The Curse of the Colonel

The Curse of the Colonel is a curse supposedly put over baseball outfit Hanshin Tigers by the late KFC forefather and symbol Colonel Sanders. The curse was placed upon the team due to the Colonel’s displeasure over mistreatment of his statue. The statue was thrown into River Dotonbori by the reveling Hanshin supporters following their … Read more

Horse Racing 5th December, 2015 – Aintree & Sandown

It was hard to get a good gauge on what last weekend’s racing told us. The ground at Newbury and Newcastle was bottomless, it was made for mudlarks and, come Cheltenham, we’re hopefully not going to see too much in the way of the deluges that we’ve seen of late in the UK. Still, it … Read more

The Lawro Audit: BPL Week 15

What was the story of last weekend’s English Premiership action? Well, it can be only one thing, and that was Jamie Vardy getting on the scoresheet once again, this time against Manchester United in Leicester’s 1-1 draw. Vardy just continues to make headlines, and it’s for all the right reasons, which is a great advert … Read more

The 1992 Little League World Series Scandal

The 1992 Little League World Series Scandal was a scandal that rocked the Zamboanga City, the Far East and Filipino representatives during the 1992 Little League World Series. In the championship game of the tournament held in South Wlliamsport, Pennsylvania, Zamboanga had beaten Long Beach, the American Representative, to become the first Asian team outside … Read more

Horse Racing 28th November, 2015 – Newbury & Newcastle

Last weekend, we saw the reemergence of Cue Card as a threat over the middle disatnces when he took out the big chase at Ascot. It was an imperious performance, where he completely trounced Silviniaco Conte, as well as half the field he dominated in the Charlie Hall a few weeks prior. The was the … Read more

The Lawro Audit: BPL Week 14

So who had Leicester to be top of the English Premiership near the end of November? Anyone? Gary Lineker sure as hell didn’t. He bad-mouthed the appointment of Claudio Ranieri and now Leicester are flying high, looking like a different team from last season, and there’s the striker of theirs who has scored one or … Read more