Alan Dymock
Alan Dymock
Alan is a Scottish student working towards a Masters in Journalism. He writes about soccer, boxing and rugby. Formerly a full time professional, Alan is currently registered with the ERC to play the highest level of rugby in Europe, with Glasgow Warriors. He writes about it for several British websites, but away from rugby he is a Newcastle United fan.
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Uruguayan Legend Enzo Francescoli Scores Overhead Kick
We all know of the legends of soccer. The likes of Pele; Diego Maradona; Marco Van Basten; Michel Platini; Zinedine Zidane. These names stand above all others, with their unique styles idolized, emulated and applauded. However, a name is not mentioned here. It is a name that, were Zidane allowed to tell us what to [...]
TweetRory McIlroy Takes Crossbar Challenge for EA Sports
In soccer there is an old challenge of trying to hit the crossbar of the goal by kicking the ball from the half-way line. This competition has taken on numerous guises, with player doing it from different angles, with different challenges or by mixing it up for different sports. Now, Rory McIlroy has attempted the [...]
TweetRay Lewis Motivates and Coaches UK Side Over Three Days
Very few of us get to meet our heroes. A lucky few will get a snapshot with them; a moment in time. Yet this cannot let you closer to who they are, or what they stand for. The London Warriors amateur football team was luckier, even than that. Preparing for a crunch Britball game against [...]
TweetLondon Olympics: Saudi Arabia to Allow Women to Compete For First Time
For the first time in the nation’s history Saudi Arabia will send women to compete in the Olympic Games. Sarah Attar will compete in the 800m event, while Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shakrhan will take part in the judo event at the London Olympics. Two other athletes –a “shooter” and a “runner” –are also said [...]
TweetAmir Khan Reinstated as WBA Champion Before Bout with Danny Garcia
Last December British boxer Amir Khan lost his WBA light-welterweight to Lamont Peterson, in Peterson’s home town of Washington. The result was heavily scrutinized. Footage of a mysterious man in a hat, aligning himself with a scorer, was revealed. Khan was incensed by this, claiming conspiracy, and called the whole scoring of the bout into [...]
TweetLondon Olympics: British Military Forced to Provide Additional Security Cover
The Olympic Games are approaching and the people of Great Britain are feeling excitement and panic in equal measure. The government, however, have experienced a bit more churning and fewer butterflies as we stand, a fortnight away… Yesterday it was announced that one of the country’s busiest motorways, the M4 route which runs through the [...]
TweetEnglish Premier League Betting Scam Revealed By Claus Lundekvam
Earlier in the month some revelations about former Southampton and Norway defender Claus Lundekvam arose. Talking candidly about falling into drink and drugs following his retirement in 2008, Lundekvam painted a grim picture. He even told anecdotes about walking into the road and holding a gun. The crutches, he said, compensated for depression. Now he [...]
TweetLondon Olympics: Triple Jump Competition Set To Explode
With squads settled and only sixteen days until the London 2012 Olympics officially begin, things are getting tense, here in Britain. A lot has been made of the medal chances each nation has (Great Britain have put forth an ambitious target of over 90 medals). Stars have been paraded. The politics are over, but still [...]
TweetSoccer Rumors: Loan Signings All the Rage In EPL
The loan signing has always been a good way of signing while paying slightly less on wages, or avoiding a singing fee to a player. It also looks like there is less of an instant expenditure, as a large transfer fee is waived. The player arrives at the new club for a pre-determined period of [...]
TweetAre the Olympics Aiding Obesity?
Last night, on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), there was a debate about sponsorship and the role it plays in the Olympics. The main thrust of the dispute was around the issue of the most magnanimous sponsors being the peddlers of fast foods, fizzy drinks and alcohol. The big guns they were talking about were [...]
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