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  • Sky Sports’ 1992 Premier League launch advert was a beauty…

    Sky Sports’ 1992 Premier League launch advert was a beauty…

    For the Premier League sticker-collecting generation of the 90s, this is absolute gold. As a special throwback Thursday treat, Sky Sports have posted a video of their 1992 Premier League launch advert. There’s more than a few familiar faces: Gordon Strachan looks sensational with his ginger mullet, Peter Reid delivers an inspiring speech, a younger […]

    11 years ago

  • England destroy Australia to close in on Ashes victory (video)

    England destroy Australia to close in on Ashes victory (video)

    England stand on the cusp of an Ashes series victory after bowling Australia out for just 60 runs in the morning session at Trent Bridge. Having won the toss and put the Aussies in to bat, the England bowlers – led by Stuart Broad – ripped through the top order, making light work of the […]

    11 years ago

  • Manchester United’s potential Champions League opponents confirmed

    Manchester United’s potential Champions League opponents confirmed

    Manchester United’s route to the Champions League has become a little clearer before Friday’s draw. After securing a top-four spot last season, a two-legged qualification tie is all that stands between Louis van Gaal’s side and a return to Europe’s premier club competition… but things might not be as straightforward as they hoped. United will probably want to avoid […]

    11 years ago

  • Bale, Messi and more feature in new Adidas advert (video)

    Bale, Messi and more feature in new Adidas advert (video)

    If you’re not already excited about the start of the football season, let this new Adidas advert whet your appetite… Featuring a raft of stars including Gareth Bale, Lionel Messi and James Rodriguez, the video encourages us mere mortals to view our heroes as competition – challenging us to ‘create our own game’. You can always rely on […]

    11 years ago

  • BASE jumper pierces parachute to his back before Thailand jump

    BASE jumper pierces parachute to his back before Thailand jump

    Not content with throwing himself off a 380 ft ledge, this BASE jumper decided to add a gruesome and painful twist… For those of us that don’t make a hobby of throwing ourselves off cliffs and large buildings, it’s reasonable to assume that if you did have to do that, you’d be extra careful that your parachute – […]

    11 years ago

  • Watch a man pulled from his car seconds before a train hits…

    Watch a man pulled from his car seconds before a train hits…

    This is the moment a man narrowly escapes with his life when a train smashes into his crashed car. After driving into a crossing guard in Sunnyvale, California, the man is miraculously pulled out of harm’s way by a police officer only a matter of seconds before the train obliterates his vehicle. Now, if only the […]

    11 years ago

  • Kroos denied by spectacular Neuer save…then blanks Bale (video)

    Kroos denied by spectacular Neuer save…then blanks Bale (video)

    Returning to his old stomping ground in Munich, Toni Kroos was spectacularly denied by Manuel Neuer as Bayern beat Real Madrid in the Audi Cup. As his free-kick sailed over the Bayern wall, it looked like Kroos was set to mark his return with a goal. Neuer, however, had other ideas, darting to his right […]

    11 years ago

  • Bystander saves kid from a skateboard to the face (video)

    Bystander saves kid from a skateboard to the face (video)

    This could have been nasty. While demonstrating his skateboarding skills to a group of bystanders, Rodney Jones took a tumble – sending his board hurtling towards a small child’s face. However, thanks to one eagle-eyed spectator, the tooth fairy is spared 50p. With rapid reactions, Mr. Steve Ball plucked the skateboard out of the fresh air […]

    11 years ago

  • It’s right to let Di Maria leave, but his Man United spell wasn’t a waste of time…

    It’s right to let Di Maria leave, but his Man United spell wasn’t a waste of time…

    In the eyes of Manchester United fans, Angel Di Maria is a snake, a bottler, and a man who was never worthy of wearing the famous No.7 shirt. After his mysterious pre-season vanishing act, the Argentine has finally joined Paris Saint-Germain following a miserable year in Manchester. From being the man of the match in the Champions League final in […]

    11 years ago

  • Man United fall behind neighbours City in UEFA rankings

    Man United fall behind neighbours City in UEFA rankings

    The UEFA rankings don’t make good reading for those connected with Manchester United. After enduring an awful season under the tenure of David Moyes, the club missed out on European competition last year. As a result, their stock has fallen and they now sit 20th in the coefficient rankings for European clubs, having been consistently inside […]

    11 years ago

  • A bus ride on one of the world’s most dangerous roads (Video)

    A bus ride on one of the world’s most dangerous roads (Video)

    We might complain about traffic jams or the odd pothole, but when we see a video like this, we realise that British roads aren’t *that* bad… The Alwas-Killar Road bus route is in northern India’s remote Pangi Valley, as the video suggests, is one of the world’s most dangerous. Cut into the rocky cliffs of […]

    11 years ago

  • John Stones would be a lunatic to join Chelsea, says Rio Ferdinand

    John Stones would be a lunatic to join Chelsea, says Rio Ferdinand

    Rio Ferdinand has advised John Stones to reject any offer to join Chelsea, suggesting that Manchester United would be a better fit for the Everton youngster. Ferdinand believes that Stones’ playing time would be limited were he to make the switch to the Premier League champions, and that the Everton youngster would have more opportunities at Old Trafford. “If […]

    11 years ago

  • Bale and Benzema staying put, Benitez claims

    Bale and Benzema staying put, Benitez claims

    Being right in the thick of transfer window silly-season, we’re all experienced enough to know that whatever a manager says at this moment in time could quite easily be a bare-faced lie. Step forward then, Rafael Benitez who has assured us all that Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema are staying put at Real Madrid, despite reported interest […]

    11 years ago

  • Mayweather, Mourinho and the value of being boring

    Mayweather, Mourinho and the value of being boring

    Sometimes you just can’t win. Having emerged victorious from one of the most eagerly anticipated fights of all time, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has received as much criticism as praise. What a joke. One of the most boring fights I've ever seen. Mayweather doesn't fight. He runs, he hides, he goes backwards — Gerry Callahan (@GerryCallahan) May 3, 2015 […]

    11 years ago