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England’s tour of India: harsh lessons and reasons to be cheerful

April 3, 2021April 2, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments ollie phillips

Ollie Phillips dissects England’s long cricketing winter in India and what lessons and positives can be taken from the tour.

Football Sport

Infantino’s FIFA papering over familiar cracks

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments ollie phillips

Ollie Phillips takes a look at FIFA, and how it has failed to make progress under the leadership of Gianni Infantino.

Football Sport

Symbols and solidarity no longer enough amidst football’s racism crisis

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments ollie phillips

“We are once again witnessing insufficient, reactionary paperwork as UEFA’s chief weapon against racism.” Following Glen Kamara’s alleged racial abuse from Slavia Prague defender Ondřej Kúdela, Ollie Phillips despairs at the perfunctory response from football’s governing bodies and calls for more decisive, practical action.

Cricket Sport

Does Twenty20 have the nuance to win over cricketing purists?

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments ollie phillips

“2021 is the first year in which it has felt possible for T20 to win over its critics,” argues Ollie Phillips.

National Sport Sport

Why 3pm kick-offs should leave TV – for the sake of football fans

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments ollie phillips

Ollie Phillips argues that the tradition of not televising 3pm kick-offs should return post-Covid-19 to rescue the game from the clutches of broadcasters.

Cricket Sport

Players must take responsibility as rotation policy comes under fire

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments ollie phillips

With England’s selection policy under fire, Ollie Phillips argues more attention should go to England’s under par individual performances.

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“We’re a genuine footballing story”: the world’s youngest football club owner balancing Durham and derbies

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments ollie phillips

“It was a shambles. You wouldn’t run a college team like that”: Ollie Phillips talks TikTok and non-league with Sartej Tucker, Durham student and co-owner of Walton & Hersham FC.