Update (22/01/2021): The National League North and South have been suspended for two weeks after a majority of clubs backed ‘option three’. The National League season is in doubt after more than a dozen clubs announced their support for suspending the 2020/21 campaign. The National League Board is expected to...
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Two National Hockey League (NHL) games will be played along the southern shore of North America’s largest alpine lake next month. The NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe will showcase a match between the Colorado Avalanche and the Vegas Golden Knights on February 20. A day later, the Boston Bruins and...
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Thanks to a shutout performance by Spencer Knight, Team USA upset Canada 2-0 in the final of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championships earlier this week. The tournament, held behind-closed-doors in Canada, marks another milestone for several NHL draftees – each with a bright future ahead of them. The final,...
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Several factors have combined during the offseason to intoxicate me to the extent that I hold this article’s headline to be true: the Toronto Maple Leafs are Canada’s best hockey team. That, of course, doesn’t necessarily mean the Leafs are going to win the North Division… although they probably should....
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Amid mounting speculation, Greg Vanney was unveiled as the LA Galaxy’s new head coach earlier this week. The former-USMNT defender, who made 193 league appearances for the Galaxy, replaces Guillermo Barros Schelotto at Dignity Health Sports Park. Vanney’s appointment ends three months of interim management in Los Angeles, marking the...
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Update: 18/01/2021 | Phil Neville has resigned from his position as manager of the English Women’s National Team, paving the way for him to join MLS franchise Inter Miami. The FA is set to appoint an interim boss this week, bridging the gap until Sarina Wiegman takes charge after the Olympic...
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‘Ones to Watch’ is a limited series about sportspeople who Boar Sport writers expect to enjoy success in 2021. In our second article, Luke James picks-out six prospective ice hockey stars. Last month, I wrote about ice hockey’s sluggish recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Although the National Hockey League (NHL)...
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‘Ones to Watch’ is a limited series about young sportspeople that Boar Sport writers expect to enjoy success in 2021. In our first article, Luke James identifies three footballers who will be hoping to compete at the Qatar World Cup. The postponement of EURO 2020 has created an unprecedented time...
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After months of planning and conjecture, it has finally been revealed that the National Hockey League (NHL) will return on Wednesday 13 January, 2021. The decision provides clarity to organisations across the league and gives prospective Seattle Kraken fans a shot in the arm ahead of the expansion draft in...
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My Boar Sport Christmas wish is for British ice hockey to make a strong return in 2021. I arrived at Warwick almost three years ago and the thing I have come to love the most about my time at university is the number of sport teams on our doorstep. On...
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Basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo has signed a contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks worth a reported $228.2m (£170.1m) – the most lucrative deal in NBA history. Antetokounmpo, twice named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, has agreed a five-year deal with the Wisconsin team, which will see him stay with the Bucks...
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Paul Holleran’s Leamington FC will hope to spring a cup upset this afternoon, as they travel to North Wales to face Wrexham AFC in the FA Trophy. The Brakes are unbeaten in ten matches and secured their place in the third round of the competition with a 5-0 win over...
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Nikita Mazepin had the luxury of starting the final weekend of the Formula 2 season knowing he had already secured a seat in F1. The Russian driver, still just 21-years-old, was unveiled last week as part of Haas’ driver set-up for next season; as a result, he had nothing to...
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