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Hacker: Five things we’ve learnt from the 2010/2011 Season »

1. Wayne Rooney isn’t as stupid as he looks…but then neither is Fergie. When in October Wayne issued a statement declaring he would not be signing a new contract at Manchester United, it seemed that the double Glazer-ing had finally fal...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

The Student still struggles to accept second-best »

The crown jewel of the capital’s student journalism year saw The Student and The Journal do battle on the Meadows last Friday lunchtime, in a game of football that was ‘friendly’ in name only. The Journal strode to victory with a per...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Bramall Lane beckons for cup-final footballers »

Edinburgh Men’s First XI has reached the BUCS Knockouts cup final, which will be held at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, on 11th May. They began the cup run way back in October with a 2-0 away win at York St. John, before strolling past Sheffield Halla...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Must Be A Choke »

Roberto Baggio, Jimmy White and Jana Novotna: three legends of sport whose legacies are dominated by a sporting psychological phenomenon that on Sunday 10 April took another victim - the choke. It is hard to think of a more poignant example of choking ...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Petrol-powered Varsity »

Away from the playing fields on Varsity Day, a two-hour endurance race at the recently-opened Newbridge kart track saw Edinburgh ultimately take the spoils with a comfortable points margin – but only after an almighty scrap. The competition was ...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Millions to spend, or make do and mend? »

Football may be engulfed by money these days, but not yet to such an extent that an eight-figure transfer fee can be allowed to pass by without questions being asked. To say there is a weight of expectation on players such as Andy Carroll and Fernando...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

The 'Rooness Theory' »

Anyone that stayed tuned to Sky Sports following Manchester United’s quarter-final victory over Chelsea last week will have heard Graeme Souness insist that England’s former golden boy Wayne Rooney "has to be angry to play at his best". Cu...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Tom Timmins | Read more »

Hacker: Pedal to the Vettel »

On the face of it, little has changed over the winter; Sebastian Vettel has been serene out front, Jenson Button is still Mr. Consistency, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton have reinforced their frosty relationship with a high speed collision and Fel...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Sport Shorts »

Scottish and FA cup finals decided On a feisty weekend for football, Manchester City and Stoke booked their places in the FA cup final. While north of the border, perennial finalists Celtic will meet a Motherwell side taking part in their first Scotti...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Varsity Day 2011 Round-Up »

2011’s annual Varsity Day was held on Wednesday 16 March, and with 18 teams competing across 13 sports, was set to be the biggest Varsity to date. With good weather and confirmation that all outdoor sports at Peffermill were set to go ahead, it ...

Tue 19 Apr 2011 by Elise P A Jackson | Read more »

A bridge too far for Tottenham? »

As a jovial Gary Lineker revealed the Champions League fate of the three remaining English sides, with his former club Tottenham Hotspur drawn against Real Madrid, and Chelsea to face Premier League rivals Manchester United, unsurprisingly it was the l...

Mon 28 Mar 2011 by Tom TImmins | Read more »

Shot-shy Watts short on power »

With Edinburgh Firsts not playing, this was a chance for Heriot-Watt to take the initiative in the title race, and leave their fellow contenders with it all to do in their remaining games. But Heriot-Watt’s destiny is no longer in their own hand...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Hacker: It's time for professional sport to come out of the closet »

Steven Davies, the England and Surrey wicket-keeper, has this week become the first professional cricketer to come out as a homosexual. It may not appear to be a big deal, and it really shouldn’t be, but to just look at the coverage the story We...

Sun 06 Mar 2011 | Read more »

The 'fake rain' clouds gather for Formula One »

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone was clearly jonesing for his spotlight fix last week as he made known his desire to accommodate ‘fake rain’ in races in the not-too distant future. His wish to market the sport to greater effect, combined with eve...

Sun 06 Mar 2011 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Heriot-Watt's it all about? »

How’s the season been so far? The season started off excellently with a 5-0 win at home to Strathclyde in the opening game of the season. Things went from strength to strength with wins away to Glasgow Uni and most importantly a 1-0 win away to ...

Sun 06 Mar 2011 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Sport Shorts »

Fergie in the thick of it The Manchester United manager last week proved once again that no matter how long you spend in football or how many great successes you achieve, you can never quite have enough. Not content with publicly defending Wayne Ro...

Sun 06 Mar 2011 by Sean Gibson, Jamie Timson | Read more »

Edinburgh's racquet finally dies down »

Having secured their Premier League status for next season by beating Newcastle 4-1 in the First Round, Edinburgh’s men’s first team travelled down to Birmingham for the quarter-final. Hopes of a first-ever trip to the semi-finals were eventually qua...

Sun 06 Mar 2011 by Nick Roberts | Read more »

Edinburgh claims dominance of Scottish squash »

Iain Tennant was crowned the Scottish Universities Individuals Champion for the second time a few weekends ago after beating fellow Edinburgh Uni teammate Nick Roberts in the Final. The championships were held at Newland’s lawn tennis Centre in Glas...

Sun 06 Mar 2011 by Nick Roberts | Read more »

England Over and Out? »

Many have claimed that the rise of Twenty20 cricket would prove the death of the 50 over game, if not claim the scalp of the five-day game as well. However, in this ICC Cricket World cup - currently taking place on the sub-continent - one team is singl...

Sun 06 Mar 2011 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Return, Reinvent, Re-Retire? »

On Monday 14 February an athlete with a litany of professional glories returned. His awaiting audience gave him a reception that would flatter rock stars and religious icons. The Journal must admit they have an out-dated knowledge of his profession but...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Jamie Timson | Read more »