Like the rest of the world, sports people are facing the question of whether or not to take the Covid-19 vaccine. Sports and leagues have had differing responses both in uptake and what to do with those who choose to stay unvaccianted. As the global pandemic situation intensifies once again, the pressure for sports people…
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T20 Cricket World Cup overview
The T20 cricket World Cup is in full flow, this week marks the end of the Super 12 phase of the tournament and the start of the knockouts. The four semi-final teams have been decided: England, Australia, Pakistan and New Zealand. The first semi-final will see England face New Zealand, a repeat of the 2019…
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England vs Sri Lanka: T20 World Cup Review
England proved their class once again to overcome a resilient Sri Lanka in Sharjah in another fantastic game in this T20 World Cup. This victory was quite simply down to the sheer brilliance of Jos Buttler, who tonight became the first Englishman to score an International century in all three formats. Sri Lanka proved to…
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England vs Australia: T20 World Cup review
England produced an incredible team performance as they dismantled Australia for their third win of the tournament. England were better in all facets of the game in Dubai as they smashed their way to a convincing eight wicket win. England won the toss and chose to field first, an unsurprising call due to their ability…
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Tyson Fury: Heavyweight Champion who has defeated more than just his opponents
Tyson Fury marked another step on his sensational redemption story by beating Deontay Wilder to defend his world heavyweight title. The ‘Gypsy King’ won the trilogy against his American opponent in a fight that lived up to the hype. It wasn’t always the glamour of the Las Vegas stage for Fury. In 2015, he defeated…
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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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T20 Cricket World Cup: England vs West Indies review
England began their bid to win the t20 World Cup in the UAE in sensational style by smashing reigning champions West Indies in Dubai by six wickets. Their victory margin tells just half the story as the West Indies limped to 55 all out. Thanks largely to a man of the match performance from Mooen…
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Meet your Sports Executives for the 2021/22
The Sports Executives role is “to support and represent all of our sports clubs”. They are important people to be able to contact throughout the year for those who are joining sports clubs at UEA. A number of them explained their role and what they are looking forward to most for the upcoming year. The…
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Emma Raducanu the teenage sensation
Raducanu has had a meteoric rise to fame. She has gone from playing in the same event as UEA’s Number One at the end of May to being the first qualifier ever to win a grand slam less than four months later. She was ranked outside the top 300 for Wimbledon and was ranked only…
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