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Tonga given rugby red card
Tonga’s rugby league team has been banned from competing at Test level – meaning it will be unable to take part in this year’s World Cup. Today, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), based in Lausanne (Switzerland) has dismissed the appeal filed by Tonga,... read more »
Fantastic Mr Foxx
From humble beginnings playing piano as a young Baptist in a small Texas city, to becoming one of the most treasured performers in the world today, Jamie Foxx is a remarkable man. Here he talks to Sorted about the role his faith has played... read more »
Football faces a harsh reality
Let’s not pretend that greed isn’t a driving force for all top-flight football clubs in England. It is – and it always has been. And, while we’re at it, lets not over-inflate the importance of fans to the big clubs. For the avoidance of doubt,... read more »
In death, kind words emerge
What a shame it is that we only seem able to say good things about a famous person when they have died – not while they are still breathing. The death of the Duke of Edinburgh is one such instance. For more than a week there... read more »
Sitting on a vinyl gold mine?
Long before the days of iTunes, Spotify, CDs and cassettes, there was something called a vinyl record. There were three types – a 78, 45 or 33 – and these discs captured and reproduced the music of the day to the delight of millions. And... read more »
Heroes of the Faith...
Born into a working-class family, Michael Faraday went on to become a giant of the nineteenth-century scientific world. Writing for Sorted, the author J John examines the man, his life and his many achievements. THE EXTRAORDINARY life of Michael Faraday, perhaps the greatest scientist of... read more »
Clapton is full of surprises
Sometimes the unexpected things life throws at us can put a big smile on our faces. And that was certainly case when – listening to an Eric Clapton song from his album Pilgrim, released back in 1989 – I found one of our most incredibly... read more »
Church 'purity' set to grow
While the number of adult Americans attending church has fallen below 50 per cent of the population for the first time in more than a century – one leading UK academic believes the slump will be beneficial ‘in the long term’. Church membership across the... read more »
Kids get mum's intelligence
If today’s Daily Mirror newspaper is to be believed, there is likely to be an almighty roar going up any time soon – as millions of children around the UK celebrate an important revelation. For, according to the red top, the kids inherit their... read more »
Lockdown blues hit gamblers
While the COVID-19 crisis has been a global tragedy, spare a special thought for gambling addicts – men and women confined to their homes for long periods and forced to watch an endless stream of adverts produced by betting companies. For many thousands of gamblers... read more »