GAA, rugby, NBA, and AFL: Lessons from 24 hours of watching sport

Watching sport all day is the armchair warrior’s dream. Last Saturday, that dream became a reality for Maurice Brosnan

By hour 22, David Clifford’s heroics prompted the question: Is he one of the few sportspeople who had huge hype before they even started and somehow managed to exceed it? Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Is there anything you would like to do for 24 hours? An entire day dedicated to one sole activity.

That might seem simple at first. You might think of several endeavours: sleep, go the beach, eat ice-cream. Sounds like a five-finger exercise. Piece of cake.