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The best sporting moments of the 2010s

The best sporting moments of the 2010s

The Mancunion’s sport reporters reveal their favourite sporting moments from the past decade

Ballon d’Or 2019: A familiar face and USA’s talisman

Ballon d’Or 2019: A familiar face and USA’s talisman

This year’s Ballon d’Ors went to a two of the biggest names in football, writes Will Stonier

Manchester Sports Awards 2019: The future looks bright

Manchester Sports Awards 2019: The future looks bright

Star runner and Gorton weightlifter were among those celebrated for sporting excellence

Opinion: More must be done to tackle homophobia in sport

Opinion: More must be done to tackle homophobia in sport

With the latest ‘Rainbow Laces Campaign’ on the horizon, more must be done to tackle the problem of homophobia in the world of sport

Run Wild member awarded Young Volunteer in the North West

Run Wild member awarded Young Volunteer in the North West

Mancunion contributor, Kate MacLachlan, speaks to Run Wild member, Wilbur Chen, who recently won the Young Volunteer Award North West for his work with the society

New year, new society?

New year, new society?

Ellie Martin rounds up three of the best low cost and low commitment societies to join this semester

Changing Rugby at UoM

Changing Rugby at UoM

Mia Gair sits down with Rugby Development Intern, Lucy Simper, to find out more about her role in changing female rugby participation at the University

Sports initiations: humiliating, degrading, dangerous

Sports initiations: humiliating, degrading, dangerous

Olivia Stringer, in light of the recent death of Newcastle student Ed Farmer, suggests sports initiations are in need of a major overhaul.

University sport – what’s the deal?

University sport – what’s the deal?

Chloe Hatton takes you through the ins and outs of sport and fitness during your time at university – and how you can get involved!

Black History Month: Exploring Manchester’s influential black athletes

Black History Month: Exploring Manchester’s influential black athletes

Harry Deacon takes a look at Manchester’s rich history of black representation in sports

Manchester crowned the UK’s sporting city for 2018

Manchester crowned the UK’s sporting city for 2018

Annual ESPN rankings place the city above London and football-crazy neighbours Liverpool

Muscle loss in old age linked to damaged nerves

Muscle loss in old age linked to damaged nerves

Researchers find weaker nerve signals are associated with muscle loss but regular exercise delay such effects

Feminism and the F1 grid girls

Feminism and the F1 grid girls

On one hand is a symbolic step forward, on the other is many women left without jobs

Sánchez-Mkhitaryan: the rise of swap deals?

Sánchez-Mkhitaryan: the rise of swap deals?

Is this unusual trade about to become the norm?

It’s not too late to kick start your 2018 resolutions!

It’s not too late to kick start your 2018 resolutions!

A rundown of the sporting activities you can get involved with this semester

The Manchester Tyrants: who are they?

Taking a look at the university’s team in an ever-growing sport

“It feels like we’re moving in the right direction”

Futsal is a sport on the rise and Sam Cooper spoke with Manchester Futsal Chairman Simon Wright for his view on the state of his club and the sport as a whole

NFL Protests in Response to Trump’s Divisive Comments

Select NFL players are taking a stand by taking a knee.

Striking the right balance

Sometimes it feels like balancing your life at uni with work is impossible and there just aren’t enough hours in the day to do it all… we’re here to help

Formula 1: 2017 Season Predictions

With the new season just kicking off, Jack Greeney offers his predictions from before a single wheel has been spun