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How The Last Dance made me a complete basket case

AlexBrinton October 12, 2020 No Comments basketballChicago BullsKobe BryantLA LakersThe Last Dance

It is amazing how sport has the ability to transfix. How you can become so enthralled in the contest that everything else going on in…

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Notts County aim to score first points with the visit of Altrincham to Meadow Lane

AlexBrinton October 6, 2020 No Comments FootballnottinghamNotts County

Notts County welcome newly-promoted Altrincham to Meadow Lane in the National League tomorrow night. The Magpies are still searching for their first points of the…

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Why English cricket’s greatest captain is actually Irish

AlexBrinton September 10, 2020 No Comments cricketCricket world cupEngland Cricketsportt20

It was a warm summers’ evening at Lord’s. The opening night of the first T20 World Cup to be held in England, and Irishman Eoin…

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England’s Test Summer: a review

AlexBrinton August 29, 2020 No Comments Black Lives Mattercoronaviruscricket

Strangely, after a long COVID-19-induced break, cricket was put on the back burner on the opening morning of the first Test match between England and…

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Nottingham Forest: new fixtures, new start

AlexBrinton August 21, 2020 No Comments Bet ChampionshipFootballnottingham forest

In the end it was a season that finished in despair for Nottingham Forest, as they collapsed on the final day and failed to make…

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Notts County: “Up where we belong”

AlexBrinton August 1, 2020 No Comments FootballNational LeagueNotts Countysport

Notts County will be playing one of the biggest games in their recent history when they take on Harrogate Town in a National League play-off…

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Notts County: “Bringing smiles to faces in Nottingham would be fantastic”

AlexBrinton July 23, 2020 No Comments FootballNotts Countysport

Notts County will host Barnet at a quieter than usual Meadow Lane on Saturday for their National League play-off semi-final. It will be just the…

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BUCS sport will not kick-off until 2021

AlexBrinton June 21, 2020 No Comments BUCSnottingham trent university

It was announced last night that BUCS sport across the country will not start until 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The British Universities and…

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Let’s not kid ourselves, football isn’t really back yet

AlexBrinton June 19, 2020 No Comments Aston VillaFootballfootball fansSheffield United

As the Aston Villa and Sheffield United players walked (separately) on to a pristine looking Villa Park pitch, it was easy to think that the…

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Celebrating Cillian Murphy

AlexBrinton May 28, 2020 No Comments birthdaycelebrationcillian murphyfilmlockdownpeaky blindersTV

Cillian Murphy, one of the best-loved actors of this generation celebrated his 44th birthday earlier this week. To celebrate, we look back on his amazing…

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