Hyping athletes too early is not the only path to greatness. And writing them off too early can actually be harming sport.
Anthony Seibold worked with Eddie Jones when he was head coach of the England rugby team,and has applied the same preparation to the US trip.
Scottish fans were fuming when they crossed the line to beat France in the final play,only to be denied by the match officials.
Willy Wonka gave out Golden Tickets,but we’ve handed out Magic Tickets to give our journalists the Christmas gift of a free pass to any sporting event ever held in Sydney.
Bongi Mbonambi has labelled the RFU unprofessional for thinking “the whole world speaks English” after he was cleared to play in South Africa’s World Cup victory.
The Pumas’ Australian coach seemed to claim that the better side lost and took aim at referee Nic Berry after England’s 26-23 win in the World Cup third place play-off.
The RFU issued a strongly worded statement after hooker Bongi Mbonambi was cleared to play against the All Blacks on Sunday despite allegations of racial abuse.
We are facing the frankly bizarre situation in which the only party promising to thoroughly explore the allegation made against Bongi Mbonambi is South Africa.
The allegation was made just before the half-hour mark of England’s Rugby World Cup loss to South Africa.
Written off after an underwhelming journey to the semi-finals,England played superbly and deserved to beat South Africa.
The Springboks’ 16-15 win at the death keeps their title defence at the Rugby World Cup alive,setting up a blockbuster final against old rival New Zealand.