Image Credit: [@GuiseleyAFC] The Gryphon Sports Team is delighted to announce that its featured club for the 2018/19 season will be Guiseley AFC. Founded in 1909, ‘The Lions’ play at Nethermoor Park in Guiseley, in […]
Team GB’s Women’s Football team may compete at Tokyo 2020
Image Credit: [Squawka] Team GB’s Women’s football team may be able to compete at Tokyo 2020, depending on the performance of England at the Women’s World Cup in France in 2019. The four home nations […]
Where are all the Black British Football Managers?
Image Credit: [The Guardian] The Gryphon examines whether there are less opportunities available for black football managers and coaches in England. Does English football have a problem with employing black managers? Sol Campbell, winner of […]
Warrington & Wigan into Super League Grand Final
Image Credit: [Sky Sports] Warrington defeat St. Helens and Wigan blowout Castleford to reach the Super League Grand Final. St. Helens’ remarkable season fell at the penultimate hurdle as they were defeated 18-13 by Warrington […]
UFC 229 ends in Post-Fight Brawl
Image Credit: [Independent.ie] The biggest fight in UFC history ends in disgrace as a melee involving both fighters’ corners erupted. UFC 229 and its main event, Khabib Nurmagamedov vs Conor McGregor, was touted as the […]
Opening Game Defeat for Women’s Basketball After Varsity Success
Image Credit: [Cian Fox] Gryphons go down to battling defeat against Manchester Metropolitan University. It was a mixed week for the University of Leeds Women’s Basketball team, who claimed a historic Varsity victory last week, […]
The end of professional Basketball in Leeds
Image Credit: [Daily Star] The Leeds Force franchise withdrew from the British Basketball League in June, ending four years in Britain’s top-flight division. The club announced on Twitter that “It is with great sadness, we […]
Brooks and Ballance brilliance ensures Yorkshire survival
An imperious 194 and 60 from Gary Ballance, along with seven wickets from Jack Brooks in his Yorkshire swansong ensured Yorkshire ended their season with a resounding seven-wicket victory over Worcestershire to secure survival in […]
Sumptuous Sturridge saves Liverpool’s unbeaten record
Image Credit: [The Times] The game was wedded to be ‘The Battle of Salah and Hazard’ by various tabloid media outlets, but this only tells the superficial side of the football match. Saturday’s late afternoon […]
University of Leeds Break Varsity Duck with Maiden Victory
Image Credit: [Robbie Cairns] Uni Find the Magic Combination to End Thirteen Years of Hurt against Beckett. After 14 years in the wilderness, and thirteen straight Beckett victories, Leeds University were finally pronounced annual Varsity […]
Europe Win Ryder Cup in Style
Image Credit: [Sky Sports] Europe beat a star-studded US team to reclaim the Ryder Cup in Paris 17½ – 10½. This weekend witnessed Europe beat team USA 17½ – 10½ at a thrilling, but one-sided, […]
Rhinos Finish Dismal Season with a Whimper
Image Credit: [Stephen Gaunt/ Touchlinepics] A disappointing end to the season as Leeds Rhinos lose 16-17 to Toronto Wolfpack. On a dreary Friday evening, Leeds Rhinos brought the curtain down on a disappointing season with […]