The FIFA World Cup is the single largest sporting event in the world, and has been watched by countless fans since the tournament started in 1930. Here are five facts to get you hyped about this year’s world cup in Brazil. 1. Only a World War can stop the World Cup. In 1942 and 1946 […]
The beginnings of the Royal Ascot Racecourse date back to 1711 when Queen Anne noticed an open area of land at Ascot, then known as East Cote, which she thought was ideally suited to being a venue for horse racing. Subsequently a race meeting was held that same year in August, and the prize was […]
The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales is a major arena that hosts important sporting and entertainment events. It was opened in 1999, and its capacity is 74,500. The Stadium is notable for its sliding roof, which allows for football and rugby matches to be played in dry conditions all year round. Only one other stadium […]
Wales has a rich boxing history, with many of Britain’s greatest fighters originating in the Principality. One iconic boxer from Cardiff was Jim Driscoll, a child of Irish parents, who won the Lonsdale Belt in 1910. A featherweight, Driscoll grew up in grinding poverty in the Newtown district of Cardiff. An interesting figure in Welsh […]
