On Sunday 12 October, I was one of 18,154 fans in attendance at the Hill Dickinson Stadium as Everton welcomed Manchester United in the Women’s Super League – the very first time Everton’s women had played at the all-new venue. This latest achievement is testament to those female players past...
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From bathrobe-wearing teddy bears to peanuts dressed in skiwear, Jellycats are pretty adorable. Founded in London in 1999, the company experienced steady growth during its first two decades of operation, selling a limited range of classic soft toy designs, including bears and rabbits. Then, just as the pandemic hit, the...
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Young darts sensation Beau Greaves defeated fellow prodigy Luke Littler to progress to the final of the PDC World Youth Championship on Monday. Defying a huge 107.4 average from her opponent, the 21-year-old conjured an eleven-dart break of throw in the deciding leg to become the first-ever woman to reach...
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Coventry Blaze bounced back from a dreadful Saturday showing with a 2-1 win at home to Glasgow Clan on Sunday evening. Goals from Grayson Constable and Grant Mismash gave the Blaze a cushion to defend heading into the final period, during which an early response from Brett Neumann just wasn’t...
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A group of 15 Ukrainian war heroes have recently participated in a groundbreaking leadership programme at Warwick Business School. The five-day Veterans Leadership Programme, which took place in September, was designed to help equip participants with the skills needed to aid Ukraine’s post-war recovery. Its curriculum combined academic expertise with...
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At long last, it seems the city of Paris is realising its potential as a powerhouse in the footballing world. Capitalising just as much on the city’s abundance of young, homegrown talent as their immense Qatari coffers, Paris Saint-Germain finally put an end to their lengthy pursuit of a first...
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Situated in the heart of England’s beautiful Midlands, Warwick is just a stone’s throw away from an abundance of professional and semi-professional sports teams. If you don’t fancy forking out hundreds of pounds on top of your tuition fees to access sport on campus, then make sure to check out...
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Coventry Blaze’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals of this year’s Challenge Cup were dashed by a 3-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Panthers on Sunday evening. Matthew Marcinew’s early go-ahead goal and an eventual man-of-the-match display from goaltender Kevin Carr was enough for the visitors to carry a lead deep...
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Last week, local side Leamington FC were dumped out of this season’s FA Cup at the very first time of asking away to lower-league Alvechurch. After a cagey opening hour, Paul Holleran’s side capitulated within the space of ten second-half minutes thanks to a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it hat-trick from Forest Green Rovers...
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On Saturday, local side Coventry City battled to a more-than-deserved 1-1 draw at home to Norwich City to extend their unbeaten start to the new Sky Bet Championship campaign. After Danish forward Mathias Kvistgaarden had put the visitors in front early on, the Sky Blues dominated the vast majority of...
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Local ice hockey outfit Coventry Blaze wrapped up their preparations for the new Elite League season with a 3-2 win over Guildford Flames on Sunday, in no small part thanks to the goalkeeping heroics of netminder Dershahn Stewart. The Blaze’s recently-acquired Canadian was preferred in net to usual first choice...
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Local side Leamington have made a strong start to the new Enterprise National League North campaign, with Tuesday night’s 2-1 win at home over bottom side Southport propelling them into tenth place in the table. Goals from Ant Lynn and Ewan Williams saw the Brakes overturn a 1-0 deficit to...
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Frank Lampard’s Coventry City continued their unbeaten start to the new campaign with an enthralling 5-3 win away at Derby County on Saturday afternoon. Goals from Bobby Thomas, Haji Wright, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Ephron Mason-Clark, and Victor Torp ensured that the Sky Blues left Pride Park with all three points, building...
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