Impact Sport

Over the past few weeks Impact has brought you a wealth of reading on the men’s six nations. But what about the women’s?  The fact that female rugby is underrepresented is so painstakingly obvious that the article won’t serve any purpose by being dedicated to it. Instead, we’ll do the...

Another month of the ATP World Tour is coming to a close, and after a thrilling two months to kick-start 2017’s tennis calendar, we look at a roundup of the recent happenings across the men’s tour. A few names immediately spring to mind. Notably, Roger Federer and Andy Murray....

Each year there is a team that is considered by many as ‘too good to go down’. Pundits and fans alike will look at the squad, the manager and even the size of a club and prematurely deem them safe. Do Nottingham Forest fall under this category, or, given...

The handball rule reared its ugly head yet again in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Hull City last weekend. Alexis Sanchez’s first goal was allowed to stand despite his hand making the final touch, while the Chilean’s second came via the penalty spot after Sam Clucas was shown a red...

Four  games into the Nolan/Hardy era and things are looking up for County. The Magpies are unbeaten in 3 home games – suffering just one defeat at the hands of Grimsby, County have managed to move out of the relegation zone. After bringing in his old pal Shola Ameobi...

On Monday the ECB announced that Joe Root would be the new England Test captain following Alastair Cook’s decision to step down. How will he fare in his new role? Joe Root, England’s star batsman across the formats was, on Monday, announced as Alastair Cook’s replacement as Test captain....

English football’s lower league clubs are dying a slow death, but could soon be put out of their misery if television rights and wages continue to inflate. Take a walk down Sheepfoot Lane, in the once Victorian industrial powerhouse but now dejected and run down town of Oldham in...