Real Sports Talk
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EPL predictions
The English premier league has returned, and with it, my predictions. 1st) Manchester city:– Even I, one of the most optimistic when it comes to upsets and predictions from left field, just cannot see past City continuing to make a mockery of the world’s most watched football league. There is perhaps a world where, given…
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Paris 2024 athletics predictions part 4
For the 400m races, my predictions have changed to the point where I now only have 2 out of the 6 medalists I did months ago. This is mainly due to injuries hitting favorites such as Jamaica’s Antonio Watson, or the changing of events such as in the cases of Wayde Van Niekerk and Sydney…
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Paris 2024 athletics predictions part 3
This follow up will be a bit more straightforward, with most of what I predicted from last year staying the same. Noah Lyles is still mine and most people’s pick for the 200: “Nothing groundbreaking here, suggesting that a man who has not lost a 200m race since he came third in the last Olympics…
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Paris 2024 athletics predictions part 2
In part 2, these predictions have changed drastically over the past year, with most of them going back to following the status quo. 110m hurdles: Last year I had a surprise Jamaican 1-2 with Rasheed Broadbell becoming Olympic champion and Hansle Parchment completing his set of Olympic medals with a silver. The seemingly unbeatable American,…
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Paris 2024 athletics predictions part 1
Almost a year ago, I started a small series of “way too early” Paris 2024 athletics predictions. With the athletics programme set to get underway in a matter of days, it is the perfect time to revisit these and make my final predictions for select Olympic events. Women’s 100m: When I did the first series…
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Why Liverpool won’t have a Manchester United level regression
When legendary manager Jurgen Klopp stepped down at the end of the 2023-24 season, many speculated if this would mean not only the end of Liverpool as title challengers, but also as a Champions League club in the immediate future. Surely this would happen, as in the past when other legendary managers left their clubs,…
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Leon Bailey and the Reggae Boyz
Leon bailey recently removed himself from the selection pool for the ‘Reggae Boyz’, and this isn’t the first time it has happened. The issue here isn’t just restricted to his stated or perceived reasons, but rather how he got his message across and how this isn’t the first time he has seemingly taken his nation…
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Cristiano Ronaldo needs to emulate Luis Suarez
Two of the greatest forwards not only this generation, but of all time. The latter in fact, is seen by many as the greatest footballer to ever live, or at the very least, probably second to Lionel Messi. At 37 and 39 years old however, both had very different approaches to what may be their…
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The English elephant in the room
It seems to be tradition at this point, that England will go into a Major football tournament as one of the favorites, and then come home early after grossly underperforming. In the past couple decades at least too, this is not just underperforming in terms of results, but also in terms of overall play, meaning…
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What precedes a breakthrough performance in athletics?
Whenever there is a standout performance in athletics, I see several comments and headlines inferring that “this time” must mean that they are going to go “this much faster” next time, and of course , it is never that simple, as is life in general. One of the most common examples is whenever Noah Lyles…
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Jamaican football and its love for square one
A few months ago, I wrote about why Chelsea and Manchester United should stick with their managers despite rough starts to the season. They were in a transitional period from being at the top of the sport, thus the extra pressure, and both were operating under subpar head offices/CEOs. The modern world is one of…
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On Jamaica’s 4x400m relay disaster
So Jamaica, the third winningest country in the history of 4x400m relays (men and women combined) at the Olympics will not have a team representing them at the 2024 edition in Paris, and one has to wonder what exactly led to such a catastrophic failure. Only once in the country’s history before now has this…
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How does Jamaica produce so many world class sprinters? They MUST be cheating
Sometimes, when watching videos of athletics highlights or discussing a track meet that included a race in which Jamaicans did well, something usually seems to come up and it stinks of either naivety or jealously. “How does Jamaica manage to do so well in track and field, especially in the sprints when they are so…
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What is the best athletics performance ever?
Typically, when discussing such a topic, one would think the answers would be purely subjective. Those who prefer sprints might say one of Usain Bolt’s world records, one partial to throws might say Ryan Crouser’s shot put record, and one who loves jumps may say Javier Sotomayor’s increasingly ancient high jump record. Thankfully, although not…
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UEFA Euro 2024 predictions
The UEFA Euro 2024 kicks off this Friday, with 24 teams all vying for glory. Italy are the defending champions, and along with beaten finalists England, beaten World Cup finalists France, hosts Germany and 2016 winners Portugal are the favourites. The 4 best third place teams again qualify for the round of 16 as well,…