• This Week in the NFL: Brady, Rookies and Potential Retirees

    This week, Impact Sport takes a look at some of the big talking points from our cousins across the pond in the National Football League. Whether you’re a committed fan being regularly let down by your adopted franchise or a sceptical newcomer to this version of football, why not...
  • Friday Five-Way: 27th September

    First and foremost I would like to thank James Hirst and John Mastrini for filling in for me over the last fortnight with a Five-Way each. I hope the experience hasn’t left a bitter taste in their mouth after they fell foul to some of the season’s biggest shocks...
  • Backpage Breakdown: 22nd September

    The first in a series of newspaper reviews, Backpage Breakdown will look at selected pieces of sports writing from the weekend’s broadsheets. Roman Abramovich’s binge at the Bridge really is no laughing matter – Matthew Syed, The Times (15/9/2014) How many times have you heard it before: “Abramovich will...
  • This Week in the NFL: Ray Rice, Domestic Abuse & the Suspensions Issue

    For those of us who suffer the regular jibes about American Football being boring, long-winded, difficult to understand or just rugby with pads, the summer can be a tough time. After the Superbowl in February we’ve done nothing but wait, and we’re used to waiting. We’re used to making...
  • Friday Five-Way: 20th September

    Last week’s tips left much to be desired with three agonising draws dooming our Five-Way to a 1/5 success rate. With a bit of luck, we hope that this week brings some accuracy in our predictions and some pennies to your pocket.   Leicester vs. Manchester United – Sunday...
  • What’s At Your Uni? Women’s Rugby

    Women’s rugby is on top of the world right now: having won the World Cup in Paris in August, it doesn’t get much better than that. The governing body of English rugby are now trying to use that momentum to build up women’s rugby and help more girls than...
  • Premier League Fresh Faces: Costa & Sánchez

    Fresh Faces returns from our own international break to take a look at two more of the Premier League’s new arrivals for the 2014/15 season, this time casting a judgemental eye towards Alexis Sánchez and Diego Costa. Both new forwards arrived in London to lead the lines of their...