Liam Haydn

Sports writer @ World in Sport

Andy Murray reminds us who he is at the Australian Open

Tennis

The thing that often amazes us about elite sportspeople is how they make their chosen sport look like the easiest thing in the world. Whether it’s been the effortless grace of Roger Federer’s groundstrokes, or the movement and flexibility of Novak Djokovic, with his rubber-like limbs allowing him to slide and glide across the court …

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The 4 Kings and The Big 4: 2 era’s dominated by greatness

In discussing his passion for Boxing, Andy Murray explained: “There are similarities with tennis: taking time away from your opponent, neutralising their strengths, finding their weaknesses. When someone watches a tennis match they say stuff like, ‘Why doesn’t he just play to his forehand?’ But when you get out there on the court, it’s not that …

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Highs and Lows with La Albiceleste: Lionel Messi’s Argentina story

Football

 After leaving his native Argentina for Catalonia aged 13 in order to go on receiving the growth hormone treatment he needed to achieve his dream of becoming a professional footballer, Lionel Andres Messi began life in Barcelona youth teams in his preferred number 10 role, also occasionally occupying the right wing. In order to find …

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Waiting on the shoulder & squeaky bum time: Ferguson in the title race

Football

squeaky bum time in British English. NOUN. the tense final matches in the race to a league championship, especially from the point of view of the leaders. Word origin circa 2003: coined by Sir Alex Ferguson in an attempt to convey the tension experienced by those involved. One of the best known features of a …

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English Football’s Dominant Dynasties

Football

When you talk of English football’s most dominant dynasties, only 2 sides can come to mind. The two Northern Powerhouses of Liverpool and Manchester United. Liverpool ruled the 1970′s and 80′s, and Manchester United “knocked them off their perch” in the 1990′s and 2000′s. During this time, both established themselves as not only head and shoulders …

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