The Final Ashes test!: Follow all the action from the guardian right now. England only need a draw to win the series and therefore the coveted little urn. History of the ashes here.

posted by BigCalm to other at 07:23 AM - 12 comments

England win by 2 runs!: In a tense and nail-biting 4th day, England bowl out the Aussies and win by 2 runs to level the ashes at 1-1.

posted by BigCalm to other at 02:28 PM - 10 comments

The complexities of Human Sport: by McSweeney's. I especially liked the Hockey one.

posted by BigCalm to general at 09:01 AM - 13 comments

All-new, all-female, all-punk Roller Derby: Another Steven Wells column for you all.

posted by BigCalm to other at 04:31 AM - 11 comments

Foosball!: A little flash game for you. With cavemen, for some unfathomable reason.

posted by BigCalm to general at 10:05 AM - 1 comment

Roy Keane, the musical

posted by BigCalm to soccer at 06:17 AM - 2 comments

K1: is a new martial arts sport from Japan, and may be coming soon to a tv set near you. Even Tyson is getting involved.

posted by BigCalm to boxing at 08:19 AM - 18 comments

Blue shadow over Ferguson: . With Last night's Carling Cup final going to Chelsea, Alex Ferguson has now failed to beat the Chelsea manager Mourinho in 5 attempts. Has the balance of power shifted in the Premiership?

posted by BigCalm to soccer at 03:57 AM - 18 comments

Autoball: Soccer, with cars.

posted by BigCalm to extreme at 03:13 AM - 20 comments

Euro 2004: begins in Portugal on Saturday. The bookies have France as favourites but the competition looks fairly tight with Italy and England(!) not far behind. Fantasy football is back on the tv, England fans are being allowed to smoke dope and there's a small matter of the England v. France game on Sunday. Are Germany really as bad as they look? Are Greece going to suprise everyone? Are France going to bestride the competition like a colossus? Whatever happens, I just can't wait for it to start.

posted by BigCalm to soccer at 03:40 AM - 8 comments

Air Hockey: (shockwave). Try not to score too many own goals.

posted by BigCalm to other at 10:56 AM - 9 comments

50 years ago Roger Bannister ran the first four minute mile. Whilst there's some debate about whether it was done 200 years earlier. It's been hailed, for good or bad, as the end of amateur atheletics.

posted by BigCalm to other at 09:37 AM - 4 comments

Terrorists plan to blow up Old Trafford, home of Manchester United: . Police have narrowed the number of suspects down to 40,000,000 people.

posted by BigCalm to soccer at 04:57 AM - 15 comments

As the hyperbolic hub-hub surrounding the Grand National once again swells to a hysterical crescendo, I think it's time that someone stated the simple truth - horse racing is rubbish.

posted by BigCalm to other at 08:11 AM - 7 comments

6 Leicester City players arrested: on allegations of sexual assualt in Spain. players involved, more info here.

posted by BigCalm to soccer at 07:51 AM - 20 comments

Fox Sports: (sorry, FAX SUPARTSAH!), from a UK perspective. Possibly the only time you'll hear the presenters described as "the robotic public face of this evil planet-crushing mutant media space octopus.".

posted by BigCalm to culture at 06:34 AM - 13 comments

The Fiver's Christmas Awards 2003: . Thierry Henry finishes second again. Oh and Ormondroyd is back too.

posted by BigCalm to soccer at 11:54 AM - 4 comments

England vs. Australia: in the finals of the Rugby Union world cup, tomorrow. [more inside]

posted by BigCalm to other at 09:35 AM - 13 comments

England scrape victory: in the rugby world cup, but they didn't look at all convincing against minnows Samoa. Meanwhile, the tournament is progressing much as people expected - the teams from the tri-nations and six nations flattening the minor nations in their path. Australia managed a record breaking 142-0 against poor Namibia. Is it time for a rethink of the rugby world cup format?

posted by BigCalm to other at 03:58 AM - 17 comments

The Rugby World Cup: starts at the weekend. For the uninitiated, an Idiots guide (flash), a brief history, and some of the more undesirable aspects of the game. So, who's going to win?

posted by BigCalm to other at 03:47 AM - 20 comments

Glenn Hoddle wins the sack race!: Despite being the 3rd biggest spending club over the summer (after Chelsea and Manchester United), Tottenham have had a bad start to the season and have parted company with manager Glenn Hoddle after only 6 games.

posted by BigCalm to soccer at 03:02 AM - 22 comments

How to stay up in ten easy stages.: The guardian is back, with a host of special reports.

posted by BigCalm to soccer at 07:10 AM - 8 comments

Tardis Tennis!: It's not flash friday, but who cares? A fun little game from the BBC.

posted by BigCalm to tennis at 07:22 AM - 3 comments

Drugs in the Premiership?: This report seems to indicate a growing undercurrent of performance enhancing drugs being used in the Prermiership. The current drug testing regime ensures few players are ever caught (clubs are warned in advance that the tests will take place). Additionally, many footballers use recreational drugs too? Does the premiership have a drug problem?

posted by BigCalm to soccer at 03:00 AM - 5 comments

Idiots on Unicycles!: Ok, so we've got unicyling, which is hard enough in itself, and then these people who want to try it cross country, and in mountain bike trials. The result? Idiots on Unicycles (warning: pop-up heavy)

posted by BigCalm to extreme at 11:02 AM - 2 comments