The Word On... The thrill of penalties in light

by Pete Dean     Issue 871

A penalty shoot out was a fitting finale to the Champions League final on Wednesday night. A titanic battle between the two best club teams in the world could be settled only by recourse to one of the most cruel and yet most thrilling sporting spectacles. When sporting juggernauts of the calibre of Manchester United and Chelsea meet, spot kicks are the only way to establish which team has the heart, the conviction, the courage to call themselves champions.

Both Manchester United and Chelsea have maintained a consistency of performance that has seen them challenge at the highest level time and time again. Dominating the top two positions of the Premiership for three years, the clubs have been almost untouchable domestically. And in Europe, the showdown in Moscow had always been on the cards so long as the teams avoided each other in the draw.

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Bowled over

by Ben Walker     Issue 871
Bowled over

Cardiff persistence pays off as they snatch victory by two runs

WITH THE end of the season in sight, Cardiff Men’s first team kept up their recent revival, as they managed to secure a nail-biting, two-run win over Southampton.

Cardiff were without wicket-keeper Justin Yau and Captain Ben Orr so Dean Cox filled in for a day in which Cardiff needed a win to maintain their comfortable position within the league.

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