As the last round of group matches got under way at the FIFA World Cup, Ste Topping rounds up the talking points from a busy day in Brazil and looks ahead to an English goodbye. […]
Sport | France Blaise past Switzerland whilst Costa Rica complete Italian job
Well, it’s official, England are out of the World Cup. It came a bit earlier than expected but the good news is that either Italy or Uruguay will be joining us. After Friday’s results only […]
Sport | Colombia continue to impress but can Italy do us a favour?
Okay so the England boys didn’t perform, but let’s be honest no one really expected them too, so instead of beating ourselves up about the ifs, buts and maybes let’s focus on the rest of […]
Sport | Everything you need to know about Brazil 2014 so far
With the first round of group matches coming to a close, there have already been some significant shocks and controversial highlights to whet our footballing appetites for the remainder of the group stage. Group A […]
Sport | England vs Italy Review
Despite a brave performance, England came up short against Italy in Manaus, Alex Bowmer reviews the action. The first half began brightly, with Raheem Sterling seemingly hitting the top corner with a rasping 30-yard drive […]
Travel | Italian interrail inspiration – a Leeds student's guide
With only three months to go until the glorious student summer begins, starting to plan travel arrangements is an entirely necessary form of procrastination. A popular idea is InterRailing around Europe, essentially buying a one […]
Sport | Six Nations – Triple crown in sight for England
One of the most exciting Six Nations for many years enters its fourth and penultimate round this week, with Ireland hosting Italy at the Aviva Stadium as they attempt to rekindle their championship hopes, Scotland hosting France […]
Sport – Six Nations – Home nations flourish as England set up triple crown showdown
England – Ireland England put in an industrious performance to end Irish hopes of a grand slam with 13-10 defeat of Ireland. England’s victory also opens this years competition wide open in what was also Brian O’driscoll’s […]
Sport | Six Nations Triple Crown – Can England stop Ireland?
This weekend sees the third round of the RBS Six Nations, with England hosting unbeaten Ireland at Twickenham, Scotland travelling to Italy’s Stadio Olimpico to attempt to salvage something from a terrible start, while Wales are looking […]
News | Amanda Knox retrial begins
The retrial over the murder of Leeds University student Meredith Kercher begun this week in Florence, Italy. Kercher was found stabbed to death in 2007 whilst on a year abroad in the Italian town of […]
Six Nations 2013 round-up
LS Sport’s Calum Gunning casts his expert eye over the 2013 Six Nations. So another year’s Six Nations tournament has come and gone. It set new records for the fewest points and tries scored, poor […]
Who will take Six Nations crown?
We’re at that time again- the end of January is near, the snow has piled up and people’s chilly days are only brightened with the possibility of seeing a slip on the ice. For rugby […]