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From ‘Flow Kingz’ to Superstar: A New Kid on the Block?

By Jonny Garwood Despite a storied career at Nottingham Forest, Leeds United and Manchester City, and having once been held as an up and coming prospect, in English football, the…

Have Golden State Lost their Warrior Status

By Charlie Batten The Golden State Warriors have been a dominant force in the NBA since the 2014-15 season, but now they find themselves with the worst record in the…

Wilder vs Fury 2: A Review

By Roxanne Wright The second fight between Tyson Fury, “The Gypsy King”, and Deontay Wilder, “The Bronze Bomber”, finally happened and it did not disappoint! Talk of the Wilder versus…

Sussex Mohawks: Victory in Edinburgh

By Tatenda Mombo 19th Seeded Sussex Mohawks, Storm Scotland, come home with the Gold! Who are the Sussex Mohawks you ask? Only one of the most successful sports societies on…

Man City’s UEFA Ban: Explained

By Robert Barrie As UEFA finally clamp down on Manchester City’s mysterious accounts, it is the footballing implications for the club that are alarming. The Aguero moment. The 100 point…

EFL Cup Preview: Aston Villa v Manchester City

By Charlie Batten It’s been a rocky season for both Manchester City and Aston Villa with City arguably losing the title race by Christmas and Aston Villa struggling in 17th…

Australian Open 2020: A Recap

By Max Kilham Tennis is back, and the first major competition of the year certainly did not disappoint. The Australian Open, a competition blessed with a rich history, provided tennis…

Saracens Salary Scandal

By Jed Sexton In the last five seasons Saracens RFC have won four domestic league titles, three European cups and one domestic cup. This level of dominance in club rugby…

A Review of the First ATP Cup

By Max Kilham In July 2018, former Association of Tennis Professionals executive chairman Chris Kermode announced plans to introduce the ‘ATP Cup.’ This year, the first ever champions were Serbia,…

New Year, New Societies

By Charlie Batten You may be thinking you missed your chance to get involved in societies and now you’re in your room bored all the time. Well fear not, Refreshers…

Kobe Bryant: NBA legend passes away in Helicopter accident

A man of legend; a legacy left behind. In the basketball world, there are few greater and few with the recognition and statistical records of a man of the name…

UEFA: Racism in the ranks?

By Will Day – staff writer Monday October 4th, is a day that Tyrone Mings will never forget. His international debut, a day that should have been one of the…

Whitehawk FC nominated in the sports awards 2019

By Patrick Isitt In their final home game before the Sussex Sports Awards on Friday, Whitehawk FC comfortably saw off Whitstable Town in a 3-0 victory at The Enclosed Ground.…

First Man To Run a Marathon Under Two Hours

By Sonaili Vasta Marathon history was made on Saturday the 12th when Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge became the first person to run a sub two-hour marathon. Kipchoge crossed the finish line…

VAR: Shambles or a System in need of Time?

By Max Kilham V-A-R. From one week to another these simple consecutive letters cause polar opposites for fans across Europe. Either complete and utter misery, or pure elation. The system,…

A Hint of English Success – Rugby World Cup 2019

By Jed Sexton “It was embarrassing. It won’t go on the mantelpiece at home.” These were the words muttered by Joe Launchbury upon being awarded the man of the match…

Andy Murray is back! (Nearly)

By Max Kilham The results we have been seeing the past fortnight from three-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one in tennis Andy Murray are a far cry…

Arthur Wharton – Britain’s forgotten great?

By Will Day Arthur Wharton led an utterly remarkable life, his achievements in an era rife with racism should see him revered with iconic status, yet his story has largely…

Figure Skating Season 2019/2020

Melissa Rosalind White – sports sub-editor The new figure skating season started in July, and things are starting to heat up in the month leading up to the Grand Prix…

Rugby World Cup 2019: All the Action

By Josh Burton What is the rugby world cup? The Rugby World Cup; the biggest international stage for rugby is well underway in Japan. So far, there has been all…