Leamington FC’s season was declared null and void last week after National League clubs voted to end the campaign amid a funding dispute. Clubs in the National League system were asked to vote on a number of resolutions about curtailing the season after it emerged that the Department for Culture,...
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Andy Murray, a former world number one, left the Australian Open in tears in 2019 – throwing his future into doubt. Last week, Serena Williams exited Melbourne Park in similar fashion following her straight-set semi-final defeat to eventual champion Naomi Osaka. The 23-time Grand Slam champion faced standard questions during...
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Burnley Women has been reintegrated into the club by new owner Alan Pace. Pace, the former preside of MLS outfit Real Salt Lake, has set the women’s side the aim of earning promotion to the FA Women’s Championship within four years. The Clarets’ women’s side was previously operated by Burnley...
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Luke James is joined by deputy sport editor Sam Warner to discuss the implications of the Australian Open. Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic secured the singles title – but what does that mean for the GOAT race and Serena Williams’ future? Interested in writing for The Boar Sport? Join our writers’...
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“As a captain, I’ve definitely been going easier on my teammates during this year – allowing them to have more fun during practice and joke around a bit more,” Alex Petropoulos quipped as his Warwick Esports teammates prepared for eVarsity 2021. Like all things, Varsity will look different this year....
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Warwick Esports will represent the University of Warwick during an unofficial eVarsity weekend on 20-21 February. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Coventry University withdrew from all in-person sport last September, effectively cancelling Varsity 2021. However, Coventry, who are set to return to physical events at the start of the...
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Formula 1 teams have backed a motion to introduce short ‘sprint’ races at three Grands Prix this season. Specific details of the plan are yet to be finalised, but all teams gave their support to the proposal at a meeting of the F1 Commission last week. If the strategy receives...
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Luke James is joined by Toby Farmer, Mitchell Ryan, and Film editor James Palmer to discuss the Champions League round of 16 and Europa League round of 32. Every UCL tie is covered in this week’s pod, with each UEL fixture including a UK team analysed at the end of...
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp conceded the Premier League title following his side’s 3-1 defeat to Leicester on Saturday. Klopp said: “I don’t think we can close the gap. We are not worrying about the title, we are not silly.” Liverpool’s capitulation marks their fifth loss in seven games and sees...
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England Women will return to action after almost a year without a fixture with friendlies against Northern Ireland and Canada. The Lionesses are due to host Northern Ireland at St. George’s Park on Tuesday 23 February. Newly-appointed assistant coach Hege Riise will lead England for the first time, with the...
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The National Ice Hockey League (NIHL) returns tonight for the start of the Spring Cup. The Swindon Wildcats host the Sheffield Steeldogs in the tournament’s curtain-raiser, with face-off set for 18:30 in Wiltshire. Puck drop will end weeks of speculation about players’ participation in the competition, with a number of...
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Wasps Netball head coach Mel Mansfield says her squad are in great physical condition ahead of the opening weekend of action in the Vitality Netball Superleague. The Black and Gold begin their campaign on Sunday evening against the Severn Stars, before facing the Loughborough Lightning a day later. Wasps’ opening...
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Tennis star Naomi Osaka has purchased a stake in the North Carolina Courage, a professional women’s football team. The Courage, formed four years ago, compete in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the highest level of women’s football in the United States. “The women who have invested in me growing...
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