1) The original brick-by-brick: Lego Sport Champions, the 1980s Hungarian animated series. Behold Soccer to ’Em, Ice Pup, Pitstop Picnic, Gym Dandies and Heavyweight Ape, Waltz of the Walrus and Rare-Ski Bear-Ski. For further detail, click here.
2) This weekend sees the continuation of one of English football’s most enduring rivalries, when Chelsea visit Wembley to play Tottenham. The teams first met there in 1967 when they contested the FA Cup final – a match that Spurs won 2-1, as they did the 2008 League Cup final. As for White Hart Lane encounters, in April 1975, Spurs won a relegation battle that helped them survive and Chelsea go down, a development which prompted spirited, on-pitch discussions between supporters of both sides; and for balance, here are two wins for Chelsea, 4-1 in September 1989 and 3-1 in August 1991.
3) Wolves are going well in the Premier League now, but in 1985, the team were in the process of finishing bottom of the old Division Two. The BBC, though, were undeterred, filming the Moment of Truth documentary which focused on two apprentices: Derek Ryan, a young Irish winger, and Steve Blackwell, a striker.
4) There might be things in the world more affirming than der ausraster des Lothar Matthäus, but if there are, Classic YouTube is yet to experience them. Meanwhile, is this the most underwhelming goal from a halfway line?
5) The darts season is hotting up; last week saw a thrilling Grand Slam, and in less than a month, the World Championship starts. All of which is more than enough excuse to enjoy the consensus greatest match ever played, the 2013 Grand Slam final between Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis; the consensus greatest leg ever played, between Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson in the 2018 Premier League; and this astounding tussle between Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld at the 2015-16 Worlds. But there is no getting around the biggest darts story of the week – here’s Gary Anderson on that smell and here’s the incident itself, including highlights of the controversial PDC title match.
6) And finally, the story of Bodacious, the hardest bull that ever did live.
Our favourites from last week’s blog
1) Australian Open golf: Jake McLeod’s putt sits on the edge of the cup for 35 seconds … and then drops in.
2) Habib Habibou breaks off from helping an injured team-mate to score for Maccabi Petah Tivka against Maccabi Netanya.
3) Everyone has their favourite “this country” moment; here’s It’s a Royal Knockout from 1987.
4) Unofficial rules of F1: the best of
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