Matt is currently Head of Advertising and a fourth-year History student. He was previously Editor in Chief and Sport Editor.
Few sportsmen, let alone cricketers, can dazzle and excite nearly as much as they split opinion. Kevin Pietersen embodied this as the ultimate entertainer in a sport so often regarded as a game of individuals cobbled together under the guise of a team. At his best, Pietersen was a destructive match winner. Ostentatious yes, but […]
The Philadelphia Eagles banished memories of their defeat at the hands of the New England Patriots in 2005, winning a thrilling shootout 41-33 in Super Bowl LII against the same opponents, to claim their first ever Super Bowl title on a night when records galore fell in Minneapolis. Victory for the unfancied Eagles completed a […]
Thirteen years ago the New England Patriots secured their third Super Bowl title in four years with victory against the Philadelphia Eagles. It was a win demonstrative of the dynasty that, since 2001, has been forged in Foxborough. They suit up again, their eighth Super Bowl appearance this century, in Minnesota on Sunday. And, just […]
England’s chastening 4-0 Ashes defeat in Australia gleaned precious few positives and followed an all too familiar script of meek defeats away from home. However symptomatic this may be of England’s problems, no side in world cricket have truly shown themselves capable of winning consistently in recent years when deprived of home comforts. Devoid of […]
Forget the early season promise that had emanated out of the Edinburgh Capitals and suggested the club were primed for their best season in years. Put that down as another ‘what might have been’ moment. The palpable anticipation that greeted the arrival of the Dmitri Khristich era brought renewed hope that this would arrest a […]
Hosted by Mina Rzouki with support from guests James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein and Julien Laurens, The Euro Leagues podcast makes its mark on what is a saturated market for sports related shows. Yet this is not the cliched drivel you would expect from a podcast talking about football; this podcast is different. As a listener […]
If recent allegations around Harvey Weinstein, disgraced former England women’s manager Mark Sampson, and the recent appointment of Malky Mackay as interim Scotland manager tell us anything, it is that power can be manipulated to serve the ends of those who wield it. Not only is that a troubling conclusion to come to, but it […]
The Student Sport’s Prediction: 2nd in the Gardiner Conference Key additions: Mike Cazzola, C; Konstantin Teslyukevich, D; Sergei Banashkov, FW; Marek Tvrdon, LW/RW Key departures: Ian Schultz, RW; Travis Fullerton, G; Jacob Johnston, D; Jared Staal, RW It is another season and another fresh start for the Edinburgh Capitals as they embark on the 2017/18 […]