The Verse’s Sports Editor reviews the football match between Eastbourne Town vs Hassocks on 7th September 2019. Could there be a more civilised sports venue than the Saffron’s in Eastbourne? Where else could your correspondent enjoy a game of croquet before strolling across the cricket ground to report on this […]
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The Verse’s Sports Editor Gerald O’Brien shares with us his thoughts whilst watching the Golf Croquet World Championship. Sussex County Croquet Club and Compton’s Croquet Club. (Other venues used were Royal Tunbridge Wells and West Worthing). Saturday. Southwick at 9am. Continual rain promised a delay but no. At 9.30am, off […]
The Verse’s Sports Editor Gerald O’Brien reviews the Essex vs Yorkshire women’s tennis match at Devonshire Park on 23rd July 2019. Eastbourne Tennis LTA County Cup Week, where a Yorkshire slice is a searing serve, and not a portion of Betty’s finest, and an Essex backhand is a poised and […]
Brighton & Hove Albion were unable to turn around a 2-0 first leg deficit against Sheffield Wednesday as the Yorkshire side secured their place at Wembley. An early goal by Lewis Dunk was cancelled out by a dubious Ross Wallace equaliser in a fiery encounter at the Amex on Monday […]
As we count down the days to Brighton and Hove Albion’s last home game of the season (hopefully) on Monday afternoon, the tension is beginning to rise. Two back to back draws for promotion rivals Middlesbrough, 0-0 at home to Ipswich last week and 2-2 at Birmingham has left it […]
