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Sport

SMITH ON SONG IN VARSITY VICTORY

SMITH ON SONG IN VARSITY VICTORY May 7th, 2009
Jason Epstein, Sports Editor

University of Manchester 3 – 1 Manchester Metropolitan University PHYSICAL… After some tasty early tackles, MMU wilted FOR ALL its subtleties and intricacies, football is a simple game; it’s about putting the ball in the other team’s goal, and there can be no finer exponent of that art in university [Full Article]

VARSITY WOMEN ROUT RIVALS

VARSITY WOMEN ROUT RIVALS May 7th, 2009
Ben Henderson

University of Manchester 7 - 1 Manchester Metropolitan University THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER Women’s First XI showed their pedigree in a 7-1 rout over rivals Manchester Metropolitan University in the inaugural varsity fixture between the two. CONTROL… Manchester were superior in all areas of the match Manchester approached the match [Full Article]

IPSWICH WILL PUT KEANE IN HIS PLACE – OR SUFFER FOR IT

IPSWICH WILL PUT KEANE IN HIS PLACE – OR SUFFER FOR IT May 7th, 2009
Matt Nixon, Sports Editor

ROY KEANE is back. Football wouldn’t have been the same without him – but after months out of the game, the fact he has taken a job so soon, so far from home, and so far below the pinnacle of the game, shows it is Keane who needs football more [Full Article]



BORING BOB MUST GO

BORING BOB MUST GO May 7th, 2009
Jason Epstein, Sports Editor

ONCE UPON a time Bob Willis was an exciting fast bowler who ripped through the Australians at Headingley in 1981 to turn the Ashes in England’s favour. Thanks to his illustrious test career, we now have to endure the grumpiest man in English cricket all over Sky’s coverage of [Full Article]

BRAINS AND BRAWN CATCH BIG BOYS NAPPING

BRAINS AND BRAWN CATCH BIG BOYS NAPPING May 7th, 2009
Liam Blackburn

THE START of the season is the only time when all teams in a sport start on the same points and many commentators describe it as a “level playing field”. The reality of course is far different. Bar a few irregularities, the season coming is usually dictated by those [Full Article]

MANCHESTER’S WEST INDIAN HERO

MANCHESTER’S WEST INDIAN HERO April 27th, 2009
Jason Epstein, Sports Editor

WHEN SIR FRANK Worrell broke through the glass ceiling to become the first permanent black captain of the West Indies cricket team, a small pocket of Lancashire would have been as proud as any Caribbean island. Worrell, who was born in Barbados and died in Jamaica, was truly a man [Full Article]



THAT WAS THE SEASON THAT WAS…

THAT WAS THE SEASON THAT WAS… April 27th, 2009
Matt Nixon, Sports Editor

AS THE University sporting calendar winds down, and while the winter sports’ shouting subsides to be replaced by the more sedate sound of the cricketers’ leather on willow, it is time to reflect on the stories of the season, a staggering five sides completing a perfect record in the regular [Full Article]

ENGLISH CLUBS AT ROME’S GATES

ENGLISH CLUBS AT ROME’S GATES April 27th, 2009
Liam Blackburn

ON 27th MAY, a Premier League side will represent England in the Champions League final for the fifth consecutive season. Rome may even play host to another all-Anglo final and there is no reason why the Eternal City will be the last stop for England’s golden era on the continent. [Full Article]

HIGH HOPES FOR VARSITY FOOTBALL

HIGH HOPES FOR VARSITY FOOTBALL April 27th, 2009
Ben Henderson

THIS WEDNESDAY, “Varsity” will be the word on everyone’s lips, as football is the next sport to embrace the trend. Following the popularity of the Varsity rugby encounters, the one-off fixture at Edgeley Park, Stockport, has plenty riding on it as the friendly rivalry between the two universities is set [Full Article]



FRENCH FOOTBALL FLOUNDERING

FRENCH FOOTBALL FLOUNDERING April 27th, 2009
Charles Davies, European Football Correspondent

ONE OF the longest hegemonies in European football looks as though it is coming to an end. After seven consecutive titles it seems that finally Lyon are not going to win the league. In fact, they might not even qualify for the Champions League. Just like the Premier League’s relegation [Full Article]

LIONS LACK ROAR

LIONS LACK ROAR April 27th, 2009
Matt Nixon, Sports Editor

IT WAS fairly controversial… but not very interesting. Ian McGeechan’s British and Irish Lions squad selection for the summer tour to South Africa was announced last Tuesday in a blaze of indifference as the wildcard names were as uninspiring as you could imagine. No Danny Cipriani – that was to [Full Article]

PATHETIC PFA LEAVE OUT LAMPARD

PATHETIC PFA LEAVE OUT LAMPARD April 24th, 2009
Jason Epstein, Sports Editor

THE PFA Player of the Year nominees list reads like a nine-year-old Manchester United supporter has drawn it up. In fact, no fewer than five of the six candidates come from the Old Trafford club. While Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand have been imperious this season, Cristiano Ronaldo has fallen [Full Article]



