Nick Szczepanik

Nick Szczepanik is a freelance sports writer contributing mainly to The Independent.

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FA Cup Final: Man for man marking

06 May 2012 12:00 AM

Chelsea

Southampton’s Jos Hooiveld celebrates his goal against Coventry

Adkins advocates evolution not revolution at Southampton

30 April 2012 12:00 AM

Saints manager says club must recruit – but not at the expense of the values that earned promotion

Jos Hooiveld’s goal sparks joy

Lallana gets Saints over line in style

29 April 2012 12:00 AM

Southampton 4 Coventry City 0: Southampton's stand-out player completes a rout that ensures his side's promotion to Premier League

Adel Taarabt (left) celebrates scoring QPR’s winner against Tottenham

Lack of hitman is shooting Tottenham in the foot, claims Harry Redknapp

23 April 2012 12:00 AM

QPR 1 Tottenham 0: Spurs manager bemoans shortage of numbers in his squad and claims he is at least a striker light

Take a bow: Adel Taarabt is joined by Taye Taiwo after putting Queens Park Rangers ahead with a first-half free-kick

Tottenham taken down another peg by Taarabt

22 April 2012 12:00 AM

Queens Park Rangers 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0: Moroccan gives Rangers mighty boost before seeing red for petulance

Coppell makes his point but will need to address Crawley's growing red-card habit

15 April 2012 12:00 AM

Crawley Town 1 AFC Wimbledon 1
Harte's 14th-minute goal proved enough to maintain Reading's push for promotion

Harte strikes to keep Reading on promotion path

11 April 2012 12:00 AM

Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Reading 1

Harry Redknapp believes that the example set by Barcelona is raising the standard of football in the Premier League

Redknapp hopes Swansea are not a passing fancy

01 April 2012 12:00 AM

Harry Redknapp, the Tottenham Hotspur manager, believes that the example set by Barcelona is raising the standard of football in the Premier League. Today Spurs face Swansea City, one of the clubs at the forefront of that change for the better.

Brighton settle for stalemate

01 April 2012 12:00 AM

Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Middlesbrough 1
Brian McDermott said: 'After a defeat all you can do is win your next game. If we keep winning it's in our hands but we've got to concentrate on the next game'

Reading back in title hunt after Blackpool flop

25 March 2012 12:00 AM

Reading 3 Blackpool 1

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The price of pacifism: Refusing to go to war is finally being recognised as a brave act

The price of pacifism

From the Second World War refusenik to the 19-year-old Israeli, Holly Williams talks to five people who risked shame and suffering to take a stand as conscientious objector.
'It was mass hysteria': Jason Isaacs on groupies, theatre bores and snogging James Bond

Jason Isaacs: Groupies, theatre bores and James Bond

To millions, Jason Isaacs is one of Harry Potter's arch enemies – but his wife prefers him as a Scottish TV detective.
Notes from a small island: Is Sealand an independent 'micronation' or an illegal fortress?

Sealand: 'Micronation' or illegal fortress?

Thomas Hodgkinson spent a week at the tiny platform off the Suffolk coast to find out.
Not a bad bone: Mark Hix cooks with cutlets and ribs

Mark Hix cooks with cutlets and ribs

If you ignore cutlets and ribs, you'll risk missing out on some delicious and easy meals, says our chef.
Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals

Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals

Doctors are hailing the revamp of a Bath neonatal unit, where babies sleep more and feed better, as the model for patient care
One man returns to Argentina's town that drowned

One man returns to Argentina's town that drowned

Epecuen was submerged under 10 metres of water in 1985. Now the floods have gone – and 83-year-old Pablo Novak has moved back in
The real thing? Historian publishes Coca Cola's 'secret formula'

The real thing?

Historian publishes Coca Cola's 'secret formula'
Gordon Ramsey's worst nightmare: A restaurant he cannot save

Gordon Ramsay's worst nightmare: A restaurant he cannot save

The pugnacious chef finally met a shambolic restaurant he couldn't save. John Walsh on when TV makover refuseniks fight back
Join Ryanair! See the world! But we're only paying you for nine months a year

Join Ryanair! See the world! But we're only paying you for nine months a year

Glamorous myth of the flight attendant lifestyle undermined by angry employee's claims of 'exploitation'
Braising saddles: Did the recent furore scupper sales of horse meat? Neigh, far from it!

Braising saddles: How to cook horse meat

Did the recent furore scupper sales of horse meat? Neigh, far from it! Will Coldwell hoofs it to the kitchen.
Why bitters are back on the bar: A few little drops pack a big punch in cocktails

Why bitters are back on the bar

A few little drops pack a big punch in cocktails. No wonder we're learning to love them again...
The 10 Best barbecues

The 10 Best barbecues

Whether you're cooking on gas or are a convert to charcoal we've got the perfect way to cook when the sun is out.
Style icon David Beckham calls time on his long retirement

Style icon calls time on his long retirement

David Beckham never disgraced himself but former England captain ceased to be a major player years ago. Remember him at his United peak
Steve Harper: My darkest times

Steve Harper: My darkest times

As the popular Newcastle goalkeeper bows out after 20 years at the club, he tells Martin Hardy about the private battle with depression that threatened his career
Sir Torquil Norman has designed a flat-pack OX truck for the developing world

The flat-pack truck with big ambitions

After making a fortune from Polly Pocket and a doll's house shaped like a teapot, the entrepreneur has turned his creativity to a transporter truck for the developing world. Simon Usborne meets him.