Yes. It has its origin in the South American game of Raqueta, in which the balls are batted against a wall until the prisoner confesses. (View Post)

Sounds like a standard Wednesday afternoon in Hackney Wick, especially the shooting. (View Post)

Paris has been a good Games and has given the Olympic Movement a much needed shot in the arm after Rio and Tokyo, which were disappointing for wildly different reasons. There is every reason to belie… (View Post)

Are you saying that you could destroy a great brand more comprehensively than a succession of CEOs did with the Post Office? That's pretty impressive. (View Post)

A line was crossed with the introduction of Synchronised Swimming in 1984 and it's been difficult to object to the introduction of equally silly sports since then. On the upside though, that kind of … (View Post)