Chiefs Pull Away to Seal Top Spot Exeter Chiefs 40-21 Northampton Saints (21-21) Exeter Chiefs secured top spot in the Gallagher Premiership table as they scored six tries to power past Northampton Saints with a clinical second-half performance. Saints failed to score a point in the second half, but were guaranteed a place in the […]
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The Long Game, Sport’s Fallen Prodigies: Cricket
In this first instalment of The Long Game – a new mini-series for Online Sport – Michael Rudling looks at three cricket ‘prodigies’ whose outstanding natural ability and potential left fans expecting more.
VAR: A Blessing or a Curse?
With the Premier League set to welcome VAR for the 2019-20 season, Ed Alexander considers its possible threat to the beautiful game.
#6th Place – Where Do Manchester United Go From Here?
After finishing 2018-19 with a 6th place league finish and defeat at home to Cardiff on the final day of the season, Manchester United are seemingly floundering once again – despite the Solskjaer’s medium-lived honeymoon phase. Sport writer Rhodri Evans takes a diagnostic look at the club.
West Indies Shrug Off Average Tag In Second Test
With the conclusion of the second Test Match of three in the Caribbean between the West Indies and England, many questions have been raised over the quality of this England side. Especially when that same squad came into the series off the back of an away whitewash, 3-0, in Sri Lanka and a flattering but […]
Report: Jason’s 202* Holds England to the sword to give West Indies 1-0 lead
West Indies 289 (Hetmyer 81*, Anderson 5-46) and 415 for 6 dec (Holder 202*, Dowrich 116*) beat England 77 (Roach 5-17) and 246 (Burns 84, Chase 8-60) by 381 runs Selection blunder leaves toothless England to hard yards in the field. Local boys: Jason Holder, Kemar Roach, Shane Dowrich and Roston Chase shine as the West Indies subjected […]
Sink or Swim vs Swans
EUAFC is a club brimming with optimism ahead of the second-half of the season. We caught up with Matt James and Owen Jones ahead of the restart of the BUCS season this month to talk about their ambitions for the remaining games. The 1s were promoted last season and currently sit three points off fourth […]
Exeter Marathon to Return in May
The Exeter marathon is set to return on Sunday the 19th of May, under the organisation of Exeter City Community Trust. The marathon is said to be aimed at runners of different abilities. The trust claims that ‘it is ideal for those wanting to compete in a marathon for the first time’ or ‘perfect for […]
Racism In Football
There is a memorable scene in the baseball film 42. Starting with a father and son watching a 1947 MLB game from the stands, they reminisce about old games and discuss what is to come: the archetypal father and son scenario. When African-American player Jackie Robinson walks out (played by Chadwick Boseman), the mood changes. […]
“Allez! Allez! Allez!” – Delving into the origins of this new chanting craze
“We’ve conquered all of Europe, we’re never gonna stop…” – and they haven’t. The defeat to Real Madrid in Kyiv may have ended Liverpool’s Champions League dream, but it did very little to quell they’re love of the chant they coined during their sensational run to the final. Now it seems every set of fans […]