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IF Michael Sims found himself enormously frustrated as he slipped down the leadboard at last weekend’s Mexican Open, he might take some consolation from the fact that much of Bermuda felt for him.
Of all sports, golf might be the most frustrating. I ...
DATE: Jul 01, 2011
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Adrian Robson
IT seems to be a pastime of some of those in politics or sporting power to take pot shots at the media for what they consider negative reporting.
They'd rather see stories on the first page detailing the annual flower show or various tea parties.
For...
DATE: Jun 24, 2011
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Adrian Robson
FOR a country which once boasted more golf courses per square mile than any other at least that's what the tourist mags told us the re-opening of St. George's GC will be welcomed, not only by those who play the game, but the town's struggling retaile...
DATE: Jun 10, 2011
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Adrian Robson
If FIFA isn’t in a crisis, which president Sepp Blatter says it is not, then CONCACAF certainly is.
The governing body for football in this region, of which Bermuda Football Association is a long-time member, has been hit by one scandal after another...
DATE: Jun 03, 2011
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Adrian Robson
Deon who?
That might have been the question those in the road running circle had been asking just a couple of years ago.
But Deon Breary has burst onto the scene in a hurry, and what a burst it's been.
First local female in January's International Ra...
DATE: May 27, 2011
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Adrian Robson
THE damage has been done and it will be difficult to repair.
Dr. Gina Tucker and her May 24 Derby race committee must be ruing the day they dreamt up the idea of inviting tourists to take part in an event so precious to Bermuda.
It's backfired badly....
DATE: May 20, 2011
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Adrian Robson
THIS month's Marathon Derby has got a new flavour. And for many, it's left a sour taste in the mouth.
The decision by the organising committee to allow tourists to run in the race is the latest change to devaluate the event's rich heritage.
It's alwa...
DATE: May 13, 2011
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Adrian Robson
TRIBUTES continued to pour in this week for an athlete considered one of the all-time greats.
Grete Waitz died at the age of 57 in her native Norway.
Undoubtedly the most dominant international female runner to race on Bermuda’s roads, she will be re...
DATE: Apr 29, 2011
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Adrian Robson
NATURAL talent we have in abundance but put those who possess it into a team, the result is almost always collective calamity.
It was never more evident in Dubai this week as our cricketers plunged into the bottom pit of the World League, ready to ru...
DATE: Apr 15, 2011
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Adrian Robson
While most in Bermuda must be fed up reading about Bermuda's cricket woes, they might soon be put out of their misery.
There'll be nothing more to write about that hasn't already been written.
As of this time next week, our so-called national sport w...
DATE: Apr 08, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Adrian Robson