Blog Profile / Left Field
| URL : | http://blogs.reuters.com/sport/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Sports | |
| Posts on Regator: | 796 | |
| Posts / Week: | 3.9 | |
| Archived Since: | July 16, 2009 | |
Blog Post Archive
Champions League final live blog – Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund
The first all German final of the world's most prestigious club soccer competition comes to Wembley in London as some of Europe's finest look to put on a show.
Augusta: A tournament like no other
It was the author Mark Twain who wrote "Golf is a good walk spoiled".
Broken and showing
I was on the court when Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware went to block the three-point shot of Duke’s Tyler Thornton and landed wrong on his right leg.
Cristiano Ronaldo graceful in controversial Real Madrid triumph over Manchester United
Even the referee’s decision to send off Nani when a booking seemed sufficient could not overshadow the graceful manner in which Cristiano Ronaldo handled the occasion of knocking out his former club at a ground where he is apparently still adored.
Domination in ODIs a thing of the past
?Recent results in one-day cricket have not only made a mockery of the rankings but it has also injected some much-needed excitement in the format.
Warne and Samuels show TV cricket is no longer just a gentleman’s game
You see more and more player clashes in cricket these days – be it international matches, domestic ties - or any televised game.
Greg Rusedski blog: London tennis was best in Olympic history
London 2012 was probably the most memorable Olympic tennis event in history and will be very difficult to top.
Greg Rusedski blog: Murray still my tip for Sports Personality glory
With Britain's BBC Sports Personality of the Year approaching fast, it is going to be one of the most difficult years to win because of the brilliant performances of so many British athletes.
After Luiz Adriano affair, do fair play and winning always go hand in hand?
Shakhtar Donetsk romped into the Champions League last 16 with a match to spare following their 5-2 win at Danish rivals Nordsjaelland, but only after their Brazilian striker Luiz Adriano scored a goal which outraged much of the football world as he broke what UEFA called “principles of conduct”.
Is Chicharito the new Solskjaer?
Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said recently it was his dream to take over as manager at Old Trafford one day and if he fulfills it in the foreseeable future, the 39-year old Norwegian could coach a lethal finisher that is almost a carbon copy of himself from his playing days.
Lance Armstrong, a story of doping and deception
For having misled the world of sport, millions of fans, a generation of cyclists, millions of cancer patients, millions of people who read his two autobiographies and wore the yellow Livestrong band and his very own family, Lance Armstrong has rightly been punished severely.
Greg Rusedski blog: Djokovic enjoys big psychological boost in Shanghai
Right now in the men's game there feels like a shift in power at the very top - It feels like a new era
United’s problems will not go away
Ferdinand struggled hugely and United may need another defender in the coming months
Ryder Cup liveblog
Our live blog will bring you all the latest news, photos and video from golf's Ryder Cup in Medinah, Illinois as United States battle holders Europe.
Exciting Europa League deserves some respect
If the rip-roaring action from Matchday One in the Europa League is anything to go by, proposals to scrap the continent’s second-tier competition in order to expand the money-spinning Champions League to 64 teams would be an ill-judged decision
A star is born at the U.S. Open
This year’s U.S. Open was about two former champions retiring, an up and coming new star in the women's game and two great champions.
London Olympics 2012 live blog
Come to the Reuters London Olympics 2012 live blog for all the latest news, photos and gossip
Roger Federer bids for Olympic glory to complete the set
The Swiss has his sights set on Olympic success, the one big prize to so far elude him
Milan’s future could lie with Inzaghi clones
Defenders in Italy breathed a sigh of relief this week as Filippo Inzaghi hung up his boots. The bad news for them is that his new challenge is to produce the next generation of Italian goal-hanging greats as AC Milan's youth team coach.
Greg Rusedski blog: Murray will one day win a grand slam event
He is on the right path and if he can play five sets at the standard of the first two sets he will win a major.