Swinging Balls Online

In my All Out Cricket column on 4 October, I vehemently argued that a packed international fixture schedule must never come at the expense of high quality Test match cricket.

Rebecca Duffy, of Testing Times, tells us about the campaign to preserve the place and sanctity of Test Match Cricket in an era where many think that it is in danger of being usurped by the associated commercialism of T20 and ODIs.

Alyson Nicholl pays tribute to the popular Italian MotoGP star, Marco Simoncelli, who was tragically killed in an accident at Sepang on October 23.

Despite a wonderful show by the NFL, there are 2 many obstacles to hosting multiple games in the UK, and some worrying signs for London prior to 2012, writes Rohan Kallicharan.

In recent times, Arsenal Football Club has become an institution capable of placating and infuriating it’s fans in equal measure – both on and off the pitch. Sam Watts discusses.

In this month’s Sports Book Chat, Paul Grech speaks to groundbreaking football author and journalist, Jonathan Wilson.

Steve Sealy looks back at a tempestuous month in Horse Racing, with a look at the events of the last month that have whipped the jockeys into a frenzy.

For all their dominance against the same opponents earlier this summer in all forms of the game, England’s visit to India to face the World Champions was a chastening one for Alistair Cooke, reports Matt Appleby.

With a series of incidents and mistakes, this has been an annus horribilis for Lewis Hamilton, at a time when British sportsmen are making headlines in all the wrong ways, writes Andy Hollis.

In late August, the St Louis Cardinals looked unlikely to even reach the MLB playoffs as they trailed Atlanta by 10.5 games in the Wild Card Race, but sport is never predictable, writes Lewis Davies.

Phil Holding is not happy, and is fed up of watching live sport which is dominated by commentators and pundits instead of the event.

Steve Sealy holds no punches and gauges a few eyes with his summary of the state of English Rugby after the diabolical campaign in New Zealand.

Andy McDougall reflects on a campaign of contrasts for Scotland, an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to qualify for Euro 2012.

James Herd speaks with Hugo Langton, Caretaker Manager of Horsham, and a man with a real passion for football at Non-League and grass-roots level.

Rachel Simmonite takes on the guise of Mystic Meg as she looks ahead 4 years at those that might represent England in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

As Sir Alex Ferguson celebrates 25 years in charge at Old Trafford, Alex Mezzone looks at the most successful manager in British football.

Whilst the focus has been off the multi-national English cricket team, Steve Russell has a light hearted dig at the Aussie media who seem to forget the make up of their Wallabies.