Luke James

Blue sky thinking explains Coventry City’s stadium plans

Coventry City and the University of Warwick have announced a partnership that would see the club build a new stadium on land provided by the University. Zarah Sultana, the MP for Coventry South, has expressed her support for the project, suggesting that the proposed stadium “could provide a real boost...
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Posted Jul. 27, 2020

Yamaha launches remote cheering system in Japan

Yamaha’s remote cheering system, ‘Remote Cheerer powered by SoundUD’, is being rolled-out across 26 football clubs across Japan, as the Japanese FA (JFA) aims to develop a new way of watching sports in an era of behind closed-doors fixtures. Yamaha’s ‘Remote Cheerer’ enables spectators to tap ‘support buttons’ on their...
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Posted Jul. 25, 2020

BREAKING: Coventry City announce campus stadium plans

Coventry City FC and the University of Warwick have announced plans to construct a new stadium on “the agricultural field area” on the University’s “main campus”. An exact site for the new stadium has not yet been agreed by the Club and University. The Sky Blues “will own and be...
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Posted Jul. 21, 2020

Matty Godden: “I felt like I was going to score every game”

Coventry City’s promotion to the Championship came amid a backdrop of global uncertainty. With the League One season on hold amid the Covid-19 pandemic, players endured what seemed like an endless wait as clubs jostled to determine how the standings would be decided. Matty Godden, a summer arrival from Peterborough...
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Posted Jul. 21, 2020

Ice Hockey: EIHL sets provisional timetable for 2020/21

The Elite Ice Hockey League has issued a provisional timetable for the competition’s return, with the league planning to open the 2020/21 season on 5-6 December. Under the Elite League’s plan, the regular season is expected to conclude on the weekend of 1-2 May. Playoff Finals Weekend is currently scheduled...
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Posted Jul. 15, 2020

Mugello awarded Formula 1 debut, Russian GP confirmed

Formula 1 has announced that Italy’s Mugello circuit has been added to the 2020 season calendar. On 10 June, F1 bosses confirmed that the Tuscan Grand Prix and the Russian Grand Prix had been added to the 2020 schedule, bringing the number of  declared events to 10. The Tuscan Grand...
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Posted Jul. 15, 2020

CAS overturn Manchester City’s Champions League ban

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has overturned Manchester City’s ban from UEFA competitions, meaning the club will be able to compete in the Champions League next season. City’s fine has also been reduced from £25 million to £10 million. The decision to reverse UEFA’s original decision to ban...
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Posted Jul. 13, 2020

Signing season continues as the EIHL prepares for 2020/21

The future of the Elite Ice Hockey League remains relatively uncertain. EIHL bosses are yet to set a date for the league’s return, but despite mounting incertitude across the league, several clubs have already made a splash in the market. Last season’s runners-up, the Sheffield Steelers have been by far...
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Posted Jul. 13, 2020

MLS is Back: Enough sandwich chat, welcome to Orlando

It’s been 121 days since the last Major League Soccer (MLS) match. Thankfully, football – of the association variety – returns to American shores in the small hours of tomorrow morning. The MLS is Back Tournament has arrived, soccer’s road to recovery is almost complete. The MLS is Back Tournament...
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Posted Jul. 8, 2020

Wasps Netball: Hannah Knights announces retirement

Wasps Netball captain Hannah Knights has announced her retirement from the sport – calling time on a fifteen-year Netball Superleague career. Knights has been a title-winning captain on four occasions, with both the Surrey Storm and Wasps. Knights lifted her first Superleague title with Storm in 2014, starting a run...
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Posted Jul. 6, 2020

Austrian GP: Valtteri Bottas wins dramatic Formula 1 season opener

Valtteri Bottas secured victory in the opening race of the Formula 1 season, leading from start to finish at the Austrian Grand Prix. In a chaotic end to the race, Lewis Hamilton was awarded a five-seconded penalty, allowing Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris to leap into second and third, respectively....
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Posted Jul. 5, 2020

Wilson Kipsang handed four-year anti-doping ban

Wilson Kipsang, a former marathon world record holder, has been banned for four years for anti-doping violations. World Athletics said that the two-time London Marathon winner had missed four “whereabouts appointments” between April 2018 and 2019. World Athletics guidelines stipulate that three failures within 12 months results in an automatic...
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Posted Jul. 5, 2020

Werder Bremen held by Heidenheim in relegation playoff

Werder Bremen captain Niklas Moisander was sent-off in his side’s goalless draw against FC Heidenheim in the first leg of the Bundesliga relegation play-off. Bremen will travel to Voith Arena on 6 July with their league status on the line. After spending a season in the doldrums, it took a...
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Posted Jul. 2, 2020