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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

F1: McLaren Woes, Wehrlein Returns, Ferrari Challenge

With the season just around the corner, Jack Greeney delves into the world of Formula 1 again

BBC Sport U:SAY Application

Ever wanted to see more behind the scenes of the BBC Sport, and have your voice heard? You can sign up to be part of their pool

The 1973 suffragettes of women’s football and the future of the sport

The National Football Museum held the ‘Suffragettes in Football’ event on the 7th of March, where female football pioneers talked about their experience with football

2017 Formula 1 Season Preview: New Excitement

Jack Greeney looks ahead to the start of the new season of Formula 1 and the radical rule changes which seek to inject some excitement back into the sport

Gary Neville plans to open a university

The former footballer, alongside brother, Ryan, and Paul Scholes, are in talks with Lancaster University to open new sites across Manchester

Northumbria University fined for caffeine test

Two students were hospitalised after given a caffeine dose equivalent to 300 cups of coffee in a non-risk assessed test

A student life: the quidditch player

We spoke to Livi Dickinson about being a quidditch player at university

Should doping be legalised?

With many modern athletes gaining an advantage from doping, James Blower discusses whether legalising doping should be an option

Pro-Wrestling from a Different Angle

Reporter Joe Murphy had a VIP ticket to part of the National British Wrestling Festival, and this is how get got on