Sporting nostalgia turns a bit ‘nymphy’ as fly fishing fills live sports void 
By Mary Hannigan IE Source: irishtimes 6/7/2020
Mary Hannigan
Credit: Eye Ubiquitous/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
When you find yourself whiling away some of your Saturday evening by watching Peter Crouch attempt to kick a teabag into a cup, you know that it’s a very good thing that there is now some light at the end of our no-live-sport-on-telly tunnel. Crouchie meant well, he was doing his best to entertain us in his new BBC show Save Our Summer, but to be honest, it’s going to take more than watching someone attempt to kick a teabag into a cup to fill our summer sporting void.
 

German football has helped no end, of course, and fans of British horseracing were in clover last week when it returned to their screens, but other than that we’ve largely had to make do with nostalgia.

Like on Channel Four on Sunday afternoon when they showed the entire 1966 World Cup final, with guest Zoomy appearances from the likes of Geoff Hurst and Glenn Hoddle. (Glenn, incidentally, has a chandelier in his kitchen). Unlike Geoff, Glenn didn’t play in the game, mainly because he was only eight at the time, although that silver lockdown beard he’s now sporting makes him look like he might have appeared in the 1930 decider.

“I don’t want to spoil the result,” Gabby warned Geoff before chatting to him, but he then went on to reflect on his hat-trick which hinted at an England victory, thereby ruining the entire viewing experience for any viewer who didn’t know the result. And that might be the majority because, as we know, they don’t talk about it much.

 
Continue...

News Id SourceStampcountry
2751From 'carp' to 'copi': unpopular fish getting a makeoverbakersfield2022-06-22US
2752Floating the Flint River for Shoal Basssportfishingmag2022-06-09US
2753South Florida Kite Tricks for Summertime Dolphinsportfishingmag2022-07-01US
2754Thousands fish for luck in central Vietnam's marsh festivalvnexpress2022-06-13VN
2755Indonesia issues long-delayed rules to protect migrant fishing workersmongabay2022-06-14ID
2756Biologists try to save ancient fish as Colorado Riverusatoday2022-06-15US
2757Fishermen catch 661-pound stingray, world’s largest freshwater fishFox News2022-06-28KH
2758Texas fisherman reels in massive alligator snapping turtleFox News2022-07-01US
2759Despite Potential, Midwestern Farms Struggle to Market FishAssociated Press2022-07-03US
2760За щукой с жестким поводкомОхотники.ру2022-07-03RU
2761Фотографии на память о рыбалкеОхотники.ру2022-07-02RU
2762Новые открытия приманокОхотники.ру2022-06-29RU
2763Пашковская ухаОхотники.ру2022-06-28RU
2764Утренний жерехОхотники.ру2022-06-27RU
2765Рыбного борщеца не желаете?Охотники.ру2022-06-27UA
2766Карасевый матчОхотники.ру2022-07-04RU
2767Huge four-metre long fish found washed up on Gower beachitv2022-06-15US
2768‘This monster would have pulled me in,’ Georgia wife says of husband’s massive catchmacon2022-06-15US
2769B.C. salmon farm sea lice levels five times limit during critical wild fish migration, docs revealthenarwhal2022-06-13CA
2770Fishermen caught with more than 116 fish over the limit on boat in Westerlyabc62022-06-13US
2771Michael Jordan reels in big catch at N.C. fishing tournamentspectrumlocalnews2022-06-14US
2772Biologists try to save ancient fish as Colorado River fadesgazette2022-06-14US
2773Commercial fishing vessel runs aground on Ponte Vedra Beachnews4jax2022-06-15US
2774Крупнейшее водохранилище в США рекордно обмелелоtopcor2022-06-29US
2775What a catch! Texas angler reels in possible world record-breaking fishksat2022-06-11US

215 216 217 110 of [218 - pages.]