The opening game of the season for Leeds’ Netball 4s was a challenging one to say the least, as the Northumbria 3s took an undefeatable stand against our Gryphons. It was all seemingly equal from […]
The World Applauds Ennis-Hill as She Bows out of Sport
Thursday October 13th marked the day that British legend, Jessica Ennis-Hill, retired from Athletics following an inspirational career on, and off, the track. After so many ups and downs, from injury prior to Beijing 2008 […]
Athletes on the Defence over Drug Allegations
2016 seems to have been a revealing year for drug scandals in the sporting world. From Lance Armstrong’s prolonged cheating, to the exposure of the Russian Olympic squad, will athletes ever learn to stay clean? […]
Sport Membership Prices Slashed for all Students
Leeds University, or University of the year 2017 as some may boast, has already proved its dominance in the field of higher education. With its three entrepreneurial awards and 90% student satisfaction rates, could it […]
Whitlock Makes History: Team GB's Greatest living Gymnast
Over the last few days, it is safe to say that Britain was glued to their television screens by the utterly superhuman skills of the men’s artistic gymnastics. Max Whitlock, 23, became Great Britain’s first […]
Million milestone for London Marathon
FROM athletes running Rio 2016 qualifying times to those that choose to run 26.2 miles dressed as dinosaurs. The vast diversity of all runners in the London Marathon are what makes it a truly uniting event […]
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 […]
Leeds Athletics team made of Steel
THE Leeds University Athletics team was one of many Northern universities to compete in the Steel Cup Competition on Wednesday. Other competitors such as Leeds Beckett, Sheffield Hallam and Loughborough promised a day of tough rivalry […]
Is Instagram Perfection Dominating our Lives?
There is little doubt that the Instagram hype, rife in our generation, has created a digital environment of competition and comparison. The Gryphon discusses the detrimental effects that powerful social media applications like Instagram can […]
Gryphons Come Close Against Stong Sheffield Side
Women’s Netball University of Leeds 3rds 36 – 44 Sheffield Hallam 2nds LEEDS were always going to be in for a challenge, facing top-of-the-league Sheffield Hallam, who were spearheaded by a feisty attack and immaculate […]
Leeds Batter York in Rugby Thriller
YORK suffered a crushing defeat against Leeds women on Wednesday afternoon. Due to Leeds’ dominant possession and their strong attack from the outset, York were in for a tough game. Straight after kick-off, the ball was […]
Entertaining Match Christens New Pitch
DESPITE beating Loughborough in last year’s BUCS competition, it was always going to be a challenge for Leeds competing against a team two leagues above. With an evening push-back and favourable playing conditions, Loughborough set […]