Tag Archives: cricket

Glamorgan and 50-over cricket triumph against the odds

Posted on August 26, 2021 by weltchmedia

Our senior consultant and long-time Glamorgan cricket supporter, Andrew Weltch, looks at an unusual victory in an unusual year. The summer of 2021 has been a very strange one for cricket in England and Wales. And I’m not talking about … Continue reading →

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Three reasons to sponsor women’s sport

Posted on September 4, 2017 by weltchmedia

Women’s sport is on the rise, and it offers great opportunities for sponsorship. In the UK this year [2017] we’ve seen the success of women’s Super League cricket, the continuing growth of women’s soccer, England reaching the final of the … Continue reading →

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Women’s sport – it’s serious, but we’re glad it’s still fun

Posted on September 13, 2015 by weltchmedia

Women’s sport seems to have hit new heights – in Britain at least – in 2015.

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As Sky Sports’ new Formula 1 channel goes live, we wonder – why were people so upset?

Posted on March 9, 2012 by weltchmedia | Leave a comment

Twitter user protests – I am not a freaking cricket match!

Posted on November 29, 2010 by weltchmedia

We’ve written before about the power of social media to thrust fame upon people, even when they don’t seek it.

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Sporting heroes? Yes, they do exist

Posted on November 18, 2010 by andrewweltch

The word “hero” is used all too freely by sports journalists – usually wrongly. But there are real heroes in sport, and one candidate for that description was in Cardiff last night – former Zimbabwe cricketer Henry Olonga, who publicly … Continue reading →

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Why are sports bosses so scared of social media?

Posted on August 25, 2010 by andrewweltch

England’s cricketers are the latest professional athletes to face the prospect of a ban from social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. It seems a drastic measure, and one which will upset the many followers of players such as Graham Swann and Kevin Pietersen, but sports organisations do seem particularly scared of social media. Continue reading →

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England – world sport’s stateless nation

Posted on July 19, 2010 by weltchmedia

England may be a world power in several sports, but unlike its rivals – whether it’s Australia in cricket, New Zealand in rugby union (an ambitious claim to rivalry, we admit) or Germany Slovenia in soccer – it lacks real … Continue reading →

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