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A quick guide to the Armitage Centre

If you’re looking to get fit this semester, here are some of the things you can enjoy at the Armitage, including classes and team sports

Get Involved: University of Manchester Gaelic Athletic Club

Here’s your chance to hear more about the Irish tradition of Gaelic football, and how you can get involved with it at university

A United Perspective: Everton in the FA Cup

Louis van Gaal managed to pull a great result out the bag for Manchester United, as they saw off Everton in the semi-finals of the FA Cup

Sport in the City: Manchester Thunder

There’s more to sport in Manchester than City and United: this week we highlight Manchester Thunder Netball

The University of Manchester’s Ultimate Frisbee Club

The University’s Ultimate Frisbee club secured three Universe Points and a Silver Medal

Sport in the City: The Chill Factore

There’s more to sport in Manchester than City and United: this week we highlight Chill Factore

Sport is becoming a bit of a dope

Will Kelly suggests its the administrators of sporting organisations that really need those performance enhancing drugs…

Sport in the City: The Fifth Manchester ‘Christmas Pudding 5 Mile Dash’

There’s more to sport in Manchester than City and United: With this week’s spotlight on the Fifth Manchester Christmas Pudding 5 Mile Dash

Why it’s time to crack down on the touts

Luke Williams on why touting tickets is not legitimate capitalism and is in fact damaging the entertainment industry

SPORTLIGHT: University of Manchester’s Rowing

SPORTLIGHT aims to give an insight into a whole range of sports teams across the University of Manchester; this week, we have rowing!

SPORTLIGHT: The University of Manchester’s Lacrosse

Sportlight is a weekly feature, highlighting one sport available at the university, and showing how you can get involved at different levels of the sport. This week, the spotlight is on lacrosse

Sport in the City: Manchester Giants Basketball Club

There’s more to sport in Manchester than City and United: with this week’s spotlight on the Manchester Giants Basketball Club

Depression in sport: Defeating the stigma

Will Kelly reflects on the recent Fifpro survey, indicating that depression in professional football is widespread

‘Purple and Proud’ – Women’s and Men’s rugby record stunning victories at Varsity 2015

Toby Webb reports on another brilliant night for UoM rugby

Sport in the City: Fitness and Fight Festival

There’s more to sport in Manchester than City and United: With this week’s spotlight on the Fitness and Fight Festival

“Wrestling isn’t real,” you say?

Ben Farren ponders the quasi-sport, quasi-television drama that is wrestling, and busts the myth that just because it’s fictional, it isn’t real

SPORTICIPATE: The Launch

Harry Newton informs you of the exciting launch event from SPORTICIPATE on Saturday the 10th of October

Sitting volleyball: Your sporting SOS

Perhaps you already have an idea of what clubs you will be signing up to, or maybe you are waiting to be impressed at the fairs; but what about sitting volleyball

Fitness beauty fixes

Whether you spin, lift or Zumba your way to fitness, the athletic lifestyle can take it’s toll on your beauty regime. With a few simple tweaks nothing will ever get in the way of your workout sesh again

There’s more to Manchester than United and City

Liam Kelly looks ahead to an exciting year of sport in Manchester