By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 13 March 2011 . While I was researching and writing my first book, ‘England, Their England’, a history of foreign players in the English game since 1888 (published in 2003), I’d amuse myself in times of writer’s block by toying with the idea of an […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 13 March 2011 . On Friday, I interviewed Patrick Vieira at Manchester City’s training ground at Carrington for a piece in today’s Mail on Sunday (from where Sky lifted this) and to talk about his endorsement of France’s 2018 Ryder Cup bid. As is often the […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 13 March 2011 . Manchester City’s Patrick Vieira has today voiced his strong support for France’s bid to stage the 2018 Ryder Cup, saying it represents the legacy option for golf in Europe. Vieira, 34, who won the football World Cup with France in an […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 13 March 2011 . At least two Scottish women’s international footballers are taking legal advice on the possible repercussions of playing for Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics, sources north of the border say. They cannot legally be prevented from playing, if selected, but are […]

By Alexandra Willis in Indian Wells 13 March 2011 Elena Baltacha may not have been able to pull off another match point-saving miracle against the No.13 seed Flavia Pennetta in their second round encounter at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, but the British No.1 feels that her performance, which saw her come within […]