“Sliding Doors” is a chick flick. You already knew that but it bears repeating here, lest the next sentence has you questioning my masculinity. Because I'm about to pitch you a plot for the sequel – “Sliding Doors 2: The Colin Montgomerie story”. Much of Montgomeries's career does not warrant the Sliding Doors treatment – 40 professional titles, over 20 million Euros in prize money on the European Tour alone, eight European Order of Merit titles (including seven in a row from...

During the inaugural one-day international (ODI) World Cup in 1975, India were set a total of 335 to win off 60 overs against England. Indian opening batsman Sunil (Sunny) Gavaskar, a man who would later become the first batsman to pass 10,000 runs in Test cricket, was of the view that it was simply impossible to score so many runs within 60 overs. How he came to this view after being in the field whilst 334 runs were scored by the English is unclear, but that’s by the by. His instincts told...

During the inaugural one-day international (ODI) World Cup in 1975, India were set a total of 335 to win off 60 overs against England. Indian opening batsman Sunil (Sunny) Gavaskar, a man who would later become the first batsman to pass 10,000 runs in Test cricket, was of the view that it was simply impossible to score so many runs within 60 overs. How he came to this view after being in the field whilst 334 runs were scored by the English is unclear, but that’s by the by. His instincts told...

The early stages of many a calendar year are a time of hope. Hope that the New Years resolutions that you’ve recently made will stick. Hope that your football team(s) will climb the mountain to premiership glory. Hope that you’ll make a name for yourself as a sports guru by sweeping all before you in work tipping competitions and in fantasy sports/ ‘Dream Team’ contests against your less knowledgeable friends, who will in turn become your comedic fodder during the winter months. And if...