WITH a strong performance against automatic promotion contenders Derby, Leeds United finished the year on a high, extending their unbeaten run to 6 games and taking 8 points from their last 4 games. The recent good […]
Cellino Caught up in Camera Controversy
LEEDS United owner Massimo Cellino had controversially banned Sky Sports cameras from Elland Road ahead of yesterday’s Championship fixture against second place Derby County. Although he ended up doing a U-turn on this decision, the Italian […]
2015 – A Look at the Good and Bad for Sport
2015 has been yet another eventful year in sport. The Gryphon looks at who’s had a successful year, and who’s had one to forget. Good year for: Footballing teams of the Home Nations Wales, Ireland, […]
Cook’s Lions Ready to Pounce on Rebuilding South Africa
AFTER a disappointing tour of the UAE, a resurgent England travel to South Africa looking to take advantage of a demoralised, underperforming and rebuilding number one test team in the world. Despite losing their most recent […]
Jose Mourinho – Third Time Unlucky
ONE of the most famous faces in the world of sport was sacked, again, by Chelsea last week. The self-proclaimed ‘special one’ at Chelsea, the ‘only one’ at Real Madrid, showed the pitfalls of being […]
Should the Premier League Introduce a Winter Break?
STRICTLY speaking, Premier League footballers aren’t supposed to be tucking into the turkey too much come Christmas Day, nor is there the option to go overboard on the wine. In many respects, the ‘merry’ is […]
A Neighbouring Affair – A Welshman's Perspective
With the draw for the group stages of the European 2016 Championships having taken place last Friday, debut Gryphon writer and Welshman James Felton reviews what prospects his national team have against neighbouring opponents Englandand […]
Perfect Send-Off for Hsien-Hsu
LEEDS gave the perfect send-off to Jen Hsien-Hsu with a comfortable 3-0 win over Lancaster seeing them remain top of the league. Hsien-Hsu, who has offered six years of dedicated service to the club, couldn’t […]
Gryphons Grind to a Stalemate
LEEDS’ men’s football 1st team held out for a 0 – 0 draw against Liverpool John Moores on Wednesday, in a match that was achingly stagnant and gruellingly physical. It was a match that ground to […]
Beckett Attack Too Much for Gryphons
Men’s Hockey University of Leeds 1sts 1 – 3 Beckett 1sts UNI’s hockey men’s 1sts lost 3-1 away to local rivals Beckett despite an attacking second-half display, in a match watched by two-time Ashes-winning cricket […]
Last-Minute Pain for Leeds Netball
Women’s Netball University of Leeds 1sts 35 – 36 Liverpool 1sts LEEDS netball 1sts agonisingly missed the opportunity to close the gap between them and first-place Liverpool 1sts as a tense end saw the latter edge […]
Muay Thai to Shine
LEEDS Muay Thai society have an exciting weekend coming up. On Saturday 5 December, a number of fighters from the University of Leeds are fighting in the Art of War 2015, hosted by the University […]