
CALGARY ” When you’re ranked 105th at anything ” be it soap carving, sheep-shearing, sandal-making or soccer ” it’s advisable not to start taking too much for granted.”Of course that’s the goal but you don’t look beyond any games,” national men’s soccer coach Stephen Hart cautioned from his home in Halifax, when asked Thursday about taking maximum points from the first phase of Canada’s for World .. more …

When you’re ranked 105th at anything – be it soap carving, sheep-shearing, sandal-making, Scrabble or soccer – it’s advisable not to start taking too much for granted.”Of course that’s the goal but you don’t look beyond any games,” cautioned national men’s soccer coach Stephen Hart from his home in Halifax, when asked Thursday about taking maximum points from Canada’s first phase of World Cup .. more …

Last year gorgeous, pouting hosts Helen Chamberlain and Max Rushden kindly invited me along to open their famous Wembley Arch ball-through-a-hole challenge. It went pretty well with some historic .. more …

Barbora Zvadov Barbora Zvadov came in seventh in the Women’s 400m Individual MedleyFinal at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai on Sunday, securing thebest result by a Czech swimmer in the competition. The 18-year-old achieveda time of 4:38:04 seconds, improving on her own record by five seconds andsecuring a spot at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. “Certainly, the first 200 meters are .. more …

John Toshack has made a shock return to management with Macedonia ” and will face Wales in World Cup qualifying.The former Real Madrid and Real Sociedad boss, 62, stepped down as manager of the Welsh team a year ago after five years in charge.But he was in Barcelona over the weekend for talks with the Macedonian FA over their managerial vacancy.The former Liverpool striker accepted their offer to .. more …

Wales forward Robert Earnshaw admits he finds John Toshack’s decision to become Macedonia boss “strange” – but insists it will have no impact when the sides meet in World Cup qualifying.Toshack’s second stint in charge of his homeland came to an end in September last year after a 1-0 defeat to Montenegro at the start of the qualifying campaign for Euro 2012.And the 62-year-old will now attempt to .. more …

Walsall forward Jon Macken has tipped Will Grigg for international stardom and backed his strike partner to shine for the Saddlers.Macken reckons the Northern Ireland under-21 international can make the breakthrough to Nigel Worthington’s senior squad.Northern Ireland have been handed a tough World Cup 2014 qualifying draw in Group F with Portugal, Russia, Israel, Azerbaijan and Luxembourg.But .. more …

It’s a phrase that smacks of arrogance and disrespect.And it’s been used to describe the Faroe Islands ahead of tonight’s crucial Euro 2012 qualifier at Windsor Park.‘Whipping boys’ is a term often attached to so-called international ‘minnows’ but they are words that should never be in Northern Ireland’s vocabulary.Already, Luxembourg have been dubbed .. more …


















