Sport Archive

Black History Month: Exploring Manchester’s influential black athletes
Harry Deacon takes a look at Manchester’s rich history of black representation in sports

Menna Fitzpatrick: In Her Own Words
Britain’s most decorated Winter Paralympian talks the logistics of skiing with 3% vision, raising the profile of snow sports, and the gulf between the Winter and Summer games.

Serena Williams and her lack of regret
The athlete did not acknowledge her claims of sexism in the Open Final

On the Loan: Manchester United Women 3-0 Sheffield United Women
The guys at On The Loan ask whether football can be enjoyed on student budget.

James Richardson: “The staple of English pundits that float around don’t really have any expertise to bring to it”
The iconic host of Football Italia talks to Sports Editor James Gill about the show and whether ex-pros or experts are better for analysis games

Anthony Joshua retains world heavyweight titles after knockout win against Povetkin
The Olympic gold medalist is now 22 fights undefeated
Manchester City in the Champions League
An in-depth look into the Citizens’ group and their chances in the competition this season
Manchester United in Europe
Sports Editor James Gill looks at Manchester United’s first European game, their group, and their chances of winning the tournament

World marathon record shattered in Berlin
Kenyan athlete Eluid Kipchoge took an incredible 78 seconds of the previous record

The Totally Football Show Live is coming to Manchester
Iconic football broadcaster James Richardson will be joined by some of the country’s finest football writers
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European golf champion murdered in Iowa
“She was a player who was heading for the very top, without a doubt.”

US Open: Serena Williams’ claim of sexism devalues the real plight of female athletes
James Gill considers how her actions overshadow a fantastic win for Naomi Osaka in New York and aid distraction from genuine gender inequality issues in sport

Manchester crowned the UK’s sporting city for 2018
Annual ESPN rankings place the city above London and football-crazy neighbours Liverpool

Alastair Cook: a cricket legend retrospective
His 147 helped lead England to a 4-1 series win

James Anderson becomes Test cricket’s most prolific fast bowler
He overtook Australian Glen McGrath by taking the final wicket of the Test series against India

MotoGP rider fired after grabbing rival’s brakes mid race
The reckless actions of Fenati could have caused a major crash

The UEFA Nations League Explained
Your simple, easy to follow guide to the UEFA Nations League

Your chance to be a reporter at the UEFA Under-17 Championships
Calling all student sport journos!

United suffer from a Sevilla lack of desire to win in the Champion’s League
“I’m tired Robbie”

City conquer a cold, wet night in Stoke
David Silva scored a brace as Pep Guardiola’s side took another stride towards the title