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Greg Rutherford is very down to earth about the sport that won him an Olympic gold medal in 2012; “I’m good at jumping” he surmises. “I run in a straight line, and jump into a pit of sand”. His speech and question and answer session at the Oxford Union Wednesday night is witty, characterful, and […]
Continue ReadingGold. Oh, what captivating images such a word conjures. Great hoards of it lying at the feet of the dragon as a knight comes charging in on his white horse. Traders from Ancient Greece setting sail with ships of gold to sell in Persia, Babylon and Egypt where it would be made into jewelry and […]
Continue ReadingIt’s often been bandied around that the England team of 1998-2006 were perpetual underachievers. Three quarter finals and three heartbreaking eliminations on penalties were all the Three Lions had to show from an eight year period during which they were touted as favourites for World Cups and Euros. Perhaps England’s “golden generation” might have been […]
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