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Royals relegation worries eased with Brentford victory

by Connor Woolley - 13 April 201913 April 2019 080

Reading 2 – 1 Brentford Yakou Meite scored twice in the opening fifteen minutes at the Madejski to move Reading four points clear of the Championship relegation zone. The Ivorian international now has four goals in four games for the Royals as their patchy form continues. The visitors pulled a goal back before

Seeing two magpies brings joy? Not for Notts County

Football

by Connor Woolley - 12 April 201912 April 2019 0138

With just five League games remaining Notts County may be relegated from the Football League. For the first time in their 157 year history. If the oldest professional football club in the world lose their professional status, it will be a terrible tragedy for the football community. I’m a Nottingham

Before Israel Folau: 5 other offensive people in sport who put their foot in it

Other Sports

by Megan Dymmock-Morgan - 12 April 201913 April 2019 028

In light of Israel Folau’s homophobic tweets, which could lead him to lose his contract for Rugby Australia, we take a look at other occasions that sports stars put their foot straight in it. Eric Bristow The five-time darts world champion and MBE holder, Eric Bristow lost his lucrative job at Sky

Bees earn point in belter at Griffin Park

Football

by Connor Woolley - 6 April 20196 April 2019 0126

Final Score Brentford 3-3 Derby County Said Benraham’s 83rd minute equaliser was enough to earn Brentford a point in an entertaining game at Griffin Park. Both teams had ample amount of chances to win it but neither side looked like they would hold onto a lead long enough to do so. A first half

Runners raise funds in memory of Brentford Technical Director

Football

by Connor Woolley - 6 April 20196 April 2019 093

Family and friends of Robert Rowan have raised over £25,000 by completing the London Landmarks Half Marathon in his memory. The 28-year-old Technical Director suddenly and tragically passed away in November last year from an undiagnosed heart condition called cardiomyopathy. A popular figure among players, staff and fans alike, Robert was also a

Sports Gazette newspaper review 29/03/19

Podcasts

by Peter White - 29 March 201929 March 2019 0150

Tatiana Alderson, Darren Barnard and Michael Jordan analyse the biggest stories across today's back pages. https://youtu.be/yD028iVC0fg https://sportsgazette.co.uk/author/tatiana/ https://sportsgazette.co.uk/author/darren/ https://sportsgazette.co.uk/author/michael/

If Premier League clubs were Game of Thrones houses

by Connor Woolley - 29 March 201915 April 2019 0289

The final series of Game of Thrones is finally with us! The Premier League title race is also coming to a head. What better way to celebrate both than to compare each of the Premier League's top six to one of the fantasy epics' Great Houses? Liverpool = Targaryen They’ve not sat on the throne for many years.

Hampton fans walks to Dartford after tweet backfires

Football

by Benjamin Jones - 23 March 201917 April 2019 033

Have you ever tweeted something you regret? Well the chances are that it did not backfire so spectacularly as it did for Hampton and Richmond Borough FC fan Alec James. Alec, a loyal fan who follows the Beavers home and away, headed to the away fixture at Oxford City having not

Sports Gazette newspaper review 22/03/19

Podcasts

by Peter White - 22 March 201922 March 2019 0186

Darren Barnard, Michael Jordan and Peter White analyse the biggest stories across today's back pages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ou7wzV9G_k https://sportsgazette.co.uk/author/darren/ https://sportsgazette.co.uk/author/michael/ https://sportsgazette.co.uk/author/peter/

From the early female football pioneers to the female face of e-sports — Chapter 7

by Leonardo Ferreira - 11 March 201911 March 2019 0129

This is the seventh in a multi-part series on women in sport. Chapter 1 explored the early days of the Olympic movement, Chapter 2 grapples with the struggles of sexual identity, Chapter 3 looks at the influence of the media on gender views and Chapter 4 Part 1 and Part 2 discusses the sexualisation of women’s sport, Chapter 5 unpacks the unique obstacles facing female athletes in India and Chapter 6 examines women in parasport. Chapter 7: When women coach male footballers 'Women belong in the kitchen.' This is a sexist phrase that