Sport

Man Met's Athletics Team. Photo: Chelsea Glazebrook

26th February 2020 | By Chelsea Glazebrook

Man Met win two golds and set numerous personal best at BUCS nationals

Every single Man Met athlete recorded personal bests at the BUCS Indoor Championships in Sheffield between 14th and 16th February.  The rising star of shot-putting Adele...

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26th February 2020 | By Terel Edmunds

Manchester Mystics ease to triple figure victory over Oakland Wolves

A commanding victory for the Manchester Mystics over the Oakland Wolves at the National Basketball Performance Centre sees the Mystics move into joint third in the league, level...

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12th February 2020 | By Ciaran Taylor

Manchester Met Athletes ‘Striving for Greatness’

The 2020 British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) National Championships will see more than 60 students from Manchester Metropolitan descend upon Sheffield to compete in the...

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10th February 2020 | By Daniel Jones

Man Met through to quarter finals with victory over Doncaster

Man Met’s rugby union first XV battled their way through to the next round of the BUCS Trophy Cup, beating Doncaster Knights Academy side by 28-5....

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5th February 2020 | By Max Yeatman

Targeted recruitment key to uni water polo success says Jérôme Read

Manchester Metropolitan Men’s Water Polo team have been the runaway success of this year’s BUCS North League, but what’s the secret of their success? Following...

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3rd February 2020 | By Max Yeatman

Stockport County Ladies fall just short against Barnsley Women in thrilling encounter

Stockport County Ladies fell just short against top of the table Barnsley Women in an enthralling Women’s National League Division 1 North encounter. Stockport took...

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30th January 2020 | By Max Yeatman

Man Met’s men’s water polo seal league title with victory over Edinburgh

Manchester Metropolitan University men’s water polo team secured their fourth consecutive BUCS Northern Premier League title with an 11-9 victory away to Edinburgh. It proved to be a...

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30th January 2020 | By Daniel Jones

Man Met Uni fall just short in thrilling 19-19 draw with Leeds Beckett

Manchester Metropolitan University Rugby Union came up just short in a bruising 19-19 draw with Leeds Beckett 2nds. Needing a bonus point to stay in the...

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22nd January 2020 | By Max Yeatman

Man Met’s men’s waterpolo on course to win their fourth successive league title

MMU’s men’s waterpolo team could clinch a record-breaking quadruple by winning the league for a fourth time with victory over Edinburgh. Ciaran Taylor spoke to...

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20th January 2020 | By Max Yeatman

Stockport County Ladies U18s beat Crewe Alexandra Women U18s in 8 goal thriller to seal cup progression

Stockport County Ladies U18s ran out 5-3 against Crewe Alexandra in the Youth Division Champions League thanks to a hattrick from Lucy Unwin.   Stockport got...

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18th December 2019 | By Marcus Chan

English Football League announces new policing project

The English Football League has announced a new crowd management project that could transform the way football matches are stewarded in the future.  Project Enable...

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2nd December 2019 | By [email protected]

Swinton Lions without a chairman after board quits following furious backlash from fans over name change

Rugby league club Swinton Lions are without a chairman after the board resigned following a vicious backlash from fans. The backlash came after the board...

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1st December 2019 | By Max Yeatman

Stockport County Ladies secure first home win of the season with 4-1 thrashing of Bolton Wanderers Ladies

A first-half double from Chloe Mapp helped Stockport County Ladies seal a 4-1 win over Bolton Wanderers Ladies in the Women’s National League Division One...

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22nd November 2019 | By Daniel Jones

Man Met clinch extra-time win over University of Liverpool and advance to next round

In a 100-minute thriller, Man Met clinched a win in extra time, scoring 10 points and leaving no way back for the home team, with the...

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15th November 2019 | By Daniel Jones

Man Met shut out University of Manchester in bonus point derby win as captain Taylor leads by example

Man Met firsts dominated a lacklustre University of Manchester first team 36-0, leaving them scoreless at a packed Sedgley Park.   An emphatic performance by MMU captain Chris Taylor saw him cross the line twice, with...

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11th November 2019 | By Chelsea Glazebrook

Man Met athletes triumph in the mud to lift two relay cups

Despite the lashing rain and mud, Man Met’s athletics team lifted the inaugural Varsity Relays Cup and the Overall Mixed Relay Trophy against rivals University...

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30th October 2019 | By Terel Edmunds

Scoring row mars derby loss as disciplined University of Manchester too good for Man Met

A lack of firepower at the basket and a row over scoring caused MMU’s Men’s 3rd team to slump to a disappointing derby defeat against...

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21st October 2019 | By Lewis Hurdus

Oldham throw away match against Macclesfield through careless give-away of free kick before final whistle

Dino Maamria’s Oldham Athletic faced another frustrating loss in their 1-0 defeat at Boundary Park against Macclesfield on Saturday. Both sides had difficulty getting going...

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18th October 2019 | By Max Yeatman

MMU seconds see off Uclan despite some sloppy errors in an evenly-contested match

MMU’s 2nds ran out comfortable winners against the University of Central Lancashire in the Men’s Northern Tier 3 on Wednesday afternoon. MMU scored four second-half...

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26th September 2019 | By Vince Hunt

Focus on Man Met’s promising Sports Scholars

Not everyone who will wear MMU colours in sports arenas round the world over the next year started out training for that sport. Georgia Holt,...