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A controversial decision has been made to officially include E-sports as a pilot event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The news was met with open arms by many, but not without an equal amount of push-back. One criticism originated from Gloucestershire’s Olympic silver medalist Sharron Davies who said in a response to the […]
Severn Stars travel to Manchester on Saturday after getting their third win of the season last week against benecosMavericks. Given their positions in the table, this was a shock result. The home fans were treated to a high-class performance which saw the Stars pull away from the Mavericks in the first two quarters. It finished […]
Last week saw Severn Stars get their second win of the season when they travelled up to play Team Northumbria. Despite the long break for the Commonwealth games, this meant two wins on the bounce for the Stars in the league but it will be a tough task to get three. They take on Loughborough […]
The English Commonwealth games team has a family feel to it this year as several athletes are joined by fellow family members on the Australian Gold Coast. In boxing we have Galal Yafai who has progressed into the final of the men’s light flyweight boxing competition. His two brothers Gamal and Kalid, although not […]
It was an eventful, yet successful day on the Gold Coast yesterday at the games for the home nations and the hope of medals continues today. There were disappointments and surprises at both ends of the emotional spectrum. Starting with Hockey and the England Women’s team fell just short of a chance at the gold […]
Severn Stars player Jodie Gibson and her England teammates have reached the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games after a record 54-45 win over New Zealand. The England Roses put in an outstanding performance in Australia in the early hours of Wednesday (UK time) to record their largest ever victory over the Kiwi’s. Jodie Gibson watched […]