The Editor
January 15th, 2012
By Nick Harris
SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year.
15 January 2012
The former Great Britain rugby league international Martin Gleeson has spoken today for the first time about the circumstances in which he came to fail a drugs test, and how more widespread use of a stimulant was covered up. His story, and a detailed breakdown of a highly complex case can be read in the Mail on Sunday (left). (Link to the online version here).
The key details of an unprecedented scandal - which has already led to the former Hull FC chief executive James Rule and the former conditioning coach Ben...
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January 1st, 2012
By Nick Harris
SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year
1 January 2012
Sport, like life, is gloriously unpredictable - and hence predictions are fun at least for those able to mock at leisure when all your predictions go tits up.
Still, Sportingintelligence thinks the following events might jolly well happen in 2012:
Andy Murray will win a Grand Slam singles tennis title.
Manchester United will retain their Premier League title.
Manchester City will win the Europa League.
Germany will win Euro 2012, having beaten England in the semi-finals.
Great Britain will top Russia in the gold medal tally at the London Olympics to finish third in the table behind...
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November 23rd, 2011
By Nick Harris
SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year
23 November 2011
Manchester City's 2-1 defeat last night at Napoli means their Champions League destiny is no longer in their own hands.
Bayern Munich, the current leaders of Group A, visit the Etihad Stadium a fortnight today but City know even if they beat the Germans, it won't necessarily be enough to get to the last 16.
Napoli, in pole position to join Bayern in the knockout phase, play the section whipping boys Villarreal the same night. If Napoli win, City can't go through, whatever they do.
Sheikh Mansour must be feeling slightly edgy.
His calculated...
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