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Our game, our gold, cry victorious Canadians

clock March 2, 2010 13:15 by author Simon Lewis
Simon Lewis' final Winter Olympics blog [More]


A wry smile for Ireland's bobsleigh belles

clock February 26, 2010 10:13 by author Simon Lewis
Simon Lewis' Winter Olympics blog [More]


Finally, the wait is over for Bobsleigh belles

clock February 23, 2010 10:24 by author Simon Lewis
Simon Lewis' Winter Olympics blog [More]


It's official: Canada can be passionate

clock February 21, 2010 20:52 by author Simon Lewis
Patriotism, often considered the preserve of those vulgar neighbours to the south of the 49th Parallel, has broken out in abundance in Vancouver, writes Simon Lewis. [More]


Mardi Gras starts early in Miami

clock February 8, 2010 12:23 by author Simon Lewis
Destiny ensured the New Orleans Saints picked apart the well-oiled Manning machine in last night's Super Bowl, writes Simon Lewis [More]


Have we finally seen the last of Brett Favre?

clock January 25, 2010 21:59 by author Simon Lewis
Simon Lewis is happier for the New Orleans Saints than he is sorry for the demise of an NFL legend [More]


Behind the locker room door with Becks

clock November 23, 2009 21:26 by author Simon Lewis
As an injured, ill and half-dressed David Beckham looked up from the chair in front of his locker as the Los Angeles Galaxy dressing room doors were opened to the media on Sunday night in Seattle, you could not help but feel a little sorry for the fella. It's not often that one feels inclined to sy... [More]


The west's awake to US soccer

clock November 22, 2009 03:05 by author Simon Lewis
Simon Lewis posts his second letter from Seattle on the eve of David Beckham's bow in the MLS Cup final [More]


Becks and Donovan sleepless in Seattle

clock November 21, 2009 02:34 by author Simon Lewis
The sun came out in Seattle on Friday afternoon, not five minutes after Landon Donovan and David Beckham had expressed their pure and undying love for each other. I'm not saying the two incidents were connected but in a city that has seen constant rain for the past week here in America's Pacific no... [More]


An eye gouging film coming to a cinema near you

clock October 31, 2009 11:45 by author Simon Lewis
I sit here at my laptop almost completely Ngog, sorry agog. Not from watching baseball's World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies, though that is developing into a compelling spectacle. No, for once, it is an advert between the innings that has me gripped in a strange... [More]