Sport and Leisure at Cheshire County Training College, Crewe Wonderful Wimbledon: A trip to Wimbledon in 1955 ~
This paper is part of a series that will be published by Playing Pasts that reflect the sport and...
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Month: November 2018
Debunking the Davis Cup Myth: Exposing the Man and his Cup in Tennis History’s Biggest Lie (part one)
Introduction On the 16th August this year, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) approved a...
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On This Week in Sport History ~ 1914-1918 ~
In commemoration of #Armistice100 – Playing Pasts takes a look at 7 sports stars born...
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“The first man in a tackle never gets hurt” – Wilf Copping and representations of Englishness
Wilf Copping, to many fans would be no one you heard of. To some Arsenal fans though, he is...
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Golden Age of Mexican Cricket Part 1
The regime of President Porfirio Diaz that ruled Mexico from 1876 to 1911 (known as the...
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