Bridge
I hadn’t realised quite what a thriving bridge scene Manchester has until spending a weekend there recently. I went with…
Bridge
Imagine going to a golf tournament and finding yourself competing against Rory McIlroy; or a tennis match and facing Roger…
Bridge
Omar Sharif did so much for bridge. He inspired countless others through his own devotion to the game (‘Acting is…
Bridge
I had no idea until last week that Burt Lancaster was a passionate bridge player. I found out after meeting…
Bridge
Captaining a bridge team in a knock-out competition can be a thankless task. Sometimes, the hardest thing of all is…
Bridge
The Hacketts are probably the best known bridge-playing family in the world. They live in Manchester but travel constantly —…
Bridge
I was lucky enough to sit next to David Gilmour of Pink Floyd at a friend’s dinner the other night.…
Bridge
I couldn’t help snorting when I came across an article in the Guardian last week (about the ongoing legal battle…
Bridge
Congratulations to the Welsh women’s team, who staged one of the most spectacular comebacks I’ve ever seen at last weekend’s…
Bridge
Bridge has always been a game of highs and lows, but what happened to Janet de Botton and her partner…
Bridge
Janet de Botton and I decided to spice things up a bit at the Young Chelsea heat of the nationwide…
Bridge
Why do men always yell at the television or keep up a running commentary while watching sport? My husband does…
Bridge
Bridge players never get bored of each other’s company for one simple reason: interesting hands are like juicy bits of…
Bridge
Before returning to Australia about a decade ago, Michael Courtney spent several years playing high-stake rubber bridge in London. Those…
Bridge
If you and your partner ever want to improve your bidding system, I can’t recommend Phil King highly enough as…
Bridge
This may sound odd, given its male-only membership, but the Portland is one of my favourite bridge clubs. I’m one…
Bridge
It’s surprising how many perfectly good bridge players lack confidence when it comes to squeeze plays. They seem to think…
Bridge
I witnessed utter carnage at the bridge table the other week. I was watching the European Champions Cup online when…
Bridge
It’s one of the burning political issues of the day: why don’t more MPs play bridge? Two weeks ago, the…
Bridge
To get good results at bridge, it’s not enough to play well — your opponents need to play badly; and…
Bridge
Forget the 5-2 diet. To lose weight the easy way, why not take up competitive bridge? I’ve just come back…
Bridge
Has Zia Mahmood cried wolf one too many times? He’s still the undisputed master of the ‘psyche’ — he has…
Bridge
There aren’t many instantly recognisable stars in the bridge world, but Andrew Robson is definitely one — as he was…
Bridge
Unlike poker, there’s not much money to be made from bridge tournaments (consider yourself lucky if you win £40 in…
Bridge
I was talking to the brilliant 27-year old Israeli player Alon Birman at the recent Brighton Congress, when suddenly there…
