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Brush up your curling lingo with this beginner’s guide

Curling lingo: stone

Losing the hammer. Blanking an end. Staying in the house. What on earth does it all mean? It can only be one thing… curling lingo. If, like me, you’ve been enjoying watching the British curling teams in action at the

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Sport idioms

Whether or not you’ve been following the Commonwealth Games, or are a fan of sports in general, there’s one facet of sporting culture that’s hard to avoid: sport idioms. Although they originate from the world of sport, these phrases and

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