Category Archives: Sport

The plan here is to tell all you need to know about a series of sports: the top champions over the years, the history, how the sport and key tournaments are run, the most recent champions…. Yes, you can get all this and more from Wikipedia, but the aim is to provide a succinct big picture in a single post. You won’t find out who won the FA Trophy in 1973 (Scarborough, actually), but you’ll see that Brazil have won the most World Cups (five). They’ll also be the odd ad hoc post for updates or to highlight upcoming events.

Sports Digest: Snooker 2019/20 season and 2020/21 so far

The 2019/20 snooker season was extended due to coronavirus, running from May 2019 to August 2020. The women’s season didn’t host any events from February 2020, with the women’s world championship cancelled. Here are the final stats from the season, … Continue reading

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Sports Digest: Snooker update (Jun 2020)

This is my third post on snooker, after a summary article in Aug 2017 and an update in August 2018. This is 18 months later, but I do bring you up to date eventually! If this is your only source … Continue reading

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Sports Digest: Snooker update (Aug 2018)

My snooker digest and all-round summary of everything you need to know about snooker was published a year ago. You’ll be desperate to know who’s won the most recent Triple Crown events, who the number one is and the current … Continue reading

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Sports Digest: Snooker

Preamble to Sports Digest series: Here I unveil my first post in a series of sporting summaries, which happens to start with snooker. First, a quick introduction. Any sport contains a multitude of stories, from sporting tales of particular matches … Continue reading

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