Archives for the ‘Sport’ Category

Thinking on their Feet: Footballers with Attitude

Most footballers might be justifiably written off as knuckle-dragging, groupie-banging perma-adolescents, but there are a few, albeit a very few, who think on their feet, engage with the world around them and, for better or worse, use their unique position to express a range of political views.

Category: Art & Culture, Sport



Tennis Thighs Are Back

 
You may not have noticed (though if you haven't, then you soon will) tennis shorts are a style must this season. See ya, big-butted baggy cargo shorts. Farewell, the absurdity of the 3/4 length trouser-short. If your inseam is longer than 4.5 inches this summer, you'd better be a skateboarding teenager or find a […]

Category: Style, Sport



5 Best: Sport movies by Paolo Cabrelli

 
5. Friday Night lights
4. The Cincinnati Kid
3. The Natural
2. The Hustler
1. Rocky

Category: Art & Culture, Sport, 5 best



The Green Jacket

Although we once saw a man wearing a green blazer with some aplomb – sported with a blue Oxford cloth shirt and Argyle striped tie, gray flannels and penny loafers – it was on the body of a very old headmaster of a very old boys’ boarding school in rural Virginia. With a green blazer, […]

Category: Style, Sport



Skiing in London

As the ski season winds down…some people make the best of it.

Category: Sport