AFTER England’s diabolical performance at the Cricket World Cup last year, Coach Trevor Bayliss insisted his side would embrace the new, fearless brand of one-day cricket proving to be so successful for other nations. Since then, […]
Sheffield End Volleyball’s Unbeaten Run
Women’s Volleyball University of Leeds 0 – 3 Sheffield Hallam Leeds’ brave women’s volleyball recorded their first loss of the season at yhe Gryphon Sports Centre, leaving their conquerors from Sheffield Hallam as the sole […]
China's football revolution rolls on
HAVING previously qualified for just a solitary World Cup in 2002, one may be forgiven for thinking that China have rarely, if ever, imposed themselves on the global footballing stage. As a whole, the European […]
Athletes on track for success
THE first of the 60m heats kicked off the first day of the BUCS Championships at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield last Friday as Leeds’ Anna Short and Chloe Boomer took to the […]
BUCS Results Round-Up
American Football 1sts 14-21 Manchester Met 1sts Badminton 1sts (W) 2-6 Loughborough 1sts Basketball 1sts (M) 62-64 Northumbria 3rds Basketball 2nds (M) 53-75 Newcastle 2nds Basketball 3rds (M) 29-47 Bradford 2nds Fencing 1sts (W) 124-109 Aberdeen […]
Badminton Crowned League Champions
Men’s Badminton: University of Leeds 8 – 0 University of Newcastle Leeds earn promotion with win over Newcastle Team win all eight games THE 2nd team of the University of Leeds’ men’s Badminton squad attained […]
They ken run, but they can't cheat
EVER since twelve FIFA officials were arrested in Zurich in April 2015, the world of sport has been relentlessly plagued with allegations of corruption scandals, betting fraud and cheating. It is unsurprising that the media […]
The Gryphon Meets Philip Hobbs
ALTHOUGH I haven’t yet met Balthazar King, one day I hope I will get the opportunity to share a carrot with a horse that epitomises the sport of National Hunt racing. Horses may all look […]
Clinched in the flick of time
LEEDS men hockey first team needed penalty flicks to edge past a tough Newcastle side and book a quarter-final place in the trophy cup on a wet evening at Weetwood Park. The Gryphons were forced […]
The Gryphon talks Sport with BBC Sports Editor Gareth Jones
The Gryphon’s Nancy Gillen talks to Gareth Jones at BBC Sport at Leeds about how the city has evolved into a hub for elite sport over the past year and reveals what exciting events the […]
Rhinos’ Rocky Start Continues
LEEDS Rhinos’ title defence is not going to plan. Following their narrow 10-12 defeat against Warrington Wolves at Headingley, they headed to Widnes hoping to get some points on the board. However, their opponents had other […]
The Inspirational Life of Nigel Owens
Nigel Owens is a fantastic referee. As every ardent rugby fan will surely agree, one cannot help but release an audible sigh of relief when finding that their highly-anticipated ‘big game’ is in fact going […]