Category Archives: International Sport

Last night’s controversial red card decision – our expert referee speaks!

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Sarah

In light of the controversy surrounding the Manchester United v Real Madrid match last night and the sending off of Nani by referee Cuneyt Cakir, we asked Keith Hackett, author of You are the Ref: a Guide to Good Refereeing … Continue reading →

Posted in Football, International Sport, Sports News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Last night’s controversial red card decision – our expert referee speaks!

Top 10 Weird and Wacky Sports

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Kirsty

We freely admit in Team Sport at Bloomsbury that we’ve published a fair few books on a plethora of sports from around the world, and there’s plenty more in the offing. But we got a-thinking about what weird and wacky … Continue reading →

Posted in International Sport, Sports News, Team Sport | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Top 10 Weird and Wacky Sports

Tennis: A Call to Ranks

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Kirsty

Guest Post by Anna MacDiarmid, Editorial Intern for Team Sport The first major event on the tennis calendar, the Australian Open, is well underway. And the question on every tennis fan’s lips is: who will raise the trophy this year? … Continue reading →

Posted in International Sport, Sports News, Tennis | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Tennis: A Call to Ranks

Listen Out: Olympic Author on TalkSport Radio

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Kirsty

Tune in your radios, turn up the volume, and sit back and listen to Richard Witt on the Hawksbee and Jacobs show tomorrow (Wednesday 4th July 2012) on TalkSport Radio between 1pm and 4pm. Richard, author the Olympic book A … Continue reading →

Posted in Author, Books, International Sport, Sports News | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Listen Out: Olympic Author on TalkSport Radio

A Question of Sport Answered

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Kirsty

Yes, it’s finally been a week, so here are the answers to last week’s quiz. 1) Andrew Strauss (1pt) 2) Monty Panesar (1pt) 3) Graeme Swann (1pt) 4) Trevor Brooking (Alan Sunderland scored the winning goal for Arsenal in the … Continue reading →

Posted in International Sport, Team Sport | Comments Off on A Question of Sport Answered

A Question of Sport

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Kirsty

You’d have to have been living under a stone not to be aware of the incredible Summer of Sport almost upon us.  So, in order to whet your appetite, we’ve hand-picked a dozen tricky questions that will bring out your … Continue reading →

Posted in International Sport, Team Sport | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on A Question of Sport

6 Tries, 162 Conversions, 239 Penalties, 36 Drop Goals, 1 Legend

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Kirsty

Yesterday marked the end of an era for not only England rugby, but world rugby, with the announced international retirement of Jonny Wilkinson. Capped 91 times for England, Wilkinson has scored a record-breaking 1,179 points for England, played in 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in International Sport, Rugby, Sports News | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on 6 Tries, 162 Conversions, 239 Penalties, 36 Drop Goals, 1 Legend