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There are just six months to go to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. The excitement is building and the athletes are training hard. So if you’re making your own preparations to visit Britain this summer, here are some top tips about how to enjoy the spectacular events and soak up the … [Read more...]
One of our favorite yearly British Sporting events is the 6 Nations Rugby Cup and this year it will be airing in the USA again on BBC America. Here are the airdates: Scotland vs. England Murrayfield in Edinburgh Saturday, February 4, 12 pm ET France vs. Ireland Stade de France in … [Read more...]
This is a guest post by by John Evans, Editor of sportcloseup.co.uk Becoming Jane, the 2007 biopic of the writer Jane Austen re-run over the holidays by the BBC, may not seem the most obvious contender to be a movie about sport – but that was just the start of the festive surprises. What … [Read more...]
The National Football Museum, due to open in Manchester in 2012, plans to show visitors the ‘greatest collection of football memorabilia ever assembled’. They will be able to see more than 140,000 objects, works of art and photographs. These include a shirt from the world’s first … [Read more...]
The very first festival of golf will take place in Scotland in March. The five-day St Andrews Golf Festival, from 28 March to 1 April, will celebrate over 600 years of golf in Scotland and around the world. Plans for the festival include talks, golfing events and exhibitions. Mungo Park, the … [Read more...]
One of the Christmas highlights we look forward to is the Top Gear Christmas Special and the 2011 edition is sure to be a fun adventure. Normally they send the Top Gear folks on a grand adventure that leads to hilarity. This year, they're being sent to India on a trade mission. From the … [Read more...]
Leeds United Football Club is to open its own museum in a newly-redeveloped East Stand of its home ground in spring 2012. Hundreds of the Yorkshire club’s memorabilia will be on display, including old trophies, historical documents, shirts and scarves, and gifts presented to the club before … [Read more...]
The Wheat has been separated from the Chaff! The last sixteen have emerged to take their Quarter Final spots but who were the Wheat and who were the Chaff? The last week of the pool round had some scintillating match ups with Scotland needing to get at least one victory from two very tough … [Read more...]
A beaming David Beckham opens up about the joys of fathering a daughter, Harper Seven, at the launch of the latest brand Beckham product in Los Angeles. … [Read more...]
The 2011 Rugby World Cup got its first upset of the tournament as the Irish turned over Australia in a thriller at Eden Park, Auckland. The United States recorded their first win as they beat Russia, and reigning champions South Africa and host’s New Zealand sustain their dominance in their … [Read more...]
The 2011 Rugby World Cup is only a week old! Everyone has played at least one game but which of the coaches will be the happy hooker and who will feel they are in the sin bin? The tournament got off to a cracking start with a stunning opening ceremony in Auckland with a choir of 400 … [Read more...]
It’s the championships all young players dream of winning, the place all tennis fans want to be in the last week of June and first week of July. Wimbledon is one of the top sports venues in the world – but there are many other places for sports fans to visit and be inspired, in … [Read more...]
The 2011 Rugby World Cup is now taking place in New Zealand and we have some key info if you're in the USA and would like to watch some of the matches. According to the official website: Rugby World Cup matches will be broadcast on US network television for the first time after the … [Read more...]
With exactly one year to go until the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, organisers confirm that preparations for the Games are on track and London’s vision to host Olympic and Paralympic Games that inspire the world and acts a catalyst for lasting change, is set to become … [Read more...]
I don't know how I didn't hear about this sooner but Manchester United and Manchester City are currently on tour in the USA playing Major League Soccer teams in several major cities. Here's the full schedule: July 18th, 7pm - Man City vs. Whitecaps FC - Empire Field, Vancouver, BC July … [Read more...]
If you’re planning a golfing holiday, or even just a holiday with a bit of golf on the side, then there’s no need for you to splash the cash to go abroad – there are plenty of quality courses for golf breaks right here in Britain. Lovers of the sport are often put off by the unsavoury, … [Read more...]
If this video is real - then it's quite amazing. Watch David Beckham land three awesome long distant kicks on a beach somewhere. Is it real? You be the judge. Even if it's not - it's still pretty awesome. … [Read more...]
Chelsea Football Club is opening a new museum in early summer, with many new interactive features for fans and visitors. The club’s current museum will move to a 670 sq metre (7,200 sq ft) space behind the Matthew Harding stand at Stamford Bridge, the club’s home ground. It will contain a … [Read more...]
One of my favorite events in the U.K. sporting calendar is the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race. Held every year for hundreds of years, it's a rivalry that goes back centuries. It's so awesome to watch the boats plow down the Thames with the beautiful backdrop of London going by. This year, … [Read more...]
The Queue, opening in April, is Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum’s latest exhibition, exploring the traditions and history of the Wimbledon queue and offering visitors an insight into the very British queueing experience. Every year for more than a century, the Wimbledon tennis championships have … [Read more...]
If you've never watched British Rugby - then I highly recommend catching the 6 Nations Coverage on BBC America. Here's a schedule of upcoming 2011 Six Nations coverage on BBC America: England vs. 2010 Champion France (in London) - Saturday, February 26, 11:30 a.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. … [Read more...]
A motorist says David Beckham stopped and helped push his broken down car. The driver called into BBC Radio 5 Live to tell his story. … [Read more...]
Big news for folks looking forward to the London 2012 games - tickets will officially go on sale on March 15th - but this is only for UK residents. The process sounds complicated: Olympic Games tickets will be on sale for six weeks, until 26 April 2011, enabling people to consider their options … [Read more...]
An eccentric, ancient football game is played in Ashbourne, Derbyshire every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday (8-9 March in 2011). Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football is played over two eight-hour periods, the goals are 5km (3 miles) apart and there are very few rules. The teams are the Up'ards - … [Read more...]
The London 2012 Olympics are still 18 months away but the main stadium is almost done - and was built under budget, they like to add. The Prime Minister and Mayor of London recently turned on the lights in the stadium for the first time with a gaggle of school children. Here's a video of the … [Read more...]
Editor's Note: The following is an excellent guest post on just what the heck The Ashes are. One of the oldest sports being played today is the cricket; its origin can be traced back to 1600s. And the oldest tournament that people are anticipating to take place every two years is "The … [Read more...]
We've been getting this question a lot lately - where can you watch The Ashes Cricket tournament in America? It's not an easy question to answer. I did some research into cable networks and there isn't a cable or satellite network in the USA that's airing any cricket, let alone the most famous … [Read more...]
Well, it was a pile of FAIL for the English speaking world today as it was announced that England would not be hosting the 2018 World Cup and the USA would not be hosting the 2022. Russia was awarded the right to host the 2018 game. Qatar was awarded 2022. Clearly Russia bribed the right … [Read more...]
England is bidding hard to host the 2018 World Cup - it'd be awesome to have the world's greatest football match return to the home of football. Official Airline sponsor of the England 2018 big British Airways has broken out the big guns and enlisted football legend David Beckham to help with the … [Read more...]
Editor's Note: The following is a guest post on the basic of that classic English sport, Cricket. Perfect if understanding of this famous and complicated game eludes you. One of the most popular ancient games is 'cricket' which can be dated back to Tudor times in early 16th century. There is … [Read more...]
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia was started to get us back to the UK for a trip and it did that in 2009. Now, the goal is for Anglotopia to make our dreams of traveling to the UK whenever we want a reality.
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