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In the Bleak Midwinter: Thomas Greens Insight Into an Athletes Winter Trials

The winter is certainly a tough time for athletes to dig in and expose themselves to the hardships of mother nature. The bitter cold winds sweeping uncomfortably up the shorts, numb hands suffering from peripheral shutdown, hailstorms, sleet, early darkness. All these factors are a tough test for…

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Monday 9th January 2012

Sports Personality Award 2011 – Haven’t you Forgotten the Women?

When you make it past the soap-like drama of the back pages and into the reports on sports aside from football, rugby and cricket it is rare to read about women athletes. When articles do arise it is usually hailing their success on a world stage. Therefore the…

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Friday 6th January 2012

January Sales: What to expect from Forest.

The New Year is upon us and with it comes the opportunity for the football clubs of the UK to dip their toes back into the transfer market. With a chronic lack of goals and a string of losses, Forest manager Steve Cotterill has been told that if…

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Friday 6th January 2012

Premier League 2011/12: The Relegation Battle

Standing at the halfway point of what is turning out to be one of the most wonderfully unpredictable seasons in Premier League history, five sides have less reason than most to be enjoying themselves. For fans of Blackburn and Bolton, realistic hopes of improving on last season have…

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Saturday 24th December 2011

British Prevail at BAMMA 8

Saturday 10th December saw the 8th instalment of the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA) return to Nottingham’s Capital FM Arena. The card boasted 7 fights on the under card, and 4 on the main card that were to go out live on television. While the undercard…

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Sunday 18th December 2011

Familiar faces battle for Europe’s most prestigious prize: The Ballon d’Or

FIFA have cut down their provincial 25 man shortlist to just three in their final preparations for the Ballon d’Or World Footballer of the Year ceremony that will take place in Zurich on January 9th of next year. Christiano Ronaldo, 26, Lionel Messi, 24, and his Barcelona team…

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Wednesday 14th December 2011

Impact’s Rugby World Cup Review

Coach of the Tournament: Whilst an obvious choice would be Graham Henry for successfully steering New Zealand to a World Cup under the pressure of the ‘Choke-O-Meter’, the wealth he has at his disposal must be remembered. Therefore we have chosen Warren Gatland, who inspired the Welsh to…

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Monday 12th December 2011

The Twelfth Man

“I’ve played here as an opposition and a home player”, Jon Walters explained after Stoke City’s defeat of Besiktas at the Britannia Stadium in this season’s Europa League, “The fans really get behind us…that cliché about them being the twelfth man is true”. Lauded as the ‘lifeblood of…

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Friday 9th December 2011

Addiction is Damnation

 With the Olympic Games in London only 9 months away, there has been a lot of talk about who will be appearing at the Games. Usain Bolt, Chris Hoy, and Tom Daley are names that will be mentioned countless times over the coming months. However personalities such as…

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Wednesday 7th December 2011

Euro 2012 Draw Review: What To Expect.

Finally, after travelling thousands of miles to the bleakness of Montenegro and Wales and yet another tedious UEFA draw, England have finally found out who lies in their path to glory in Euro 2012. Optimistic to say the least but surely we can’t fare any worse than we…

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