A week on from Derby Day and rivalries are set to resume. This time between several of UEA’s own students. For just the second time ever, UEA MMA are hosting the Rumble in the Concrete Jungle charity event, where members from ten different UEA sports clubs will face off in the octagon to raise money…
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The pros and cons of getting behind the scenes of professional sport
Behind-the-scenes sports documentaries have taken the world by storm, becoming some of the most-watched and anticipated pieces of media in the world today. However, many question the integrity of these programmes and whether they might be too intrusive, leaving the athletes with nowhere to hide from the limelight, not even their own changing rooms. This…
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Chelsea in a state of crisis as owner Abramovich is hit by UK sanctions
Roman Abramovich, the infamous owner of Chelsea Football Club, has today been struck by a travel ban and had his full assets frozen by the UK government. This comes after the billionaire Russian oligarch was alleged by MP’s to have existing financial and personal ties with authoritarian Russian President, Vladimir Putin. Whilst Chelsea have been…
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Comment: The censorship of Peng Shuai, China’s most talked-about athlete
On 2nd November 2021, one of China’s most prominent tennis players, Peng Shuai, published a post on Weibo, a Chinese social media platform, which alleged that China’s former vice-premier, Zhang Gaoli, had sexually assaulted her three years prior. She described herself as being “very scared” during the incident, further saying, “I originally did not consent…
Sport
Women’s Rugby: a journey through 30 years
Since records were available in 2004, the UEA Women’s Rugby Union 1st XV have grown significantly, becoming one of the University’s most accomplished sports teams. Comfortably crowned Midlands 2B league champions in 04/05, an eighteen-point gap separated the Wolfpack from the next-best side, University of Nottingham 2’s. Subsequently, the club gained promotion to the Midlands…
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Enes Kanter refuses to back down in his fight for global human rights
The Boston Celtics’ Enes Kanter is making headlines not just for his performances on the court, but for his denouncement of the social injustices committed worldwide by corrupt government regimes and global conglomerates alike. Whilst a man of Turkish origin, Kanter’s Turkish passport was invalidated in 2017 after he called President Erdoğan the “Hitler of…
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Mikel Arteta – 100 games in: has his appointment been a success?
Mikel Arteta is 100 games into his tenure as Arsenal manager, and whilst his ‘process’ finally seems to be bearing the fruits of its labours, the journey to this point has been a bumpy one, to say the least. The jury remains out as to whether or not his appointment has been a success. To…
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Newcastle Takeover: Is it good for football?
To the jubilation of its supporters, Newcastle United Football Club is no longer under the gruelling ownership of the infamous Mike Ashley. Rather, the new majority shareholders of the club, owning an 80% stake and with assets totalling an estimated £350 billion, are Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). Newcastle United’s supporters may well have…
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