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The Headingley Test

I listened to the closing moments of the England cricket Test against Australia on Sunday in disbelief. Ben Stokes had brought off the most remarkable victory in international cricket history….

The Open Shop, St Andrews

I have previously written about my disbelief in the renaming of the Old Tom Morris Shop as ‘The Open’ by the Links Trust. This morning I was wandering down by…

on the benefits of sea bathing

I have been swimming in the sea three days this week and it’s been wonderful for body and soul. I am convinced that this is much better for your mental…

Fore!

I found it very interesting that Paul Lawrie was ‘gutted’ after he hit a marshal in the recent British Seniors championship. And interesting only because he said that ‘he always…

what a palaver!

I’m in the habit of getting the 7.50am bus into Edinburgh at the moment. Yesterday, a very interesting thing happened. A lass got on at Ferrytoll, sat on one of…

a minor miracle

I’m into the semis of the Jock Hutchison and this is now verging on a minor miracle. Again, I won at the twentieth as darkness fell over a most beautiful…

A real dog

I am talking, in the first place, about the investment management industry of course. This Woodford chap and his Equity Income Fund has really put the cat among the pigeons…

London Blast

A short visit to London with the objective of doing a recky on some pretty classy wine bars is not an unwelcome venture. Alessandro and I travelled down on Friday…

Seven thousandth swing change and on meeting Mr Usher

Had a fine day out in Edinburgh and the fortune to bump into Mr Stuart Usher who runs the Edinburgh Guided Tour company. As well as being the most affable…

Ding Junhui, Zhou Yuelong and de Gea have had a mare of a week

And I will tell you why. Both Ding and Zhou led by 9-7 going into their final sessions of the World Snooker Championship and never thereafter won a single game….