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Varsity 2010: Keynes FC Thrash Christchurch 8:1
Keynes F.C beat the Canterbury Christ Church University 6th team 8-1 in the March 10th Varsity football match. Keynes controlled possession throughout the first half and managed to go 3-0 up before the break. Simon Newton opened the scoring for Keynes from just outside the penalty area with a well placed shot into the bottom left hand corner of the Christ Church goal. read more
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England Through to Hockey World Cup Semi's
England have made it through to the Semi Finals of the Men's Hockey World Cup, in Delhi. Despite losing their 100% start to the championships when they lost 2.0 to Spain on Monday, England, along with Australia, have qualified to the next stage. England started the group stage on top form, beating rivals Australia 3.2. They then went on to crush South Africa 6.4, with two penalty corners scored by Richard Mantell, and a further five field goals scored by Moore, Jackson, Catlin and Mackay. read more
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AMA Championship Success for Karate Scholar
After finishing in second place at the JKS Championships at the end of last year, Mohammad Avanaki has gone from strength to strength and has recently achieved greater success at one of the sporting highlights on the karate calendar. Mohammad finished fifth at the AMA International Karate Championships. There were 15 countries involved in the competition, with competitors coming from nations as far as the USA, Iran and Japan. The one day championship was held in Sheffield, the location of the BUCS Championships this month. read more
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England Stun Egypt
Tonight saw international football matches take place across the globe, with nations preparing for the World Cup getting some much needed tasters for things to come. read more
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Varsity 2010: The Heat is On!
In just one week’s time, sports teams from the University of Kent and Canterbury Christchurch will go head to head in the biggest sporting event of the year in Canterbury – Varsity! In every sport, from netball to hockey, from cricket to football, athletes across both universities are working hard to give their university the bragging rights. 26 fixtures will be played next Wednesday, whilst 5 more will be played before this date. Wednesdays are always busy days for sport at Kent, but the 10th March will be frantic. The following teams will be taking part in this year’s Varsity: read more
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Winter Olympics: Roundup
There was finally something to cheer about from a British perspective at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver after 27 year old Amy Williams, claimed a stunning gold medal in the women’s skeleton, an event that only lasts roughly 54 seconds per run (or in Williams case, a track record of 53.68 seconds) , but has the potential to reach speeds of up to 90mph and is generally considered one of the most dangerous sports around, with the competitors head only inches away from the solid ice. read more
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BUCS to cycle 2000 miles to Mali for Right to Play Month
British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) is set to raise £2500 for sport for development charity, Right to Play, by cycling 2000 miles to the heart of Africa. Staff at BUCS, the national organisation for higher education sport in the UK, will be sharing the miles from their head office in London to raise money for this year’s Right To Play Month. Last year, BUCS, its universities and Right To Play raised over £200,000 by swimming, cycling, running and playing sport to give thousands of disadvantaged children around the world access to sport and play. read more
