Sports fans love the drama of cheating accusations but perhaps event organisers love the resulting media attention even more
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, close bosom-friend of the Boden gilet. Leaves shed from trees in a blaze of colour, and make their way straight for train tracks. Autumnal light rears up at acute angles, a dazzling reminder that it’s always too early to put away your sunglasses.
It’s this time of year when sports fans’ thoughts turn naturally to one of the great annual showpiece tournaments. We’re talking, of course, about the World Conker Championships, which has generated more media interest in the past week than England’s men’s and women’s cricket teams combined. Normally it’s small children who obsess over the shiny brown treasures foraged from the footpath. But recent events have proved that adults, too, go bonkers over conkers.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/17/conkers-world-championship-cheating-sexy-sheen-scandal
Author : Emma John
Publish date : 2024-10-17 14:52:11
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