Frog tongues’ sticky properties
When mechanical engineering PhD student Alexis Noel and her supervisor David Hu watched a viral YouTube video of a frog playing the smartphone game ‘Ant Smasher’, Noel was struck with…
Fed and Davis Cups in need of changes
As Andy Murray took a deserved week off from competitive tennis, his compatriots – including his brother Jamie – were slogging it out in both Canada and Estonia, in the…
Leicester struggling to recreate magic of last year
From champions to the Championship? Table-toppers to the unthinkable? Leicester City are staring relegation in the face. Eight months ago we all marvelled at the most astonishing sporting achievement in…
Debate: Is Quidditch a sport or not?
For millions of Harry Potter fans around the world it has captivated the imagination and, for increasing numbers, provides an extra-curricular purpose. But can Quidditch, deriving from fiction, truly be…
Cook has been a faithful servant as England’s captain
Are captains born or made? In Graeme Smith’s case, it would appear to be the former. Captain of South African Cricket at a tender 22, he led his Proteas side…
Retiring Lampard will go down as one of the greats
On 2 February, Frank Lampard announced on Instagram that he was hanging up his boots after a 21-year career. Lampard noted that whilst he ‘received a number of exciting offers…
Hare and Hounds run tough at BUCS Cross Country
The annual BUCS XC races are some of the most anticipated on the University running calendar, and the Hare and Hounds never fail to send their best down South to…
Trampoline club jump for joy in this week’s round-up
The Edinburgh University Trampoline club hosted the Scottish Student Trampoline Open with Edinburgh dominating in several categories: 1st Intermediate ladies, 1st and 2nd Intervanced Ladies, 3rd Intervanced Men, 1st Advanced…