Sunday night saw the close of what has universally been accepted as the greatest Paralympic Games of all time. With a record 2.7 million tickets being sold, and nearly all events being sold out […]
The Big Debate: An English National Anthem?
Scotland and Wales have their own sporting anthems, is it about time England ditched “God Save The Queen”?
London 2012: Whose Legacy?
The Olympics have ended, but something more important has begun. It’s been mentioned on this website, and was even afforded a Newsnight special. No sooner had the flame gone out than a whole new competition […]
Leeds graduates get heroes welcome
Leeds Student is very excited. A press pass has been arranged, and we might get to touch a Brownlee. Having pushed my way through the excitable crowds gathered in Millennium Square and into the press […]
London 2012: 'The Greatest Show on Earth'
Eternally branded as ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’, the London Olympics needed its greatest stars to perform to emphasize this claim – and empathically, they did. Just as Euro 2012 benefitted from some stellar performances […]
A Generation Inspired
LS Sport’s Ben Morris reflects on a memorable fortnight… I find myself in a dark place. Struck, dumbfounded, by a haunting sense of post-Olympic blues. Despite this, the past two weeks have redefined what it […]
Go For The Gold! Our Top 10 Shiny Styles
As the games draw to a close and we tally up all those golds, fashion is taking note and getting in on the final bit of action. Giving us the cue never to settle for […]
Leeds graduates triumph in Triathlon
Two University of Leeds graduates have triumphed in the Olympic final of the Mens’ Triathlon. Alistair Brownlee, who graduated from Leeds in 2009 claimed the Gold, whilst his younger brother and History graduate Jonny Brownlee, […]
Get Your Game On! Shop Our Great Britannia Round Up
Jumping the hurdles that come with online-shopping, we’ve picked out the best of the reds, the whites and the blues, for you to look the part for the team.
Top Five Olympic Reads
With Team GB finally storming the medal table, the British public are seeing gold- and what better time to pick up an Olympic read from our selection of the best sporting autobiographies past and present. […]