Jack Kingston

4 weeks ago | theboar.org | Jack Kingston

Sunderland became the third and final club to secure promotion to the Premier League last Saturday, beating fellow hopefuls Sheffield United in an exhilarating Wembley showpiece. It was a day to forget for Sheffield, who were denied promotion despite finishing 14 points above Sunderland in the league stage. The Blades swept aside Bristol City in the playoff semi-final with an aggregate score of 6-0, and came into the final as clear favourites despite a poor end to the season.

2 months ago | theboar.org | Jack Kingston

What is the most competitive league in football? It’s become a heated debate among partisan fans across the world, especially in the new era of big spending within the sport. Some recognise the Premier League, England’s elite division, to be the best. Others point to Manchester City’s recent dominance as the mark of a so-called ‘Farmer’s League,’ inferior in quality to Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga or Real Madrid and Barcelona’s La Liga.

Mar 1, 2025 | theboar.org | Thomas Lloyd |Jack Kingston

Warwick Women’s Hockey played their part in the university’s Varsity success on Saturday, securing a 5-1 victory over Coventry Women’s Hockey in a game that was over as a contest before half time. Westwood’s water-based pitch provided the venue, with both teams accumulating an assembly of noisy spectators some half an hour before play commenced. Coventry’s playing side arrived as one, and wasted no time setting about their warmup.

Feb 26, 2025 | theboar.org | Jack Kingston

Coventry City have enjoyed an excellent start to 2025, with Frank Lampard’s Sky Blues going from strength to strength as they chase down a Championship playoff spot. The England legend’s appointment in November last year, after Coventry parted ways with long-serving manager Mark Robins, attracted plenty of attention – not least because he inherited a side languishing only one point above the relegation zone.

Feb 6, 2025 | theboar.org | Jack Kingston

While January may have been a fairly quiet month for transfers in men’s football this year, the women’s game witnessed several exciting moves. Table-topping WSL side Chelsea indisputably had the pick of the bunch, after securing the services of Naomi Girma in an unprecedented deal. No set of fans will be more happy than those stationed at Kingsmeadow after the Blues secured the record-breaking signing of San Diego Wave centre-back Girma for a fee of £900,000.