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Ice Hockey are raring to go at Varsity after 3 years away

Ice Hockey Varsity- UoN vs NTU Date: Monday 2nd May Time: Doors open 5pm, game starts 6pm Venue: Motorpoint Arena Tickets: Available here   Ahead of Ice Hockey’s Varsity game, we caught up with the club president to find out how the team is feeling.   The team has been training hard for their game, with …

Red Bull | Join the Team

On Wednesday 16th March we hosted a Red Bull Formula 1 Show Car at David Ross Sports Village to allow fans to get up close to an F1 car, as well as find out about an exciting new range of summer internships on offer with Red Bull Racing this year. We had over 1500 visitors …

Basketball Captains look forward to Varsity

Basketball Varsity- UoN vs NTU Date: Thursday 31st March Time: Doors open 4pm, Men’s game 5pm, Women’s game 7pm Venue: David Ross Sports Village Tickets: Available here   Ahead of Basketball’s Varsity game, we caught up with the captains of both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams to find out how the teams and club …

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The Headliner: Guide to Volleyball

As we get closer to the Headliner with Men’s and Women’s Volleyball on Wednesday 2nd February, it’s time to refresh your memory about how Volleyball works! Game rules Firstly, let’s go over the basic organisation of a volleyball game including point scoring, game length, number of players and more. A volleyball match is played as …

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BUCS Big Wednesday 2022: #RoadToNottingham

All about BUCS Big Wednesday  BUCS Big Wednesday is one of the biggest events of the year for university sport, and it’s the only event where you can see over 100 teams, 16 sports and 50+ fixtures all on one day! BUCS Big Wednesday is the team finals event where, across 57 fixtures, students compete …

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Get ready for Welcome Week and your year at UoN Sport

What will Welcome Week 2021 look like? University of Nottingham Welcome Week looks very different to last year, spanning two weeks from 20th September to 1st October, with a whole host of events you can get involved with! UoN Sport will be hosting Welcome Fair at David Ross Sports Village, where you will get the …

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The Nottingham Games 2021 Roundup

Sunday 13th June saw an exciting one-day competition played out: The Nottingham Games. The day saw 16 fixtures take place at both David Ross Sports Village (UoN) and Lee Westwood Sports Centre (NTU), 7 of which were livestreamed and gained over 10,000 views from UoN watchers alone!   University of Nottingham dominated the Games to …

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UoN Men’s and Women’s Basketball to compete in The Nottingham Games this Sunday

Since 2004, each year the University of Nottingham competes against Nottingham Trent University in the Varsity series. Basketball was one of the founding Varsity sports and is always very competitive and exciting to watch! Unfortunately, due to the global pandemic, this year both universities were unable to deliver a traditional Varsity series in Term 2. …

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Returning to Sport Post-Lockdown: Things to Consider

These next few weeks and months will [hopefully] see us transition out of lockdown and back into the lifestyles and culture we crave. While we might feel like passengers on this roadmap to recovery, we can be in the driver’s seat for one thing: how we mentally and physically prepare ourselves for returning to our …

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What is the Wings for Life World Run?

So, you’ve signed up to the Wings for Life Warm Up 10K challenge on the UoN Sport Moves+ app, and you could be in with winning an entry into the Wings for Life World Run, but what actually is it? Well, it is a race unlike any other- there is no set distance…   About …

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