This round of matches delivered the same results as the respective fixtures last year, yet the final day drama of last year was not quite matched in this years second round. Predictably after all the […]
Beckett edge rugby thriller
Both Leeds University and Beckett produced excellent performances in a high intensity, high quality and high scoring match, which ultimately saw Beckett achieve a 7 point victory, 41-34. After an even first few minutes in […]
Stage set for Six Nations spectacle
There are few arenas more intimidating or spectacular than Cardiff’s Millenium Stadium on a wintery Friday night, but such a colosseum of noise, passion and hostility is what awaits an injury-stricken England in the 2015 […]
Clinical springboks outsmart inept England
Criticism has deservedly avoided Stuart Lancaster over his three year tenure, however performances and results similar to the last two weeks’ will ultimately lead to increased scrutiny. In truth the performances since half time against […]
Autumn Tests await
November 8 will perhaps be the biggest match yet for Stuart Lancaster’s England Rugby Union side, as they go up against New Zealand at Twickenham. It is fair to suggest that the Six Nations decider […]
New European era brings familiar scenes for Munster
The European Champions Cup may be an entirely new competition, but for Munster it must have seemed like déjà vu. The first game of the new completion for the Irish province ended as countless European matches had […]
St Helens win Grand Final after Flower madness costs Wigan dearly
After 27 league rounds and the play offs, the last pair standing of St Helens and Wigan Warriors fought it out in rugby league’s showpiece event at Old Trafford on Saturday night. The intensity and […]
Rugby Union: Aviva Premiership starts to take shape after early rounds
The Aviva Premiership is now five rounds in and the early matches have certainly thrown up plenty of exciting rugby and many shocks. There has been some predictably strong performances from the pre-season favourites and some […]
McGinley’s Men Aim for Another Medinah Miracle
The Ryder Cup returns this weekend at Gleneagles golf course, Scotland, with Europe looking for a third successive victory over their rivals from across the pond. After the extraordinary scenes on the final day two […]
Sport | Rugby Union poised for Premiership return
The rugby world’s eyes have been diverted away from the men’s game recently as the Women’s World Cup in France took centre stage and for winners England the wait for glory finally ended after four […]
Science | 800,000 year old footprints found near Norwich
The town of Happisburgh, 15 miles from Norwich, now boasts the oldest evidence of human existence ever found outside Africa. A total of 50 footprints found on a beach exposed for only hours whilst the […]
Science | #sharkatrack: tweeting sharks to save lives
They are commonly portrayed as the oceans’ deadly killing machines, responsible for savaging beach goers and terrifying sun bathers, but thanks to twitter you can now literally “follow” over 300 sharks off the Australian west […]