For many years, Law Four, Players Equipment, concentrated on football boots, although originally not insisting that they be worn. I think this was to encourage football to be played in poverty-stricken countries. However, to be more precise, most of the Law was about boots studs. Older readers who played the game in their youth, may…
Wokingham man Martin Wallace beat the top-two ranked players on the Cuestars Seniors Tour to claim his first success on the over-40’s circuit for more than two years. The 56-year-old from Wokingham pocketed £140 in prize money after clinching the seventh leg at Salisbury Snooker Club. Wallace wrapped up a 2-0 victory over rankings leader…
CRIMES OF THE HEART OPENS FRIDAY, MARCH 1st9 SHOWS ONLY, MARCH 1st – 17th, at the NCRD Performing Arts Center in Nehalem CRIMES OF THE HEART – Pulitzer Prize winner:This darkly comedic play by Beth Henley delves into the messy lives of the Magrath women, each grappling with their own “crimes of the heart.” Under…
When I saw the announcement that a third card is likely to be used by referees, it reminded me of the days when we had our own referees training team in Reading. As an aid to classifying challenges we showed videos of actual games with tackles being made. In fact we used four cards. Red…
READING FC manager Ruben Selles admitted that he is hoping to have club captain Andy Yiadom and Sam Smith back available for Saturday’s trip to Portsmouth. The Royals had victory snatched away from them in the dying embers of their Tuesday night contest at Fleetwood Town after they conceded a 95th minute goal which cancelled…
St Anthony’s Gaelic Athletic Association is on the lookout for a new manager for both its men’s and ladies’ teams for the upcoming 2024 season. The Gaelic football side, who compete in Reading, are currently the only GAA club operating in Berkshire. The club has been running for more than six decades since being established…
READING FC are set to lose key first-team players in the January transfer window, with defenders Nelson Abbey and Tom Holmes both close to exits this month. It is believed that Premier League side Luton Town are interested in signing the pair for a cut price due to Reading’s financial struggles. As part of the…
READING boss Ruben Selles admitted that he cannot ‘control’ if the club loses first-team players in the January transfer window. Despite his determination to keep the squad together this January for the remainder of the League One season, Selles admitted that Reading’s financial situation could force them into selling some of their assets. “I cannot…
TWYFORD & RUSCOMBE FOOTBALL CLUB are seeking new players to join them to help strengthen their Saturday side. The over 18’s team, which competes in Thames Valley Division Two and currently requires new players including a goalkeeper, a defender and a striker. Twyford contests their home matches at East Park Farm Charvil and are hoping…
Last week’s sports pages reported that Manchester City were being charged by the FA with ‘failing to control their players’ in the 3-3 draw with Tottenham Hotspur. So, let’s look at what it was, that led to the players’ behaviour? In the dying minutes of the match, City’s star striker, Erling Haaland, was fouled around…