John Mastrini

Your chances of bumping into one of the world’s top tennis players along Derby Road this summer have just gotten higher. This month, Nottingham will host official WTA and ATP events as part of an extended grass-court season. For us here at UoN, the best part is that all...

Tennis world number 26 Peng Shuai of China has been forced to pull out of next month’s Aegon Open Nottingham, while former world number two and 2012 Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska announced that she will play at the tournament. Peng, 29, suffered a season-ending lower back injury in her first round...

The University of Nottingham (UoN) survived a late Nottingham Trent University (NTU) comeback to edge the Varsity Ice Hockey 4-3 in a thrilling encounter at the Capital FM Arena. Goals from Alex Stewart, MVP Tom Bradshaw (2) and Christy Johnson-Brown put UoN up 4-0 as the green and gold...

The University of Nottingham (UoN) are off to a strong start in the 2015 Varsity Series with Nottingham Trent University (NTU) after dominating both the ladies’ and men’s basketball fixtures at the Capital FM Arena on Monday. UoN Women’s Basketball reached triple figures for the first time in Varsity history...

The University of Nottingham (UoN) Men’s 1st Team Hockey captain Andy Dalman has hailed his team’s ‘superb’ victory over Loughborough after claiming the BUCS Championship title on Wednesday. UoN won 4-2 on penalty flicks in the final against the reigning champions on their own pitch, having beaten Bristol, Bath and...

A post-lecture pint down the Students’ Union is usually a low-key affair. Conversation about the weekend’s football flows as fantasy managers pore over team selection and decide which player gets the armband for the week. This time, though, the buzz around Mooch was different. Nottingham’s real boss was in...

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...