Posts Tagged ‘Nerve Sport’

Driving thrill: Sepang F1 Circuit

The Sepang Circuit has held the Malaysian Grand Prix for the past 13 years and it is one of the most gruelling events on the Formula One calendar. A mix of challenging corners, extreme humidity and an unpredictable monsoon climate, Sepang has seen only the true greats succeed a 193 mile race distance. We’re talking [...]

INTERVIEW: AFC Bournemouth Legend Steve Fletcher

  It has been some few months for Steve Fletcher. His 19th season with AFC Bournemouth has seen him step down from the assistant manager role in November to focus on his playing career, as well as netting a dramatic 93rd minute equaliser against Walsall last month. The 39 year old talks openly about his [...]

Sports Personality: All male shortlist, an all male award?

At the end of the year the BBC celebrate the achievements of UK sportsmen and women; however it appears that it was a bad year for women’s sport  in 2011 as NO women were nominated for the Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) award. But has it been a bad year for women’s sport? Arguably [...]

Tennis 2011: A look back at a scintillating year.

If the recent ATP World Tour Finals taught spectators one thing, it’s that anything can happen on a tennis court in major tournaments. World ranking is sometimes more a guideline than a reflection of ranked skill, with form often playing havoc on the ATP Tour circuit. As Novak Djokovic’s god-like 43-match unbeaten run earlier this [...]

Veteran Shaun Cooper talks a turbulent 2011 for AFC Bournemouth

Beginning to find a good run of form, AFC Bournemouth’s shaky start to the season looks to be wearing off. With manager Lee Bradbury settling in to the demands of managerialism, and new assistant manager Russ Wilcox bringing in decades of experience, 2012 could be a successful year for the Cherries. Nerve’s Patrick Farren asked [...]

Barefoot Running: Stepping Into a Movement

  On the 15th June I lined up amidst 185 other runners. They all looked the part; bottles of water in hand that were designed for increased grip, specialised running wear in a multitude of colours that generally hurt my eyes, a few head bands that reminded me of the 80′s and of course, running [...]

Can Cricket Ever Recover From This Massive Blow?

Eleven years ago the cricketing world was stunned when it emerged that the then South African captain Hansie Cronje had been the organizer of a series of fixed matches in 2000. Cronje was banned for life. The purists, pundits and punters thought it couldn’t get much worse when such a beloved player could have been [...]

RELAYS: Looking Towards the Future

London 2012 doesn’t just bring the world’s biggest sporting spectacle to the UK. Along with it comes numerous legacy projects such as RELAYS (Regional Educational Legacy in Arts and Youth Sport), that aim to inspire young people around the country to engage in sport. Attached to the 2012 deal to host the Olympics in London [...]

INTERVIEW: Olympic Gymnast Louis Smith

At just 22 Louis Smith is already one of the best artistic gymnasts in the world and, after whetting his appetite in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has his sights set firmly on a gold medal come the 2012 Olympics. The Peterborough-born gymnast caught up exclusively with James Hartnett just seven months before the Games well [...]

Slamball: The True Rise of the Underdog

For those that remember, Slamball needs no introduction. Way back in 2002, broadcast on the now non – existent UK channel Trouble, Slamball found its way to our screens, and smashed its way to commercial success in just a matter of years. Yet this unique hybrid sport, which combines elements of basketball, American football and [...]