Mental health in the sporting world is something which is little spoken about. However, over the last few months, it has become a topic which has become more noticeable among the sporting headlines. Having seen Simone Biles cite mental health as the reason for pulling out of some events at...
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Sustainable living can seem like a daunting prospect but, to put it simply, it boils down to “making choices that aim to reduce our individual and collective environmental impact”. For students, this is something which can easily be pushed aside, considered too expensive and time consuming. However, as easily as...
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While knitting was once seen as an elderly activity, Sophie Hurst explores the rise of crochet.
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With a Wimbledon set in the aftermath of the pandemic, it was likely it would be a tournament like no other, and for 18-year-old Emma Raducanu it was just that. Ranking 338th in the world at the time, Raducanu had initially applied for Wimbledon in the wildcard slot and been...
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Triathlon has become a pillar of the British Olympic calendar. With the Brownlee brothers storming to the top of the podium in the past few Olympic games, it has given the sport a huge platform to be enjoyed by any Team GB supporter. Bu, with no Alistair Brownlee this year,...
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Everyone knows of someone who swears by the phrase ‘there’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing’. And while in previous years we may have looked at these people with a ghastly eye roll before taking off our wellies and walking back inside, over the last year this...
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Tipped to be a bigger celebration than Christmas this year, Easter presents a wealth of environmental problems. With each piece of chocolaty goodness comes plastic waste from wrapping and the question of production. Each year, we buy around £150m worth of Easter eggs in the UK alone, which generates an...
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After producing a 7-6(8), 3-6, 7-5 win over Dan Evans in the round of 16 of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Roger Federer failed to progress through to the semi-final after losing to Nikoloz Basilashvili in the quarterfinals. This was the second straight three-set match Federer had faced in...
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After a year and a half which has shaken up the sporting world as we know it, there could be a moment this summer where all the troubles of a past year will melt away. When the words ‘‘Welcome to the Tokyo 2021 Games’ boom around the stadium and are...
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With the last five years of American politics feeling like a rollercoaster, we are now entering into a new administration. The loud cries of Trump supporters have not made headline news since the insurrection at the Capitol on 6 January. But with Trump’s acquittal on 6 February, is the scene of...
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When a young Roger Federer took the crown for most Grand Slam titles off Pete Sampras in 2009, not even the most clued-up tennis fans could have imagined that we would find ourselves in a position where three world class players would be in such tight contention for the title....
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