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  • 2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Donald McRae

    “I was always angry,” Fin Smith remembers as he explains his transition from a volatile young tennis player into the decisively calm fly-half for Northampton, England and the Lions who is as serene as he is interesting. Smith has had a remarkable year so far but there is an understated lightness about him as he recalls playing in tennis tournaments alongside Jack Draper, the current world No 5.

  • 3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Donald McRae

    “When the pressure’s on,” Jamie Smith says intently on an otherwise languid morning at the Oval, “it definitely gives you more of a focus. You can’t get away from the fact that, when the game is on the line, you want to be the one that takes it on and wins it. Look at some of the best players that have played the game – and the impact they’ve had in situations where they’ve been needed the most.

  • 1 month ago | theguardian.com | Donald McRae

    Daniel Dubois warned Oleksandr Usyk that none of the mind games will matter when they step into the ring for their heavyweight title unification contest and suggested the Ukrainian would simply not be able to “handle the pain” when they meet at Wembley Stadium on 19 July.

  • 1 month ago | theguardian.com | Donald McRae

    “I want my revenge, man,” Conor Benn said quietly in the early hours of Sunday morning as his bruised face reflected his emotional pain after he lost against Chris Eubank Jr in a wild brawl at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

  • 1 month ago | theguardian.com | Donald McRae

    Chris Eubank Jr dealt fellow Briton Conor Benn a first career defeat after going the distance to win their middleweight grudge match on a unanimous points decision on Saturday. All three judges scored the fight 116-112 after a pulsating 12-round slugfest, both fighters coming out hard from the start and going toe-to-toe in front of 65,000 spectators at London’s Tottenham Hotspur stadium.

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Donald McRae
Donald McRae @donaldgmcrae
9 May 25

And thanks again to @RobLownie for his review of The Last Bell in this month's Literary Review https://t.co/WHHp6Ek7YG

Donald McRae
Donald McRae @donaldgmcrae
9 May 25

Thanks to Diana Leca for her review in the TLS of The Last Bell and Anna Whitwham's Soft Tissue Damage https://t.co/9wczbNf2Ql

Donald McRae
Donald McRae @donaldgmcrae
2 May 25

Thanks, Rob, for such a generous review. I appreciate it

Rob Lownie
Rob Lownie @RobLownie

I'm in this month's @Lit_Review, writing about @donaldgmcrae's excellent new book on boxing. (Link in next tweet) https://t.co/Pil7DjTT0u