Opinionated Vicar

appalling, if they won't sing the National Anthem how dare they represent our country? Almost as bad as the woman on the left in thi...

That was the caption on this picture from this BBC story . Some idiots have vandalised a set of sand sculptures in Weymouth, including one...

What a dream job: watching sport  all the time and calling it scientific study. An article in the European Journal of Physic s (how many EU ...

With everyone now heartily sick of the Chariots of Fire theme, Spandau Ballets 'Gold'  and anything by the Beatles or Queen, here ar...

Dave Brailsford, on cycling success, from the BBC Olympic coverage : Brailsford has also been expanding on the idea of 'marginal gains...

Seeing two British riders leading the Tour de France at the moment is superb. But even more amazing is the job being done by one of them, Ch...

Sad to see Andy Murray lose this afternoon, but whatever the post-match analysis, he gave it all he had and prepared as well as he could hav...

Enjoy. I'm sure there's a great parable in this somewhere. Will probably get an airing at tomorrows Cafe Service Sports Day, along...

Chariots of Fire is back in the cinema in July, in time for the (warning, copyright violation ahead ) Olymp*cs. Damaris are producing a ...

Here are the Olympic Rings. I wonder what would happen if I put them into my blog title bar, or changed my Twitter avatar to a picture of ...

This is todays: (in the late 19th century) many cities also lacked any infrastructure for leisure. Haphazard sporting pursuits that had been...

It's either consistency, or a scriptwriter running out of ideas, but in 2 recent Dr Who episodes, the alien of the week has used a cloak...

Would God rather be on the pitch, or in the stands watching? Being omnipresent He can, of course, do both at the same time, but how far is i...

It struck me, as I waited for the Haye vs Valuev boxing result this evening, that a fist fight in Nuremburg might not be the most appropriat...

Great news today that the Ashes may be returning to free-to-air TV . I'm sure all the credit for this must fall to the 27 members of ...

made entirely out of T-shirts and jeans. Ok, so that's not strictly zero emission, but it's certainly a heck of a lot quieter. Pic ...

What do the following have in common: Formula 1 Afghanistan elections Westminster MP's Derren Brown Several Premiership football clubs H...

Brilliant performance by England to win the Lords test. Player ratings here Liturgy for the defeat of the Aussies : The Gathering Archdruid ...

Had this on a leadership circular yesterday: Last night I was gripped by the five-setter Murray played against Wawrinka. Would he win throug...

An extract from Gordon Browns Guardian interview today …private and public worlds have both shown themselves to be irresponsible. “The publi...