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World Cup rankings through time - Part 2

In Part 1 I listed the results of every World Cup up to and including 1994, presented as a series of cumulative rankings divided three...

I'm a genuine sporting all-rounder: I watch cricket, tennis and rugby extensively, but frequently turn my attention to all but the really...

One year ago today I published the first Slice Of Sport blog. My magnum opus - the big three-part one with all the test cricket...

Back in April I published my Socceroos World Cup squad ladder, with 50 players profiled (and 100 ranked) in order of their chances of...

With the European club rugby season over, squads are out for southern hemisphere test tours, of which three marquee contests - Ireland in...

The 119th season of English cricket's County Championship starts today. It's designed not only to crown the champion first-class county...

As a keen England football fan, I enjoy 'Football 365's Famous England World Cup Ladder', which ranks players according to their chances...

On Friday night, the Melbourne Rebels kick off their 2018 Super Rugby season at home to the Queensland Reds. The Rebels are one of my...

Wasn't it glorious? All those balls in their big shiny fish bowls; impeccable live graphics with flags in bright primary colours; a...

It's the World Cup draw tomorrow. In my excitement, I wrote quite a long preview of it. Then I thought about who would actually read such...