By Nick Powell, Print Sport Editor Exeter City’s dismal run in League Two Play-Off Finals continued as they were thrashed by Northampton Town in a dire performance at Wembley. The Grecians made the worst possible start as they fell behind inside ten minutes, with Ryan Watson’s deflected strike beating Jonny Maxted in the bottom corner. […]
BUCS Seasons set for Delay
British University and College Sport (BUCS) have announced that most university sports leagues next season will not commence until January 2021 due to the Coronavirus outbreak. In a statement on their Website, BUCS confirmed “the majority of BUCS leagues will take place between January and April 2021.” In explaining their decision, they stated it was […]
Serve and Volley: Grand Slams Behind Closed Doors
Print Sport Editor Nick Powell takes a look at the growing debate over whether to hold the remaining tennis Grand Slams of 2020 as Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Dan Evans and Judy Murray were among the many top tennis names to give their opinion on the potential return to play. ‘Selfish’, ‘extreme’, ‘doesn’t […]
Free School Meals to Continue over Summer After Rashford Campaign
Marcus Rashford’s campaign to allow low income families in England to claim free school meal vouchers during the holidays has prompted a government U-turn. Whilst the government does not usually provide free school meals during the holidays, it had provided vouchers for the Easter holidays and half-term, but not during the Summer. After raising around […]
Which Approach is Best? Four different ways Leagues could have coped with the Coronavirus Pandemic
Nick Powell, Print Sport Editor, looks at four different approaches major football leagues have taken to their Winter seasons being halted by government Coronavirus measures. In the space of a week in mid-March, 30 European Nations halted their Football leagues with postponements ranging from up to early April to indefinite ones. Of course, no tournaments […]
City Set for Promotion Fight
Print Sport Editor Nick Powell looks at the news that Exeter City will face Colchester United for a place in the League Two play-off final For the third time in four seasons, here we are. After agonisingly missing out on the League Two play-offs last season, Exeter return to the fight for a prize that […]
Opinion – Restructuring, not restarting, needed to revive Premiership
Opinion – Restructuring, not restarting, needed to revive Premiership Print Sport Editor Nick Powell looks at financially motivated plans to restart Rugby Union’s Premiership and ways that this could be avoided. Rugby and Football are not the same. In England’s semi-final win against New Zealand at last year’s Rugby World Cup there were a total […]
Can Sport survive the financial burden of Coronavirus?
Can Sport survive the financial burden of Coronavirus? COVID-19 has had a profound effect on Sport. Print Sport Editor Nick Powell analyses the financial implications of seasons being cut short on the World of Sport. In late February, as Ireland postponed their Six Nations fixture with Italy, few could have imagined the long list of […]
A Life Without Amateur Sport
A Life Without Amateur Sport With Amateur Sport off the table for the forseeable future, Rob Hunt, James Bagby and Nick Powell look at what has been missing in a life without Amateur Sport You aren’t as fit as you think you are, Rob Hunt One thing has to be made clear: football isn’t a […]
Is There Still a Place for the Monarchy in Modern Britain?
Nick Powell delves into the recent problems faced by the Royal Family and questions whether there could be doubts over the future of the institution in the United Kingdom.