LEE PAYNE
An aspiring writer on sport, music, history and more
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Norwich City 1-1 Wigan AthleticEFL ChampionshipSaturday 6th August 2022, Carrow Road It’s going to take some time for the relegation hangover to clear for this Norwich City team. The first home game of the new season, with its warm sunshine, fresh kits and sense of optimism, was met with a performance that lacked quality and…
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England vs New Zealand1st Test (of 3)Lord’s, London2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th June 2022Result: England (141 & 279-5) beat New Zealand (132 & 285) by 5 wickets I’ve looked it up. There were 281 days between England’s men completing an innings victory over India at Headingley on 28th August last year and scoring the winning runs…
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On Saturday, the news broke that Emi Buendia would be sold by Norwich City. Less than a month after the end of the season, they were no longer rumours. My first reaction was disappointment. I was desperate for Norwich to keep their most creative player, believing him to be crucial to our hopes of staying…
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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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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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Laying in bed this morning, semi-conscious minutes after being woken up by the BBC Radio Norfolk newsreader, I felt a sudden sadness when I learned that David Beckham would not be going to the World Cup. I felt sorry for him. He never strikes me as being the most intelligent of people – a friend…