Sport Archive
1st March 2019
Serena Williams cartoon cleared of racism, deemed “offensive”
The Serena Williams cartoon that circulated after her US Open final loss has been cleared of racism and continues to divide opinions
1st March 2019
United get a point against Liverpool despite four first half injuries
James Owen takes a look at one of the Premier League’s most anticipated matches, as the in-form Manchester United hosted top of the table Liverpool
1st March 2019
UoM’s women’s hockey and men’s lacrosse sides both ease past opposition
The Men’s fencing team progressed to the final of their cup as they move onto an eight-game winning streak
1st March 2019
James DeGale announces retirement after UD loss to Chris Eubank Jr
Eubank Jr won the vacant IBO super-middleweight belt and will be hoping to secure a fight for one of the four major belts
1st March 2019
England’s Women on course for Grand Slam in the Six Nations
Only Italy and Scotland stand in the way of a 14th Grand Slam
1st March 2019
England’s five day failures and short form successes
Harry Deacon analyses the Windies series so far and how the English set up is fairing in preparation for a huge summer of cricket
22nd February 2019
F1 testing underway as Hamilton expects a tougher Ferrari challenge
The six-time world champion Hamilton expects an even stronger Ferrari challenge
22nd February 2019
The fractions of the NBA in the Warriors era of basketball
Luca Mariani dives down the NBA’s standings, and examines why some teams can’t compete with the Golden State Warriors
22nd February 2019
Eight-time world squash champion Nicol David will retire at season’s end
David has a remarkable 83% win rate on tour being victorious in 567 of her 680 games
22nd February 2019
Liverpool in home stalemate with Bayern Munich
The first leg of the Champions League final-16 saw Liverpool face a 0-0 draw against Bayern Munich as both sides efforts were deemed ‘average’ by Jurgen Klopp
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22nd February 2019
Comeback Kings: City secure dramatic Schalke win
Late goals from Leroy Sané and Raheem Sterling rescued the Citizens from a potentially embarrassing result
22nd February 2019
United bounce back with comfortable Chelsea win in FA Cup
Solskjær’s United came out 2-0 winners with goals from Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba
22nd February 2019
University sport round-up: Women’s Futsal 9-1 winners
The University of Manchester has tonnes of sports teams, find out how they fared against some of their rivals
15th February 2019
Squat, bench, deadlift: Meet the Powerlifting Society
Meet the society tackling the gender imbalance in strength sports to build an all-star team to take to University Championships
14th February 2019
Champions League preview: Manchester City
February marks the much anticipated return of the Champions League, Manchester City will be desperately trying to reach the final this season
14th February 2019
Kyler Murray: to MLB or not to MLB
Murray has announced he will be leaving the Oakland A’s to pursue a career in the NFL
14th February 2019
England win marred by homophobia
West Indies bowler Shannon Gabriel allegedly asked Root ‘why are you smiling? Do you like boys?’
14th February 2019
Manchester United handed “reality check” against PSG in the Champions League
In a game of contrast for two French stars, PSG striker Kylian Mbappe scored, and United midfielder Paul Pogba was given his marching orders
14th February 2019
Spurs cruise past Borussia Dortmund
Heung-min Son was among the scorers as Spurs seemed not to miss Harry Kane’s goalscoring ability
14th February 2019
Six Nations: England thrash France
With England’s next game being Wales in Cardiff, the fixtures remain tough for the red rose