English football has long been a target for rich investors looking to make a quick return on their money by chasing the Premier League dream. At Leyton Orient, a club that was one penalty kick away from reaching the second tier of English football back in 2014, that dream could not be further away. The…
UEA deliver knockout blow: UEA 2 Essex 1
UEA’s Boxing Club were victorious in the sport’s return to the Derby Day schedule. With the team that won the best of three bouts being awarded the point, UEA won the first and last fight to successfully mark the first time that the sport has featured in Derby Day for several years. The first fight…
Keeling lifts UEA to victory
The UEA women’s football team produced an assured performance to claim a hard fought 2-1 victory over the University of Essex on a difficult pitch at Colney Lane. A brace from Jess Keeling either side of a scrappy Essex goal proved enough for UEA to snatch the win and that all important Derby Day point….
Confident UEA triumph in Korf
The University of East Anglia Korfball Club completed a resounding sporting double by defeating the University of Essex 12-4 in Derby Day, just 24 hours after recording only their second ever BUCS National Championships success at Sportspark. The celebrations began on Sunday when the club defeated Southampton 18-11 in the BUCS final, and continued following…
Derby Day 2017: a record-breaking win
Another Derby Day, another victory for UEA. Maybe it’s time we found a new university to face off against? On what was a fantastic day of success for UEA, it was great to see so many people getting involved in the square and so many supporters at all of the venues cheering on our sports…
Essex headbutt mars UEA football success
A headbutt from a University of Essex footballer and several incidents of bottle throwing from both universities marred what was an impressive 1-0 victory for the UEA Men’s Football 1st XI on Saturday. The match would also prove to be UEA’s clinching result on yet another successful Derby Day. The game had already concluded, when…
Derby Day 2017: The story so far
UEA head into Saturday’s Derby Day events with a slender 3-2 advantage over the University of Essex following victories in the rowing, korfball and a defeat in the equestrian event. It means UEA go into Saturday requiring 32.5 points to claim a fifth successive Derby Day title. The official timetable of events began last Sunday…
UEA ready for Derby Day
The University of East Anglia will be looking to make it five consecutive victories against the University of Essex when the two institutions meet for the 17th annual Derby Day on 11th March 2017. The competition, which first began in 2001, is a yearly sporting contest between the two universities across a range of disciplines,…
Patriots comeback seals Superbowl LI win
The New England Patriots produced a record breaking comeback against the Atlanta Falcons to win Superbowl LI last weekend. The Patriots recovered from 21-0 and 28-3 down in the contest to send the game into the first overtime Superbowl in NFL history. Running back James White scored the winning touchdown 11 minutes into the extra…
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