Greg Landon, Correspondent (Sport) Week seven of the season is now in the books and the huge gaps in quality between certain teams are only getting wider. Here is our review of the weekend’s action, from the soaring 7-0 Chiefs to the lowly 0-7 Jaguars and everything in between. Thursday night’s matchup predictably saw the Seahawks win an NFC West showdown with Cardinals, largely thanks to Russell Wilson’s three touchdown throws. In the early […]
Steve Lambert Editor (Sport) Ex-England Captain Rio Ferdinand and current England manager Roy Hodgson have joined the Football Association Commission in an attempt to improve the current squad that is looking forward to the World Cup finals next year in Brazil. Hodgson, who has a wealth of managerial experience, will provide a valuable asset in the attempt to improve the national squad to a level where they could become a genuine challenger for the European […]
Mark Green, Correspondent (Sport) The debate for goal-line technology has become the number one subject of debate amongst German football fans this weekend. The match between 1899 Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen was overshadowed by a ‘freak’ goal where Bayer striker Stefan Kießling was awarded a goal when the ball didn’t go in. Hoffenheim fans were left stunned when referee Felix Brych awarded the goal after the header had gone wide and yet the ball ended […]
Ben Campbell, Correspondent (Sport) Since taking over the mantle as the poster girl of British cycling from Victoria Pendleton at London 2012, Laura Trott has gone from strength to strength and now stands as one of the most influential British sportswoman. This past week, Trott took to the track in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, to cement her place as Britain’s strongest female cyclist, taking home two gold medals to follow up on her outstanding double […]
Tomas Kuckailis, Correspondent (Travel) Do you like partying til dawn? Or maybe your biggest desire is a perfect beach atmosphere? Interested? Then you must experience the vibe of Playa del Carmen! Situated in the south-west coast of Mexico Playa del Carmen is also a part of the state of Quintana Roo. The city is known as a small charming fishing area. It is also one of the most popular dive destinations in the world. Since […]
Nathan Alder Correspondent (Sport) Australia’s eight-match limited overs tour of India sparked into life after a record breaking run chase by the hosts levelled the one day series at one a piece, leaving the travellers stunned going into the third clash in Mohali in two days’ time. The tour started off poorly for the Australians as they were comprehensively beaten in the first and only Twenty20 match of the series. India won the game […]
Joshua Peacock, Correspondent (Sport) SEPANG — Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa finally beat teammate Marc Marquez in Malaysia as the Honda pair dominated in Sepang. Revenge was surely on the Spaniard’s mind after a controversial collision between the pair had ended Pedrosa’s race last time out in Aragon. After dictating the practice sessions of the weekend, Pedrosa seemed likely to take pole position but slumped to fifth after a disappointing qualifying. With Marquez on pole […]
Nathan Alder, Correspondent (Sport) The penultimate race of the Grand Prix calendar was marred by the spectacular, yet horrific, crash of four-time series champion Dario Franchitti, whose final lap incident left the Scottish driver with two fractured vertebrae and a fractured right ankle. The remarkable footage of the incident shows how Takuma Sato, racing for A.J. Foyt Racing lost control while going through the high speed turn five. As a result Franchitti’s car collided […]
Steve Lambert, Editor (Sport) With a short international break ahead of us, last weekend saw the last of the top flight action for a couple of weeks and it did not disappoint. With possibly the shock result of the season, coupled with some great matches elsewhere, the league is shaping up to be the most surprising one yet. Arsenal managed to gain the top spot in the league but did not do so emphatically, […]
Greg Landon, Correspondent (Sport) Week six of the NFL season has come and gone, and things are really starting to heat up. The trade deadline has now passed, several teams have already had their bye weeks, and an early playoff picture is starting to take shape. The week started on Thursday night as usual, with an unusually resurgent Cleveland Browns. Last week’s hero, QB Brian Hoyer was injured early, but Brandon Weeden, the early […]
