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#GreenandGold Match in Focus | Birmingham vs UoN Ladies Hockey 1st

For our final #GreenandGold Match in Focus, we are featuring our Ladies Hockey 1st XI team in their semi-final match against Birmingham, which is to be held away at UB Sport + Fitness in Bournbrook. Coming into the last week before BUCS Big Wednesday, we have reached the final round of the knockout stages. A win in …

Match in Focus | Men’s Squash beat Birmingham 3-2 to book their place at BUCS Big Wednesday

University of Nottingham went into this Men’s Squash BUCS Championship Semi-final as narrow favourites and knew they would have their work cut out if they wanted to secure home advantage at BUCS Big Wednesday in 2 weeks’ time. During the regular season, UoN finished just above Birmingham having won at their last two encounters, albeit …

BUCS Nationals | Super Sunday Review : Green and Gold win double gold in badminton taking the total Championship medal tally to 11

Li Lian Yang successfully defended her BUCS Nationals 2017 badminton singles title by beating Lydia Cheah in straight sets. Yang followed her victory up with another gold in the Mixed doubles alongside fellow UoN Sport scholar Phone Pyae Naing, who also won a bronze himself in the Men’s singles. The badminton medals didn’t end there, …

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BUCS Nationals | Saturday Review : Karate Bronze and Badminton duo book semi-final spots

Karate Bronze in the Men’s Kumite and Badminton semi-final spots for defending champion Li Liang Yang and Phone Pyae Naing capped out another brilliant day at BUCS Nationals 2018 for the Green and Gold. Following a memorable Friday which saw University of Nottingham silver medal in the pool, the attention returned to the Ponds Forge on …

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BUCS Nationals | Friday Review : Green and Gold secure two medals in opening day of the Championships

The University of Nottingham have made a fantastic start to the 2018 BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport) National Championships in Sheffield recording 2 medals on day one. Polly Holden (Medical Physiology & Theraputics) smashed her 800m freestyle personal best by 15 seconds to win BUCS Bronze in her maiden Championships and Hayley Mills (60m …

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Team Behind the Team | Sports Injury Clinic preparing UoN athletes for BUCS Nationals 2018

  The University of Nottingham Sport Injury Clinic at David Ross Sports Village have been working hard over the past few weeks in preparation for BUCS Nationals on the 16th-18th February 2018, where the top level athletes across all of the UK universities will go head to head across 8 different sports in the City …

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By the Bridge of Table Tennis | University of Nottingham meets China University of Political Science and Law

The following guest blog is written by former UoN and CUPL student Wanbing Yue (Lester Yue) following the visit to the University of Nottingham by his former Table Tennis coach Peng  Bo and a contingent from the CUPL, who trained at David Ross Sports Village. Back in early 2017, when I was an undergraduate student at …

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5 benefits of Swimming Crash Courses at David Ross Sports Village

Swimming is an excellent form of exercise for all ages and abilities. It’s never too late to gain the benefits from swimming and aside from being an enjoyable activity,  swimming burns calories, so helps you lose weight, feel happier and healthier. At our 25m eight-lane indoor pool at David Ross Sports Village we offer a number of crash …

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Performance Men’s Football receive England youth team training session

Last Friday, University of Nottingham Men’s Football team received a defensive coaching session from England “out of possession” coach Andy Edwards. A former first team manager at Leyton Orient, Edwards currently works with the England U18-23 age groups, whilst advising Gareth Southgate on defensive strategies and the development of young talent for the full national …

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