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Arsenal trail Lyon after first leg of UWCL semi-final

5 days ago | sportsgazette.co.uk | Beth McCowen

Olympique Lyonnais ran out 2-1 winners over Arsenal in North London on Saturday afternoon, leaving everything to play for in the second part of this chapter on the road to Lisbon. Former Gunners manager Joe Montemurro was back on his old turf, but this time in charge of European giants Lyon – the team who have lifted the UEFA Women’s Champions League trophy more times than any other.
More footballers struggle with gambling than we realise

6 days ago | sportsgazette.co.uk | Beth McCowen

“The prominence of gambling in around football, it’s unlike any other industry you know,” highlights former Premier League defender Clarke Carlisle. “It’s shirt sponsors, it’s club sponsors, stand sponsors, they’re there in any and every reporting aspect of the game.” The ex-footballer and I sat down to discuss the results of a wellbeing survey carried out by the Professional Footballers Association throughout the 2023/24 season.
In the era of Ireland’s World Cup debut, a Dublin women’s football team is left without access to bathroom facilities

1 week ago | sportsgazette.co.uk | Gina Bagnulo

In April 2017, 14 members of the Irish women’s national football team made their frustrations known to the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). Taking matters into their own hands, players addressed the sub-par resources the team had to contend with at a press conference. Those who spoke up included the likes of current Liverpool skipper, Niamh Fahey and now-Ireland captain, Katie McCabe.
COFTA: Everything you need to know about the F1 Academy's global karting program

1 week ago | sportsgazette.co.uk | Beth McCowen

Featured Image: COFTA Round two of the Champions of the Future Academy Program (COFTA) gets underway in Valencia this weekend. Principally, COFTA is a global karting championship launched by the F1 Academy in collaboration with acclaimed international karting series Champions of the Future. The groundbreaking concept aims to increase female participation in motorsport by removing barriers to entry and promoting equal opportunities.
Semi-Automated Offside Technology: Premier League’s new toy to be brought out of the box this weekend

1 week ago | sportsgazette.co.uk | Aditya Chaturvedi |Vaibhav Joshi

Imagine a striker making a perfect run, receiving the ball, and scoring. You celebrate, but then everything stops for a VAR check. Minutes pass as a tangle of lines appears on screen, but it’s unclear. Was it his toe? His arm? After what feels like forever, the decision comes in. Football has become a game of tiny margins, and fans are tired of waiting. Enter Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT), the Premier League’s answer to speeding up decisions and making them clearer.
Premier League Darts and the curse of the nine-darter

1 week ago | sportsgazette.co.uk | Will Gupwell |Alex Charlton

Hole in one, 147- break or nine-darter. The trend went viral recently, with debates about which is the hardest achievement in sports. Perhaps it’s impossible to say with the debate endless, with each requiring extreme precision, skill and even a little bit of luck. In darts, the nine-dart finish sends the crowd wild, beers go flying, and the elation is unmatched- it’s what every darts fan and player lives for.
David Lloyd Hampton drama over planned padel court expansion

3 weeks ago | sportsgazette.co.uk | Alex Charlton

Padel wars have landed in West Twickenham, with plans to build new courts at David Lloyd Hampton being met by strong local opposition. David Lloyd say they are at the forefront of this “tennis revolution” in the UK and are now proposing all of their new clubs to be provided with premium padel facilities. Fourteen objections have been made to Richmond Council, with many complaining about noise pollution, a loss of tennis facilities and parking space.
London Pulse at the heart of new netball era

3 weeks ago | sportsgazette.co.uk | Alex Charlton |Alisha Singh

Girls are dropping out of sport at an alarming rate. Indeed, more than a million teenage girls who once considered themselves ‘sporty’, disengage from sport after primary school, according to Women in Sport. Netball is a true reflection of these statistics. In school, it is one of the most accessed and played sports by girls, but these habits do not continue into adulthood, with over a third of teenage girls dropping out of the sport completely, as per.
West London Varsity: Women’s Football - St Mary’s 6-1 Brunel

4 weeks ago | sportsgazette.co.uk | Gina Bagnulo

It was a game of highs and lows as St Mary’s women’s football claimed a 6-1 home victory against Brunel at West London Varsity. The first half saw St Mary’s have a few promising attempts on goal. The most notable of these was Ellie Nitsche’s shot on goal that would float just wide of the Brunel net. While all noble efforts, they would ultimately be in vain when the home team found themselves a point behind their opponents at halftime.
St Mary’s earn dominant badminton win

4 weeks ago | sportsgazette.co.uk | Aditya Chaturvedi

St. Mary’s University kicked off the 2025 West London Varsity in style with an 8-4 victory over Brunel University in the badminton event. In the first listed event of the day, St Mary’s capitalised on home advantage, winning 3-1 in women’s singles, 1-0 in women’s doubles, 2-0 in mixed doubles, drawing 2-2 in men’s singles, and losing 1-0 in men’s doubles. A delayed start did little to disrupt the intensity, with both teams evenly matched early on.