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After a big boom in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, there was a big rise in the number of spectators for Wheelchair Rugby. In 2020, Great Britain won gold in Tokyo which Finn Lusty believes gave the sport a massive boost. “In 2020 in Tokyo we won gold which then gave us a lot […]
Flag football has been announced as a new sport for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. It’s been announced alongside 4 other sports that will also debut in 2028 which include Cricket, lacrosse, softball-baseball and squash. For those who aren’t quite familiar with the sport, it is a non-contact version of American football. All players […]
Laura Wetzker is a female épée fencer currently studying in Germany and competing for the German national team and Bayer Leverkusen. The young athlete is coming off winning to two gold medals at German national tournaments, and gave an insight on her disciple and goals for the future. After winning two gold medals in the […]
The greatest Tour de France sprinter of all time, Mark Cavendish has decided to go round one more time to try and break Eddie Merx record which he matched two years prior. Cavendish, 38, was all set for the 2023 Tour de France to be his last having already announced his retirement and was going […]
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Cheltenham parkrun is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month, as hundreds of runners prepare to take part in Saturday morning’s race. The run is over 5km, and takes part at Pittville Park every Saturday morning at 9.A.M. The run welcomes participants of all ages and abilities, and has become a big part of the local […]
The 15th edition of the Hockey Men’s World Cup gets underway on Friday, January 13 in Bhubaneswar, India. All games will be played at the Kalinga stadium with Argentina taking on South Africa in the first game of the competition. Host nation India start campaign against world number eight Spain. But the highlight of the […]
The weekends’ racing saw a competitive Tolworth, a big-priced winner in the Veterans’ Chase and another runner added to Mullins’ Cheltenham army over at Naas. Tahmuras enhanced his chances for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle as he won the Grade One Tolworth Novices’ Hurdle, in testing ground at Sandown Park. Racing keen early on, Tahmuras sat […]
NUEL’s 2022 Winter finals took place this past weekend, and it was the first LAN event for national University Esports since the pandemic. The experience of playing in front of live crowds is much different than playing from the comfort of your own home, in front of a stream, and for many of the players […]
De Montfort University won both of the UK’s finals this past weekend, with their least convincing performance taking place at Confetti X in Nottingham, where they played in front of the first live audience NUEL finals after the pandemic. The win qualifies De Montfort for the Amazon University Esports Masters in 2023, a potential route […]