LEE PAYNE
An aspiring writer on sport, music, history and more
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Category: Sport
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This morning, a major social media boycott by the world of sport came to an end. Clubs and governing bodies from football, cricket, netball, rugby union and rugby league were joined by companies including Barclays and Adidas and broadcasters Sky Sports and BT Sport in not posting anything on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube between…
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My latest column for the Eastern Daily Press and Norwich Evening News Fans’ Zone page is published today. It’s about what a terrible season it has been for Norwich City and how the end of it can’t come soon enough. You can read it online here, but if you do happen to be in a…
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England have levelled the series against the West Indies after a brilliant win at Old Trafford – here are the talking points.
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I am typing these words into my laptop, at my desk in my bedroom, facing the window. It’s exactly 9.30am and the Norfolk village of Brundall is covered in a milky white blanket of cloud. A drizzle is falling, the sort of rain that no one would describe as ‘chucking it down’ but the sort…
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There’s a lot going on at the moment to get you down – here are a few things that are keeping my spirits up.
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After a low key tour of New Zealand, England head to South Africa for a Test series that should get the juices flowing
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With Norwich City bottom of the Premier League, my column for the Eastern Daily Press and Norwich Evening News this month is a rallying call to the more fickle fans of the club to stick with the team through a difficult period. You can read it online by clicking here.
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LEE PAYNE on a night at Carrow Road that no one will ever forget as Norwich City beat champions Manchester City.