Sport

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1st March 2017 | By nq_admin

World dart champion to compete in darts tournament to raise money for local cricket club

Local Mancunian, Martin Howe, is hosting an 8-man darts tournament at Wythenshawe Forum to help raise funds for a local cricket club  Since 2011 Martin...

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28th February 2017 | By Thomas Walton

MMU Sports scholar Dom Bryan picked for Rugby World Cup

A sports student from MMU clearly impressed coaches enough to make it into England's training squad for the 2017 University Rugby League World Cup. The...

MMU Swimming Team, photo credit: Alex Thurston

28th February 2017 | By nq_admin

MMU Swimming Team brings home gold at BUCS Nationals

BUCS Nationals Long Course- MMU Swimming team at Ponds Forge, Sheffield (17th/18th/19th February 2017) MMU swimming team claim one gold and two bronze medals at...

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24th February 2017 | By nq_admin

Match Report: QPR 2-1 Wigan Athletic

Matt Smith and Conor Washington caused the damage to Warren Joyce’s side as they scored either side of an Omar Bogle penalty to leave Joyce’s...

Khan vs Pacquiao talks begin

24th February 2017 | By nq_admin

Khan vs Pacquiao talks begin

A fight that many boxing fans excited as the potential super-fight looks like it is finally set to happen as Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan...

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24th February 2017 | By nq_admin

Match Report: St Etienne 0-1 Manchester United (AGG: 0-4)

The talk before Manchester United’s second leg Last 32 tie against St Etienne was focused around Jose Mourinho’s refusal to rest his key players and...

teenage Manchester based referee Ryan Hampson

24th February 2017 | By nq_admin

Defending the whistle: Grass-root refs plan strike

For years now in the English Premier League and leagues around the world, the abuse of match officials has often overshadowed events on the pitch....

Luke Towers

24th February 2017 | By nq_admin

MMU athlete on the comeback trail

On the evening of the 24th August 2003, Haile Gebreselassie’s imperious run at the summit of world athletics finally came to an end, when his...

Machester Mystic

22nd February 2017 | By nq_admin

Manchester Mystics Review

In the early hours of the morning on June 19th last year, a sleep deprived me running purely on poorly filtered coffee and adrenaline witnessed...

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22nd February 2017 | By nq_admin

Match Report: Manchester City 5–3 Monaco

Very much ‘a game of two-halves’ – as two of Europe’s most attack minded teams put on a breathless performance in the Champions League first...

Village Manchester FC

22nd February 2017 | By nq_admin

Manchester’s Lord Mayor helps gay-friendly football team celebrate Football v. Homophobia month

The Lord Mayor of Manchester and the Chief Executive Officer of Manchester FA were just two of the dignitaries that joined Village Manchester Football Club...

St Kentigern’s Social Club

22nd February 2017 | By nq_admin

VIDEO: St Kentigern’s Social Club becomes patron of student football team

A group of students from Manchester Metropolitan University recruited a team together in order to join a local student football league. The students felt that...

Salford City FC

21st February 2017 | By nq_admin

Opinion: Can Salford City FC win promotion?

It would have been unthinkable quite a few years ago. However, now fans are talking about it realistically. The club has a long history of...

Belle Vue Stadium

17th February 2017 | By nq_admin

Belle Vue speedway license reinstated

The Belle Vue Aces had their license revoked back in 2016 due to concerns expressed by Manchester City Council and the BSPA, the governing body...

Macron Stadium

15th February 2017 | By nq_admin

Match Report: Bolton 1-0 Rochdale

A goalless opening 45 minutes presented little goal-scoring opportunities for both teams; Bolton had the best chances of the half with efforts from former Rochdale...

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14th February 2017 | By nq_admin

MMU Rugby star, Josh Dean: “I hope to be picked for Ireland again”

Influential Manchester Metropolitan University student, Josh Dean, openly admits feeling “lost in life” sometimes, but encourages students to get involved in sport at University stating...

Manchester United's top goalscorer Wayne Rooney

14th February 2017 | By nq_admin

Is Manchester United and England’s record goalscorer worthy of a statue?

Born in Croxteth, Liverpool, Rooney burst into the spotlight as a 16-year-old at Everton scoring a sensational goal against an invincible Arsenal team on 30-game...

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14th February 2017 | By nq_admin

Luke Barnatt: “cardio is one of my greatest weapons”

Luke Barnatt, former middleweight of UFC and The Ultimate Fighter Alumni, is headlining the ACB54 MMA event, and spoke to NQ about the upcoming event...

Wales v England rugby

13th February 2017 | By nq_admin

Wales 16-21 England: Six Nations Match Report

Both teams won their opening weekend fixtures, however, England were clear favourites on this occasion having avoided defeat for the whole of 2016 and claiming...

Water Polo coach, Jermoe Read

10th February 2017 | By nq_admin

Champions! MMU Invincibles claim Premier title in undefeated style

A draw at the Aquatics Centre would have been enough to see MMU crowned as unbeaten champions but this result was a victory in style....