Reading a football article recently, I was struck by a comment by Julian Nagelsman, currently the coach of the German national team....

I was a little early for my weekly game of tennis (indoors) so I settled myself down on one of those plastic chairs to watch the...

“Et tu, Brute.” These are possibly the most famous last words ever uttered. As Brutus approached the already stricken Julius Caesar to...

THE LANGUAGE OF THE WORLD Have you ever wondered why it is that a quarter of the world’s population speaks English, either as a first or...

“Hi, folks. So, where are you guys from?” “Well, we’re from Old England visiting New England.” “So, you are here for the fall?” “The...

The recent death of the legendary Indian spinner, Bishan Bedi, reminded me of one of the most riveting passages of play that I have ever...

J’adore la France….et les Français. I truly do. My affection for the country and its people is age-old – well, my age anyway – buttressed...

LAKE GARDA What’s the shortest book in the English language? Answer: Italian War Heroes. Ha, ha, very funny. It Is of course, a spurious...

🎵 “Where have all the GPs gone? Gone to leafy suburbs every one” 🎶 (with apologies to Pete Seeger) No subject prompts more heated...