Coventry Blaze have announced that Canadian defenceman Justin Hamonic has signed a two-year contract extension with the club. Blaze head coach Danny Stewart has praised Hamonic’s commitment to ice hockey, asserting that the 26-year-old was vital to Coventry’s success last season. Prior to his arrival in the West Midlands, Hamonic...
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Manchester United winger Tahith Chong has joined Bundesliga outfit Werder Bremen on a season-long loan. The 20-year-old Dutchman signed a two-year contract extension in March, tying his future to the Red Devils until at least June 2022. The Netherlands Under-21 international signed for United in 2016. Since departing Feyenoord, Chong...
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Mercedes dominated Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas eight-tenths clear of Max Verstappen’s Red Bull. Hamilton was 0.287 seconds faster than Bottas in the second session, although Bottas led the first practice by 0.039 seconds. Verstappen was 0.821 seconds behind in third. Hamilton...
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Coventry Blaze captain Drew Schiestel has agreed to return to the Skydome Arena for the 2020/21 Elite League season. It will be Scheiestel’s second season with the Blaze, after arriving in Coventry from the Cardiff Devils last year. Head Coach Danny Stewart said, “Getting our Captain back was an integral...
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Student accommodation at the University of Warwick and University of Birmingham will be used to house competitors during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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The prospect of being able to complete this season’s Champions League seemed remote just two months ago. With Europe gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, news of the decision to curtail the Ligue 1 season was widely regarded as being the death knell of the European football season. The situation has...
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Leamington FC Chairman Jim Scott has admitted that the Brakes are “massively indebted” to its supporters after the ‘Boost Your Club’ scheme raised in excess of the £30,000 target set by the National League North outfit. Proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to ensure that Leamington’s Community Stadium meets...
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Liverpool City Council has announced t will be unable to host the rescheduled Special Olympics GB National Summer Games in 2022. The decision to postpone the 2021 games was made in late May, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but having explored all the options for the Games to take place...
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Andy Murray has speculated that more top players could follow Ashleigh Barty in pulling out of next month’s US Open because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The Grand Slam is set to take place behind closed doors from 31 August to 13 September at Flushing Meadows in New York....
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Coventry Blaze have completed the signing of netminder C.J. Motte. The 28-year-old American shot stopper returns to the Blaze after a successful start to his Coventry career last season. The 6’0” St. Clair, MI native arrived in Coventry just before the turn of the year, upholding a 92.68% save-percentage. Motte...
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The Tokyo Olympics was postponed, EURO 2020 will instead be played in 2021 and the FA Cup final is to be contested this evening. 2020 has been the worst year in sporting history, campaigns have been curtailed, suspended and voided. Perhaps the Stanley Cup Playoffs could save the day? With...
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Mikel Arteta’s ascent from apprentice to master has been swift. The significance of Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Manchester City in the semi-final of the FA Cup will not have gone unnoticed in Spain. Despite starting the campaign as his assistant, Arteta led the Gunners to the unlikeliest of scalps against...
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Luke James reviews the latest Netflix hit, with Will Ferrell starring as an Icelandic singer trying to win the Eurovision song contest.
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