Tag: england
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The Hundred starts tomorrow, why I am not excited in the slightest
Hello, good afternoon sports fans, I pray you’re well looking after yourselves and are in good health. Let’s have a chat, about cricket and to be precise The Hundred, the new glitzy glamour domestic tournament in the cricket calendar. So with the fact that the 2nd edition of domestic cricket’s newest limited overs tournament, starting […]
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England’s women win the Euro’s
No more years of hurt Three Lions on a shirt Jules Rimet still gleaming Thirty years of hurt Never stopped me dreaming. This sounds familiar doesn’t it? Well ladies and gents, boys and girls this is the lyrics from Badiel and Skinner’s Euro 96 theme song. But after Sunday’s win for England’s Lionesses it’s the […]
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Football is back!
Hello, good evening sports fans, it’s me Ayyaz Malik aka The Sports Buff. I hope you’re well, looking after yourselves and are in good health. Sports fans, let’s talk about sports and in particular football. The up and coming football season this year is recommencing at an earlier date due to this year’s winter World […]
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Unpopular opinion; Ronaldo is not the legend he thinks he is?
Hello, good afternoon sports fans, I pray you’re well, looking after yourselves and are in good health. Sports fans, let’s talk about football and in particular Ronaldo. No, not the original Ronaldo, the legend of Barcelona and Real Madrid. I am talking about the Ronaldo (CR7) of the modern era, the player who became Los […]
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Thank you for the memories Seb!
The world of F1 has been rocked by the news of the impending retirement of Sebastien Vettel. From 2007-2022, (the present) the world of F1 have been graced with two icons of the modern era. Michael Schumacher and Juan Michael Fangio before Lewis Hamilton’s reign were the icons of the sport. Up step (on many […]
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Big Sam’s Bolton is that you?
Hello, good afternoon sports fan, it’s me Ayyaz Malik aka The Sports Buff, I hope you’re well, looking after yourselves and are in good health. Let’s have a chat and in particular, let’s have a chat about Nottingham Forest. East Midland side Forest, who will be returning to England’s top flight after a 23-year absence, […]
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Barcelona, the older child who wants everyone else’s toys
Hello, good afternoon sports fans, it’s me Ayyaz Malik aka The Sports Buff. I hope you’re well, looking after yourselves and are in good health. We need to talk about football and in particular Barcelona. FC Barcelona, who are five-time Champions League winners, have endured a decline which has got worse over time. From the […]
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Jesse Lingard to Nottingham Forest, should we be that surprised?
Hello, good morning football fans, it’s Ayyaz Malik aka The Sports Buff. The name Jesse Lingard divides opinion in the footballing world. In some quarters he is still that youngster (even at 29) with countless potential and to others he’s a player who wasted his career by doing silly dances on social media and his […]
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Pakistan win first test
Babar Azam and Asad Shafique who both hit centuries, helped tourists Pakistan to an impressive four-wicket win against Sri Lanka, which was the second highest successful run chase in test history. Hosts Sri Lanka, who impressively drew their last series with Australia, were only able to must a score of 222 all out. In reply, […]
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How times have changed
Hello, good afternoon sports fans, it’s me Ayyaz Malik aka The Sports Buff. I hope you’re well and looking after yourselves. Ladies and gents, (especially those from the UK) life has gone back in full circle. Weather wise, after three or four days of intense weather, where temperatures were more than Pakistani cities, things have […]
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