyder | Sport - Latest analysis on the Sporting world - | Monday, 27 December 2010 at 12:14 pm
