My parents were... fantastic. My father was a rabbi, my mother was a typical Jewish mother who fussed over her children and thought they could do no wrong.
Judo: Willis defies age gap with gold
Monday 23 January 2012
The teenager Hayley Willis won gold with a stunning display at the Senior British Closed Championships in Sheffield yesterday. The 16-year-old from Stratford in east London won the junior title in the under-48kg category on Saturday before stepping up to the senior level.
AZ Alkmaar keeper kicks fan to spark game boycott
Friday 23 December 2011
The Dutch Football Federation has said it has yet to decide whether to replay a Cup match between Ajax and AZ that was abandoned after a fan ran on to the field to attack AZ's goalkeeper.
Cooper Brown: Stake out
Tuesday 12 April 2011
I parked the Quattroporte on the other side of the street from the Cooperdome so that I could take advantage of the good weather to sit on the balcony and observe “Operation Lesbian Sticker Lady”.
Sumo event halted over bout-fixing
Monday 07 February 2011
The crisis in Japan's national sport deepened this weekend when sumo wrestling's governing body scrapped a major spring tournament as it struggles to deal with match-rigging claims.
DVD: Freakonomics (12)
Friday 07 January 2011
With scribbled cartoon graphics and animations, this adaptation of Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner's bestseller looks like it's trying to cling to book form.
DVD: Possession (18)
Friday 22 October 2010
Crikey Moses! Andrzej Zulawski's 1981 "video nasty" is not for the weak of stomach, featuring as it does a horrific miscarriage, throat slashing and vomiting.
Japanese Judo champ joins the Olympic countdown
Tuesday 27 July 2010
Scotsman, 72, joins judo's highest rank
Monday 08 February 2010
Only seven living people hold judo's highest rank, the "10th Dan" black belt. As of yesterday, a 72-year-old Scotsman is one of them.
Ninja Assassin (18)
Friday 22 January 2010
You know something about kung-fu fighting? It's fast as lightning, and a little bit frightening.
Assassin's creed: Stealthy, deadly – and misunderstood
Monday 21 December 2009
Judo: Howell is at pains to throw down challenge
Sunday 18 October 2009
Games Review: Naruto Shippuden: Legends
–Akatsuki Rising
Friday 09 October 2009
Games Review: Mini Ninjas
Friday 18 September 2009
Econoblog: Who does what and when?
Thursday 25 June 2009
Anyone remember tag wrestling on the telly? Those of us of a certain age remember watching Giant Haystacks, Kendo Nagasaki, Big Daddy and Catweazle doing their theatrical stuff on a Saturday afternoon on World of Sport with commentary from Kent Walton. It reminds me, strange to say, of the current rows over bank regulation - who does what and when?








