Deadlines and Darts with Dele: My World Cup Diary

Author: Jonathan Northcroft
Publisher: BackPage Press
ISBN: 1909430358
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
How did you spend the long, hot, World Cup summer of 2018? For Jonathan Northcroft, chief football writer of The Sunday Times, it was 35 unforgettable days spent criss-crossing Russia, covering the biggest sporting event on the planet. He reported on a new England team: young, daring and successful both on the pitch, where they defied expectations to reach the semi-final, and off it, where they took on reporters in a darts challenge. He discovered a different Russia to the hostile state he was warned about in pre-tournament security briefings: open, friendly and football mad. And he experienced the rush of working as a football writer at the very top of the game: meeting the players, going to the games, and battling the deadlines. This is his personal account of a month when we dropped everything to watch the best World Cup for a generation.

The Soccer Diaries

Author: Michael J. Agovino
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803255667
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 311

Book Description
Although soccer had long been the world’s game when Michael J. Agovino first encountered it in 1982, here it was just a poor cousin to American football, to be found on obscure UHF channels and in foreign magazines. But as Agovino himself passionately pursued soccer, Americans got wise and turned it into one of the most popular sports in the country. Agovino’s love affair with soccer is a portrait of the game’s culture and an intimate history of the sport’s coming of age in the United States. Agovino’s quest takes him from the unkempt field in the Bronx where he taught himself to play to some of the sport’s most storied venues and historic matches. With Agovino we travel from school fields to Giants Stadium, then from England to Germany, Italy, and Spain, along the way taking in the final days of the North American Soccer League, the 1994 World Cup, and the birth of Major League Soccer. Offering the perspective of fan, player, and journalist, Agovino chronicles his obsession with the sport and its phenomenal evolution.

This is not football

Author: T N Raghu
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1647606837
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 59

Book Description
The FIFA World Cup isn’t only about football. It’s about people and their emotions, about places and their vibes. Reporters covering this event get the chance of a lifetime to soak in the atmosphere and tell a tale worth remembering. But when the deadline is looming under challenging circumstances every day, churning out a light-hearted piece is no laughing matter.

The Story of the World Cup: 2018

Author: Brian Glanville
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571325572
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 489

Book Description
Brian Glanville's dramatic history of the world's most famous football tournament has become the most authoritative guide to the World Cup. His classic, bestselling account is a vivid celebration of the great players and legendary matches in the competition from Uruguay in 1930 to Brazil in 2014 - as well as a bold attack on those who have mismanaged the 'beautiful game'. Fully revised and updated in anticipation of Russia's hosting of the event in 2018, this is the definitive book on the World Cup for football fans and novices alike.

Diaries - Reports & Analysis on Cricket!

Author: Apurva Agarwal
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1543702902
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 133

Book Description
This book contains reports on the sport that India fancies passionately—cricket! Matches were covered between 2005 and 2014, and hands-on analyses were prepared alongside following the sport. The author would sit down before a television set and write, write, and write as the competition unfolded on the telly. These reports are a flashback on the golden era of Indian cricket under the flamboyant leadership of Sourav Ganguly, prepared captaincy of Rahul Dravid, and the calmness at the top of MS Dhoni during this time frame.

Alastair Campbell Diaries: Volume 7

Author: Alastair Campbell
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
ISBN: 178590406X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 764

Book Description
Caught in the no man's land between being a key figure in Downing Street and the relative anonymity of the world outside politics, Alastair Campbell finds himself being torn in several directions. Having succeeded Tony Blair as Prime Minister, Gordon Brown wants Campbell at his side. Campbell resists, flooding his reservoir of guilt as a general election looms and Brown's indecision and fluctuating moods suggest the Labour administration is seriously threatened by the Tory 'posh boy', David Cameron. Soon Campbell is earning not only praise but big money from motivational speaking and writing novels which darkly reflect the personal mood swings that continue to concern to both him and his family. Serious journalism across platforms old and new puts him back in the public eye and together with live appearances and a love of sport – his enduring love affair with Burnley Football Club still smoulders – sees him board a celebrity merry-go-round that often leaves him far from his comfort zone. With politics constantly tugging his sleeve, he eventually returns to the front line to marshal a party in disarray. The intensity of the months leading up to 6 May 2010 is as dramatic as any screenplay, with Campbell chronicling Brown's struggle to win over a disillusioned nation and then his dignified departure from the main stage. For Campbell, another chapter closes. So what next?

EDRISTI CURRENT AFFAIRS Q & A _ YEARLY 2018

Author: Edristi Group
Publisher: Sam Samyik Ghatna Chakra
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
EDRISTI CURRENT AFFAIRS Q & A _ YEARLY 2018

My Secret Brexit Diary

Author: Michel Barnier
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1509550879
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360

Book Description
In June 2016, the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. As the EU’s chief negotiator, for four years Michel Barnier had a seat at the table as the two sides thrashed out what ‘Brexit’ would really mean. The result would change Britain and Europe forever. During the 1600 days of complex and often acrimonious negotiations, Michel Barnier kept a secret diary. He recorded his private hopes and fears, and gave a blow-by-blow account as the negotiations oscillated between consensus and disagreement, transparency and lies. From Brussels to London, from Dublin to Nicosia, Michel Barnier’s secret diary lifts the lid on what really happened behind the scenes of one of the most high-stakes negotiations in modern history. The result is a unique testimony from the ultimate insider on the hidden world of Brexit and those who made it happen.

Wicked World Cup 2018

Author: Michael Coleman
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407188615
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
This international guide gives footie fans the coolest commentary on the brilliant Brazilians, the awesome Argentinians, the invincible Italians and the fantastic French. PLUS discover the secrets of football's superstars - from Pel to Beckham and beyond. This up-to-the-minute guide is the essential piece of kit for 2018!

Olympic-Caliber Cybersecurity

Author: Cynthia Dion-Schwarz
Publisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 1977401708
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 97

Book Description
Understanding the cybersecurity threat landscape is critical to mitigating threats, apportioning limited resources, and hosting a resilient, safe, and secure Olympic Games. To support the security goals of Tokyo 2020, this report characterizes the cybersecurity threats that are likely to pose a risk to the games, visualizes a threat actor typology, and presents a series of policy options to guide cybersecurity planning.