SEASON OF THE STAND-IN

SEASON OF THE STAND-IN April 24th, 2009
Matt Nixon, Sports Editor

THIS SEASON in the Guinness Premiership has been the season of the understudy. And it surely gives rugby fans something to think about – who are their club’s most valuable assets, the frontline internationals or the hardy reservists who wait for their chance? BREAKTHROUGH… Dave Walder’s cameo sparked a Wasps [Full Article]

UNITED’S TWIN TYROS

UNITED’S TWIN TYROS April 24th, 2009
Elizabeth Sharma

UNDERSTANDABLY SHIELDED from the press by Manchester United due to their tender age of 18 and obstructed by a language barrier that is proving difficult to break down, the Da Silva twins had remained relatively unknown – until now. There is nothing ostentatious about the attractive detached house that [Full Article]

KP ANSWER TO THREE CONUNDRUM

KP ANSWER TO THREE CONUNDRUM April 24th, 2009
Jason Epstein, Sports Editor

ENGLISH CRICKET has fallen victim to its own conservatism for centuries. If England are to win back the Ashes, they must forsake caution. The selectors must pick the best team, not the team that they wish were the best, and the captain has to accept that in the search for [Full Article]



SOD THE REF, NEXT GOAL’S THE WINNER

SOD THE REF, NEXT GOAL’S THE WINNER March 16th, 2009
Matthew Carter

ONCE UPON a time, in a land before advert breaks and time-wasting by corner flags, a land before multimillion-pound transfers and corporate hospitality, sport was governed by kiddie rules. Instead of “sports”, here they used the term “games”, and the law was anyone’s guess – usually dependant on whose ball [Full Article]

SCOUSE SCARE BRUSHED OFF

SCOUSE SCARE BRUSHED OFF March 16th, 2009
Ben Henderson

Universtity of Liverpool II 1-3 University of Manchester II AN EARLY scare from lower-league Liverpool was not enough to prevent Manchester from overhauling their Merseyside opponents, although the visitors made hard work of the win. Manchester started slowly, failing to settle on a poor surface and allowing Liverpool to dictate [Full Article]

MAKING STRIDES

MAKING STRIDES March 16th, 2009
Matt Nixon, Sports Editor

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER golf team had to settle for second place in the Christie Cup showdown at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, but if there were prizes awarded for attire, they were undisputed winners. PURPLE AND LOUD… Manchester’s James Pearson sporting the world’s finest trousers Living up to [Full Article]



TERROR TURNS ITS GUN ON SPORT

TERROR TURNS ITS GUN ON SPORT March 16th, 2009
Liam Blackburn

CRICKET AND politics have had a turbulent relationship down the years. Think apartheid in South Africa, Mugabe and his cronies in Zimbabwe and now, following the recent attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, terrorism on the sub-continent. It is a scary thought that those currently dictating the future of [Full Article]

MANCHESTER’S FATE STILL IN THEIR HANDS

MANCHESTER’S FATE STILL IN THEIR HANDS March 17th, 2009
Matt Nixon, Sports Editor

University of Liverpool 18-22 University of Manchester LAST WEDNESDAY wasn’t just about the Christie Cup. Manchester’s fourth team, struggling to avoid relegation from BUCS Northern Conference 2A, faced up to a Liverpool second team who had already beaten them in the league this season in a match that was given [Full Article]

Katy Perry @ Academy 1, 25/02/09

Katy Perry @ Academy 1, 25/02/09 May 7th, 2009
Eoghan Bennett

IT IS obvious from the mix of schoolchildren, middle-aged couples and student types who are waiting outside Academy 1 to see self-styled pop oddball Katy Perry that this is going to be no ordinary gig. Normality is left at the door, as Perry picks up the baton marked “bizarre” to [Full Article]



AND THE WINNERS ARE...

AND THE WINNERS ARE... May 11th, 2009
Matt Nixon

Last Friday saw the Athletic Union hold its annual awards night. Student Direct reveals the winners. [Full Article]

VALIANT MANCHESTER DENIED SUPERB SCALP

VALIANT MANCHESTER DENIED SUPERB SCALP March 19th, 2009
James Gorman

University of Manchester 3rds 3-7 University of Liverpool 1sts MANCHESTER MEN’S 3rd team went down seven points to three against The University of Liverpool 1sts, in what was an enthralling encounter, with only two games proving to be the difference between a loss and a draw. Liverpool were sitting top [Full Article]

MANCHESTER WARM UP FOR HIGHLAND FLING

MANCHESTER WARM UP FOR HIGHLAND FLING March 17th, 2009
Jason Epstein, Sports Editor

University of Liverpool Ist XI 2-3 University of Manchester Ist XI CONTEST… Manchester were made to work for their win IT MAY not be the most important piece of silverware the University’s men’s football team will ever win, but an exciting 3-2 victory ensured Manchester enjoyed their Christie Cup outing [Full Article]